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NASHUA, N.H.—CMM show management has announced that bielomatik, J&H Printing Solutions, Propheteer, BST Pro Mark, Martin Automatic, DMS, and Alden & Ott Printing Ink will be some of the leading companies showcasing their latest equipment at the Show’s new Narrow-To-Mid-Web Converting Tech Center at the Rosemont Convention Center, June 4-7 in Rosemont, Illinois. Designed to help converters better understand how they can combine both narrow- and mid-web converting technologies, the new Technology Center will feature operating equipment from leading manufacturers producing various jobs during the entire four days of the Show. Produced in conjunction with DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, select conference and training sessions combining

BRUSSELS, Belgium—The fourth Label Industry Global Awards will take place on the first evening of Labelexpo Europe 2007 on Wednesday, September, 26 in Brussels. The international judging panel have shorlisted a number of nominees. The industry now has the opportunity to vote for their own selected individual nominees at www.labelawards.com until the end May. The Awards feature four categories which recognize achievement in various areas of the label industry. The nominations are as follows: R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award: • Angelo Bartesaghi, Omet Srl. • Joseph Weber, Jnr, Weber Marking Systems • Tom Rink, Ritrama S.p.A • Jaume Puigbó, Caposa Group

RFID in the converting industry is full of advantages and pitfalls, but experts say it's time for converters to get involved in the technology. RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)—those three words present both challenges and opportunities to converters today and will for years to come. On one hand, there's the ugly beast made up of high short-term and long-term expenditures, a steep learning curve, and the fact that the technology is continuously developing. On the other hand, there's a huge customer base yet to be tapped, which is only going to grow over the next several years. This is due to mandates from Wal-Mart and