DURHAM, NH—Goss International has appointed PacSys Inc. to assist in marketing new Goss press solutions for packaging applications in North America, including new Sunday web press models featuring variable repeat capabilities.
Goss International has promoted Jacques Navarre to the position of senior vice president of sales, marketing and product management.
The Metro Users Group will turn to a series of webinars from March 22 to 25, 2010 as an interim replacement for its annual on-site conference.
he new Goss Sunday press models with varaible sleeve technology are available in narrow and wide web widths from 20 inches (510 mm) to 75 inches (1905 mm) for flexible packaging, label and folding carton applications.
FRANCE—Theodore "Ted" Niggli, an influential leader in the international printing industry throughout the last half of the 20th century and a former executive with the Miehle-Goss-Dexter, Marinoni, Harris and Heidelberg-Harris organizations, passed away in France on Jan. 11, according to Goss International. He was 84.
Recognized for a pioneering international approach and an ability to balance the interests of customers, employees and shareholders, Mr. Niggli is credited with organizational leadership decisions that enabled suppliers to develop and support vital technology during a critical period in the emergence of the web offset industry.
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions' January 2009 edition.
Smith Litho has confirmed the purchase of a 24-page, 57" Heidelberg/Goss Sunday 2000 web press that was originally purchased by George Rice & Sons in 2002.
The agreement makes it easy for advertisers to add interactive codes to ads created through the AdPortal, allowing consumers to interact with the ads via mobile phones.
SHELTON, CT—Baldwin Graphic Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Baldwin Technology, hired Donald Gustafson as its president on Monday. In his role with the company, Gustafson, who will be based at the company's sales offices in Wood Dale, IL, will direct and manage the marketing, sales and service responsibilities for the Americas marketplace, and will have responsibility for the division's P&L performance.
