AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is dedicated to supporting independent corrugated, folding carton, and rigid box converters and their suppliers.

In about five minutes, this podcast will give a weekly update on upcoming events and benefits for AICC members and packaging professionals.

In This episode:

• Packaging Industry Trends, Free Webinar, Aug. 10
• Workforce Sticky Situations- Prevention Before Investigation, Free Webinar, Sept. 26
• Todd's Question & AICC Experts
• All Upcoming Events

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This week, we look at a recent question to AICC technical advisor, Ralph Young.

Free webinars and meeting deadlines.

Last week.

I mentioned the free webinar packaging industry trends on August 10th.

This week, I want to let you know about another free webinar

coming up on September 26th, called workforce sticky situations

prevention before investigation.

This webinar will touch on two areas that are complex issues for HR professionals.

First abuse of FMLA, ADA and workers' compensation.

And second managing discrimination investigations.

The instructor is Christie Warbuck managing director workforce advisory.

At AICC members.

Standby ness.

You can register for both of these free webinars at AICC

box that org slash calendar.

I remember starting in September, the live webinars are free.

But recordings are only available with the all access pass.

Or with an individual purchase.

The L access pass gives everyone in your company.

Access to the 100 webinar recordings already on AICC now.

And recordings for all the webinars that are coming up this

coming year for one low price.

AACC annual meeting is coming up September 18th through 20th in Louisville, Kentucky.

Our final deadline for the early registration rate is August 25th.

That is your last chance to save on registration fees.

Also on August 25th is our hotel deadline.

We do expect the hotel to sell out.

So if you're going to join us in Louisville.

Be encouraged you to make your hotel reservation early.

You can learn more about the meeting@aiccbox.org slash meeting.

AICC technical advisors are here to answer all of your questions.

Recently todd ask ralph

Our company recently purchased an older dye cutter and no manuals

were supplied with the machine.

It's much like one of our other die cutters, but a few controls

and features are different.

In particular, the feeder has a feature.

We were told our skip feed and dual feed.

Do you know what they are and what they would be used for.

Ralph reached out to his friend, Dwayne trader of Schrader

studios for a little help.

And they replied.

Todd says older.

So I'll assume it's a gear-driven machine.

They have some limitations that many of the newer generation of

servo driven machines don't he also says he doesn't have manuals.

Let's quickly touch on that first.

For the safety of everyone, call the OEM and request a set

of manuals for the machine.

If the OEM is no longer in business.

Research and find out who might have bought the company and, or

the intellectual property rights.

Make sure you have your machine serial and model number in

hand when you make the call.

They go into a little more detail about the manuals and then they

move on to the feeder issue.

They explained that skip feed feeds one sheet for two rotations

of the print or die cylinder.

And dual feed feeds two sheets for each rotation of the print cylinder or Durham.

They then go on to discuss some of the challenges that might be face.

And what to watch out for.

You can read their full response to this question.

Others at now dot AICC box, the org under ask the experts.

If you have technical questions, reach out to our experts in corrugated, folding

carton, or safety and risk management.

You can find their contact information@aiccbox.org slash experts.