Baldwin Technology Company Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, announced that Scott Burnett and Thomas Kobrak have joined the organization. Baldwin recently realigned its sales teams to provide a single regional point of contact for printing and packaging industry customers. Burnett is now serving as Baldwin’s Regional Sales Manager for the west-central region. He is responsible for … [Read more...] about Scott Burnett and Thomas Kobrak Bolster Baldwin’s Americas Sales Teams

Total productive maintenance, or TPM, is an aspect of lean manufacturing developed by Seiichi Nakajima in Japan. TPM is sometimes confused with TQM (total quality management). Both practices aim to improve manufacturing processes and output, but while TQM is focused on increasing the quality of products turned out by a manufacturer, TPM focuses on increasing the productivity of … [Read more...] about Top 5 Things to Know About Total Productive Maintenance

Scodix, Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel, has unveiled the winners of the Scodix 2021 Design Awards for digitally enhanced print. A panel of judges selected winners based on design quality, application excellence and specialty of the print. The full list of winners are as follows: Award: General Commercial Print (GCP), First Place Company: Haxan (Hakusan Printing) Country: Japan Job: … [Read more...] about Scodix Announces 2021 Design Awards Recipients

Highcon Systems Ltd., Yavne, Israel, has announced the appointment of Sun Digital as a distributor in Mexico for its full range of digital cutting and creasing solutions for folding cartons and corrugated industries. As part of the agreement, Sun Digital will sell, supply and support Highcon's portfolio of digital die-cutting and creasing solutions for folding carton and … [Read more...] about Highcon, Sun Digital Announce Distribution Partnership in Mexico

THERM-O-TYPE, Nokomis, Florida, has introduced an improved Mark II version of the NSF Elite foil stamping, embossing and diecutting press. Machine safety, ergonomics, impressions per hour, touch screen interface, software and a wide range of mechanical enhancements have been incorporated into the Mark II model. Typical Elite Mark II applications include greeting cards, … [Read more...] about THERM-O-TYPE Releases NSF Elite Mark II

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), Sayville, New York, has announced that BOBST is now a gold patron. SGP certification is the only whole-facility certification program developed for the entire printing industry to offer credible sustainability validation by a third party. SGP certification recognizes top sustainability leaders in the printing industry that … [Read more...] about BOBST joins SGP Partnership as a Gold Patron

The appointment of Andy Gillis as vice president and general manager for Anderson & Vreeland Inc., a Fairfield, New Jersey, manufacturer of flexographic print technologies, equipment and consumables, was announced by Darin Lyon, president and CEO of Anderson & Vreeland Inc. Gillis previously served as the vice president of sales and general manager for Anderson & … [Read more...] about Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. Appoints Vice President and General Manager

Standard Finishing Systems, Andover, Massachusetts, has announced that Shaun Hunt has been appointed the director of technical services. Hunt joined the Standard Finishing team in May 2021 as the technical services operations manager, where he was tasked with overseeing product management, parts management, and project management within the technical services … [Read more...] about Standard Finishing Systems Appoints Director of Technical Services