A partial list of articles that have appeared in “The Cutting Edge,” the IADD's monthly magazine appears below. IADD members can access all linked articles in their entirety online (current username and password will be required).

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Technical (All listed articles are available online to IADD members. Click link to view.) A Look Inside Refractive Foil Stamping Abrasives (TechTalk) Achieving Cutouts without Nicks or Knife Joints (TechTeam) Achieving Rotary Diecut Accuracy Addressing Offset Die Breakage Adhesives (TechTalk) Advanced Bundle Breaking All About Joints Attention to Detail is Key to Successful Foil Stamping Automatic Bending Machine Accuracy Automated Rule Bending Systems Automated Rule Processing and Bending Backing Up Your Data The Basics of Diecutting Kevlar (TechTalk) The Basics Of Using Steel CounterPlates (TechTalk) Before You Buy a Laser Basic Rubbering Techniques Bending: The Truth Best Cutting Methods for High Volume (TechTalk) Bridges (TechTalk) Broaching (TechTalk) Burn Protection: Knowing How to Get the Best Quality From Lasers Calculating Diecutting Tonnage (TechTeam) Calculating Tool Progression (TechTeam) Carton Design Basic Information (TechTeam) Cause and Effect Changes in Paper Have Changed Our Diecutting Process! Choosing the Most Effective Dieboard Stabilization Flex Channel Pattern Choosing the Optimal Rotary Rule Choosing the Right Time To Order a Combo Die Cleaning Up Laser Emissions Clicker Dies (TechTalk) Close Calls: With Close-Tolerance Dies, The Customer Must Decide How Close is "Close Enough" Cloth (TechTalk) Coil Set (TechTalk) The Cold Tough Truth (TechTeam) Combining Processes (TechTalk) Combo Die Terms You'll Need to Know Common Press Set-Up Problems Communicating with Designers-Overcoming the Language Barrier Composite Boards Improve Efficiency of Carton Manufacturing Computer Integrated Manufacturing Consecutive Serializing in Stainless Steel (TechTeam) Controlling Static: Alternatives to Tinsel Converting Corrugated Materials Corrugated Liner Problems (TechTeam) Creases Follow Flutes in E-Flute (TechTeam) Creasing and Folding of Paperboard Creasing: Converting’s Ugly Stepchild Creasing Corrugated on Flat Dies Creasing Nomex/Fishpaper (TechTeam) Creasing Techniques Cut and Seal Rule (TechTeam) Cutting .030" (.762mm) Aluminum Cutting Converting Costs (TechTalk) Cutting Difficult Materials (TechTalk) The Cutting Edge Cutting Greaseproof Paper (TechTalk) Cutting Polyesters and Polycarbonates with Steel Rule Dies Cutting Stainless Steel (TechTeam) Cutting Triple Wall Corrugated (TechTalk) Development and Use of Embossing in Steel Rule Cutting Dies Designing for Folding and Gluing Success Designing Steel Rule Dies for On-Line Continuous Web Thermoforming Did You Say, "Plastics?" Die Maintenance Routine (TechTeam) Die Setup and Press Makeready Die Shop Training Dieboard Buckles When Knifing (TechTeam) Dieboard Observations Dieboard Storage Systems Diecutting: Alternative Strategies Diecutting Aluminum (TechTeam) Diecuttng of Asphalt Shingles (TechTeam) Diecutting Do’s and Don’ts Diecutting Efficiency - Press Leveling and Footprinting Diecutting Food (TechTalk) Diecutting Low-Density Plastic Bags (TechTeam) Diecutting Plastics Diecutting a Thin Aluminum (TechTeam) Diecutting Tolerances (TechTalk) Diemaker Exchange 2006 Differences in Cutting Die Construction Between Folding Carton and Fluted Material Digital Converting as an Alternative Production Solution Digital Diemaking—One Company’s Approach Ejection Materials Ejection Rubber - Eliminate Marking (TechTalk) Ejection Rubber and Creasing Counterpart Ejection Sponge: "The Important 16th" Eliminate Diecut Edge Flaking with a Simple "Power-Clamp" Eliminating Adhesive Buildup in Diecutting (TechTeam) Eliminating Burrs With A Matched Metal Tool Cutting Plastics Eliminating Hairs (TechTeam) Eliminating Static (TechTeam) Evolving "Into" Diecutting Expect the Unexpected: Problems Cutting Plastic (TechTeam) The Experts Talk About Cutting Soft Materials Finding Profitability in Blank Separating Virtually Every Job Finished Parts Specs (TechTalk) Five Plus Five: Key Success Factors in Carton Design and Dieboard Layout Flaking Cutting Edge (TechTeam) Flaking: The Sources(s) of the Problem Flat Crush of Corrugated Board (TechTeam) Flexible Dies Flying the Diecut Sheet: The Key to Press Speed Foam (TechTalk) Folding with the Flute Fracturing Liners in Rotary Diecutting Fundamentals of Diecutting Corrugated Substrates Fume Extraction During Laser Cutting Generating Major Results from Minor Carton Design Changes Getting the Best Impression on Your Creases Getting Your Folder/Gluer Organized Glued Products Hard Anvil Rotary (TechTeam) Heat Resistant Ejection Material Application (TechTeam) Heated Creases in Plastic Heating the Die (TechTalk) Heating Rule (TechTeam) How Rubber Affects Rotary Cutting Die Performance and Machine Downtime How Should Diemakers Optimize On-Press Performance? How to Keep Your Dieboards from Doing the Twist How to Match Today’s Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements (Part 1) How to Match Today’s Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements (Part 2) How to Strip (Almost) Anything at Maximum Press Speed and Yield How to Win the Productivity Race by Optimizing Press Speed & Yield "In Creasing" Your Own Problems! Increased Efficiencies in Folding Carton Diecutting In-Press Makeready Techniques for Automatic Platen Presses "Into" Cutting of Soft Materials Introduction to Samplemakers The Importance of Analyzing Your Makeready Time Importance of the Diemaker in Laser Cutting Improving Nicking Techniques in Steel Rule Rotary Diecutting Improving Soft Anvil Rotary Diecutting and Stripping Improved Rubber Stripping Techniques Innovations in Rotary Diecutting Japanese Cutting Rules Joint Problems: Cutting Woven & Fibrous Materials Joint Welding (TechTalk) Just Say "No" to Cracks K-Back Rule (TechTalk) The Key to Diecutting Press Speed and Yield Kiss Cut (TechTalk) Kiss Cutting; Clean Presses (TechTalk) Kisscutting Overlays (TechTeam) Laser Basics for Diecutting Fabricators Laser Cutting for Prototyping and Short Runs Laser Dieboard Cutting: A Quality Slot Laser Dieboard Cutting Systems Laser Economics Loose Rule Stops the Press (TechTeam) Losing the Cut (TechTeam) Magic of "Microperfs" - and a Quick Study of Perforating Maintenance is Key to Longevity of Die Room Equipment Makeready, Ejection (TechTalk) Makeready Techniques Making a Perfect Minimum Radius Every Time Making Reverse Bend Work (TechTeam) Manufacturing Flatbed Dieboards (TechTeam) Matrix Primer Matrix Solutions to Creasing Problems The 'McDonald’s Effect' on Diemaking and Diecutting Membrane Switches (TechTalk) Methods for Reducing Cracked Scores on Corrugated Board New Benefits from Pre-Makeready Preparation of the Die New Developments Expand Applications for Soft Anvil Rotary Diecutter New Developments in Coordinate Measuring New Developments in Countercutters Nicking (TechTalk) Nicking Principles for Soft Anvil Rotary No More Makeready! One Rule Fits All? The Perfect Kerf Perforating Rule: Hold-Fold-Tear Phenolic Cutting (TechTeam) Phenolic Cutting - Reader Response Phenomenons Found In Platen Diecutting Plastics & Vinyls (TechTalk) Platen Diecutting: Two is Better than One! Poly Foam PSA Problems (TechTeam) Polypropylene (TechTalk) Polypropylene Cutting (TechTeam) Polystyrene (TechTalk) Powerful Punch of Plastic A Poor Man’s Accurate Bender Side Gauge The Pre-Press Mission Statement Precision Roller Cutting at a Stretch! (TechTeam) Preparing Graphic Files for Automation Pre-Press Counterplate Validation Preventing Fracturing of the Liners on Corrugated Substrates Problems with Slug Removal from Feed Thru Punches Proper Mounting of Rotary Dies in Soft Anvil Corrugated Converting Proper Nicking for Flat—Top Blanking (TechTeam) Properties of Rotary Rule Bending Protecting Adhesive Tape Systems from Static Electricity Protecting PSA Release Liners from Heat and Humidity Punches - Slug Removal (TechTeam) Punches — What's Common, What's Quality (TechTalk) Radio Frequency Adds Value to Diemaking/Diecutting Process Removing Memory in Creased Cartons (TechTeam) Replacing the Old Drafting Table Reset Your Diecutting Press Back to Day One Reverse Cut Scores in Cartons (TechTeam) Roll Material (TechTalk) The Roller Press: Jack of All Trades, Master of None? Rotary Diecutting: Rotary Diecutting-The Quest for Higher Productivity Rotary Diecutting: Size of Scrap Effect on Stripping Rotary Diemaking and Diecutting Challenges—Developing Teamwork Into the Future Rotary Cutting Dies for Corrugated Rotary Laser Technology Rotary Precision Machining Offers Alternatives to Diemakers Rotary Rule Selection for Soft Anvil Diecutting Rotary Steel Rule Die Knifing Rotary Steel Rule Dies (TechTalk) Rubbering Rotary Dies (TechTalk) Rule Coatings (TechTalk) Rule Characteristics; Selecting Proper Rule (TechTalk) Rule Joiners (TechTalk) Sample Maker Update Sample the Many Ways Your Plotter Can Automate Tasks in the Shop Savvy Converting Using Matched Metal Rotary Cutting Scoring/Creasing Plastics Scoring Small-Flute In Search of the Perfect Joint (TechTalk) Selecting Creasing Rule Selecting the Cutting Surface for Your Diecutting Project The Cutting Edge: Serrated Rule Set the Crease to Eliminate the Spring Back (TechTalk) Shelf-Ready Packaging Challenges and Strategies Side vs. Center Bevel Rule (TechTeam) Single Minute Exchange of Die Single-Pass Corrugated Embossing and Diecutting Soccer Moms and Dimensional Instability Solid Rotary Dies for Complex Specialty Rule Solves Diecutting Problems Specialty Steel Rules Provide Special Solutions Specialty Steel Rules Provide Special Solutions Speeding Laser Etching on Dieboards (TechTeam) Stabilizing Influence-Installation, Maintenance and Rotation of Rotary Diecutting Covers Stainless Steel Rule (TechTalk) Stamping & Embossing (TechTalk) Standard Tolerances for Cutting Different Materials (TechTeam) Static (TechTalk) Steel Cutting Plates The Steel Counterplate (TechTeam) Steel Counterplates (TechTalk) Steel Rule Dies (TechTalk) Steel Rule Processing Stress Reduction Stripping Boards (TechTalk) Stripping Tool Design and Fabrication Considerations in Automatic Platen Diecutting Styrene (TechTalk) Successful Scrap Ejection for Soft Anvil Rotary Diecutting The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 1 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 2 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 3 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 4 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 5 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 6 The Techniques of Effective Nicking in Diecutting — Part 7 To Notch or Not to Notch Tooling Progressions (TechTeam) Total Tool Maintenance Tricks of the Trade in Platen Diecutting Tuck Flap (TechTeam) The Typical Steel Rule Die Understanding Cutting Tool Wear (TechTalk) Using Channel and Side Angle Grinders to Produce High Quality Dies Using Rule to Cut Small Rectangles Using Statistical Process Control to Control Rule Height Using Steel Rule Dies in a Clean Room (TechTeam) Using The Best Tool in Your Shop Waterjet Cut Ejection Rubber— Can You Afford Not to Use It? Waterjet Cutting Produces Superior Quality, Significant Cost Savings Welting in Carton Cutting (TechTeam) What Does NASCAR Have in Common with the Diecutting Industry? (TechTeam) When a Steel Rule Die Will Not Get the Job Done (TechTeam) When to Weld and When to Solder (TechTeam) Why Nicks Fail on Press Wire Mesh (TechTalk)

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Management & the Workplace (Linked articles are available on-line to IADD members) 12 Ways to Reward Employees The 2-Manpower Jigsaw 30 Ways to Motivate Employees in 30 Days Automated Bending Equipment for Growth and Profitability Automatic Bending Systems Increase Productivity Automation Is Key to Business Success Avoiding Employment Liability Bad Economy Provides Many Opportunities Become a Knife-Like Die Supplier to the Thermoforming Industry Best Behavior Buying an Automatic Bending System College Grads Prefer Traditional Benefits CAD/CAM vs. CAD and CAM Can Your Business Be Successful? — Part 1 Can Your Business Be Successful? - Part 2 Catch Your Money Before It Gets Out of Hand The Change Process Changing Exponentially - A Look into our Industry's Crystal Ball Coaching for Improved Employee Performance Common Challenges in Folding Carton Plants Comprehensive Overview of Diecutting and Diemaking (Part 1) Comprehensive Overview of Diecutting and Diemaking (Part 2) Competitive Pressure:Is Water-Jet Cutting the Next Edge for Your Business? Computerization Versus Automation Controlling Health Care Costs Controlling Rising Health Care Costs Controlling Your Quality CPR for Today’s Brutal Economy What Really Matters Most—NOW! Creating a Culture for Better Operating Data—and Profits Creative Communicating Cutting Die Ordering Delegation: Pick the Style Diecutters Rise to the Challenge as Short Runs Proliferate Diecutting with Innovative Intelligence From Digital Imaging...To Digital Diecutting! Digital Management The Do’s and Don'ts of Business Software Don’t "Die Cut" Copyright Corners Don’t Write Employees Up—“PIP” Them! Employee Retention High ROI E-Commerce—A Basic Primer E-Commerce and Its Future in Our Industry Employee Motivation and Retention Employee Recognition and Reward: It’s Nothing to Mickey Mouse Around With EPA SPCC Regulations—Is Your Business Covered? Family Owned Business (series) Finding the Perfect Cleaning Service Five Mistakes of First Time Business Sellers The “Functional” Corrugated Retail-Ready Package Getting the Most Out of New Equipment Global Learning A Global View of Diecutting and Diemaking Hiring Right: Put the Right People on the Right Bus at the Right Time Holiday Cheer and HR Lessons from Santa How Diecutters and Diemakers Use PowerPoint™ How Technically Qualified is Your Customer? Human Resource Engineering Harassment Claims Improving Communication to Maximize Workflow, Productivity, and Profitability Improving Productivity and Profitability In-Plant Diemaking: Yes or No Increase the Value of Your Business Information ManagementPrimer Interruptions: Interrupt Them Is Your Plant Improving? Is Your Workforce Training Waning? The Journey to Better Operating Data—and Profits The Keys to Commercial Diemaking Success Keep the Process Simple Leadership 101: You Have the Power to Destroy Your Business Limited Liability Company 101 Live/Work at a Comfortable Pace Long Term Employees, Asset or Liability? Managing Generation Xers Making a Difference with Special Needs (New Braille Standards) Marketing Communications Mentoring the Next Generation Mischievous Habits in the Workplace Mission Driven Proactive Human Resources Practices The Natural Hierarchy of Industrial Information An Offer You Shouldn't Refuse PowerPoint™ Tips and Practices for Professional Presentations Is Productivity REALLY that Important to You? Profit Through Partnership Progress! The Way It Was and the Way It Is Today Protecting Your Company While Doing Business with Bankrupt Customers Prototype Fabrication System Prototype Fabrication System Putting Fun Back Into Work: Your Attitude Will Determine Your Altitude Sample Interview Questions Seeing is Believing: A Basic Guide to Packaging (Part 1) Selling Your Business to the Consolidator Shared Governance Fact or Fiction? SIC Code for Steel Rule Dies Spruce Up Your Resume Stop The Great Job Hop: The 4 R’s—Recognize, Reward, Respect and Re-engage Strategic Pricing Teamwork Thinking Outside the Box Time Management for the New Millennium Top 10 Best Practices for Converting Equipment Customer Service Total Quality Management: One Diemaker’s Experience Tough Decisions in a Tough Industry Trends for the New Decade The Tool Every Company Should Have - An Employee Handbook Understanding the Dynamics of Change The Value of Used Equipment What Corrugated Boxmakers Really Want and Need from Their Suppliers What Customers Want What’s Driving Your Decisions on New Dieboards? What’s Next in the Rotary Die Industry When Criticism Falls Writing a Sales and Marketing Plan Worker’s Compensation Workplace Violence, Cause for Action Zone Check: What’s My Comfort Zone and Why Am I In It?

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Industry (Linked articles are available on-line to IADD members) A Call to Arms: Industry Survival A Look at the Diecutting and Diemaking Industry Corrugated Container Industry DDES3 - Better Communication for CAD and CAM Systems on the Horizon! DDES3...Who Needs It? Diecutting: A Diverse Technology Diemaking in Western Europe Folding Carton Market Frank Wagner Receives 2010 IADD Unsung Achievement Award Got Wood? Set Bending Made Easy Some Diecutting Questions to Ponder Travelogue: A Visit to Southeast Asia Your Association Conference: Be a Speaker

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Safety Corner (Linked articles are available on-line to IADD members) 25 Most Common OSHA Industry Violations All About Eye Safety Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 1 Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 2 Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 3 Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 4 Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 5 Award Winning Safety Advice - Part 6 Back Injuries Carolina Container Sets Safety Standards for Industry The Cost of Industrial Incidents Cutting Die Safety Eye Strain Fork Lifts Gold Safety Award Winners Tell All Holiday Safety Just How Safe is Your Work Area? The Key to Safety! Laser Emissions Laser Safety Nicking Safety Safety: A Way of Doing Business at Jonco Die Safety Award Winners Share Tips Safety Award Winners Talk Safety Corner-Office Safety Safety—“Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk” Safety Tips From Alcan Packaging - Bethlehem, PA, USA U.S. Steel Rule Dies is No Stranger to Safety Wood Dust and Your Health Workplace Eye Safety

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Sales & Marketing 50 Ways to Bribe Your Editor Are You Really Customer Focused? Beating Price: Competitive Selling Strategies Bring Power to Your Print Advertising Crush Price Objections Exhibit Promotion Tips Increase Sales Performance Just How Reliable is That Website? Marketing Brochures to "Die" For Seven Deadly Business Sins Trade Show Sales Savvy Why Should You Be on the Web

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