DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced that effective Feb. 23, 2007, Williamson Printing Materials Limited, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, will distribute its full line of flexographic products in Canada. 

“We put a lot of thought into how we could enhance our support to the flexographic industry in Canada and we are thrilled that Williamson chose to join DuPont,” said Bob Zoelle, North American Packaging Graphics sales director.   “We both see our role as advancing flexography and we both use science and technology to provide the best products, service and support possible.”

“The synergies resulting from the partnering of Williamson and DuPont will guarantee that the Canadian flexo market will be among the best served industries in the world,” said Williamson’s Chief Operating Officer Ross McCallum.

“DuPont leads the industry in innovation.  They literally invented photopolymer printing plates and have continued to develop systems that are both cost effective and improve flexo print quality,” said Rick Schaus, sales manager, Williamson Printing Materials.  “Canadian flexographers now can take advantage of a very powerful combination -- DuPont plates and systems and Williamson’s commitment to training, service and support.”

Serving the Canadian flexo market for almost 55 years, Williamson Printing Materials is the only supplier of its kind to offer a full capacity engineering department.   “Our unique engineering abilities allow us to adapt technology and products to our customers’ specific requirements,” said Ron Schroder, technical services manager, Williamson Printing Materials.   The company also offers a comprehensive training facility at its headquarters in Grimsby and specializes in custom-designed on-site customer training.

DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats, including DuPont™ Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, sleeves, mounting and finishing products as well as the revolutionary Cyrel® FAST processing equipment.

Cyrel® FAST, the environmentally smart, dry thermal system that eliminates the chemical solvent or aqueous plate washout steps has become one of the fastest growing technologies for flexography, with installations in 40 countries on six continents.  Processing plates in 15 minutes, Cyrel® FAST increases productivity by dramatically cutting start-to-finish plate production time to less than one hour.  Customers report that Cyrel® FAST plates also run longer, faster and cleaner than solvent plates.

Williamson Printing Materials Limited, founded in 1952, is a full service distributor of flexographic materials and equipment serving the Canadian printing industry.  Williamson offers the most advanced products in raised-image printing materials, a research and development group providing customers with innovative approaches to meet their requirements and a comprehensive training facility hands on learning allows customers to best utilize platemaking methods for their own specific applications.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

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