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FEATURED STORY
 Packaging printed with energy cure inkjet may be coming soon to a supermarket near you, says printing expert Dene Taylor. He recaps recent advancements presented at RadTech's UV/EB West 2015.
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 Get insights on why films respond differently to corona treatment. Whether you are a converter of narrow or wide webs, or a film extruder; this webinar will provide practical wisdom from one of the industry's foremost experts on corona treating: Tom Gilbertson. Enercon will share lab trial results testing various films responsiveness. From PET to PP learn how to control surface energy using your corona treater and what to do when you get surprising results. Get more details.
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WHAT'S NEW
GORHAM, ME | Montalvo has expanded its line of ES Series Dead Shaft Idler Load Cells with a new Size 1. The load cell can be installed easily into machines to replace existing load cells or within the dimensional requirements of new OEM machines.
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RICHMOND, VA | Drytac announces the latest model in its line of second-generation JETMounter roller laminators. The JM63 Pro XD is called a versatile, freestanding roller laminator with a 63-in. (1,600-mm) laminating width.
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BURNSVILLE, MD | Telstar Engineering offers a multi-lane unwind said to be ideal for supplying narrow ribbons of magnetic stripe, foil, or reinforcement tape.
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"I can't say enough positive about Martin products, they're amazing--they run every day, they don't cause us trouble and when you're in a manufacturing situation, that's about the highest praise you can give."
Lee Timmerman, President, Precision Press
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TOPEKA, KS | The Foil & Specialty Effects Assn. announces the winners of the 22nd Annual Gold Leaf Awards Competition. Trade Print Finishing, Salt Lake City, UT, was presented with the Best of Show Award in the category of Self-Promotion--Best Use of Foil/Embossing for its Merry Christmas box.
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FEATURED CONTENT: FLEXPACK
Read more about Ecolean's SnapQuick reclosing device, which won a WorldStar Award recently. Visit the FLEXPACK content category on our website.
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 Brady, Milwaukee, WI, has purchased the SWIFT foil saver and hologram unit from Pantec GS Systems. The unit will be used to meet increasing demand in anti-counterfeiting labeling solutions. "Brady views Pantec GS Systems as the technological leader in the hot foil stamping industry, and we're excited to have installed the SWIFT unit into our secure production environment," says Chet Kiedrowski, senior manufacturing engineer for Brady Brand Protection. "It will increase our capacity for security hologram label manufacturing, while also improving our overall efficiencies, allowing us to provide our customers with high quality, cost-effective labeling solutions."
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FEATURED BLOG
 Static expert Kelly Robinson says "old school" thinking that web structures with conductive layers should simply have no static problems is just plain wrong. Here are three situations where he found serious static problems with web structures having metallized layers.
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FEATURED VIDEO
 Coating expert Mark Miller says resolving defects in fluid coating is a three-step process: visualization, documentation, and a design of experiments.
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NRD LLC has revolutionized the elimination of static electricity build-up in commercial and industrial environments by advancing technology in ionization products that directly control work areas or equipment that require static neutralization. Learn More Here.
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 Plant safety was a topic of discussion at a recent forum held by the Paperboard Packaging Council. Here are 8 tips to increase employee compliance. You're invited to add your own tried and true strategies. Join the discussion!
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HAUPPAUGE, NY | Nordmeccanica celebrated its new North American location with a grand opening and open house. The company demonstrated a lamination of 5-micron aluminum foil to a printed OPET film with a solvent-free adhesive on a Super Simplex line.
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Honeywell Modernizes Mill for Stora Enzo
HELSINKI, FINLAND | Honeywell Process Solutions reports that Europe's largest pulp, board, and paper manufacturer will use HPS process automation, safety system, and manufacturing optimization technologies to modernize one of its key mills and help it meet rising demand for renewable packaging board.
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SPRINGFIELD, MA | The Paperboard Packaging Council has seen a surge in new membership since the beginning of 2015, with six new converter members and six new supplier members.
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Talk To Me
 So happy I'll be able to kiss the Stanley Cup once again. Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning for six great hockey games that kept me on the edge of my seat. Will we meet again next year? You can write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. -- Claudia
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