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WHAT'S NEW
Toray Plastics (America) Offers New Metallized BOPP
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) has introduced Torayfan PC5 metallized BOPP film, a versatile ultra-high oxygen- and moisture-barrier film that can be used in tri-laminations as a foil replacement and as an overwrap laminator or wrapper.
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BURLINGTON, MA | Chromasens announces a vision-based inspection system said to achieve unprecedented accuracy by incorporating spectral image capture with 12 individual color channels per pixel instead of just three.
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WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. has developed an air delivery system said to improve the pile quality on a sheeter's stacker. The design improved the press readiness of the stacked sheets by floating the cut packets out into the stacker's jog box, supporting delivery of long or light weight sheets and overcoming static buildup inherent in the overlapping delivery process.
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Get a deeper understanding of corona treating technology with this new eBook. Learn why film extruders and converters use corona treatment to improve adhesion for printing, coating & laminating. Find out how corona is created and what it does to a surface. Explore ceramic and metal electrode options and the roll coverings that can be used with each. Flip through the interactive pages to access videos, animations and connect with surface treating experts. GET DETAILS
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FEATURED STORY
 More than 7,000 attendees from North, Central, and South America are expected at the Miami Beach Convention Center February 27-March 1 to attend the Graphics of the Americas expo. Now in its 39th year, both exhibitor and attendee registration is up again year over year.
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 Parkland International has been producing high quality equipment for the UK and Worldwide Converting Industry for over 40 years. Based in the UK, the company specializes in two main product ranges, Slitting Machines and Core Cutting Machines. Learn more here.
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 You can dramatically upgrade your quality of print without expensive modifications with two Sun Chemical printing plate options. Discover the benefits of flat-top dot or high definition plates or use a combination of both.
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FEATURED BLOG
 Static control expert Dr. Kelly Robinson, author of PFFC's Static Beat column, will be giving seminars on Static Control Practices for Converting and Printing Operations at several events this year. To take advantage of the closest venue and find out more details, Kelly offers a list of upcoming opportunities.
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ON FACEBOOK
Evan Richardson, Ken Dunlop, and Rutger Jansen are in the news. Follow your industry colleagues by Liking PFFC on Facebook and take a moment to congratulate them on their recent career moves.
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MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison has added Canadian listings for matrix waste disposal to its online directory of landfill-free disposal providers. The searchable directory, launched in May, now features 20 non-landfill processors in Canada in addition to 175 in the US.
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PCG To Open New Premade Pouchmaking Facility
FRANKLIN, WI | Precision Color Graphics, a prepress, printing, and packaging company, plans to open Specialty Packaging Technologies LLC. The new firm is a flexible packaging manufacturer specializing in the conversion of customized premade pouches employing production equipment from Karlville.
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LONG BEACH, CA | Epson reports SixB Labels, Dallas, TX, has installed the Epson SurePress L-4033AW label press to provide a complete label offering for its customers in the graphic, manufacturing, food, service, beauty, and health industries.
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Talk To Me
 Last week I attended a demonstration of 3D printing, "Dialogues on the New Plastic," by artists Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes. These lovely vases are made of PLA and were created on a Makerbot 3D printer. They are very cool, but how is this printing? Wouldn't extrusion molding be more appropriate? Write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. - Claudia
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