Two Technology Centers have been announced for CMM International 2007 next June. These Technology Centers are designed to enable attendees to get hands-on exposure to the latest equipment and solutions in the converting and package printing industry. In addition, conference attendees will be able to take advantage of the Technology Centers with special sessions that will combine classroom time and actual production time.

The first Technology Center is "Flexible Packaging," and is sponsored so far by Bobst, Profama, Hudson-Sharp, AirTrim, Comexi, and BST Pro Mark. With Bobst's Schiavi digital flexo press, Profama's Pratica 1200 slitter/rewinder, Hudson-Sharp's bag making machine, AirTrim's pneumatic trim system, Comexi's latest laminating equipment, and a BST Pro Mark inspection solution, this Technology Center will be producing live jobs each of the four days of the show.

The second Technology Center, "Bridging the Gap: Narrow-to Mid-Web" is currently sponsored by DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, Propheteer International, J&H Printing Solutions Inc., bielomatik jagenberg Inc., BST Pro Mark, Martin Automatic, Anderson & Vreeland, Styers Equipment, DMS, Alden & Ott, Harper Corporation of America, Prime UV, RotoMetrics, and AirTrim. This center will feature a Propheteer flexo press, the JH 1300 narrow web press from J&H Printing Solutions, bielomatik RFID solutions, BST Pro Mark inspection technology, a Martin Automatic butt splicer, Anderson & Vreeland plates, Converting Equipment International slitter technology from Styers Equipment, DMS dies, Alden & Ott inks, anilox rolls from Harper, UV curing equipment from Prime Systems, dies from RotoMetrics, and other ancillary equipment producing a variety of jobs each day. Materials are being provided by Green Bay Packaging and others. Visit our Press Releases section for more information, and stay tuned for more developments.

About CMM
CMM International is the only event focused on all of the segments of the converting and package printing industry. At CMM 2007 you will see the entire converting and package printing marketplace from concept to production, from digital prepress and workflow solutions to printing processes, from slitting and rewinding technologies to inks, coatings, and finishing techniques. Whether you are looking for flexible materials, tag & label, digital workflow, inks & coatings, folding carton, corrugated boxes, or nonwoven and woven solutions--you will find it all at CMM 2007

If you sell or are responsible for buying machinery or materials to the converting and packaging printing industry, you do not want to miss CMM 2007. Here are some of the major product segments that will be represented at CMM 2007:

• Flexible materials
• Folding carton
• Corrugated boxes / POP
• Tag & label
• Digital workflow
• Inks & coatings
• Nonwovens & wovens

About PennWell Corp.
PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, acquired CMM International, the leading trade show for the converting and package printing industry in North America, on August 30, 2005. The addition of CMM International brings a new market to the PennWell Conferences & Exhibitions group, the fastest growing sector of PennWell's business-to-business communications products.