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WHAT'S NEW
AZCO Reports Shear Cut Traveling Knife Assembly
FAIRFIELD, NJ | AZCO Corp. has designed a shear cut traveling knife assembly said to be ideal for material 1,400 mm wide and 3-55 mm thick. This cut-to-length unit is built to feed the material all the way through the knife assembly.
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BASF Announces New Products for Converters
FLORHAM PARK, NJ | BASF showcased new products at RadTech 2014, including Microlith J, a new generation of solid pigment preparations for UV-curable inkjet inks, and Laromer PE 9105, a low-viscosity polyester tetra acrylate suitable for flexo and inkjet inks.
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BURNSVILLE, MD | Telstar Engineering offers servo control systems said to be ideal for replacing obsolete infeed tension systems to provide the latest servo technology for controlling a web tension zone; isolating turret unwind web tension capabilities to provide constant low-tension settings in a UV laminating operation; and creating an isolated constant tension zone in printing and converting operations.
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 Jemm-Tac Web Cleaning Sleeves have proven to be the most affordable and effective way to clean moving webs. It is now possible to improve your product quality without having to make major machine modifications or requiring a significant capital investment. Best of all, Jemm-Tac Web Cleaning Sleeves can be installed in-plant so there is no need for unnecessary downtime, spare rollers or two way shipping. To learn more
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FEATURED STORY
 PFFC's "Label PRomotion" columnist is tired of reading about the death of print and that digital is the only game in town. An obvious area where print continues to thrive is labels and packaging. The smart money, he says, is on a long-lived marriage of print and digital communications.
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FEATURED CONTENT: PRINTING
Looking for advice, news, or new products for printing of flexible packaging, cartons, or labels? Visit the PRINTING content category on our website.
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The SurePress L-4033A digital label press employs a six-color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange and Green) ink set to produce a wide range of professional, repeatable colors. The L-4033AW adds a seventh ink--White--making it ideal for transparent and metallic-type labels. Both presses can be customized with a number of options. For even faster speeds, choose the SurePress L6034V or VW. Powered by the new Epson® PrecisionCore™ printhead, they offer print speeds up to 49' per minute. Learn More.
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COOL CONVERTED PRODUCT
 LAS VEGAS, NV | Performance Packaging of Nevada introduces the SipP cap, a new design for flexible spouted pouches used for health & energy, fruit purees, organic products, and baby food, as well as products such as nonfood and medical applications. The new cap is said to function well on major existing industry filling machinery lines. Pronounced "sipp-ee," the cap offers a wide range of added features applicable to multiple industries.
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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
 In the previous three previous posts, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian discussed processing tips and operating procedures to help reduce or eliminate gauge bands. Rather than shim the die whenever gauge bands appear, or oscillate the winder or extruder to dampen the effect of gauge bands, the best strategy is not to get them in the first place. This post reviews resin additives to achieve this same goal.
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PFFC CONFERENCES AT CPP EXPO
 PFFC's static control expert Kelly Robinson will present "How Do Static Dissipators Work (and where should they be installed)?" on Sunday, September 28, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. When installed properly, static dissipators prevent sparks that ignite flammable solvents, cause machine control errors, shock operators, and damage sensitive coatings such as silicone release layers. Most static dissipators work by forming ions in air using a sharp point, which Kelly will demonstrate by neutralizing the charge on a Van de Graaff generator using a sewing needle. He'll offer his perspective on the performance and cost of the wide variety of devices that are commercially available. You'll see how to install them to control static at sources of charging like corona treaters, nip rollers, and unwinding rolls.
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FEATURED DIRECTORY
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INDUSTRY NEWS
SUPERIOR, WI | Charter NEX Films has received two awards from NASA as part of the 2013 NASA Agency Honor Awards. The Group Achievement Award was given in recognition for involvement with the Antarctic Long Duration Balloon Campaign. The Silver Achievement Medal was in recognition of the production of exceptional quality balloon film for the program.
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LEOPOLDSHOEHE, GERMANY | As of July 1, eltromat reports it will be 100% owned by BST International, a subs. of elexis AG. The merger will allow a stronger sales and service structure; a broad product range to help customers find the best possible solution for their requirements; and a combined force for product development.
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates announces the "Heat Shrink Sleeve Label Technical Manual and Test Methods," which it says is the first compilation of test methods for heat shrink (TD) sleeve labels.
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