During an open house event at the MK Masterwork facility in Nové Město, Slovakia, Heidelberg and MK Masterwork unveiled the Diana Go folder/gluer, an entry-level option for printers and converters that can run a wide range of carton styles.
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TLMI Reveals Annual Eugene Singer Award Winners
During its annual Converter Meeting held March 10-13 in Asheville, N.C., TLMI revealed the four winners of this year’s Eugene Singer Award for Management Excellence. The award recognizes excellence in business management measured and defined by an esta…
The Paper Chase: Printers Struggle to Cope With a Tight Market for Printing Papers
In many cases, paper manufacturers have been closing mills, taking printing paper papermaking machines off-line or rededicating machines to produce more profitable substrates, such as paperboard and packaging grades.
PaperSpecsGallery.com Presents: Griffiths Brothers Gin Label
The award-winning Griffiths Brothers Gin actually tells you when it is cold enough to drink. Thanks to a thermochromic varnish, a section at the back of the label turns blue when reaching the optimum temperature. As the label warms up, that blue fades …
Digitally Printed Pouch Pinpoints Where Your Ingredients Were Grown
Though digital printing is still in its infancy in flexible packaging, this digitally printed pouch for Three Farmers roasted chickpeas provides a great example of how digital technology can enhance the consumer’s experience with the brand. Produced by…
Labels Unlimited Brings Digital on Board with Domino N610i
Labels Unlimited, a Nashville, Tenn.-based label printer and converters has implemented a Domino N610i inkjet press into its operation. The Domino is the company’s first digital press and has allowed it to expand into new markets.
Clemson’s Sonoco Institute to Host Expanded Gamut Seminar
Clemson University’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics is offering an Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) Seminar for industry professionals. The seminar will be held April 9-11 and will feature industry experts from Esko, All Printing Resources…
Carton Craft Receives Supplier of the Year Award From Independent Carton Group
The Independent Carton Group (ICG), an association of independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers, has announced that Carton Craft Supply is the recipient of its Supplier of the Year Award for 2018.
Turn Production Schedulers into Profit Optimizers
Traditional schedulers are falling behind as packaging enterprises see increasingly faster turnaround expectations and shorter runs – with more personalization. Learn how to turn schedulers into a new breed of optimizers who move your enterprise forwa…
FPA Meeting Highlights Industry’s Success and Tackles Challenges
The success and growth of the flexible packaging segment was a key theme throughout the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Annual Meeting, which was held March 6-8 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The meeting also covered key strategies in approaching some of …