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Rasmussen also lists technology improvements that greatly reduce waste and increase productivity as improvements during the last 10 years. He cites better web tension control systems that allow optimal control of foiling materials as the impetus for waste reduction and increased productivity. “With computer-assisted manufacturing, more intricate designs can be created less expensively. Specialty embossing and foil stamping is more widely accessible now—not just the exclusive domain of the trade finishers,” he says.