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Substrates & adhesives

Themed printed packaging; winter wonderland – part 1

01 October 2012

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Christmas products are already appearing on the shelves of UK stores, more than three months in advance of...

Substrates & adhesives

Short-run printed packaging; spooky special – part 1

24 September 2012

With the summer over and autumn officially arriving in the UK, both according to the calendar and the wet weather, my wife and I were looking...

Substrates & adhesives

A supermarket odyssey; Pride of Britain Packaging Awards

24 September 2012

I started this blog as a way to visualize the way printed packaging would evolve in the UK over the course of summer 2012, a period that included...

Substrates & adhesives

Short-run printed packaging; a supermarket odyssey – part 14

24 September 2012

I’d said to myself that now autumn has arrived in the UK, and I’d been able to report back on the packaging I’d seen while traveling to the US, that...

Substrates & adhesives

Short-run printed packaging; a supermarket odyssey – airport special

18 September 2012

On my way to Chicago for last week’s Labelexpo Americas event, I passed through World Duty Free at Heathrow.   As the main hub for foreign...

Dedicated to carton press engineering

09 September 2012

Canadian Primoflex Systems (CPS) mid-web flexographic presses are designed and engineered for high-end folding carton production, writes Danielle...

Brand owners & design

Your short-run packaging friend

09 September 2012

Island Pro Digital president Kurt Kubik talks to David Pittman about the company and its role in supporting the market for short-run packaging.

Brand owners & design

Land of opportunity

09 September 2012

The North American market is on an upward curve, so converters operating in the region tell David Pittman.

Colbert Packaging chooses CPS folding carton press

08 September 2012

Colbert Packaging selects CPS press to increase folding carton production capacity and improve turn around times as the market shifts, writes Danielle...

Package printing makes its presence felt at Labelexpo Americas

07 September 2012

Package printing will have a strong presence at Labelexpo Americas, taking place in Chicago on September 11-13. David Pittman reports

Labelexpo Americas 2012: Package printing exhibitors

07 September 2012

A large number of exhibitors at Labelexpo Americas 2012 will be demonstrating technologies suited for package printing applications. Here, we detail...

Brand owners & design

Shaping South and Central America

30 August 2012

James Quirk speaks to leading industry analysts about growth and end-user trends in South and Central America’s flexible packaging and folding carton