Below is a partial list of articles that have appeared in “The Cutting Edge,” the IADD's monthly magazine. IADD members can access all linked articles in their entirety online.

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Technical (All listed articles are available on-line to IADD members. Click link to view.) A Look Inside Refractive Foil Stamping Abrasives (TechTalk) Achieving Rotary Diecut Accuracy Adhesives (TechTalk) 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 The Basics of Diecutting Kevlar (TechTalk) The Basics Of Using Steel CounterPlates (TechTalk) Before You Buy a Laser Bending: The Truth Broaching (TechTalk) Burn Protection: Knowing How to Get the Best Quality From Lasers Calculating Diecutting Tonnage (TechTeam) Calculating Tool Progression (TechTeam) 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) Combining Processes (TechTalk) Combo Die Terms You'll Need to Know Communicating with Designers-Overcoming the Language Barrier Composite Boards Improve Efficiency of Carton Manufacturing Computer Integrated Manufacturing Converting Corrugated Materials Creasing and Folding of Paperboard Cutting Converting Costs (TechTalk) Cutting Difficult Materials (TechTalk) The Cutting Edge Cutting Greaseproof Paper (TechTalk) Cutting Polyesters and Polycarbonates with Steel Rule Dies Development and Use of Embossing in Steel Rule Cutting Dies Designing Steel Rule Dies for On-Line Continuous Web Thermoforming Did You Say, "Plastics?" Die Setup and Press Makeready Die Shop Training Diecutting: Alternative Strategies Diecuttng of Asphalt Shingles (TechTeam) Diecutting Efficiency - Press Leveling and Footprinting Diecutting Food (TechTalk) Diecutting Plastics Diecutting Tolerances (TechTalk) Dieboard Storage Systems Differences in Cutting Die Construction Between Folding Carton and Fluted Material Digital Converting as an Alternative Production Solution Digital Diemaking—One Company’s Approach Flexible Dies 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 Evolving "Into" Diecutting Finding Profitability in Blank Separating Virtually Every Job Finished Parts Specs (TechTalk) Flaking Cutting Edge (TechTeam) Flaking: The Sources(s) of the Problem Flying the Diecut Sheet: The Key to Press Speed Foam (TechTalk) Folding with the Flute Fracturing Liners in Rotary Diecutting Fume Extraction During Laser Cutting Getting Your Folder/Gluer Organized Glued Products Heat Resistant Ejection Material Application (TechTeam) Heated Creases in Plastic Heating the Die (TechTalk) 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 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 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) Kiss Cut (TechTalk) Laser Cutting for Prototyping and Short Runs Laser Dieboard Cutting: A Quality Slot Laser Dieboard Cutting Systems Laser Economics Magic of "Microperfs" - and a Quick Study of Perforating Maintenance is Key to Longevity of Die Room Equipment Makeready, Ejection (TechTalk) Making a Perfect Minimum Radius Every Time Matrix Primer Matrix Solutions to Creasing Problems The 'McDonald’s Effect' on Diemaking and Diecutting Membrane Switches (TechTalk) 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 Perforating Rule: Hold-Fold-Tear Phenomenons Found In Platen Diecutting Plastics & Vinyls (TechTalk) Platen Diecutting: Two is Better than One! Polypropylene (TechTalk) Polystyrene (TechTalk) Powerful Punch of Plastic A Poor Man’s Accurate Bender Side Gauge Preparing Graphic Files for Automation Proper Mounting of Rotary Dies in Soft Anvil Corrugated Converting Properties of Rotary Rule Bending Protecting Adhesive Tape Systems from Static Electricity Protecting PSA Release Liners from Heat and Humidity Punches — What's Common, What's Quality (TechTalk) Radio Frequency Adds Value to Diemaking/Diecutting Process Replacing the Old Drafting Table Roll Material (TechTalk) The Roller Press: Jack of All Trades, Master of None? Rotary Diecutting: Size of Scrap Effect on Stripping Rotary Diemaking and Diecutting Challenges—Developing Teamwork Into the Future Rotary Laser Technology Rotary Precision Machining Offers Alternatives to Diemakers Rotary Rule Selection for Soft Anvil Diecutting Rotary Steel Rule Die Knifing 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 In Search of the Perfect Joint (TechTalk) Selecting Creasing Rule Selecting the Cutting Surface for Your Diecutting Project Set the Crease to Eliminate the Spring Back (TechTalk) Soccer Moms and Dimensional Instability Specialty Rule Solves Diecutting Problems Specialty Steel Rules Provide Special Solutions Static (TechTalk) Steel Cutting Plates Steel Rule Dies (TechTalk) Steel Rule Processing Stabilizing Influence-Installation, Maintenance and Rotation of Rotary Diecutting Covers Stainless Steel Rule (TechTalk) Stress Reduction Stripping Boards (TechTalk) Stripping Tool Design and Fabrication Considerations in Automatic Platen Diecutting Successful Scrap Ejection for Soft Anvil Rotary Diecutting To Notch or Not to Notch Tooling Progressions (TechTeam) Tricks of the Trade in Platen Diecutting 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? 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 Become a Knife-Like Die Supplier to the Thermoforming Industry Best Behavior Buying an Automaic bending System College Grads Prefer Traditional Benefits 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 Competitive Pressure:Is Water-Jet Cutting the Next Edge for Your Business? Computerization Versus Automation Creative Communicating Cutting Die Ordering Delegation: Pick the Style From Digital Imaging...To Digital Diecutting! Digital Management The Do’s and Don'ts of Business Software Don’t "Die Cut" Copyright Corners Employee Retention High ROI Employee Motivation and Retention Family Owned Business (series) Finding the Perfect Cleaning Service Five Mistakes of First Time Business Sellers Getting the Most Out of New Equipment Global Learning A Global View of Diecutting and Diemaking How Technically Qualified is Your Customer? Human Resource Engineering Harassment Claims 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? Limited Liability Company 101 Live/Work at a Comfortable Pace Managing Generation Xers Marketing Communications Mentoring the Next Generation Mischievous Habits in the Workplace Proactive Human Resources Practices The Natural Hierarchy of Industrial Information An Offer You Shouldn't Refuse Is Productivity REALLY that Important to You? Profit Through Partnership Prototype Fabrication System Ripple Effect of New Technology Sample Interview Questions Seeing is Believing: A Basic Guide to Packaging (Part 1) Selling Your Business to the Consolidator Shared Governance Fact or Fiction? Spruce Up Your Resume Strategic Pricing Time Management for the New Millennium 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 What Customers Want What’s Next in the Rotary Die Industry When Criticism Falls Writing a Sales and Marketing Plan Workplace Violence, Cause for Action

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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...Who Needs It? Diecutting: A Diverse Technology Diemaking in Western Europe Folding Carton Market 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 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? Laser Safety Nicking Safety Safety Award Winners Share Tips Safety Award Winners Talk Safety Corner-Office Safety 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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Regular Features Book Review Money Matters Chapter News New Products & Services Education News Quarterly Economic Survey Industry Calendar Tech Talk Member News WorldWatch: Economic Report

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