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WHAT'S NEW
Appleton Mfg. Division Adds to Safe-Slab Line
NEENAH, WI | Appleton Mfg. Division announces two new machines for the Safe-Slab Core Recycler product line. The Butt Roll Safe-Slab and the Master Roll Safe-Slab join the original Safe-Slab products to provide a full line of slabbing options for just about any roll material.
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ALLENTOWN, PA | Vidmar offers custom-configured storage solutions said to accommodate large, bulky items too heavy to be moved by hand. The adjustable racking system is based on movable pallets, as opposed to fixed shelves, that can be continually adjusted or expanded to meet evolving storage needs.
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NORTH READING, MA | Stafford Mfg. Corp. offers a line of clamp-on shaft collars with mounting holes that can be supplied with plain or custom flanges featuring different mounting hole patterns.
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 Industry leaders Nordmeccanica, Dow and Enercon share best practices for successful solventless laminating. Get insight on how variables such as machine design, adhesive mixing and surface treatment all play a part in your lamination success. Get Full Details.
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FEATURED STORY
 Are common printing and converting problems causing headaches at your converting facility? Editorial Director Yolanda Simonsis recommends a full slate of PFFC-sponsored conference sessions at Graph Expo/CPP Expo, September 28-30 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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FEATURED CONTENT: PRINTING
Looking for news, new products, and advice on prepress, inks and coatings, and printing cartons, labels, or flexible packaging? Visit the PRINTING content category on our website.
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thelamco enhances an almost limitless range of converted products for the paper, packaging, specialty label, automotive and electronic markets. Our custom coating and laminating equipment processes ultra light weight films from 18 gauge to heavier substrates up to 60 mil thick. With 63" web widths and line speeds up to 1000 fpm, thelamco is your lean and green partner for long production runs.
Roll with thelamco! Call us toll free (866) 926-6161 or email Roxanne Behrman for more information!
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 NORTHBOROUGH, MA | Perimeter Brand Packaging has announced the launch of BlenderPak, an on-the-go solution for consumers who use powdered drink mix products. BlenderPak is designed to increase new usage occasions and invite more users to the powder category. It is a patent pending single-serve, just-add-water package with a rigid fitment inside that acts both as a gripping structure and mixing ball.
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FEATURED BLOG
 How important is it to run centered on anti-wrinkle/spreading rollers? Is there an acceptable range for the web to run off center? What problems occur if the web is overly off center on spreader rollers? Web handling expert Tim Walker offers some insight.
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PFFC CONFERENCES AT CPP EXPO
 All the steps following printing can add value for the print purchaser and should for the printer. The options are expanding for devices and formulations, says PFFC's On Print columnist Dene Taylor, and all the finishing processes are seeing continued integration with the printer itself.
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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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 Package printers are more than willing to meet customer demands and tout their environmental stewardship, but when it comes to inks, there remains some skepticism that the many "low-VOC" inks advertised by ink manufacturers actually are as environmentally-friendly as they claim. Sun Chemical developed data-driven methodologies to assess its impact on the environment. This white paper shows how Sun Chemical collects its data for these reports.
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CHICAGO, IL | Coveris has acquired St. Neots Packaging, Cambridge, England, as part of a strategic move to support its continued growth in cartonboard. Established in 1994, St. Neots is a manufacturer of cartonboard solutions for the food-to-go and convenience markets.
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FTA Fall Conference Open for Registration
BOHEMIA, NY | Registration is open for the 2014 Fall Conference & Tabletop Exhibit of the Flexographic Technical Association. The event, entitled "Beyond the Concept: Innovation in Action," will take place October 20-22 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Minneapolis, MN.
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ST. LOUIS, MO | Mark Andy Print Products has established a prepress and platemaking technology area as a key part of the Show Room in St. Louis. The technology area features Esko Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) Spark 4835 with Full HD Flexo, DuPont Cyrel Exposure frame with DigiFlow, and DuPont Cyrel thermal FAST processor.
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Talk To Me
 Ever wonder about the mouth-watering photos of food and beverages that you print on your flexible packaging, cartons, and labels? Check out the website of
T. J. Hine Photography and meet food stylist Lisa Bishop, too. -- Claudia
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