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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Although the economy has been in a slow down, Flexo Wash LLC (www.flexowashus.com) hasn’t seen significant changes.

CHICAGO—Colbert Packaging Corporation, a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes, and paperboard specialty products, announced that it has completed the acquisitions of two carton manufacturers, Dayton Carton and Crown Paper Box.

CHICAGO, Ill.—Radius Solutions Ltd. announced that Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) is leveraging its PECAS Vision to support its key business objectives and generate substantial business benefits. The company’s rapid growth led to the need for a new ERP/MIS system to support standardized operations across multiple facilities and to provide immediate access to critical business information. After thorough due diligence, Radius Solutions’ PECAS Vision was selected and an aggressive timeline for implementation was set. Both companies dedicated a team of top professionals to lead the implementation efforts. The solution was rolled out at the Indianapolis and Louisville locations in only five months. With plans to

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—This year’s PLGA Global Technical Conference, slated for Oct. 3-5, 2007, will kick off the association’s commitment to establishing Standard Operating Specifications for the gravure process. At the February operating conference, Miller Brewing pointed out to PLGA Global what it needed from the gravure printing industry—quicker, less expensive, better quality—and the same message is being repeated by other major end users such as Proctor & Gamble. Standard Operating Specifications will help satisfy those ever-increasing demands from the users of products, according to PLGA. Because the cost of gravure cylinders is a continuing hot topic, cost-saving alternatives will also be explored—integral cylinders, sleeves of