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ROSELAND, N.J.—The Bobst Group’s Business Unit Web Fed has entered into partnership with Jacob Flexographic Services for representation within the Flexible Packaging Market in the Northeastern United States.

SECOND PLACE Temple Inland Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind. Early Times 750 ml PET Press: Fischer & Krecke Plates: DuPont Anilox Rolls: Praxair Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Ink

FIRST PLACE Temple Inland Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind. 24˝ Vidalia Onion Bulk Bin Press: Fischer & Krecke Plates: DuPont Anilox Rolls: Praxair Substrate: MeadWestvaco Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Ink SECOND PLACE Temple Inland Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind. Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor Press: Fischer & Krecke Plates: DuPont Anilox Rolls: Praxair Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Ink THIRD PLACE Temple Inland Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind. Pero Sweet Peppers—Greenhouse Grown Press: Fischer & Krecke Plates: DuPont Anilox Rolls: Praxair Substrate: MeadWestvaco Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Ink

(Will personnel concerns limit quick-changeo by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor IF TIME TRULY is money, interruptions in production translate into significant economic sag for package printers. The industry has never been more aware of this fact, with the rise of short runs and their requisite changeovers. Advanced sleeve systems whittle away at downtime between jobs, but limited training/personnel resources anchor printers to the changeover times of yesterday's equipment. The demand for profitable shorter runs cultivated many of the wide-web flexo press design trends so popular today: servo drives, sleeve systems, and automated set-up among them. Fischer & Krecke (F&K) VP/Sales Manager Kurt