By investing in a variety of offset and flexo printing platforms to support its growth in folding carton converting, Bell Inc. has become one of the ten largest independent folding carton manufacturers in the United States....
Features
Carded Graphics and Everett Graphics demonstrate that good color proofing, when combined with defined, measurable color management will enable a packaging printer to produce predictable, trustworthy, and repeatable results, while carving time, labor, and unnecessary cost from the production cycle....
Some UV units are designed to cure UV varnishes or inks under partially inerted conditions. These units may not be sufficient to properly run these silicones, although it may still be possible to produce suitable PSA labels and/or tapes by...
Joining a trade exchange offers printers the ability to subsidize both fixed and variable operational costs, attract and maintain cash business, and raise capital. Exchanges are seeing strong growth each year and new exchanges are being launched every day. Companies...
So, what will 2012 bring? I'm expecting American businesses to continue improving productivity so they can compete favorably on the world stage. At the same time, I'm hoping that there is, in fact, a trend of increasing employment that will...
Departments
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on AB Graphic International and UV supplier GEW, RotoMetrics and Avery Dennison, Toray Plastics (America) and its new Matte BOPP Film, acpo, Comexi, EFI, SGS International, and Hewlett-Packard....
News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including Menasha Packaging's Folding Carton Group, CCL Industries, Graphic Packaging, Luminer Converting Group and TAC Label Systems, American Packaging, Bellwyck Packaging Solutions and Ace Packaging....
Packaging equipment, software and service purchases by U.S. packaging printers, featuring installations by Marshall & Bruce Printing, OMNI Systems, Copac Inc. and Bell Inc....
Sustainability in package printing news, featuring items on Avery Dennison, FLEXcon and Colbert Packaging....
Digital printing and workflow implementations by package printers, including items on Primera Technology, GPA and Kodak....
Converting equipment news, purchases, and installations from CTC International, Montalvo Corp. and Proteus Packaging....
