Kittery Point, Maine-based Next Step Communications Inc., a full-service advertising and public relations agency specializing in serving business-to-business clients in the plastics and packaging industries, has announced that Mark Malloy is joining the agency. Malloy, a plastics industry veteran, is joining the agency as a partner and purchasing an equity stake in the … [Read more...] about Mark Malloy Joins Next Step Communications

Continuous Composites, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a maker of hardware, materials, software and motion platforms for composites manufacturing, is a former RadTech Emerging Technologies Award winner. The company successfully completed the Air Force Research Laboratory’s two-year Wing Structure Design for Manufacturing (WiSDM) contract through Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to manufacture … [Read more...] about Continuous Composites’ Technology Wows Lockheed Martin and Air Force

After a three-month transition period with his predecessor Herbert Forker, Dr. Nicolas Wiedmann has assumed full responsibility as Siegwerk's new chief executive officer (CEO). He joined ink manufacturer Siegwerk, Siegburg, Germany, on Jan. 1, 2021, and has been intensively involved with the company since then. Wiedmann continues to drive Siegwerk’s most recent strategic … [Read more...] about Dr. Nicolas Wiedmann Takes Over as Siegwerk CEO

ACTEGA, a manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry with North American headquarters in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, has announced the launch of GALACRYL® 89.501.14, the world’s first "soft touch" effect decorative coating for laminate tubes. The new water-based dual cure solution solves the previous issues of … [Read more...] about ACTEGA Launches Dual Cure Soft Touch Coating for Laminate Tubes

Tennessee Industrial Printing, Inc. (TIPS), Jackson, Tennessee, recently installed the GEW LeoLED-UV Curing System, offered by Graphco, on its Komori LS440P press. Founded in 1972, TIPS is a mid-size commercial printer servicing industrial, manufacturing and university print segments throughout Tennessee with offset, digital and packaging printing, as well as direct mail … [Read more...] about Tennessee Industrial Printing Upgrades with LED Curing