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WHAT'S NEW
Screen USA Adds New Label Press
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | Screen USA offers the Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet label press to address what the company says is the exploding demand for value-added packaging that intensifies product differentiation. The press offers print speeds to 164 fpm (173.2 sq ft of printed labels/min).
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Release Coating Solves Anchorage, Rub-Off Issues
ROSEMONT, IL | Dow Corning introduced its new Syl-Off SL 585 Release Coating at Labelexpo. Engineered for reliable high-speed/high-volume converting of bulk roll labels in ultra-flat release systems, Syl-Off 585 Release Coating is reported to solve the anchorage and rub-off issues associated with the most challenging paper substrates used in these applications.
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HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL | AVT has introduced the Turbo Series, an enhanced set of inspection and quality control solutions specifically designed for packaging applications. The series includes Apollo Turbo, Argus Turbo, and Argus E Turbo.
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FEATURED STORY
 Chicago's McCormick Place is once again home to the upcoming co-located CPP Converting & Package Printing Expo and Graph Expo, which take place September 28 through October 1. Together they offer a comprehensive exhibition of printing and converting technologies. A single pass permits entry to both events.
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FEATURED CONTENT: FLEXPACK
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The Epson SurePress family of digital label presses provides pre- and post-press versatility that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets. With the addition of the new SurePress L-6034 industrial label press with PrecisionCore™ breakthrough printing technology, Epson provides your business with the choices it needs for high-quality digital label printing . < Request FREE Label Samples and Product Info>
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COOL CONVERTED PRODUCT
 CINCINNATI, OH | Dr Pepper has gone back to its roots with a retro glass bottle and a pressure-sensitive label featuring the nostalgic 10-2-4 motif. The 10-2-4 feature derives from a slogan created in the 1930s: "Drink a Bit to Eat at 10, 2 and 4." The idea originates from research indicating that these are the typical times of the day an average person experiences fatigue. Created using the same distinct design used in the 1950s, Constantia Spear used clear material with three colors and a gloss varnish to produce the pressure-sensitive label.
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FEATURED BLOG
 When it comes to slot die fluid coating, the mathematical equations that dictate flow are fundamental, but the details are complicated, says fluid coating expert Mark Miller. The goal with understanding the math should be not to make things more complicated, but to simplify the understanding and lead engineers and operators toward common controls for adjusting at the coating line.
READ POST Want to learn more from Mark? He is conducting two educational sessions at CPP EXPO:
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PFFC CONFERENCES AT CPP EXPO
Extended Gamut Printing for Flexo and Offset Is Lean
Process color (CMYK) inks are unable to provide matches for some popular and eye-catching colors. SWOP is especially deficient. The historical solution has been to print spot colors with additional print stations. This necessitates a large inventory of plates, cylinders, and inks. Extended gamut ink sets include RGB (or OGV) and increase the print gamut from triangular to hexagonal, thereby capturing a much greater part of the range of standard colors. Printing expert Dene Taylor will show how extended gamut printing fits the goals of lean manufacturing.
 Digital 3D fabrication technologies will grow significantly over the next decade as a means for manufacturing 3D products, printed electronics, thin film photovoltaic solar cells, and more. Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions, will evaluate digital 3D fabrication methods, including stero-lithography, selective laser sintering and melting, fused deposition modeling, electron beam melting, and inkjet deposition systems. He will provide insight into emerging applications and likely market trends.
 Want to learn more about static? PFFC's Static Beat columnist Kelly Robinson is presenting three educational sessions at CPP Expo:
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Fives North American is a premier provider of innovative, engineered solutions to web and strip guiding users. Our solutions are comprised of web guiding, strip steering, width measurement, and web spreading. The Guiding Systems Business Group offers custom designed detectors, sensors, amplifiers, electro-mechanical actuators, controllers, hydraulic power units and valve stands, spreaders, and guide frames to provide the optimal price/performance solution. Learn more here.
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 Sun Chemical and T+Ink have teamed up to form T+Sun to support the expanding electronic packaging market by working directly with brand owners to develop new and innovative functionality to their products and packages. By utilizing Sun Chemical's expertise in electronic materials and T+Ink's interactive innovations, the new T+Sun drives new opportunities by offering conductive ink solutions to make packaging and labels communicate, engage customers, manage inventory systems, and much more.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
DAVENPORT, IA | AIB International will be offering insight into new and existing regulations that impact packaging manufacturers, suppliers, and customers at the "EB Benefits in Packaging" series of seminars this fall. Targeting flexible packaging producers, label printers, folding carton converters, and brand owners, this regional one-day event will provide an overview of electron beam technology and the impact it is having on the converting industry.
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COHOES, NY | Mohawk has extended the lease on its 1 million sq ft converting center and warehouse facility in Ashtabula, OH, through December 2022. The extension reflects its commitment to expanding its envelope converting operations and demonstrates its confidence in the assembled workforce.
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BRISTOL, PA | DUNMORE Corp. announces the expansion of its foil coating and laminating processing to include a wider range of metal foils. The company has expanded its capability to handle copper, brass, and stainless foils.
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Talk To Me
 The CPP EXPO and GRAPH EXPO shows open in just five days. If you are attending the show at McCormick Place, be sure to visit the PFFC staff at Booth 4526. Our expert columnists will present educational sessions as part of the conference program too. We're looking forward to meeting you! Write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. - Claudia
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