Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of the Barry-Wehmiller Converting Solutions Platform, Green Bay, Wis., acquired RDP Marathon Inc., Canada, and IPT Digital, Sarasota, Fla., to expand its digital printing technology offerings.

Videojet Technologies, Wooddale, Ill., introduced two new printhead sizes in the Videojet DataFlex 6530 and 6330 series.

Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc., Brooklyn Park, Minn., introduced the new CoPilot Flex Inkjet Printing System, designed to print superior quality high-resolution characters, razor-sharp text, real-time information, scannable barcodes and logos on pulp, foam or PET egg cartons at 135 feet per minute.

PTI, Holland, Ohio, and Haney Packaging Imagination, Cincinnati, developed a new “concept-to-commercialization” partnership to help brand owners launch new or redesigned packages faster.

ProMach, Cincinnati, acquired Code Tech Corp., a Princeton, N.J.-based provider of thermal inkjet (TIJ) marking and coding solutions.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., is said to become the first company in the food and beverage carton industry to offer full-color digital printing on its carton packages.

JLT Mobile Computers, Chandler, Ariz., expanded its customer service and support capabilities in the U.S. market with a new service site in Atlanta.

Videojet, Wooddale, Ill., launched the new Videojet 1580 continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer.

Toshiba America Business Solutions, Lake Forest, Calif., collaborated with Panther Industries, Highlands Ranch, Colo., to combine Toshiba’s B-EX4T1 and B-EX4T2 thermal barcode printers with Panther Industries’ Shadow automated labeling product to power today’s supply chain and logistics applications.

Product identification in the form of date codes, lot codes and batch codes is a crucial step food and beverage manufacturers must take to ensure accurate tracking throughout the supply chain.