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A Penton Media Property
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July 21, 2008 ISSN 1538-3229
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Letter from the Editor
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Do Fannie and Freddie Have Worldwide
Implications?
What's your opinion? Would the failure of Fanny Mae
and Freddie Mac assure a recession and maybe even drag down the world
economy? Or should bad lending decisions be punished regardless of their
impact?
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What's New
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Antimicrobial
Is Permanent, Effective & Safe
PITTSBURGH, PA | Biosafe antimicrobial forms permanent
covalent bonds with polymers in plastics and textiles, requiring only
tiny loadings of the additive to keep product surfaces clean and
protected from damaging microorganisms for the useful life of the
product.
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Knife
Holder Is All-Electric
LINCOLNSHIRE, UK | Sigmala knife holders replace
conventional pneumatic controls and manual setup with electrically
powered embedded servo motors in the company’s 50-mm-wide SL50
slitter. Claimed the first to introduce all-electric and servo
motors.
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Workflow
Software RIPs PDF Files in Native Format
MOBILE, AL | Xanté introduces OpenRIP Flexo 7.0
Professional that’s said to raise the bar for affordable flexography
workflow software by incorporating the latest version of the Adobe PDF
Print Engine (APPE) to RIP PDF files in their native format.
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High definition corona treatment yields superior results
Consider this—it is not unheard of for two different corona
treaters to produce the same dyne level, but yield different adhesion
results. How can this be? Obviously, all corona is not created equal.
Enercon's High Definition Corona provides the industry's most effective
corona treatment for both conductive and non-conductive applications.
Learn more by reading a technical article on Enercon's High Definition
Corona by clicking
here.
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BoxBoard Beat
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Data
Collection/Reporting System Tracks Corrugated Waste
KENOSHA, WI | RTC Technologies’ Scrap Trakker data
collection and reporting system can help corrugated facilities take
better control of waste by replacing manual efforts and pinpointing
waste type and category for each machine/shift.
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Cool Converted Product
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Materials
Are for Thermal Transfer Applications
KENNESAW, GA | Fabrico, a leading provider of design
and manufacturing services for flexible materials, custom converts
materials for thermal transfer applications. These materials must
effectively redirect heat from a heat source to a heat sink, preventing
thermal damage to sensitive equipment or sensors.
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In The News
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Flexo
Plate Manufacturer Offers Free Trial Plates
INDIANAPOLIS, IN | PRPflexo is currently seeking flexo
printers for additional trials of the company’s new patent-pending
digital flexo plates and will, in return for participation, provide
plates at no charge for a mutually agreed upon job.
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Company
Invests in Packaging, Printing & Coating
DUBLIN, OH | The Ashland Performance Materials div. of
Ashland Inc. announced its Specialty Polymers & Adhesives (SP&A)
business group recently installed additional equipment valued at more
than $2 million to enhance service and capabilities for its printing,
packaging, and coatings product lines.
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Demand
for Pouches to Reach $7.9 Billion in 2012
CLEVELAND, OH | Freedonia Group’s new Pouches study
predicts demand in the US will climb 6.1%/yr to $7.9 billion by 2012.
Accounting for this impressive figure will be stimulation provided by
robust growth for stand-up pouches and healthy gains for flat pouches in
a number of markets.
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Put It In Your PDA
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Converter
Events
Visit our website for a full Calendar of Events for
2008 and beyond. You’ll find information about association meetings,
technical seminars, conference programs, short courses, webinars, and
the industry’s biggest trade shows and expositions at www.pffc-online.com
Just click on Events from our home page and you’re there!
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Talk To Me
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Cubs and
White Sox--Is This a Dream?
Pinch me someone! Am I dreaming? Even this professed
White Sox fan is happy for the Cubbies. Will they break the 100-year
curse? Both are in first place. Is this really possible?
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