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WHAT'S NEW
PALO ALTO, CA | HP has announced a new enhancement package for the HP Indigo WS6000 digital press, said to significantly improve press performance and allow customers to produce more labels with less effort.
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GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug offers a large variety of double plugs used to unitize and protect vertical stacks of slit rolls during shipment. Unitized rolls require less packaging material and result in lower shipping costs.
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ST. LOUIS, MO | Mark Andy Print Products, the new supplies division of Mark Andy, announces a partnership with Flexo Concepts in which Mark Andy will add TruPoint Orange doctor blades to its product offering.
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 JEMMCO offers Full Roller Core Manufacturing capabilities ranging from 1" diameter to 20" diameter and up to 180" in overall length. From dead shaft Idler Roll designs to unique driven live shaft constructions, JEMMCO can produce the Rollers needed to meet your specific needs.
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FEATURED STORY
Mention custom labels, and most people immediately envision their use as a way to describe and brand a product. Labels also can be a powerful communications channel with far-reaching PR value and impact on the marketplace, says PR expert Mark Lusky.
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COOL CONVERTED PRODUCT
WESTFIELD, MA | Dion Labels reports show-through bottle graphics have been trending as an alternative to a traditional front printed label. To create labels that can be seen through the container, the label is printed on the reverse side and adhered to the back of the container.
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PFFC CONFERENCES AT CPP EXPO
PFFC's web handling expert Tim Walker says there are at least six different ways to lose registration and one of the first suspects is loss or variations in tension control. This seminar will review the different forms of registration error and help diagnose when better tension control is part of the solution.
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 American Packaging Corp., Story City, Iowa, uses three Seegrid flexible AGVs, robotic industrial trucks, to transport material in its converting plant. Finishing Manager Bob Teuscher says they have been able to take the human element out of moving material from Point A to Point B.
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FEATURED BLOG
Now that your customers have become much more savvy at gathering information about your products and services, a traditional sales approach has become archaic, says Senior Marketer Stephanie Millman. What can you do to map your organization's approach to have effective interactions with your customer that continue to grow revenue and market share?
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INDUSTRY NEWS
MEQUON, WI | Kendall Packaging purchased a new EcoPure solvent reclaim unit at the beginning of 2013 to help with waste generated by its ten-color press. Since purchasing the unit, Kendall has converted 308 drums of solvent waste into usable, clean solvent, shipping out 35% less drums of waste.
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NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America), manufacturer of PET, PP, metallized and bio-based films, has started construction on a second cogeneration system at its 70-acre North Kingstown campus.
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Summer Industries Announces a New Plant
WELCOME, NC | Summer Industries, a manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and cans made from 100% recycled paperboard, recently announced the opening of a new plant in Neenah, WI.
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Talk To Me
 Chicago's Cloud Gate (aka The Bean) in Millennium Park was the site of filming for the "Transformers 4" movie recently, as was McCormick Place. The shoot at McCormick Place included low-flying helicopters and exploding cars. Good thing CPP EXPO/PRINT doesn't start until September 8, but it would have been exciting to watch. Write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. - ClaudiaWant to share your news with our subscribers? Send your company's announcements and new product releases to us for inclusion in E-Clips. Editorial Inquiries/Press Releases: Yolanda Simonsis | President/Editorial Director | 773-916-PFFC Claudia Hine | Managing Editor | 312-286-1374 Advertising Opportunities: Tim Janes | VP Online Sales | 303-674-0577 Copyright 2013, YTC Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This newsletter is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of YTC Media, Inc.
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