Expert's Opinion
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Asia | Europe | Substrates | Sustainability
Changing packaging and paper trends in Russia
A look at some of the changes taking place in the Russian print and packaging market.Albert Klinkhammer 07.24.18
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Flexible Packaging | Food Labels
Exploiting the flexible packaging shift
There’s a growing SKU count and huge variety in the shape, size and design of products.Erik Andriessen 07.06.18
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Beauty & Personal Care Labels | Sustainability
Luxury packaging that's green and sustainable
Beauty and personal care companies continue to push for recycling and are moving toward greener positioning.06.15.18
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Challenges and opportunities of bringing connectivity to label printing
Connectivity, IoT & Big Data need to be a starting point for any new development within your company.Tim Klappe, Managing Director Asia Pacific at MPS 05.17.18
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Beauty & Personal Care Labels | Food Labels | Prime Labels | Promotional Labels | Spirits Labels | Wine Labels
Sometimes what’s on the outside is what counts
In addition to sparking interest and pushing sales, packaging has a lasting impression by communicating a brand story.Jared Powell 05.15.18
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Asia | China | Ink and Coatings
Key photoinitiator shortage causing headaches for inks and coatings industry
A major production problem has ink manufacturers in a squeeze.David Savastano 05.10.18
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Introducing SATO's new CEO
"Our business domain is tagging objects with identifiers and delivering it to people and systems that need it most."Ryutaro Kotaki 04.02.18
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Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | Flexo Presses | Flexography
Hybrid: A natural next step in the evolution of flexo
The technology is going to grow, and it’s going to grow quickly.Dave McConnon 03.27.18
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Shifting retail landscape brings challenges, opportunities
Meyers CEO Micheal Lane discusses key trends influencing the way brand marketing and print companies do business.Micheal Lane 03.06.18
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Pressroom Supplies
Troubleshooting Corona
In the second of two guides to surface treatment, Vetaphone’s Frank Eisby outlines the value of correct installation.Frank Eisby 03.01.18
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Flexo Presses | Flexography
Find the added value of presettings in flexo printing
Due to printing automation, printing errors are eliminated, resulting in consistent high-quality output.Hans Poortinga, Printing Technology Expert, MPS 02.28.18
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Label Converting Equipment | Prepress | Prepress Equipment
The changing face of surface treatment
Vetaphone's CEO discusses the problems facing today’s narrow web converters and offers a simple guide to getting it right.Frank Eisby 02.15.18
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Beauty & Personal Care Labels | Medical Labels | Pharmaceutical Labels | Security Labels | Smart Labels
Anti-counterfeit packaging rules out product piracy
Sophisticated packaging design technologies enable customers to distinguish between real and counterfeit medicines.Alexander Baumgartner 02.01.18
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Flexography | North America
MPS and its path to success in North America
A necessary change to make bold growth in North America was implementing a fully-operational local service infrastructure.Kees Nijenhuis, Vice President of MPS Systems North America 01.29.18
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Europe | Finishing | Flexo Presses | Flexography | Label Converting Equipment | North America
Choosing the right supplier should be based on quality and reliability
It is not easy for a printer to pick one supplier among all the manufacturers of printing machinery.Marco Calcagni 01.26.18
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Digital Printing
The digital advantage to health & beauty labeling
Xeikon recommends dry toner and UV inkjet for this complex and competitive end-use market.Danny Mertens, Corporate Communications Manager, Xeikon 01.16.18
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Beauty & Personal Care Labels | Beverage Labels | Flexible Packaging | Folding Carton | Food Labels | Glue-Applied | Prepress | Prepress Equipment | Pressure Sensitive | Prime Labels | Shrink | Spirits Labels | Wine Labels
2018 print & packaging trends: bold colors, effect finishes
Using vibrant colors and finishes help packages stand out on the shelf, drawing the eye and influencing buying decisions.Ray Cheydleur 01.02.18
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Manufacturing in growth and transition
"Manufacturing in the US is doing extremely well and is enjoying record levels of production."Michael Hicks 12.21.17
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Flexography
The future of print is here
There is a growing use of fixed color palette printing adoption in our industry.Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager, Asahi Photoproducts 12.18.17
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Five Industry Trends to Watch in 2018
An executive recruiter for the label industry shares insight into the recruiting and employment trends to watch for.Dan Miller 11.28.17
