sales office to further extend its global
capabilities and relationships. As part of
its strategic platform, MPS has a global
alliance with Pozzoli, a packaging company based in Italy. The company also
recently made an investment in ZOO
Digital, a leader in global artworking systems for translation, localization, and versioning. Also, Julian Malin has joined the
company as the sales director for Europe.
“In building the company over the
last five years, we have focused on pro-
viding a complete range of products,
services and technologies to fully sup-
port customer needs for distinctive
branding, innovative ideas, and turn-
key solutions,” says Marc Shore, ceo
of MPS. “We are now extending our
market knowledge and best practices
to complete the supply chain in Eu-
rope for seamless brand management
on a global scale.”
The software suite runs on any
Windows platform and automates all
aspects of a folding carton plant, cor-
rugated box plant, display shop, or
packaging supplies business. V10 of-
fers many productivity enhancements
for lean manufacturing, such as user-
defined inquiry browsers, truck load
planning, business forms by customer
ship to, CAD-CAM integration, and
automatic email alerts. Customers as
well as office and plant personnel re-
ceive system-generated email alerts
for purchase order receipts, manufac-
turing shortages, order changes, and
advanced ship notices to improve cus-
tomer service and save time. Likewise,
batch invoicing and batch statements
save time and money on postage and
improve cash flow.
NEW REACTOR
Michelman Increases
Capacity, Personnel
Michelman has added new reactor capacity at its Cincinnati, Ohio, headquarters.
The company also has been adding personnel in business units and departments
throughout the company.
“Our U.S. business volume has rebounded sharply this year, with most
every market segment exceeding 2008
levels,” says Laurie Thomas, vice president, supply chain. “The reactor capacity
we’ve added increases our output capabilities by 20 percent to 25 percent and
will allow us to better serve our growing
customer base. We’re going to continue
to aggressively invest appropriately in
people and in technology and equipment in order to continue providing the
world-class service and response time
our customers have come to expect.”
FOLDING CARTON PLANT
Century Box
Upgrades Software
Century Box Co., a folding carton plant
in Methuen, Mass., has upgraded to Ad-vantzware V10 by Yardley, Pa.-based
Advanced Software.
