Aquaflex moves to Pennsylvania.Aquaflex, the Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. manufacturer of narrow web flexo presses, will relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. to the Duncansville, PA, USA plant of F.L. Smithe Machine Company, which acquired Aquaflex last year. "The move will simplify operations and it should be completed in early 2005," says Mac Rosenbaum, vice president of F.L. Smithe. "We will continue operations in Montreal Montreal (mŏn'trēôl`), Fr. Montréal (môNrāäl`), city (1991 pop. 1,017,666), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, surrounded by St. Lawrence River and Rivière des Prairies. until the transition is complete, so there will be no interruptions in press deliveries. The Montreal operation will continue to provide engineering and technical services and work with our engineering team in Duncansville. Product support will be provided from both Montreal and Duncansville." F.L. Smithe, which manufactures envelope (1) A range of frequencies for a particular operation. (2) A group of bits or items that is packaged and treated as a single unit. (3) See also pushing the envelope. converting equipment, acquired Aquaflex in March 2004. "The Aquaflex name has always stood for innovation and high productivity, and that tradition will continue," says Rosenbaum. "This is not a side venture for F.L. Smithe. We view Aquaflex flexographic printing products as a very important part of our future. That means we will apply the resources necessary to make Aquaflex an industry leader. This should be good news for existing Aquaflex customers because it guarantees continued product support and a solid upgrade path in the future." |
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