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Industry Mourns Robert Gans

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Robert Gans, a longtime printing ink industry leader, passed away Friday, Feb. 17. Mr. Gans was a larger than life figure in the ink industry. The 1979 recipient of the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers’ (NAPIM) Ault Award, the most prestigious award in the industry, Mr. Gans started Gans Ink & Supply in 1950 after borrowing $6,000 from family and friends. He grew the company to a $26 million business. Prior to starting Gans Ink, Mr. Gans served with distinction in t...

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