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WHAT'S NEW
WILMINGTON, DE | Ashland Specialty Ingredients has introduced a portfolio of laminating adhesives that further the safety of food in flexible packages. Safecure A320/B440 and Purelam A9500/B9240 are solvent-free and can be cured at room temperature to help converters reduce overall costs and operate more efficiently.
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YAVNE, ISRAEL | Highcon launched the Euclid II Series of digital cutting and creasing machines. Add-ons available on the Euclid II+ include an integrated digital stripping unit that automatically removes waste from the smallest internal cutouts, eliminating the need to buy, set up, or store a separate stripping tool.
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EEDE, NETHERLANDS | Xeikon has introduced the Cheetah digital color press dedicated solely to self-adhesive/pressure-sensitive label production. It can output high quality labels at 98 fpm (30 mpm).
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 Join Enercon for this webinar to gain a clear understanding of why corona treatment is used to improve ink adhesion with flexographic & digital printing. Discover why dyne levels decay on pretreated film making in-line corona treating necessary. Get free tips on corona treater operation including the need-to-know watt density formula that will ensure your label stock receives consistent treatment. Get Full Details
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FEATURED STORY
Paper-based label manufacturers must produce a stable, flat product. This requires controlling moisture content in all layers of the final product to equilibrium. In this two-part article, coating expert Mark Miller discusses solutions to eliminate curl and provides the criteria for choosing a remoisturizer solution.
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Looking for more news, new products, and advice on surface treating, static control, and web cleaning? Visit the SURFACE PREP content category on our website.
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"Martin Automatic has become an important component in our production strategy to the point that we now have a total of 20 Martin systems in our four production facilities."
Bob Hakman, owner of Diversified Labeling Solutions, Inc.
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 FOREST PARK, IL | Essentra Specialty Tapes introduces its new versatile double-sided clear film tape, Duraco Red. Its release liner and permanent tape are both transparent, allowing the user to accurately position the tape while applying it to a surface with graphics or text.
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FEATURED BLOG
 Controlling static on a winding roll gets to the heart of effective static control, says static expert Kelly Robinson, who responds to a reader's question: If the wound roll is brought to 0 charge, what effect would this have on any charge when the roll is unwound?
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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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MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MOCON and Life Packaging Technology announce a joint venture called Life Pack Labs. This new packaging testing company has been formed to provide pharmaceutical, medical device, and related suppliers with innovative packaging technology solutions that improve time-to-market and reduce costs.
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Heraeus 55-in. Touchscreen with Conductive Polymer
TAIPEI/LEVERKUSEN | The application of Clevios PEDOT:PSS in touch technology, which provides clear, conductive, and flexible properties in touch devices, resulted in the preparation of the first large area PCT touchscreen pilot product by Taiwan-based Inputek.
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DURHAM, NM | Goss International has agreed to a strategic cooperation with graphic software provider Alwan Color Expertise. The agreement will ensure repeatable color accuracy for the Goss Sunday Vpak press users across all applications, including labels, carton and board, and flexible package printing.
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Talk To Me
 October's cooler temperatures make me realize Halloween is right around the corner. Anyone hard at work on a homemade costume for their little trick-or-treater? Just three weeks left. We'd love to see pictures of the kids in costume. Can you top this toy soldier? Write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. Thanks! -- Claudia
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