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Ward/Kraft Inc., based in Fort Scott, Kan., added 11-inch and 14-inch pressure seal products in its Fredericksburg, Ohio, facility. Products include pressure seal mailers, which are available in standard and uneven C-fold, standard and uneven Z-fold, and standard V-fold. In addition, the Ohio facility offers 6-color UV printing, direct mail and fulfillment. For more information, call (800) 351-9302 (Ohio) or (800) 821-4021 (Kansas). Visit www.wardkraft.com.
Banner American Products, Temecula, Calif., introduced the Tandem + Deluxe Personal Laminator/Document Binder. The desktop tool features a 2-roller pouch laminator, thermal binding station and cooling station. Capabilities include laminating documents up to 9 inches wide and 5 mils thick, binding up to 120 pages, and finishing graphic presentations such as signs, tags and certificates. For more information, call (909) 296-9780. Send email to marketing@banam.com.
Label Works, North Mankato, Minn., introduced its 2002 labels catalog, including 39 label sizes and shapes, five fluorescent laser and ink jet stock substrates, Ready Message™ labels and more. It also includes a mini-catalog to use as a leave-behind on sales calls. For more information, call (800) 522-3558. Visit www.labelworks.com.
F.Y.I.
Diversified Business Systems, Haverhill, Mass., recently completed ISO 9001:2000 certification. "We're showing our customers that we value their business by being the best quality printer that we can be," said Jeffrey Linehand, the firm's president. "We want to be on the cutting edge of medium-sized, highly focused printing manufacturers." Call (800) 367-6748 or (978) 373-8804 (fax).
Utah Paperbox, Salt Lake City, added a 7-color MAN Roland 900 packaging press. The 56-inch press is equipped with an in-line coater, integrated dryers and an ASTI material-handling system. Call (801) 363-0093 or (801) 363-9212 (fax). Send email to info@upbslc.com, or visit www.upbslc.com.
Perfect Plastic Printing Corp., St. Charles, Ill., entered an agreement with ORGA Card Systems to combine their technical expertise on smart cards. ORGA offers smart cards, hardware, software, systems, system integration and more. Perfect Plastic Printing has produced cards for nearly 40 years. Call (630) 584-1600 or (630) 584-0648 (fax). Send email to doug@perfectplastic.com or hreinsel@orga.com. Visit www.perfectplastic.com or www.orga.com.
Enor Corp., Northvale, N.J., received patents for its PRODOTS® Self-Adhesive CD-Mounting Hubs. According to the company, the products provide an easy, inexpensive method of attaching CDs to products. Applications include CD mailers, CD storage and CD presentation packages. Call (800) 977-6427. Send email to prodots@enor.com.
AWARDS
The Allen Company, Blanchester, Ohio, won three 2002 Discovery Awards from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators. The firm's coffee, BISTRO and Spinner Mug™ imprinted ceramic mugs won in the categories of Design Excellence in a Promotional Product, Design Excellence in a Souvenir Item, and Technical Excellence-Small Volume Production, respectively. The contest solicited 320 entries worldwide and was judged by an independent panel of decorating experts.
Oregon Lithoprint Inc., McMinnville, Ore., won seven awards in the Gallery of Superb Printing annual contest, which recognizes excellence in mechanics, processes and design of printed products. The firm won two gold, one silver and two honorable mention awards at the regional level. The firm also won two gold awards at the international level. Oregon Lithoprint specializes in catalogs, directories, books, magazines, newsletters, tabloids and newspapers. Call (877) 472-1198, (503) 472-5115 or (503) 434-1462 (fax).
Fortune magazine named the following manufacturers to its 2002 America's Most Admired Companies list: R.R. Donnelly & Sons, based in Chicago; Banta Corp., based in Menasha, Wis.; Deluxe Corp., based in Shoreview, Minn.; Mail-Well Inc., based in Englewood, Colo.; Wallace Computer Services, based in Lisle, Ill.; and Standard Register, based in Dayton, Ohio. Judged by 10,000 business executives, directors and securities analysts, winners were selected based on criteria including company size, innovation, financial soundness, employee talent, use of corporate assets, long-term investment value, social responsibility, quality of management, and quality of products and services. Visit www.fortune.com.
RANDOM NOTES
The Flesh Company, based in St. Louis, recently celebrated Employee Appreciation Week. Employees received gifts, including license plates and denim wearables. Flesh's vendors provided gift certificates to local restaurants and department stores that were given away in three daily drawings. Flesh ended the week with a luncheon. Call (314) 781-4400 or (314) 781-0140 (fax). Visit www.fleshco.com.
Mike O'Hara (left), president of McLean, Va.-based distributorship The AB&C Group Inc., celebrates the firm's 30th anniversary with his brother Pete, who helped him launch the company. AB&C specializes in direct response processing and fulfillment. Its clients include The Nature Conservancy, Heritage Foundation, United States Tennis Association and National Rifle Association. Call (888) ABC-1972, or visit www.abcgroup.com.
Williamson Printing Corp., Dallas, hosted the third Williamson Institute, an educational seminar providing print knowledge to college students. Topics included graphic design and paper. Speakers included Don Clampitt, president of Dallas-based supplier Clampitt Paper Co.; Don Sibley, co-founder of Dallas-based marketing and design firm Sibley Peteet Design; and Ray Prince, senior technical consultant at the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation in Sewickley, Pa. Visit www.twpc.com.
Seminar at Williamson Printing Corp.
