The OEM’s new platemaking system builds on Kodak’s award-winning NX Advantage technology. Currently being previewed at drupa, it includes Advanced Digicap NX Patterning with Kodak’s patented Advanced Edge Definition technology that “dramatically improves ink transfer in the broadest range of print applications – and controls ink flow at the edge of objects, resulting in cleaner … Read more →
iFlex Labels, the newly trademarked trade name of Fantasia Printing (Saint-Laurent, Québec), is celebrating 40 years of business success with the acquisition of a Mark Andy Performance Series P5 press. The new 13-inch, 8-colour, P5 promises to deliver many more years of success for iFlex Labels, said Mark Andy. Founded in 1976 and headed by … Read more →
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and its recent 2016 Spring Conference held April 27-29 in Miami, Florida, provided packaging executives from the folding carton and related industries with both an image of business and society in the future, as well as the tools for shaping that future in their favour. Author and visionary Magnus Lindkvist … Read more →
The organizers of Labelexpo America will be hosting a dedicated Label & Package Printing Day for the Canadian print market on Tuesday, May 10 in Toronto. The free networking event will feature industry experts from Labelexpo and several of its industry partners. It will explore a range of topics related to this year’s Labelexpo Amercia show as … Read more →
Bell and Howell has unveiled its Raptor series labeling solution. The system’s high throughput and easy label roll changeover can reduce the number of labelers needed and increase the performance of a production line currently limited by traditional labelers. “High-volume distribution centers moving variable-sized packages and parcels often face a bottleneck at the label applicator,” … Read more →
The Landa Group will unveil its new Landa W10 Nanographic Printing Press for flexible packaging at drupa 2016. The metre-wide (41-inch), high-speed web press prints up to 8 colours at 200 metres per minute (656 feet per minute) on plastic packaging films, paper, carton board and aluminum foil. “Fourteen years of nanotechnology research has enabled … Read more →
FoldedColor Packaging (Corona, CA) is allowing designers, retailers and brand managers to test box sizes and styles before creating and ordering custom-printed folding cartons in a new marketing strategy. Unprinted, cut-to-spec prototypes are available for just $2 (USD) each including shipping for five samples. Users also have the option of ordering one or more custom-printed … Read more →
Creative Edge Software has announced the immediate availability of a major upgrade to IC3D, the world’s first real-time, all-in-one 3D packaging design software that lets users generate live 3D digital mock-ups on-the-fly. “In addition to our unique, easy 3D model creation, lighting, shadows, special effects, materials and in-store visualization, customers wanted a better way to … Read more →
The global packaging market’s use of software tools to enhance production of all printed packaging, taking into account all relevant software segments, exceeded $1 billion worldwide in 2015 – and that total is climbing steadily in all regions, according to InfoTrends. InfoTrends is the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the imaging, … Read more →
Over the last two years I’ve been working towards a Master’s degree at the University of Alberta. My final research project brings together my two favourite things: design and craft beer! So I’m sharing my preliminary findings from “A Case of Beer: A study to determine if the visual design elements of Ontario craft beer … Read more →