Chris Raney

Heidelberg USA reported that Chris Raney has joined Heidelberg USA as vice president, packaging. Raney will be responsible for postpress packaging. "We are excited to have Chris join our U.S. management team," said James Martin, senior vice president, Marketing, Heidelberg USA. "His deep industry experience, product knowledge and expertise will be of great assistance to us in product management and in support of our postpress packaging sales efforts." Raney has more than 20 years of professional business management experience in the folding carton segment of the graphic arts industry, all of which were spent at Bobst Group SA in

ROSELAND, N.J.—Bobst Group North America has announced the expansion and realignment of its North American Folding Carton customer support network. Bobst has created an additional customer support region and named Larry Gannon as the newest customer service manager (CSM).

ROSELAND, N.J.—Bobst Group North America has announced the installation of a COMMERCIAL106 E Autoplaten® diecutter and VISIONFOLD 110-A2 CS folder-gluer at its West-Coast Training and Demonstration Center. The Center, which opened in August 2005, was formed in partnership with Advanced Die Supplies and is located in Advanced Die’s Santa Fe Springs, California facility.

TOPEKA, Kansas—Milwaukee, Wisconsin set the stage for the 2007 IADD/FSEA Odyssey, which hosted more than 1,300 attendees from 22 countries from around the world. Sponsored once again by the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) and the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association (FSEA), the 2007 Odyssey surpassed all of the previous Odysseys, with a 25 percent increase in attendees, 15 percent increase in exhibiting companies, and a 37.5 percent increase in countries represented. “The recent IADD/FSEA Odyssey show in Milwaukee proved again to be the perfect learning environment for all visitors. The mix of classroom seminars combined with the demonstrations on the machines

Roseland, NJ - The Bobst Group and Advanced Die Supplies hosted the grand opening of Bobst Group's West Coast Demo and Training Center earlier this fall. Located at the Advanced Die Supplies' Santa Fe Springs, CA facility, the Center houses a fully operational Bobst SPeria 106-E Diecutter, Bobst Amazon 105 Folder-Gluer in a dedicated area for operator and maintenance training and customer demonstrations. Present at the gala ribbon cutting ceremony which marked the grand opening were representatives from Advanced Die Supplies and Bobst Group USA, State and Local government officials including Santa Fe Springs councilman Gustavo R. Velasco, as well as customers of Advanced

Reducing foil waste can be simple. Experts tell you how. FOIL STAMPING AND embossing is, innately, a very wasteful process. Material waste is part of the package-enhancing technique. While foil scraps will probably never be eliminated from the process, designers, equipment suppliers, and end users are finding ways to reduce waste and save converters, printers, and their customers money. How? Stamping and embossing equipment suppliers recently chimed in to answer that question. Plan carefully Foil often graces packaging in the form of ornate designs or borders—accents to the overall design layout. This usage of foil automatically lends itself to foil waste, since only a