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Love emphasizes that Palmas' operations are best suited for "large-volume, long-term opportunities that could become the next or additional focus for the business." And for a printer accustomed to regular reinvention, those opportunities could be in areas far afield of cigars or flexible packaging. According to Love, one "notable additional focus" that is on the horizon for Palmas is RFID tags, labels, and security print, because it is an active application area for parent company George Schmitt, particularly in the airline and pharmaceutical segments. "In support we have upgraded our facilities, procedures, and equipment to complement [George Schmitt] and qualify as a backup," Love explains. "This means that a full range of RFID placement and inspection equipment resides in our plant and is available to us for any new business we might attract on our own."