History
The Vulcan® name is the oldest and most-respected name in printing blankets. Here are a few highlights from the brand's almost one-hundred year history:
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Vulcan Proofing Co., NY manufactures the first offset lithographic blankets |
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Vulcan is purchased by Reeves Brothers, Inc. |
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Reeves commercializes the world's first compressed printing blanket - the "Vulcan 714" |
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Reeves acquires Angelini Universal S.p.A., Lodi Vecchio, Italy and is renamed Reeves S.p.A |
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Reeves co-licenses the cylindrical blanket technology for the Heidelberg Web M-3000 Sunday Press |
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Reeves launches its first global product - the Vulcan Alto printing blanket for web presses |
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Trelleborg AB completes acquisition of Reeves |
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Reeves S.p.A. renamed Trelleborg Engineered Systems Italy S.p.A. |