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WHAT'S NEW
Webex To Introduce Seamless Vacuum Roll
NEENAH, WI | Webex is introducing a seamless vacuum roll designed for thin film, coated substrates, and optical surfaces. It incorporates a smooth, ultra-fine, seamless nickel screen said to provide consistent grip across the entire width of the web, without damaging even the most delicate coated materials.
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IVYLAND, PA | Tobias Assoc. reports the new TBX1000 Series of black and white transmission densitometers measures ISO visual diffuse optical density (OD) to 6.00D. This wide measuring range reportedly allows evaluation of many types of film, laminates, and substrates.
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STEVENS POINT, WI | NewPage Corp. announces the introduction of FlexPack Essential, flexible packaging papers designed for lamination and extrusion applications in food and medical packaging.
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FEATURED STORY
 Advances in film coating and manufacturing open the door for innovative use of holographic materials. Ian Lancaster, general secretary of the International Hologram Mfrs. Assn., provides highlights of the some of the latest award-winning industry developments that can give packaging producers an edge.
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 GREATER MANCHESTER, UK | Shrink sleeve producer Clondalkin Group company Chadwicks has developed a high-impact packaging solution for a new household cleaning range from Jeyes. The recently launched household trigger spray range has been branded using a decorative shrink sleeve solution from Chadwicks that provides a 360-deg print area allowing for maximum shelf appeal.
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 Kampf Machinery Corp. is your partner if you produce or process web-shaped materials. We develop winders and slitters for the manufacturing processes, spindle and stationary machines for the converting and machines for the aluminum industry. Kampf machines are used in production processes for various web materials: plastic films, aluminum foils and strips, special composites, packaging materials and papers as well as special materials such as nonwovens and label stock. Learn More Here.
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FEATURED BLOG
 Fluid coating is only as good as the quality team says it is. Once fluid hits the substrate, many things can happen: the substrate can wrinkle, air can be trapped, and curing can do more damage than good. Fluid coating expert Mark Miller says before you can control the cause of the defect, you need to be able to identify the defect.
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ROSEMONT, IL | During a PACK EXPO press event held March 18, PMMI, The Assn. for Packaging and Processing Technologies, presented updates on upcoming shows--including an announcement that Jay Leno will do an hour of standup comedy for the PACK EXPO Lecture Series on November 3.
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Newark Converted Products Re-Opens Plant
CRANFORD, NJ | Newark Converted Products reports the grand re-opening of its manufacturing facility in Franklin, OH. The facility is the first-dual converting facility in Newark's history to produce both tubes and cores, as well as laminated products.
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SOUTH BELOIT, IL | Keene Technology Inc., a manufacturer of automatic splicers and turret rewinders, has announced that Quantum Design, Loves Park, IL, has taken ownership of the company.
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Talk To Me
 It must be spring. Cubs lose a heartbreaker to the Pirates in extra innings on Opening Day. But let's enjoy these beautiful spring flowers, courtesy of E-Clips reader Mike Fialkovich, taken on a visit to the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh last spring. Send me your photos; it will give me hope. Write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. - Claudia
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