Features

Digital printing

Remember the barcode battles?

24 February 2012

I was where I have most of my good ideas (in the shower) this morning when, out of nowhere, I remembered Barcode Battler, a rudimentary handheld...

Substrates & adhesives

Surreal cereal (packaging)

24 February 2012

London’s free morning newspaper Metro had an interesting piece on its p3 today about food brand Kellogg and its production of a one-off cereal for...

Brand owners & design

UV flexo for food packaging

21 February 2012

Federico d’Annunzio, managing director of Nuova Gidue Srl, assesses the advantages and challenges of UV flexo inks and in-line UV flexo presses and...

Finishing & embellishment

Rotary die cutting for the future

21 February 2012

Steve Lee, vice president of technology at RotoMetrics, and James Wellsbury, the rotary tooling specialist’s packaging business development director,...

Sustainability

The green dream

21 February 2012

What role do design agencies have to play in ensuring the environmental credentials of packaging? David Pittman speaks to Dane Whitehurst, creative...

Driving efficiency by reducing waste

15 February 2012

How to improve the production speed of your CI flexo press was the problem facing long-time industry professional, Harvey Ball, when he took over the...

Package print processes – Which is the right one to choose?

15 February 2012

Agusti Combis, marketing director of the Comexi Group, looks at the differing requirements and relative merits of print processes, and assesses the...

Interactive technology

New security features in printed packaging

14 February 2012

Thaddeus Bowen, senior managing consultant, Kodak Services for Business, looks at the challenges brand owners face from counterfeiting and product...

Digital printing

Use QR codes correctly

13 February 2012

ComQi, a provider of digital signage and display technology, recently launched five new place-based mobile applications interacting with digital...

Investment for growth

03 February 2012

Packaging producers of all shapes and sizes need to keep up to speed with the advances in equipment development. The need for a focused program to...

Substrates & adhesives

Understanding barrier films for flexible packaging

03 February 2012

Tarquin Crouch and Rob Carter of Alliance Packaging help to guide narrow web converters in ensuring the films they purchase meet the requirements of...

Substrates & adhesives

Drupa is back

02 February 2012

Drupa returns later this year and will once again take over 19 halls at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany for two weeks. David Pittman speaks to show director...