IADD publications provide you with tools you need to compete in the fast-paced, high-tech environment of the converting industry and they are one of the best sources of information because they are written specifically for our industry, by industry experts.

From our monthly magazine, The Cutting Edge, to the Recommended Specifications and Standards book to our expanding library of Tech Notes, Tech Tips, and DVDS, the IADD can keep you current on trends and developments that help you run your business more profitably.

Select the IADD publications you need to help improve your business from the following list:

NOTE: All prices are in US dollars. IADD member prices are available only to IADD members in good standing. Shipping charges are for delivery to addresses in the continental USA only. Shipments to other areas will be charged the prevailing international airmail rates unless other arrangements are requested.

SAFETY GUIDE
Safety Guide Safety Guide - helps small to mid-sized diecutters and diemakers develop a systematic approach to safety. Includes common sense strategies, regulatory requirements and samples of proven policies and procedures. (216 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $95.00
Non-member Price:   $145.00
Shipping & Handling:   $6.00

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RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS & STANDARDS
Specifications Recommended Specifications & Standards - specifications and processes used in the diecutting and diemaking industry. General information, definitions and articles on rule, punches, counter plates, cutting plates, ejection material, dieboard, automatic rule bending machines, rotary diecutting, plotters, lasers, etc. (160 pages)

  Full Publication
Inclluding Binder
2002 Update Pages Only
(Rev.1) WithoutBinder
*IADD Member Price:   $100.00   $25.00
Non-member Price:   $145.00   $65.00
Shipping & Handling:   $7.00   $5.00

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*Each IADD member company receives one complimentary copy as a member benefit when theyfirst join the association.

"THE CUTTING EDGE"
The Cutting Edge The Cutting Edge - monthly magazine keeps you up-to-date on technical advancements, new products, local and international activities and government issues that affect your success and profitability. (40+ pages) Annual subscription (12 issues).

*IADD Non-Member Annual Subscription:
(North America delivery)
  $49.00
IADD Non-Member Annual Subscription:
(Outside North America delivery)
  $99.00

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*Each Patron, Company, Affiliate, Associate, Individual and Alumni IADD member receives The Cutting Edge as a member benefit.

MEMBERSHIP AND RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Member Directory Membership & Resource Directory - annually updated listing of IADD members: alphabetic, geographic, email, products and services. (300+ pages) Available to IADD members only

*IADD Member Price:   $25.00
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*Each Patron, Company, Affiliate, Associate, Individual and Alumni IADD member receives the Membership and Resource Directory as a member benefit. IADD Members may purchase additional copies. Not available to IADD non-members.

DIRECTORY OF DIECUTTING SYSTEMS
Diecutting Systems International Manufacturers and Distributors of Flatbed Multi-Contour and Rotary Die Cutting Systems - resource guide listing manufacturers of 47 different types of diecutting press systems, ancillary products and equipment and contact information on almost 500 companies worldwide. (96 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $55.00
Non-member Price:   $82.00
Shipping & Handling:   $5.00

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DIRECTORY OF DIECUTTING/CONVERTING ASSOCIATIONS
Diecutting Systems International Associations. Federations, Institutes and Societies - resource guide listing over 350 organizations that represent over 70 industries in 75 countries that are involved with diecutting or converting. (70 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $55.00
Non-member Price:   $82.00
Shipping & Handling:   $5.00

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ANSI STANDARD DDES3
DDES3 ANSI Standard DDES3 - the American National Standard (ANSI® IT8.6-2002) for data communication between CAD/CAM systems and machine interfaces. Establishes a data exchange format to enable transfer of numerical control information between diecutting systems and between diecutting systems and electronic prepress systems. Distributed electonically. (PDF file)

IADD Member Price:   $15.00
Non-member Price:   $25.00
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TRAINING GUIDE FOR BENDING STEEL RULE
Training Guide Training Guide for Bending Steel Rule - Reduces the initial training cost and time required to train a beginning diemaker. Contains eight chapters of instructions, an 18" x 20" laser cut dieboard with 25 practice figures, a vinyl overlay and a fully dimensioned and annotated drawing (60+ pages)

IADD Member Price:   $150.00
Non-member Price:   $275.00
Shipping & Handling:   $20.00

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TECH NOTES - PLATEN PRESS CALIBRATION
Tech Note Tech Notes: How to Calibrate the Platen Press for Optimal Diecutting Performance - the footprinting process is explained in detail, including a complete list of tools and materials required and step-by-step standard operating procedures. (25 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $35.00
Non-member Price:   $52.00
Shipping & Handling:   $4.00

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TECH NOTES - ELIMINATING FLAKING
Tech Note Tech Notes: How to Eliminate Flaking in Platen Diecutting - describes flaking, how platen diecutting works, pinpoints sources of flaking and identifies solutions to these problems. (33 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $35.00
Non-member Price:   $52.00
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TECH NOTES - ELIMINATING DUST AND LOOSE FIBER
Tech Note Tech Notes: How to Eliminate Dust and Loose Fiber in Platen Diecutting - defines dust and loose fiber, describes how platen diecutting works, indentifies sources of dust and loose fiber and presents solutions to these problems. (57 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $45.00
Non-member Price:   $67.00
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TECH NOTES - HOW TO CREASE AND FOLD PAPERBOARD & FLUTED MATERIAL
Tech Note Tech Notes: How to Crease and Fold Paperboard & Fluted Material, to Eliminate Problems, Forever! - comprehensive manual covering all aspects of creasing and folding including traditional and reduced bead creasing, different techniques for fluted and paperboard and keys to optimal crease formation. (162 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $175.00
Non-member Price:   $199.00
Shipping & Handling:   $12.00

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TECH NOTES - THE ABC'S OF FAST DIECUTTING PRESS CHANGEOVER
Tech Note Tech Notes: The ABC's of Fast Diecutting Press Changeover - comprehensive step-by-step manual provides the framework for implementing fast, consistent and effective changeover in platen diecutting. Problem solving guide Illustrates key elements of platen diecutting and 25 key organization tools. (324 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $300.00
Non-member Price:   $375.00
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TECH NOTES - THE ABC’S OF SETTING, CONTROLLING & ADJUSTING FOLDING & OPENING FORCE
Tech Note Tech Notes: The ABC’s of Setting, Controlling & Adjusting Folding & Opening Force - a pictorial, step-by-step training program, which is designed to teach the specification and design of using the Compound Creasing Technique, in conjunction with the Reduced Bead Discipline, to set and control Folding Resistance and Opening or Springback Forces. (28 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $35.00
Non-member Price:   $52.00
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ABC’S OF DIEMAKING & DIECUTTING SERIES
Tech Note How to Optimize Productive Output and Process Improvement in Diecutting Converting - provides a detailed analysis for a highly innovative and productivity proven option for the layout of the press room, to maximize teamwork and training, to optimize performance and productivity; and to reduce manpower and operating costs. (10 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $6.50
Non-member Price:   $7.95
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ABC’S OF DIEMAKING & DIECUTTING SERIES
Tech Note Designing and Fabricating Press Calibration Mapping Tools - provides a detailed analysis for the key principles and most effective practices in designing and fabricating press mapping tools to be used in the press calibration discipline. A vital and important training guide. (8 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $300.00
Non-member Price:   $375.00
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ABC’S OF DIEMAKING & DIECUTTING SERIES - VOLUME I
Tech Note The ABC Diemaking & Diecutting Training Guide - Vol. 1 (12 Issues) - nearly 100 pages of helpful tips and tricks you can use every day. Includes such topics as: "How to Optimize Productive Output in Platen Diecutting;" "How to Optimize Scoring Performance;" "Curved Rule Grinding;" "Reinforcing a Miter Joint" and much more. (99 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $25.00
Non-member Price:   $32.50
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ABC’S OF DIEMAKING & DIECUTTING SERIES
Tech Note Key Practice, of Steel Rule Die Pressure Balancing - provides a detailed analysis for one of the most important, but poorly understood and ineffectively steel rule die pressure balancing technique. This is a critical but missing skill in diemaking and in diecutting. (8 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $6.50
Non-member Price:   $7.95
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TECH NOTES - THE ABC’S OF SPECIFYING AND DESIGNING INNOVATIVE REDUCED BEAD CREASING
Tech Note Tech Notes: The ABC’s of Specifying and Designing innovative Reduced Bead Creasing - detailed analysis for key principles and most effective practices in designing and applying innovative Reduced Bead Creasing, to generate optimal and consistent creasing and folding performance, every time. A vital and important guide. (21 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $15.00
Non-member Price:   $19.95
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ABC’S OF DIEMAKING & DIECUTTING SERIES
Tech Note Using an alternative Score-Fold rather than a Crease-Fold - provides a detailed analysis to significantly improving the technique of scoring in diecutting, and the substitution for a Score-Fold for a Crease-Fold. (6 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $6.50
Non-member Price:   $7.95
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TECH NOTES - THE ABC’S OF IMPLEMENTING FAST PRESS CHANGEOVER USING THE SMED DISCIPLINE
Tech Note Tech Notes: The ABC’s of Implementing Fast Press Changeover using the SMED Discipline - a pictorial, step-by-step training program, designed to form a plan-of-action to achieve and to sustain Fast Press Changeover, and Optimal Productive Output in Platen Diecutting. (54 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $45.00
Non-member Price:   $67.00
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TIPP - SOFT ANVIL ROTARY STRIPPING
Safety Guide Tech Tips: Soft Anvil Rotary Stripping Fundamentals - illustrates the fundamentals of removing scrap from product during the diecutting process. Explains how ejection material, rule bevel, scrapping knife placement and scrap size affect ejection. (10 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $20.00
Non-member Price:   $30.00
Shipping & Handling:   $4.00

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TIPP - CORRUGATED STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Safety Guide Tech Tips: Corruaged Structural Design Fundamentals - illustrates the fundamentals of structural design that can impact the performance of the diecutting equipment and quality of the finished product. (10 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $20.00
Non-member Price:   $30.00
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TIPP - SOFT ANVIL ROTARY ACCURACY
Safety Guide Tech Tips: Soft Anvil Rotary Accuracy Fundamentals - illustrates the variables in the rotary diecutting process that can affect the accuracy of the finished product and methods to better control these variables. (12 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $20.00
Non-member Price:   $30.00
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TIPP - CORRUGATED SUBSTRATE FUNDAMENTALS
Safety Guide Tech Tips: Corrugated Substrate Fundamentals - get higher quality, more consistent results by better understanding the characteristics of the substate you convert. (12 pages)

IADD Member Price:   $15.00
Non-member Price:   $22.50
Shipping & Handling:   $4.00

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DVD EDUCATIONAL SERIES
DVD Details For DVD program details, click image above.

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These DVDs are the perfect way for you or your employees to enrich their knowledge – at your pace, on your schedule. Taped on-site with participation by real diemakers and converters, these programs offer real-world, proven solutions to the kinds of problems you face every day.

Choose from ten different programs:
  1. Improved Corrugated Nicking Techniques (Rotary and Flat)
  2. Cutting and Creasing Plastics: A Panel Discussion
  3. Soft Anvil Rotary Rubbering Technology
  4. In-House Repairs
  5. How to Achieve Fast Press Changover on Any and All Presses
  6. How to Achieve Optimal High-Speed Blanking
  7. Emboss and DIecut in One Pass with Greater Quality Embossing at High Speeds
  8. Basics of Foil Stamping and Embossing Set-Up and Makeready
  9. Combination Foil Stamping and Embossing on Presentation Folders
  10. Set Bending Made Easy
IADD/FSEA Member Price: $50.00 Each $175.00 Any Four
Non-member Price: $70.00 Each $260.00 Any Four
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