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Roll-Kraft Participates in “Let the Sparks Fly” RoboBots Contest

MENTOR, OH - May, 2012
Roll-Kraft and a team of students from Kirtland High School recently participated in this year’s RoboBot competition at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. The event was sponsored by Alliance for Working Together (AWT – http://www.thinkmfg.com), a consortium working with the Auburn Career Center and local companies to promote careers in manufacturing.
The RoboBot competition has become an annual event. This year, 24 teams of students were matched with local manufacturing companies. Over a period of months, the students visited the companies each week. They designed, engineered, manufactured, and tested their robots, participating in every step of the process, guided by the expertise of the sponsoring company. The final culmination on April 28th as all of the teams came together to test their skills as they battled to be the last surviving robot. This year, Roll-Kraft and the students from Kirtland High School fought the opposition and won 3rd place in the final event.
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Roll-Kraft holds a prominent position in designing and manufacturing roll tooling for the tube and pipe and roll forming industry. The company is very focused on promoting careers in manufacturing and is involved in many events throughout the year with this goal. It is a top priority. Manufacturing is an important option for students to consider. It brings stability to the community and provides a road to a successful future for many.
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft Promotes Careers in Manufacturing to the Next Generation

Mentor, OH., April, 2012 - Roll-Kraft recently hosted its latest student-focused educational event to promote manufacturing careers within the local community.

The company opened its doors and offered high school students the opportunity to tour the Roll-Kraft facility and learn first-hand about the manufacturing environment. Nearly sixty students were involved in tours over a two-day period. The students were escorted through the offices and factory by Roll-Kraft personnel, who described and demonstrated the various steps involved in manufacturing, from computer design, to full production, and finally to seeing a completed product come off the machine. For most of the students, this was their first exposure to the modern manufacturing process, and they found their visit to Roll-Kraft to be a very beneficial learning experience.
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Roll-Kraft is a member of AWT (Alliance for Working Together) and worked with the group to coordinate this event. AWT promotes careers in manufacturing to students, and the group is very active in Northeast Ohio in educating students and correcting any old, outdated misconceptions related to jobs in manufacturing. AWT promotes the fact that today’s manufacturing process is high-tech, and factories are clean and much better environments than in previous generations. These jobs provide high pay for skilled work and are clearly a viable path for success for the next generation.

The company plans to continue its relationships with several local schools and college groups to engage the youth in events that will encourage them to be excited about becoming involved in manufacturing as a future career choice.

Visit Roll-Kraft’s website to learn more about these efforts to promote careers in manufacturing, as well as to learn about current opportunities at Roll-Kraft.

Roll-Kraft is a leading producer of tooling for the tube & pipe and roll form industries. Its headquarters is in Mentor, Ohio, and it maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The main phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. The company’s web site is www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft Upgrades Software to Aid Tube & Pipe and Roll Form Tooling Design

MENTOR, OH., February, 2012

Roll-Kraft designs and produces roll tooling for the tube & pipe and roll forming industry. The company has recently completed an upgrade to its tube & pipe and roll form tooling design software. This improvement will allow engineers to optimize the new applications to now include the design of the bearingless floating flange. It will cut engineering time almost in half when designing these products. Each individual piece will be drawn and the program will produce an assembly drawing. This will not only ease the process of engineering, but also standardize the processes of the machine programmers and production workers as well.

As many companies want shorter lead times for their tooling orders, Roll-Kraft continues to look for ways to improve every facet of the manufacturing operation and devotes considerable effort, time, and resources to be the supplier who can meet short lead-time requests. On-going day-by-day and month-by-month improvements allow Roll-Kraft to maintain its position as a leader in providing roll tooling to the tube and pipe and roll forming industries.

Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft Continues Student Education Activities at Local College

Roll-Kraft, a leading producer of tube and pipe tooling and roll form tooling, has an on-going relationship with various educational facilities to help promote technical career options. The latest event was held at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH.

The occasion featured Mr. Ken Platt, a CNC Operator/Programmer at Roll-Kraft, who presented information to a class of students in the College Tech Prep program. These junior and senior high school students are getting a head start on a technical career. Mr. Platt, who participated in this College Tech Prep program several years ago, discussed with the students the opportunities available in the manufacturing field and explained how industry has changed over the years, with cleaner surroundings and electronic technology to do the heavy work.

Mr. Platt used an exhibit of Roll-Kraft’s roll tooling to demonstrate the process of rolling coiled steel into a finalized product and also showed videos of Roll-Kraft’s factory. Roll-Kraft’s rolls are used to produce a multitude of products for the entire world, including such items as pipe for oil wells, guardrails, doors, round, square, and rectangular furniture and lighting products, and automotive and building products.

Roll-Kraft plans to continue to encourage students to pursue a manufacturing career by conducting similar classes on a regular basis.

To learn more about tube and pipe and roll forming career opportunities at Roll-Kraft, visit Roll-Kraft Employment Opportunities on the Roll-Kraft website.

Fabtech Canada 2012 to Include Presentation by Roll-Kraft Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering

Roll-Kraft’s Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering, Robert A. Sladky will be presenting, “Tube and Pipe Mill Set Up” on Wednesday, March 21st. from 10:15AM—11:15AM at Fabtech’s first conference in Canada - Fabtech Canada 2012. The conference will be held March 20-22, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
This presentation is tailored to address and strengthen the “weak links” in the mill operations in regard to proper tube and pipe mill set up. Problems and Solutions will be outlined throughout the presentation in the major sections of forming, welding and sizing sections.
Managers, engineers, mill operators, and maintenance personnel will all benefit from this presentation. It specifically addresses the importance of properly setting up each and every pass on the mill per the design of the tooling,
The entire focus of this presentation is to establish a “standard” for everyone to follow. Establishing these “standards and procedures” will help identify problems and implement corrective measures that will build morale, improve product quality, reduce scrap, increase the life of the tooling, and produce greater profits.
For more information on this event, and registration, go to www.fabtechcanada.com.
In House Tube and Pipe Mill Seminars
In addition to conducting presentations at technical conferences such as Fabtech and hosting its own regional seminars, Roll-Kraft provides in-house tube and pipe seminars and roll forming seminars at customers’ locations. This is often the best way to train the whole staff at once, in-house. Schedules and details can be obtained by contacting Roll-Kraft.
About Roll-Kraft
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

New Trend in Tube & Pipe and Roll Forming Seminars: Plant Consolidation

MENTOR, OH - December 2011
Roll-Kraft, a leading producer of tooling for the tube & pipe and roll forming industries conducts numerous tube and pipe training seminars and roll forming training seminars throughout the country. Recently, it has seen a new trend emerge as companies look to decrease training costs and improve efficiencies.
According to Robert Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering, and Bret Molnar, Senior Technical Advisor for Roll-Kraft, “We are seeing a new trend in conducting seminars. More firms with multiple plants are consolidating their training programs and combining the attendees from multiple plants for their in-house seminars.”
This not only expedites the training of entire teams of personnel, but saves the costs involved in having individual seminars for each plant. It is by far the most efficient plan for these companies.
Such was the case recently for two of Roll-Kraft’s major tube & pipe customers in the East, and in the South. Each customer has multiple plants running smaller mechanical tube mills, as well as larger pipe mills. Management from each location got together and scheduled back-to-back weeks of programs at key locations, which allowed them to split up the attendees from their various plants and still keep production running on their mills.
This consolidation process has proven to be very successful, and future programs are planned for 2012.
Other firms without multiple locations simply schedule the mills to be down for a single day for their in-house training. One plant manager stated, “In the past we always made the excuse that we couldn’t shut down the mills to conduct training and kept putting it off. The fact of the matter is, we can’t afford not to. It is just a matter of scheduling and pre-planning. We are very glad we took the time for this training.”
The key areas covered in the programs are mill integrity, alignment, tooling design, setup, tooling maintenance, and developing a standard for all to follow.
Attendees are invited to comment on the training session. Recent comments include:
—“It brought more knowledge to me and will help me to be a more cautious operator. It also answered questions that I had and doubts as well!!”
—“This training will be useful to evaluate failures on products run, by looking at the setups and also the tooling. It will help me train mill operators.”
—“This will help me significantly due to being a new operator. It was very helpful because it covered and broke down all the aspects of the mill.”
—“It defines procedures that should be followed to be effective, but up until now, haven’t been.”
—“I feel the instruction was very helpful to our operation here because there are a lot of things that we are doing wrong. Thanks. Very good class.”
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at https://www.roll-kraft.com/. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft’s Fabtech 2011 Tube and Pipe Presentation More Than Doubles Previous Attendance

Mentor, OH - November, 2011 - Roll-Kraft’s Robert A. Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering and Bret Molnar, Senior Technical Advisor presented, “Tube and Pipe Mill Setup, Tooling Design Evaluation, and Problems and Solutions”, at Fabtech’s Technical Conferences recently held in Chicago.
This year’s attendance was more than double the previous years of the conferences. The Technical Conferences are held in conjunction with the annual Fabtech Trade Shows and offer concise, focused learning opportunities for attendees.
The audience for Roll-Kraft’s technical tube and pipe presentation was made up of those with a wide variety of experience in the tube and pipe industry. It was comprised of management, engineering, maintenance, and operators, as well as some attendees who were new to the industry.
According to Sladky, audience participation and questions during and after the presentation were a vital part of the session and allowed for further discussion with the group.
In addition to conducting presentations at technical conferences such as Fabtech and hosting its own regional seminars, Roll-Kraft provides in-house tube and pipe seminars and roll forming seminars at customers’ locations. This is often the best way to train the whole staff at once, in-house. Schedules and details can be obtained by contacting the company.
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Nebraska Regional Seminar Exceeds Attendees Expectations

Requested by 75% of Roll-Kraft’s Nebraska customer base, Roll-Kraft organized and conducted a regional seminar on October 27th in Waverly, Nebraska.
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In addition to customers from Nebraska, many others from surrounding states also attended the program.
The program was presented Robert A. Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering.
Below is a sampling of some of the comments from the course attendees:

Five months into my job here, it was a great amount of pertinent data. I also think it’s a great refresher training for more experienced operators.
It gave me a better understanding of operation and maintenance.
Very thorough and informative. Would be beneficial for all mill employees, not just operators.
I realized the importance of standards for setup and operation. Maintaining tooling is vital.
Being new to welding, this technical information has jump-started my education in this field and gave me several ideas of projects to implement to improve this department. I now have a better understanding of this information and am confident in the reasoning behind the science.

Roll-Kraft In-Your-Plant Training Sessions
Roll-Kraft also conducts on-site training sessions at customer facilities, on their own equipment. Visit Roll-Kraft’s website for more information on tube and pipe training and roll forming training.

Roll-Kraft Upgrades Software

MENTOR, OH - October, 2011
Roll-Kraft has recently upgraded its tube and pipe design and roll forming design software used in engineering custom-made tube and pipe tooling and roll forming tooling. This upgrade will now allow the software to design the bearingless floating flange within the program. The improvement will immediately reduce engineering time by close to 50%. The program will draw up each piece of the bearingless floating flange and produce an assembly drawing. The result will be shorter manufacturing times for the programmers and standardization of the various processes.
Roll-Kraft is continually dedicated to making improvements and upgrades to provide the highest quality tooling to the tube & pipe and roll forming industries. As a leader in the field, Roll-Kraft takes pride in setting high standards for its products and the ability to provide the customer with exactly what they need, both in tooling and in service.
About Roll-Kraft
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit the on-line form and Roll-Kraft will contact you.

Roll-Kraft Staffer Named to Fabricators & Manufacturers Association’s Young Professional Council

MENTOR, OH - October, 2011
Roll-Kraft is pleased to announce that Patrick J. Hopkins has been selected to be a part of the Young Professional Council. This is a group sponsored by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA). Their mission is to identify, create, and establish mentoring and networking opportunities to reach potential entrepreneurs, business owners, and those interested in a manufacturing career.
The group provides speakers for manufacturing conferences, local schools, and various other opportunities, to enumerate the advantages and benefits of being involved in the manufacturing community. Often, the group works directly with school guidance counselors to answer questions and challenge America’s youth to investigate the field of manufacturing. Their effort is to dispel the old stereotypes of dirty and dangerous factory workplaces, and expose them to the updated, modern factory floor, with automated systems, and clean working conditions. There are many advantages in pursuing a career in manufacturing these days.
Roll-Kraft is a leading producer of tube and pipe tooling and roll forming tooling. With 48 years of manufacturing experience, Roll-Kraft is very dedicated to the efforts of this council.
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and business hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft Ltd. Adds to Sales Team

MENTOR, OH - October, 2011
Roll-Kraft, a leading producer of tube and pipe tooling and roll forming tooling, is pleased to announce the addition of Juergen Hack to the staff at Roll-Kraft Ltd. in Ontario, Canada as an Account Manager. Mr. Hack comes to Roll-Kraft from ECO Solutions FT, Inc. His experience there was as Technical Business Development Manager, opening up markets across Canada and in the U.S. through direct sales and agent and distribution networks.
His various previous experience included Business Development Manager at Valiant Machine, Vice President of Operations and Energy Services at Everlite Energy, and Global Business Technical Development Manager at Stak Industries. In each case, his efforts led to the sales targets being exceeded by 24-33%. He brings with him substantial experience with international accounts, setting up proper service channels, and leading and training sales teams.
Roll-Kraft Ltd. is wholly owned by Roll-Kraft in Mentor, Ohio. There is also an additional facility in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will contact you.

Roll-Kraft to Host Live Tube and Pipe Seminar in Nebraska

MENTOR, OH - October, 2011
Due to popular request, Roll-Kraft is proud to announce another one-day Tube and Pipe Mill Seminar. The seminar will be held at the Waverly Community Center in Waverly, NE. This one-day seminar will be conducted on Thursday, October 27, 2011. The seminar starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 4:00 PM.
Speaker Overview
Robert A. Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering will present the program. Robert was the recipient of the 2003 TPA Industry Education Activities Award in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of tube and form production.
Who Should Attend?
It is recommended that a wide variety of personnel attend the program. Mill operators, maintenance, supervisors, engineers, tool room personnel, and management will all benefit from the program by learning new skills to help them reach their mutual goals and produce a better quality product in less time.
Agenda

Mill Integrity and Alignment
Setup, Breakdown, Fin, Welding and Sizing Section
Tooling Maintenance Programs

Roll-Kraft In-Your-Plant Training Sessions
Roll-Kraft conducts on-site training sessions on your equipment. Visit Roll-Kraft’s website for more information on tube and pipe training and roll forming training.
About Roll-Kraft
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at https://www.roll-kraft.com/. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft’s Regional Tube and Pipe and Roll Forming Seminars Exceed Expectations

MENTOR, OH - August, 2011 - Attendees from all across the US and Canada gathered in Mentor, Ohio to learn from Roll-Kraft’s internationally recognized tube and pipe and roll forming instructors during day-long tube and pipe and roll forming training sessions.
Robert A. Sladky, Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering at Roll-Kraft, led the sessions, along with Technical Sales Engineer, Bret Molnar; Vice President of Operations, Chuck Summerhill; and Director of Product Applications, Dave Rostocil.
The speakers covered the important areas of mill integrity, alignment, tooling design, proper setup, and trouble shooting. A bonus presentation each day on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was included in the sessions. The PowerPoint presentations, combined with “follow along” seminar guide books, and hands-on displays, resulted in one of the most comprehensive training programs to date.
“The audience participation was exceptionally interactive throughout both programs,” Sladky commented. “Additionally, many new companies that are looking to enter into the tube and pipe and roll form industries were also present. This entry-level interest, along with the high numbers of attendees from established companies is good news for the industry.
The mix of participants in attendance included personnel from management, engineering, and maintenance, as well as operators and their helpers.
Each day was concluded with a tour of Roll-Kraft’s state-of-the-art facility in Mentor, OH.
Roll-Kraft In-Your-Plant Training Sessions
Roll-Kraft also conducts on-site training sessions at customer facilities, on their own equipment. Visit Roll-Kraft’s website for more information on tube and pipe training and roll forming training.
About Roll-Kraft
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft’s Robert Sladky and Bret Molnar to Present at Fabtech 2011

MENTOR, OH - July, 2011 - Roll-Kraft’s world-renowned instructors, Robert A. Sladky and Bret Molnar will be a part of Fabtech 2011’s technical presentations at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL on November 14.
Mr. Sladky and Mr. Molnar have over 65 years of combined experience in the Tube and Pipe Industry. They will be sharing their knowledge and expertise in a presentation entitled: “Tube and Pipe Mill Set-up, Tooling Design Evaluation, Problems and Solutions” on November 14 from 8 AM-10 AM. Mr. Sladky has been appointed a session leader for the conference.
Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity for a question and answer session.
Click here to visit Fabtech’s homepage for registration and information regarding the conference.
Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

Roll-Kraft Adds Machinery to Tube and Pipe and Roll Form Tooling Production Line

MENTOR, OH, July, 2011

Roll-Kraft is pleased to announce the addition of several CNC machines to the headquarters factory in Mentor, OH, and the location in Woodbridge, ON. The new machines will increase capacity, allow for more precise work, and improve deliveries. Roll-Kraft is a manufacturer of tube and pipe tooling and roll form tooling. The company is known worldwide for its expertise in the custom design and manufacturing of tooling with the goal of allowing its customers to run good product as quickly as possible, often right out of the box.

The Roll-Kraft companies have grown steadily since the opening of the original factory in 1963. The Canadian location has now added a second shift to its daily schedule in order to meet the demands for Roll-Kraft tube and pipe and roll forming products and services.

In addition to manufacturing tooling, Roll-Kraft offers seminars and training programs for companies, regionally and on-site. The next live regional seminar will be July 27-28 in Mentor, OH. Information and tickets are still available at the links for the tube & pipe seminar and for the roll forming seminar.

Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Frankfort, Illinois (Roll-Kraft Northern), and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). The company phone number is (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, and the fax number is (440) 205-3110. Please also visit the web site at https://www.roll-kraft.com/. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features Dr. Resolve. Simply complete and submit an on-line form and Roll-Kraft will respond.

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