Aquaflex News
PCMC‘s Harper Road Show – A Tremendous Success! (April 2010)—Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) recently hosted the Harper Road Show, a seminar series for the flexographic printing industry. The event was a tremendous success, welcoming more than 195 visitors from around the world to PCMC’s global headquarters in Green Bay. The Road Show was held exclusively for PCMC’s flexible packaging and label printing customers. Live demonstrations of the Aquaflex narrow web ELS-D dual servo inline press and the Fusion wide web CI press highlighted PCMC's technologically advanced printing presses. Read more...
Luminer Converting Purchases Aquaflex ELS Press (January 2010)—Luminer Converting Group of Lakewood, New Jersey, has purchased its first Aquaflex ELS 13 inch 9-color state-of-the-art Servo printing press. “We needed to purchase a press that not only gave us superior printing and registration capabilities, but also a press that we could customize to allow us the ability to run a variety of different applications,” stated John Borrelli, Partner and General Manager of Luminer Converting. “We were able to get everything we required by working with the PCMC staff on configuring the ELS press for all our needs.” Read more...
PCMC Welcomes Andre Beaudoin to the Aquaflex Team (December 2010)—Mark Gillis, Global Sales Director for printing and folding converting at Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), has announced the addition of a new member to the PCMC Aquaflex team. Andre Beaudoin joins the printing sales team as National Sales Leader, North America. Beaudoin will sell directly to customers in North America, while leading the Aquaflex new machine sales team in the growth and expansion of this key product line. “Andre comes to PCMC with many years of proven experience selling capital equipment to the narrow web inline printing and converting industry,” Gillis stated. “The addition of Andre strengthens our commitment to this industry. We are very excited to have Andre help continue our efforts in building a strong American company.” Read more...
McCracken Label Company Purchases Fourth Aquaflex Press (November 2010)—McCracken Label Company, out of Chicago, Ill., has purchased its fourth Aquaflex press, an ELS (Electronic Line Shaft) 16.5” 8-color state-of-the-art Servo printing press.“ We already own several Aquaflex presses which perform well for us,” said John Coaker, owner of McCracken Label Company. “When we decided to diversify into film markets, the Aquaflex ELS was a perfect choice due to its superior registration and low-waste capabilities.” Read more...
Northern Label Group Purchases Third Aquaflex Press (September 2010)—Northern Label Group of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, has purchased its third Aquaflex press, an ELS (Electronic Line Shaft) 16.5” 8-color state-of-the-art Servo printing press. This is the company’s second ELS press purchase in the last three years. “We employ the most talented people using the best new technology available, and our Aquaflex ELS presses give us the competitive advantages we need to differentiate ourselves from our competition,” said Don Rees, co-owner of Northern Label Group. Read more...
PCMC Welcomes Tim Fox to Aquaflex Sales Team (Dec 2009)—Mac Rosenbaum, Vice President of Sales, Aquaflex & Envelope Converting (U.S. & Canada), at Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), has announced the addition of a new sales executive to its regional sales force. Tim Fox has joined the company as a sales engineer for new flexographic printing machinery, with a concentrated focus on customers in Central and Northeastern United States and Canada. Read more...
PCMC Expands Product Profile with Acquisition of F. L. Smithe Machine Company (Sept 2009)—Timothy J. Sullivan, President and CEO of Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), has announced the acquisition of F. L. Smithe Machine Company, Inc. of Duncansville, Penn., which specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance printing and converting equipment solutions. Read more...
Pennsylvania Small Business is First to Benefit From Ex-Im Bank Medium-Term Delegated Authority Program to Win Mexican Sale (Mar 2009)—A Pennsylvania small business has become the first U.S. exporter to benefit from a new initiative that delegates authority to lenders, enabling them to speed approval of Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed medium-term export loans. Read more...
Aquaflex Sales Reach New High in Challenging Times (Jan 2009)—In December Aquaflex reported that 2008 sales revenue increased 73% over 2007. The number of presses sold internationally in 2008 increased four-fold. Read more...
Aquaflex Reports Record Sales at Label Expo Americas (Oct 2008)—Aquaflex reports record sales at Label Expo Americas. Traffic on the Aquaflex booth was consistent and interest was high in the ELS and FPC demonstrations. Environmentally friendly package printing was demonstrated on the Aquaflex FPC Servo and the ELS demonstration underscored the press’s unique ability to print high-quality process color on thin film. Read more...
Aquaflex to introduce a new “Sleeved” ELS-D Series at Labelexpo Americas (Aug 2008)—Aquaflex announced the addition of the ELS-D series to the popular ELS servo press line. This new ELS variant will feature dual-axis servo-driven print heads utilizing cantilevered sleeved plate cylinders, automatic registration, electronic job storage and a robust remote diagnostics capability. Read more...
Walt Mesik Joins Aquaflex (June 2008)—Industry veteran Walt Mesik joins Aquaflex as Sales Engineer serving the southeastern US market. Read more...
Aquaflex Adds a 16” Web Width to the ELS Servo Line (April 2008)—Aquaflex announces the introduction of the new ELS Servo press with a 16” web width. Since its introduction in 2006, the ELS Servo has been one the most successful presses ever developed by Aquaflex. Read more...