IADD NEWS
• Frank Wagner to Receive IADD Unsung Achievement Award
• IADDstore Open for Business
Frank Wagner to Receive IADD Unsung Achievement Award
The IADD is pleased to announce the second recipient of the Unsung Achievement Award is Frank Wagner of Wagner Die Supply. Frank helped develop the first seamless cutting punches that were sold commercially, he designed and developed what is now known as the Helmold Bendall bender, the Feed-Thru punch, and several production machines. Frank opened his own company and continued innovative developments, including a new style of Wagner Rule Bender which became the basis for other benders once the patent expired.
Frank will be honored posthumously at the IADD Annual Meeting Awards Dinner on October 2. The IADD Unsung Achievement Award recognizes leaders within our association who have gone unrewarded during their lifetimes for their significant contributions to the diemaking, diecutting and converting industry. The award is given to deceased individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement or recognition of the industry throughout their professional lives in service to the IADD or related organizations; been a frequent contributor or organizer for presentations, workshops, publications or related events; and openly shared valuable experience with other industry members. Although they are no longer with us, their contributions live on.
For more information on the dinner and the annual meeting,
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IADD Celebrates New Online Store with
Free Download Promotion
International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking, the definitive
resource for the diecutting converting industry, today announced the launch
of its new online store (
www.IADDstore.org)
where shoppers can access educational and technical resources including publications,
videos, training guides, and subscriptions to its monthly magazine, The Cutting
Edge.
To celebrate the launch, IADD is offering FREE download of its Recommended
Specifications & Standards publication which features specifications
and processes used in the diecutting and diemaking industry. This 320 page
read-only version includes general information, definitions, and articles
on rule, punches, counter plates, cutting plates, ejection material, dieboard,
automatic rule bending machines, rotary diecutting, plotters, lasers, and
more.
IADD members will receive a 25% discount off of most IADDstore products
simply by using a special code they receive via email each month.
“With the launch of the new online IADDstore, diecutters, diemakers,
and suppliers to the industry can quickly and easily find resources to help
them develop improved production methods, enhance their knowledge and skills,
encourage professional growth, and improve their profitability,” says
IADD CEO Cindy Crouse. “The store was developed with a focus on convenience
and accessibility for industry converters from a wide variety of sectors.”
The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking is a not-for-profit
international trade association serving diecutters, diemakers, and industry
suppliers worldwide. IADD provides conferences, educational and training
programs, networking opportunities, a monthly magazine, technical articles,
regional chapter meetings, publications and training manuals, recommended
specifications, videos and surveys. IADD also presents the Odyssey, a unique
trade show and innovative concept in technical training featuring a hands-on
Techshop™where training programs come alive in an actual working diemaking
and diecutting facility inside the exhibit area. Visit
www.iadd.org or
call 1-815-455-7519 for more information about the IADD.
