
Supplier News
The 21st edition of SIMEI – International Enological and Bottling Equipment Exhibition – is set to take place Nov. 22 to Nov. 26 in Milan, Italy. SIMEI is the largest strictly specialized exhibition, which presents all types of machinery and equipment for production, bottling and packaging of drinks. Visit SIMEI’s Web site at simei.it.
Invensys Process Systems’
2005 Customer Conference will be held Oct. 3 - Oct. 6 at the Hilton
Americas in Houston. The conference will bring together users of Avantis,
Foxboro, SimSci-Essor and Triconex products, software, systems or services
in a variety of information sessions.
Eleven Technology,
Cambridge, Mass., and iAnywhere Solutions, Dublin, Calif., a subsidiary of Sybase Inc., partnered to
deliver handheld solutions to the consumer packaged goods industry. Eleven
Technology has integrated iAnywhere technology into its Eleven DSDTM and
Eleven Retail Execution software solutions, including SQL Anywhere Studio’s UltraLite handheld database and
MobiLink enterprise synchronization technology.
York, Pa.-based Graham
Packaging Co. L.P., has closed on its
acquisition of the remaining equity interests of Industrias Innopak S.A. de
C.V., in Graham Innopack de Mexico, S. de R. L. de C.V (GIM). Graham
Packaging and Innopack formed GIM as a joint venture in December 1999 to
serve the growing Mexican plastic packaging market.
CCL Industries Inc.,
Toronto, completed the sale of its North American CCL Custom Manufacturing
Division to KCP Income Fund for approximately $273 million (Canadian). This
transaction transforms CCL into a pure specialty packaging company. The
proceeds from the sale will fund the continued expansion of CCL’s
higher growth Label and Container business through further acquisitions and
technology improvements.
Raleigh, N.C.-based Intervolve
Inc. developed an Intervolve Route
Accounting System. This new software simplifies all critical tasks such as
sales order management, inventory management, reconciliation and route
maintenance.
Wood Dale, Ill.-based Videojet
Technologies Inc. declared SC Copacking
Co., Chino, Calif., the winner in Videojet’s Oldest Printer Contest.
The winning printer, a VJ II model, was purchased in 1981.
Constar International Inc.,
Philadelphia, was awarded the 2004 Supplier of the Year honor by Kroger Co.
Constar’s award came as a result of a flawless transition of
Kroger’s carbonated soft drink bottle supply in its Irving,
Texas-facility.
AZO Inc., Memphis, Tenn.,
and Bachelor Controls Inc., Sabetha, Kan., opened a Bachelor Controls office at the AZO
facility in Memphis. This cooperation will strengthen the companies’
decade-long strategic partnership that provides ingredient automation,
equipment and information technology.
Miami-based Ryder System
Inc. opened its new four-story,
250,000-square-foot global headquarters located in Flagler Station in
Miami. Florida Governor Jeb Bush participated in the dedication and
ribbon-cutting ceremony and honored Ryder for its commitment to remaining
in the South Florida community.
Denton, Texas-based Peterbilt
Motors Co. now offers Sirius satellite
radio as a factory- installed option for Class 8 Peterbilt conventionals.
Peterbilt is providing a complimentary one-year subscription to Sirius
programming for trucks ordered and built this year.
Largo-Fla.-based BBF
Printing Solutions successfully hosted an
open house in May to feature its Direct Mail Solutions division and its
recently purchased $3 million, 10-color Sanden XP1500 printing press. More
than 100 people were in attendance, including state politicians.
Ampac Packaging LLC,
Cincinnati, completed its acquisition of Kapak Co. LLC, Minneapolis, a
manufacturer of stand-up pouches for food and other markets.