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Long-Lasting Roll Dies

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Long-Lasting Roll Dies

Ideal for use in many types of marking machines, our roll dies combine the flexibility of customization with the long life and durable construction of steel.

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Product Personalization Guide

For small businesses, craftsmen, and artisans, direct part marking customization is an excellent way to differentiate their products.

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Custom Embossing Dies

Most often used in the sheet metal industry, custom embossing dies allow users to create permanent, raised marks.

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Puppy Food Packaging Gone to the Dogs

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Puppy Food Packaging Gone to the Dogs

Would your dog like to eat cake? Wouldn't every dog like a cake treat made just for them?? Kelly Costello thinks they would, so she started a company...

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Steel Stamping Dies For Stamping Metal Parts

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Steel Stamping Dies For Stamping Metal Parts

Stan-Den Tool in Van Buren, AR buys A2 Steel Stamping Dies from Durable Technologies that they use to stamp metal parts for large HVAC manufacturers...

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Direct Part Marking Custom Ship Drive Shafts with C&C Metals

C&C Metals, located in West Boylston, MA, had a problem. How would they direct part mark the end of a very expensive custom ship drive shaft and get...

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Replacement Type for Packaging Machinery

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Replacement Metal Type for Packaging Machinery

From cartoners to tube fillers to hot stamp date coders, high-quality replacement metal type for packaging and date code machinery creates crisp,...

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Quick Guide to Inkjet Coding Machines

Inkjet coders are the most versatile date coding machines available. Depending on your budget, specific marking requirements, and the volume of parts...

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Custom Shank Stamps for Pneumatic Impact Press

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Custom Shank Stamps for Pneumatic Impact Press

Ideal for high volume, repetitive indent marking applications, pneumatic impact presses utilize hand controls to operate the press which powerfully...

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Quick Guide to Thermal Transfer Printing onto Flexible Packaging

Typically used for printing dates, prices, lots, and bar codes on flexible packaging substrates, thermal transfer printers and ribbons are a...

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