St. Louis

Mark Andy press users now have the opportunity to attend week-long classes at Mark Andy University in St. Louis, where certified trainers will provide courses covering press troubleshooting, PLC monitoring, press calibration and ongoing maintenance. Certified trainers are available to provide training on-site at a converter's facility.

Keystone Folding Box Company executed a strong market introduction for its Ecoslide-RX — a child-resistant (F=1), senior-friendly compliance package made from 100% recyclable material. The successful product launch was, in large part, the result of a strategic collaboration between Keystone Folding Box Company and Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, a leading contract packaging firm. The alliance created a virtual one-stop-shop for pharmaceutical companies interested in using Ecoslide-RX, which stands as the most eco-friendly package of its kind on the market. Ecoslide-RX is made from 100% recyclable material, contains no plastic and, unlike other paperboard compliance packs, requires a blister with minimal

The North American FTA put ‘Color in Focus’ before an audience of nearly 300 flexographers during its recent annual Fall Conference. The assembly consisted largely of printers; but suppliers, pre-press technicians, consumer product companies, teachers and students were also represented as well. Co-chaired by Mark Mazur of DuPont Packaging Graphics and Dan Collins of Berry Plastics, the event took place in St Louis, Missouri, where 14 speakers and 34 conference exhibitors were present. The speakers were Mark Mazur, DuPont Packaging Graphics; Richard Black, All Printing Resources; Mark Samworth, EskoArtwork; Steve Upton, Chromix; Roy Bohnen, Epson America; Robb Frimming, Schawk

Kodak, through a strategic partnership with VMware, is launching its first Virtual Operating Environment option for KODAK Unified Workflow Solutions. This new feature enables significant cost savings, increased efficiency and failover protection by hosting multiple "virtual" servers simultaneously on a single physical server.

X-Rite, Inc. has nearly doubled the locations this spring where it will be offering its Fundamentals of Color and Appearance (FOCA) one-day seminar.

Global anilox supplier Harper Corp. has announced an expanded schedule for its Harper Roadshow—free technical seminars held around the country that address important issues for the printing industry.