For the first time in the history of the Packaging and Label Gravure Association (PLGA) Awards, a single manufacturer, Dawsonville, Ga.-based SleeveCo Inc., received five awards. The company took top honors this year in four categories — Reverse Printed, Special Effects, Surface Printed and More than 13% Shrink.

The MHW Group, Owings Mills Md., has formed Cryo-Trans Logistics LLC, a new entity that will link an over-the-road transportation network with the quality supply-chain services currently provided by the MHW Group.

St. Charles, Mo.-based Diagraph, An ITW Company, has introduced Diagraph University, a training center and application lab for radio frequency identification (RFID). “Diagraph U” offers informative educational seminars and product and application testing. For more information, visit www.diagraph.com.

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Next Proteins, has announced its gold-level sponsorship of the 2005 International Whey Conference, scheduled for September 11 to 14 in Chicago. The conference will be hosted by the American Dairy Products Institute and the European Whey Products Association. Other gold-level sponsors include the U.S. Dairy Export Council and Kraft Foods.