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St. CLOUD—Sentinel Printing celebrated its 150th anniversary with an open house that drew more than 250 guests. Three area authors were on hand to sign books that were produced on-site. The sheetfed and non-heatset web printing operation specializes in book manufacturing services.

ST. Paul—Larkin Industries recently installed a Kawahara TXR Series automatic blank separator. Distributed by Brandtjen and Kluge, Larkin purchased the TXR-1100 model that automatically blanks diecut sheets, accommodating 32x43˝ sheet sizes. In business since 1976, Larkin added the TXR-1100 to its existing range of finishing equipment, which includes five Kluge EHD Series presses and two Kluge WFE Web Flow presses.