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The Student Design Challenge honors flexible packaging solutions developed by students. The “challenge” for students is to develop a flexible package solution that addresses a packaging issue, such as consumer convenience or the protection of food.

By incorporating the new Touchguard over lacquer, Parkside said the innovative anti-bacterial design delivers a surface finish that inhibits the growth of bacteria.

The FLEXmark® floor art™ 6610TF is a 3.4 mil flexible white opaque vinyl that offers excellent printability via UV and water flexo, and comes with a removeable adhesive designed for durability, with removability up to 180 days following installation.

Ferrero has a revamped look with a new logo for its popular Crunch chocolate bar. The blue and red wrapper everyone knows and loves will still stand true”, but is now completed with a modernized look to visually depict its 100% real milk chocolate and crisped rice ingredients.

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.

Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco, is building PharmaPortal™, a vendor-neutral blockchain platform for use by pharmaceutical manufacturers and carriers. Built on IBM Blockchain Transparent Supply, PharmaPortal intends to address the industry’s needs to trace assets across many different supply chain participants and more.