Coding/Marking/Printing Topic | Packaging Strategies

Colbert Packaging Helps Employ and Mentor Youth

August 27, 2020

Over seven years ago, 19-year old Kyle Kamerer Jr. was in transition and sleeping in his car. Times were tough, and he needed work. Recognizing his potential, Tim Price and the Colbert Team offered Kamerer a chance with a job performing general manufacturing labor.

Lloyd Kent Appointed Sr. Sales Manager, Corrugated, Digital Printing NA at Domino

August 17, 2020

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Lloyd brings to Domino over 30 years of experience, with a career including roles as sales development manager, national & regional sales manager and regional market director.

Brand Packaging: Color Test

Can Your Brand Pass the “First Moment of Truth” Test?

How color quality plays a significant role in consumer preference.

Cindy Cooperman

August 10, 2020

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The “first moment of truth” is that 2 to 7 seconds it takes a consumer to make a decision about a product color. It is a significant factor in “first moment of truth” when you considered the reach it has to engage and communicate to consumers.

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5 Ways Flexo Printers Can Help Support Sustainability

Flexo printers have valuable opportunities to help brands meet sustainability initiatives.

Rodney Pennings

August 10, 2020

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The packaging industry, like much of the world around us, is making strides to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The flexographic printing market is not exempt from these trends, and as printers begin to feel pressure from customers to become more sustainable, it is important to consider how and where to implement these changes.

Digital Color Sheetfed LED UV InkJet Production Press for Industrial Print

July 15, 2020

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. presents the AccurioJet KM-1e digital color B2+ sheetfed LED UV inkjet production press, continuing its accelerated growth path within the industrial print market. Inheriting excellence from the AccurioJet KM-1, the AccurioJet KM-1e embodies infinite business expansion possibilities, from current business fields to more profitable businesses.

2.25 mil lamination with moisture and oxygen barrier properties

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Companies Partner to Donate Hand Sanitizer Packets

HR Pharmaceuticals moves from ultrasound gel to packaging single-pack hand sanitizer, with help from C-P Flexible Packaging.

Kristin Joker

June 12, 2020

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The hand sanitizer pack has a 2.25 mil lamination with moisture and oxygen barrier properties designed to seal through contamination.

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Canadian Printer Creates Lunchboxes for COVID-19 Frontline Workers

Kristen Kazarian

June 11, 2020

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I chatted with Ellis to find out about a new project the team has been working on for Canadians Care, providing lunchboxes for lunches to COVID-19 healthcare workers in Canada.

Premier Press used Komori’s Impremia IS29 press

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Innovations in Package Printing Automation

Newer technologies enable integration between press and post-press solutions to automate the entire package manufacturing process.

Doug Schardt

June 9, 2020

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The discriminating eye and mechanical knowledge of a seasoned press operator have been indispensable for achieving maximum press performance. However, over the last 20 years or so, the printing industry has seen declining numbers of experienced press operators as they age and retire with too few replacements for them.

Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation Acquire Digital Inks Business

June 5, 2020

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Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to the production of inks.

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The Importance of Flexible Packaging

Three key insights cement why flexible packaging is, and will remain, a premium packaging solution.

Jay Funderburk

May 11, 2020

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As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. In the packaging world, flexible packaging is considered by many to be the optimal way for a company to put its best foot forward.