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October/November 2025

  • Association for In-Mold Processes Honors Charter Members, Looks to the Future

    Association for In-Mold Processes Honors Charter Members, Looks to the Future

  • Figure 1

    Developing Engineering Skills for Decorating Launch and Production

  • Diversified Printing Techniques’KSD 165 Servo Pad Printer

    Diversified Printing Techniques’KSD 165 Servo Pad Printer

  • IMDA Association New: October/November 2025

    IMDA Association New: October/November 2025

  • FOBA F.0100-ir ultrashort pulse laser for Black Marking.

    Inside the World of Safe Medical Device Laser Marking

  • Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating and Labeling

    Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating and Labeling

  • Ren-Flex Beats the Summer Heat with IML-Decorated Cooler Boxes

    Ren-Flex Beats the Summer Heat with IML-Decorated Cooler Boxes

  • Safety Strategies in an Uncertain Economy

    Safety Strategies in an Uncertain Economy

  • Inkcups digital inkjet technology allows each product to have a different graphic, providing flexibility and cost savings.

    Selling the Value of Decorating Techniques: Direct to Object and IML/IMD

  • The State of Plastics Manufacturing: Challenges, Shifts and Opportunities Ahead

    The State of Plastics Manufacturing: Challenges, Shifts and Opportunities Ahead

july/august 2025

  • Ink Selection

    Best Practices for Printing Rigid and Foam-Based Packaging with Dry Offset Printing

  • The limited edition Airless Gen1 Basketball from Wilson Sporting Goods.

    Bridging the Gap: Unlocking the Next Era of Production with Additive Manufacturing

  • Digital Inkjet Integration: The Importance of Ink Selection

    Digital Inkjet Integration: The Importance of Ink Selection

  • Krevera’s AI Vision System for Plastic Injection Molding and IML

    Krevera’s AI Vision System for Plastic Injection Molding and IML

  • PRINTING United Expo Draws Industry Professionals to Orlando, Florida

    PRINTING United Expo Draws Industry Professionals to Orlando, Florida

  • Azon digital ink.

    Product Highlight: Printing Inks

  • Cost of unreliability

    Reliability in Decorated Plastic

  • The Nine Core Traits of High-Performing Companies

    The Nine Core Traits of High-Performing Companies

April/may 2025

  • Automation for In-Mold Labeling and Secondary Processes in Plastics Decorating

    Automation for In-Mold Labeling and Secondary Processes in Plastics Decorating

  • A US25 hot stamp machine is set-up and fixtured to apply Polyfuze onto 6” X 6” HDPE plaques. The Polyfuze graphics are visible on a roll of clear film.

    Direct-to-Object Polymer-Fused Labels and Heat Transfers

  • Elevate the 401(k):Turning an Ordinary Plan into an Extraordinary Retirement Strategy

    Elevate the 401(k):Turning an Ordinary Plan into an Extraordinary Retirement Strategy

  • Hot Stamping/Heat Transfer

    Hot Stamping/Heat Transfer

  • IMDA Association (April/May 2025)

    IMDA Association (April/May 2025)

  • Kammann K4 DP for Digital Printing from Koenig & Bauer

    Kammann K4 DP for Digital Printing from Koenig & Bauer

  • Maximizing Pad Printing Ink Transfer Efficiency

    Maximizing Pad Printing Ink Transfer Efficiency

  • Robots in the Manufacturing Space: 10 Tried-and-True or New-and-Noteworthy Automatons

    Robots in the Manufacturing Space: 10 Tried-and-True or New-and-Noteworthy Automatons

  • The Five-Step Plan to Selecting the Best Automated Ultrasonic Welding Solution

    The Five-Step Plan to Selecting the Best Automated Ultrasonic Welding Solution

  • The Future of Plastic Packaging Decoration

    The Future of Plastic Packaging Decoration

January/February 2025

  • Atmospheric Plasmas

    Choosing the Best Surface Treatment Technology: Plasma vs. Flame

  • Churchill Container Butters Up Movie-Goers with Mean Girls Popcorn Bucket

    Churchill Container Butters Up Movie-Goers with Mean Girls Popcorn Bucket

  • Colors in Decorated Plastics – Pigments  and Dyes

    Colors in Decorated Plastics – Pigments and Dyes

  • Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing Equipment

    Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing Equipment

  • How to Set  Up a Design of Experiments

    How to Set Up a Design of Experiments

  • IMDA Association News: January/February 2025

    IMDA Association News: January/February 2025

  • Q&A: Selecting the Right Pad Printing Pad

    Q&A: Selecting the Right Pad Printing Pad

  • Recyclability Beyond the Numbers: The Impact of Labels on Plastic Packaging

    Recyclability Beyond the Numbers: The Impact of Labels on Plastic Packaging

  • The Burnout Battle: Why Leaders Must Lead the Charge

    The Burnout Battle: Why Leaders Must Lead the Charge

October/November 2024

  • IMDA Association News: October/November 2024

    IMDA Association News: October/November 2024

  • Medical Products and Pad Printing – A Great Combo

    Medical Products and Pad Printing – A Great Combo

  • Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating/Labeling

    Process Highlight: In-Mold Decorating/Labeling

  • Figure 1: Examples of field failure defects.

    When Disaster Strikes – How to Respond to Field Failures in Plastic Decorating

July/August 2024

  • Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Decoration

    Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Decoration

  • Digital Decorating Personalizes Promotional Drinkware, Boosts Sales

    Digital Decorating Personalizes Promotional Drinkware, Boosts Sales

  • H+M USA Offers Quality Dies and Tooling

    H+M USA Offers Quality Dies and Tooling

  • IMDA News: 2024 July/August

    IMDA News: 2024 July/August

  • IMDA Releases New White Paper on In-Mold Label (IML) Recyclability

    IMDA Releases New White Paper on In-Mold Label (IML) Recyclability

  • Industry: 2024 July/August

    Industry: 2024 July/August

  • Insights into the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Climate-Related Disclosures Rule: Part 1

    Insights into the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Climate-Related Disclosures Rule: Part 1

  • Maintaining Peak Operating Efficiency for Ultrasonic Welding Equipment

    Maintaining Peak Operating Efficiency for Ultrasonic Welding Equipment

  • PRINTING United Expo Entices Industry to Las Vegas

    PRINTING United Expo Entices Industry to Las Vegas

  • plastics decorating and assembly solutions

    Viewpoint: Print is Not a Thing of the Past

  • VistaTek and MCC Label Partner in Industrial-Compostable Garden Pot

    VistaTek and MCC Label Partner in Industrial-Compostable Garden Pot

April/May 2024

  • Association News: April/May 2024

    Association News: April/May 2024

  • Backlighting Decorated Plastics

    Backlighting Decorated Plastics

  • CDigital’s Digital Heat Transfers

    CDigital’s Digital Heat Transfers

  • Quartz IR array with custom shielding in use for a filter welding application. Photo provided by Forward Technology.

    Choosing Between Hot Plate and Infrared Welding of Thermoplastics

  • Durable Decorating Trends in Automotive and Appliances

    Durable Decorating Trends in Automotive and Appliances

  • Hot Stamping Plastic Parts –  Working with Foils, Dies and Machines

    Hot Stamping Plastic Parts – Working with Foils, Dies and Machines

  • Industry: April/May 2024

    Industry: April/May 2024

  • Maximizing Website Impact on Sales Funnel, Recruiting Processes

    Maximizing Website Impact on Sales Funnel, Recruiting Processes

  • Protecting the Bottom Line: Trends Impacting Plastics Risk and Insurance

    Protecting the Bottom Line: Trends Impacting Plastics Risk and Insurance

  • Ren-Flex Creates an Award-Winning Label Using IML

    Ren-Flex Creates an Award-Winning Label Using IML

January/February 2024

  • Association: 2024 Jan/Feb

    Association: 2024 Jan/Feb

  • Automark’s NanoVis Nanocleaners

    Automark’s NanoVis Nanocleaners

  • Decorating Plastic Additive Manufactured Parts

    Decorating Plastic Additive Manufactured Parts

  • Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing

    Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing

  • How to Get the Most Out of Attending NPE2024

    How to Get the Most Out of Attending NPE2024

  • StackTeck_Systems_426g_trim_container

    IML Enables Aesthetics, Lightweighting in Dairy Container

  • Industry: January/February 2024

    Industry: January/February 2024

  • Looking for Cost Savings?  Start with Energy

    Looking for Cost Savings? Start with Energy

  • ClichéMaterialChart

    Pad Printing Functional Materials

  • Trends in Beauty Packaging Design

    Trends in Beauty Packaging Design

October/November 2023

  • From Substrates to Inks, What Producers Should Be Asking for IML Success

    From Substrates to Inks, What Producers Should Be Asking for IML Success

  • IMDA Association News

    IMDA Association News

  • In-Mold Labeling Provides Design, Sustainability Options for Food Packaging

    In-Mold Labeling Provides Design, Sustainability Options for Food Packaging

  • Plastic Product Decorating Summit Exceeds Expectations

    Plastic Product Decorating Summit Exceeds Expectations

  • Plastics Decorating Outlook for 2024

    Plastics Decorating Outlook for 2024

  • Process-Induced Manufacturing Defects in Decorated Plastic and How to Address Them

    Process-Induced Manufacturing Defects in Decorated Plastic and How to Address Them

  • Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating

    Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating

July/August 2023

  • In-Mold Decorating Makes Household Chores Look Good

    In-Mold Decorating Makes Household Chores Look Good

  • Inkjet Printing Decorates 3D Plastic Parts

    Inkjet Printing Decorates 3D Plastic Parts

  • MOPA Fiber Lasers for Marking Plastics – All Lasers are Not  Created Equal

    MOPA Fiber Lasers for Marking Plastics – All Lasers are Not Created Equal

  • New Technologies for Decorative Coatings on Plastic Parts

    New Technologies for Decorative Coatings on Plastic Parts

  • PRINTING United Expo 2023

    PRINTING United Expo 2023

  • The Guide to Switch from Adhesive Bonding to Plastic Welding

    The Guide to Switch from Adhesive Bonding to Plastic Welding

April/May 2023

  • A Closer Look at Green Plastic Decorating

    A Closer Look at Green Plastic Decorating

  • Best Practices for Integrating Plasma and Flame Surface Treaters

    Best Practices for Integrating Plasma and Flame Surface Treaters

  • Decorating Trends for Medical Applications

    Decorating Trends for Medical Applications

  • Expanding Locations, Capabilities at Revere Plastics

    Expanding Locations, Capabilities at Revere Plastics

  • Hot Stamping Injection-Molded Parts the Right Way

    Hot Stamping Injection-Molded Parts the Right Way

  • In-Mold Decorating Lights Up the Automotive and Appliance Industries

    In-Mold Decorating Lights Up the Automotive and Appliance Industries

  • Overcoming Obstacles for Growth in 2023

    Overcoming Obstacles for Growth in 2023

  • Tech Watch: The Sabreen Group’s SNOWLEOPARD® Security Solution

    Tech Watch: The Sabreen Group’s SNOWLEOPARD® Security Solution

January/February 2023

  • From Niche Applications to Mass Production: A Brief Review of Laser Welding

    From Niche Applications to Mass Production: A Brief Review of Laser Welding

  • Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design

    Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design

  • Managed Service Providers are Critical to Securing Smart Factory

    Managed Service Providers are Critical to Securing Smart Factory

  • Metallic Finishes in Plastic Decoration

    Metallic Finishes in Plastic Decoration

  • Reasons to Automate Pad Printing

    Reasons to Automate Pad Printing

  • Tech Watch: Interactive IML with MCC Verstraete

    Tech Watch: Interactive IML with MCC Verstraete

  • The Future of the Plastics Marketplace for Molding and Decorating

    The Future of the Plastics Marketplace for Molding and Decorating

  • The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics

    The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics

October/November 2022

  • A Real-World Roundtable Discussion on UV Inks and UV Curing

    A Real-World Roundtable Discussion on UV Inks and UV Curing

  • A Single Breath Authenticates Covert Features in New Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

    A Single Breath Authenticates Covert Features in New Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

  • IMDA Awards Recognize the Best in IML/IMD/IME

    IMDA Awards Recognize the Best in IML/IMD/IME

  • New Universal Series Pad Printers by TTN: Redesigned for Maximum Output

    New Universal Series Pad Printers by TTN: Redesigned for Maximum Output

  • Part 2: Avoiding Common Mistakes | Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes

    Part 2: Avoiding Common Mistakes | Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes

  • Plastics Decorating, Coatings and In-Mold Technology Conference Brings Industry Together in Michigan

    Plastics Decorating, Coatings and In-Mold Technology Conference Brings Industry Together in Michigan

  • Surface Energy Measurements for Development and Control of Surface Treatment Options

    Surface Energy Measurements for Development and Control of Surface Treatment Options

July/August 2022

  • AWT’s American AM-180: Reliability and Versatility in 3D Printing

    AWT’s American AM-180: Reliability and Versatility in 3D Printing

  • Design Concerns for Durable Products: IML/IMD/IME

    Design Concerns for Durable Products: IML/IMD/IME

  • Dry Ice Blasting vs. CO2 Spray Cleaning

    Dry Ice Blasting vs. CO2 Spray Cleaning

  • Event Preview: PRINTING United Expo 2022

    Event Preview: PRINTING United Expo 2022

  • In-Mold Decorating Adds Design Element to Functional EV Vehicle Component

    In-Mold Decorating Adds Design Element to Functional EV Vehicle Component

  • Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes

    Keys to Successfully Implementing New Plastics Decorating Processes

  • Laser Marking of Glass-Filled Polymers – The Importance of Injection Molding Operations

    Laser Marking of Glass-Filled Polymers – The Importance of Injection Molding Operations

  • Q&A: Digital Inkjet for Plastics Decorating

    Q&A: Digital Inkjet for Plastics Decorating

April/May 2022

  • Advancements in Vision Inspection Solutions for In-Mold-Labeled Packaging

    Advancements in Vision Inspection Solutions for In-Mold-Labeled Packaging

  • Direct to Container Printing: Growth and Opportunities

    Direct to Container Printing: Growth and Opportunities

  • FEA Modeling of Heat Development in Spin Welding

    FEA Modeling of Heat Development in Spin Welding

  • Prototype Showcases In-Mold Processes and Protective Surface Coatings

    Prototype Showcases In-Mold Processes and Protective Surface Coatings

  • Solid, Liquid, Gas and Plasma Energy: 3DT’s Improved PlasmaDyne Pro

    Solid, Liquid, Gas and Plasma Energy: 3DT’s Improved PlasmaDyne Pro

  • Understanding Color in Decorated Plastics

    Understanding Color in Decorated Plastics

  • UV/Ozone Surface Pretreatment to Improve Adhesion of Polymers

    UV/Ozone Surface Pretreatment to Improve Adhesion of Polymers

  • What You Need If You are Called to Lead

    What You Need If You are Called to Lead

January/February 2022

  • Advanced Technologies  for Decorating Polyethylene

    Advanced Technologies for Decorating Polyethylene

  • Care and Feeding of the Ultrasonic Welder

    Care and Feeding of the Ultrasonic Welder

  • Challenges and Solutions  in Contract Decorating

    Challenges and Solutions in Contract Decorating

  • Ink Selection for Pad Printing

    Ink Selection for Pad Printing

  • It is Time to Reassess Strategic Assumptions

    It is Time to Reassess Strategic Assumptions

  • ONETUMBLER Adds Variety with IML

    ONETUMBLER Adds Variety with IML

  • Plastics Container Labeling – Sustainability Choices

    Plastics Container Labeling – Sustainability Choices

  • Smart Coatings for Smart Surfaces in Decorated Plastic

    Smart Coatings for Smart Surfaces in Decorated Plastic

October/November 2021

  • Sensors_Radar_Cameras

    ‘Clean’ Plastic Welding Technologies Open New Aesthetic Opportunities in Complex, 3D Assemblies

  • Fig3-Cannabis

    Adding Value Through Soft-Feel and Tactile Decoration

  • smart-labeling

    Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies for Products and Packaging

  • Ask the Expert: Understanding Heat Transfers in the Plastics Industry

    Ask the Expert: Understanding Heat Transfers in the Plastics Industry

  • SPE logo

    Association News: October/November 2021

  • Muller-IML

    Automation, Sustainability and the Future of In-Mold Processes

  • Every Plant Needs to Conduct a Cyber Risk Assessment

    Every Plant Needs to Conduct a Cyber Risk Assessment

  • IMDA Association News: October/November 2021

    IMDA Association News: October/November 2021

  • Plant-Box

    Industrial Liquid Coating of Plastic Products – Adhesion Surface Science

  • TopCon and IMDA Symposium Go In-Person with Great Success

    TopCon and IMDA Symposium Go In-Person with Great Success

  • Ultra Pack UVFP – Low-Migration Ink from Marabu

    Ultra Pack UVFP – Low-Migration Ink from Marabu

July/August 2021

  • Association News: July/August 2021

    Association News: July/August 2021

  • Choosing the Right Pad Printer  for the Next Project

    Choosing the Right Pad Printer for the Next Project

  • Feasibility Studies and Process Development in Plastics Decorating

    Feasibility Studies and Process Development in Plastics Decorating

  • IMDA Association News: July/August 2021

    IMDA Association News: July/August 2021

  • IMDA Awards Competition Recognizes the Best in IML/IMD/IME

    IMDA Awards Competition Recognizes the Best in IML/IMD/IME

  • Industrial Liquid Coating of Polyolefin Products: Interior and Exterior Applications

    Industrial Liquid Coating of Polyolefin Products: Interior and Exterior Applications

  • PVA-coated-catheters

    Plasma Treatment Transforms Plastic Parts into High-Value Products

  • Plastics Packaging Adapts to Consumer Demand Amid the Pandemic

    Plastics Packaging Adapts to Consumer Demand Amid the Pandemic

  • printing-united-Orlando

    PRINTING United is Back in Orlando

  • SPE Decorating & Coatings Division TopCon and IMDA Symposium

    SPE Decorating & Coatings Division TopCon and IMDA Symposium

  • What is Plastic Decorating?

    What is Plastic Decorating?

April / May 2021

  • SPE logo

    Association News: April/May 2021

  • AWA Annual Review: Label and Product Decoration

    AWA Annual Review: Label and Product Decoration

  • GPE 24 UV/LED Screen Printer from GPE Ardenghi S.r.l.

    GPE 24 UV/LED Screen Printer from GPE Ardenghi S.r.l.

  • IMDA Association News: April/May 2021

    IMDA Association News: April/May 2021

  • Paintings and Coatings for Plastic Parts

    Paintings and Coatings for Plastic Parts

  • medical-laser-welding

    Polymer Solutions for Laser Welding of Medical Devices

  • Promoting Safety and Productivity on the Shop Floor

    Promoting Safety and Productivity on the Shop Floor

  • Single-Pass UV LED Inkjet Printing on 3D Plastics – Ink Chemistry and Polymer Surfaces

    Single-Pass UV LED Inkjet Printing on 3D Plastics – Ink Chemistry and Polymer Surfaces

  • washing-machine-dial

    Testing Decorated Plastic Parts: Understanding and Applying Tests for Decorating Success

  • surface-preparation

    Utilizing CO2 Technology for Surface Decontamination

January/February 2021

  • SPE logo

    Association News: January/February 2021

  • fruitcore_AB_addn-solutions

    Automation for Plastics Decorating Processes

  • Enercon-feature

    Evaluating Surface Pretreatment Technologies

  • Sabreen-ylon-laser-marking-color-contrast

    Fiber Laser Marking on Nylon (Polyamide) Plastics

  • IMDA Association News: January/February 2021

    IMDA Association News: January/February 2021

  • light-shielding

    Maintaining a Healthy UV Curing System

  • Schultz

    Ron Schultz Retires from the In-Mold Decorating Association

  • Successful Project Management for Plastics Decorating

    Successful Project Management for Plastics Decorating

  • margarine-yogurt-circle

    Sustainability & Decorated Plastics Packaging

  • nest-clean-room-strategy

    Understanding Cleanrooms and Their Successful Use in Plastics Decoration

October/November 2020

  • glasses-city

    2021 and Beyond – The Industry Looks Ahead

  • A Short Guide to Laser Welding Plastics

    A Short Guide to Laser Welding Plastics

  • Association News: October/November 2020

    Association News: October/November 2020

  • paint-swelling

    Failures and Prevention: Chemical Attacks of Decorated Plastic Surfaces

  • Going Virtual During COVID

    Going Virtual During COVID

  • Improving Polymer Adhesion: Advancements for Low Surface Energy Plastics Applications

    Improving Polymer Adhesion: Advancements for Low Surface Energy Plastics Applications

  • In-mold-washing-machine

    In-Mold Decorating Continues to Expand

  • tapematic-lipstick

    Tapematic’s PST Line

  • strategy

    The Five Myths of Business Strategy

  • UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats

    UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats

July/August 2020

  • 20 Years of Plastics Decorating Magazine

    20 Years of Plastics Decorating Magazine

  • Association News: July/August 2020

    Association News: July/August 2020

  • Companies Adjust to Hard-Hit  Ad Specialties Market

    Companies Adjust to Hard-Hit Ad Specialties Market

  • zero-gas-pressurizer

    Flame Plasma Surface Modification of Polymers for Adhesion Bonding: Process Control, Equipment and Applications

  • Industrial Decorating Solutions’  CER Technology

    Industrial Decorating Solutions’ CER Technology

  • Laser Marking for Plastic Parts

    Laser Marking for Plastic Parts

  • Laser-Welding

    Laser Welding: The ‘Beautiful’ Plastics Assembly Technology

  • Inkjet-Jars

    Opportunities in Cannabis Packaging

  • sprimag-integrated-CO2-cleaning-station

    The Importance of Process-Specific Audits

April/May 2020

  • ink

    Component Selection for Inkjet Systems

  • digital-heat-transfer-cosmetic-bottles

    Digital Heat Transfer Solutions: Where Quality Meets Simplicity

  • Effects of Surface Treatment on Adhesion for Plastic Components

    Effects of Surface Treatment on Adhesion for Plastic Components

  • Coronavirus

    From the Trenches: Industry Veterans Discuss Coronavirus and Moving Forward

  • Amorphous

    Improving Plastic Welding: Learn to Think Like Molten Plastic

  • UltraPack_UVFP_Marabu

    Marabu North America’s UVFP Low-Migration Ink

  • monitors

    Particle Monitoring Technology for Coating and Decorating

  • digital-heat-transfer-cosmetic-bottles

    The Future of Metallic Finishes on Plastic in the Automotive Industry

January/February 2020

  • polarized-microfluidic-feature

    2µm Lasers: Revolutionizing Welding of Clear Plastics

  • DecoratingHG

    Association News

  • back-lit-PVD

    Choosing the Best Options for Difficult Appearances – Metallic and Piano Black

  • PD-Product-Inkcups

    Inkcups’ Revolution

  • Waterbottle_InkJet-Printing

    Inkjet Printing for Flexible and Wearable Plastic

  • pad-printing-hands

    Mass Complexity – Areas Where Pad Printing Continues to Shine

  • One-on-One Meetings Matter More Than You Know

    One-on-One Meetings Matter More Than You Know

  • solace-delivery-system-handle

    Pad Printing for Medical Devices

  • bumper-cleaning

    Utilizing Dry Ice for Decontamination of Plastic Parts

October/November 2019

  • 2019 IMDA Awards Recognize Top Five In-Mold Labeled, Decorated Products

    2019 IMDA Awards Recognize Top Five In-Mold Labeled, Decorated Products

  • plastic-containers

    A Look at the Global Container and Packaging Market

  • Association News

    Association News

  • air-blowers-pad-printing

    Common Issues in Pad Printing

  • Future of Plastics

    Future of Plastics Decorating: 2020 and Beyond

  • morpho-butterfly

    High-Flying Security at the Nanoscale

  • Revolution-360-T

    Innovative Digital Systems’ Revolution 360°T

  • LED-curing-system

    LED Curing of Inks and Adhesives – and Beyond

  • Productivity and Prioritization: Business Books to Read Now

    Productivity and Prioritization: Business Books to Read Now

  • Utilizing Plastics Decorating  for Interface Design

    Utilizing Plastics Decorating for Interface Design

  • marijuana

    Workplace Implications for Marijuana Use

July/August 2019

  • Association News

    Association News

  • Bonding Bioplastics Using Adhesives (Trēva™)

    Bonding Bioplastics Using Adhesives (Trēva™)

  • Evaluating Appearance of Decorated Parts

    Evaluating Appearance of Decorated Parts

  • inkjet decoration

    Inkjet Decoration of Plastics: A Bright Future

  • DTO-Printing-feature

    Personalization and Promo Markets Drive Advances in DTO Printing

  • chain

    Prepare for Supply Chain Pressures

  • Kay_Bailey_Hutchison_Convention_Center_Dallas

    PRINTING United Coming to Dallas

  • cylinder bottle

    Q&A: Screen Printing for Cylindrical Containers

  • Tech Watch SMI 6090

    Standard Machine’s SMI 6090 Digital UV Industrial Inkjet Printer

  • choose-inkjet-or-laser

    Thermoplastic Materials for UV Inkjet and Laser Marking

April/May 2019

  • DecoratingHG

    Association News

  • Coating-thickness

    In-Mold Label Coatings: A Small Part of the Label with Great Effect

  • Amorphous-crystalline-thermoplastics

    Inkjet Printing and Adhesion of Low Surface Energy Polymers

  • laserline

    Methods of Polymer Weld Quality Evaluation

  • Ford-Lincoln-Bezel-Norilux+IMD

    Proell’s Inks and Functional Lacquers

  • UV Lamp

    Q&A: UV LED Curing for Plastics Decorating

  • Simulating PANTONE Colors on Colored Substrates

    Simulating PANTONE Colors on Colored Substrates

  • cosmetic-foil

    The Future of Cosmetics Packaging Shines with Foil

April/May 2019

  • DecoratingHG

    Association News

  • Coating-thickness

    In-Mold Label Coatings: A Small Part of the Label with Great Effect

  • Amorphous-crystalline-thermoplastics

    Inkjet Printing and Adhesion of Low Surface Energy Polymers

  • laserline

    Methods of Polymer Weld Quality Evaluation

  • Ford-Lincoln-Bezel-Norilux+IMD

    Proell’s Inks and Functional Lacquers

  • UV Lamp

    Q&A: UV LED Curing for Plastics Decorating

  • Simulating PANTONE Colors on Colored Substrates

    Simulating PANTONE Colors on Colored Substrates

  • cosmetic-foil

    The Future of Cosmetics Packaging Shines with Foil

January/February 2019

  • digital inkjet

    Anticipating the Future of Industrial Inkjet with InPrint USA

  • DecoratingHG

    Association News

  • covert security code

    Breakthrough Anti-Counterfeit Technology for Plastics Products

  • ISTeP Test Part

    Correlating Ultrasonic Weld Quality with Melt Layer Thickness

  • Cosmetic Bottles

    Q&A: Pad Printing vs. Digital Inkjet for Direct-to-Plastic Printing

  • simplestake

    SIMPLESTAKE’s Impulse Staking Technology

  • pad printer

    The Evolution of Pad Printing

  • Robotic Automation

    The Price of Printing – In-House vs. Custom Decoration for Plastic Parts

  • handshake

    Using a B.O.L.D. Approach to Succeed in an Unpredictable Business World

October/November 2018

  • best product family gold

    2018 IMDA Award Winners

  • 2018 IMDA Award Winners

    2018 IMDA Award Winners

  • innoflex

    Achieving Innovative Appearances with In-Mold Decorating

  • Ask the Expert: Developments in Surface Treatment Solutions

    Ask the Expert: Developments in Surface Treatment Solutions

  • DecoratingHG

    Association News

  • sussex im soft square samples crop

    Decorate with Power: Creating Value with Digital Watermarks

  • surface energy time graph

    Developments in Surface Treatment Solutions

  • Toyota Fan

    Fan Filters Reduce Dust at Toyota Material Handling

  • Fan Filters Reduce Dust at Toyota Material Handling

    Fan Filters Reduce Dust at Toyota Material Handling

  • Five Warning Signs an Accident is Near – and How to Prevent One

    Five Warning Signs an Accident is Near – and How to Prevent One

  • Five Warning Signs an Accident is Near – and How to Prevent One

    Five Warning Signs an Accident is Near – and How to Prevent One

  • SIM IMD Mold

    Integrating In-Mold Decorating into Injection Molding Workflow

  • Integrating In-Mold Decorating into Injection Molding Workflow

    Integrating In-Mold Decorating into Injection Molding Workflow

  • expanded laser

    Overview of Methods for Laser Welding Optically Clear Plastics

  • Overview of Methods for Laser Welding Optically Clear Plastics

    Overview of Methods for Laser Welding Optically Clear Plastics

  • awt world trade AM 180

    Tech Watch: A.W.T. World Trade’s AM-180

  • When to Consider In-Mold Decorating – and When to Avoid It

    When to Consider In-Mold Decorating – and When to Avoid It

  • Motorola V60 Lenses

    When to Consider In-Mold Decorating – and When to Avoid It

July/August 2018

  • Ask the Expert: Innovations on the Horizon for Decorative Coatings

    Ask the Expert: Innovations on the Horizon for Decorative Coatings

  • Association News

    Association News

  • Color Inkjet Printing and Laser Marking for Plastics

    Color Inkjet Printing and Laser Marking for Plastics

  • High-Tech Inkjet Printing Applications

    High-Tech Inkjet Printing Applications

  • Labeling and Product Decoration: Change is the Only Constant

    Labeling and Product Decoration: Change is the Only Constant

  • Performance of Hybrid Adhesives vs. Traditional Structural Adhesives

    Performance of Hybrid Adhesives vs. Traditional Structural Adhesives

  • Raising a Plastic Glass to Customization: GORIGHT Takes Drinkware to New Levels

    Raising a Plastic Glass to Customization: GORIGHT Takes Drinkware to New Levels

  • SGIA Comes to Las Vegas

    SGIA Comes to Las Vegas

  • Tech Watch: 3DT’s PlasmaDyne Pro

    Tech Watch: 3DT’s PlasmaDyne Pro

April/May 2018

  • A Look at the Powder Coatings Market

    A Look at the Powder Coatings Market

  • Ask the Expert: Plastics Part Decoration Evolves to Meet Marketplace Challenges

    Ask the Expert: Plastics Part Decoration Evolves to Meet Marketplace Challenges

  • Association News

    Association News

  • Be a Customer Service Contender

    Be a Customer Service Contender

  • IMD/IML: Common Performance Considerations and Test Methods

    IMD/IML: Common Performance Considerations and Test Methods

  • Plasma Surface Pretreatments of Polymers for Improved Adhesion Bonding

    Plasma Surface Pretreatments of Polymers for Improved Adhesion Bonding

  • Staking by Ultrasound – Strong Joints in Short Cycle Times

    Staking by Ultrasound – Strong Joints in Short Cycle Times

  • Tech Watch: KURZs IMD/IMR Technology

    Tech Watch: KURZs IMD/IMR Technology

  • air-blowers-pad-printing

    The Importance of Machine Approval

January/February 2018

  • handshake

    10 Tips to LIFT Your Leadership

  • 2018 Trends in Automotive Plastics

    2018 Trends in Automotive Plastics

  • A Look at Two Different Print Technologies: Dye Sublimation and UV

    A Look at Two Different Print Technologies: Dye Sublimation and UV

  • Ask the Expert: Painting Plastics

    Ask the Expert: Painting Plastics

  • Association News

    Association News

  • Automation with Robots for Pad Printing Operations

    Automation with Robots for Pad Printing Operations

  • Carbon Black Selection for Successful Through Transmission Laser Welding and Joining

    Carbon Black Selection for Successful Through Transmission Laser Welding and Joining

  • Labels: A Market Overview

    Labels: A Market Overview

  • See What Matters to Plastics Decorators at NPE

    See What Matters to Plastics Decorators at NPE

  • Tech Watch: TOSH’s Logica 05.5 Pad Printer

    Tech Watch: TOSH’s Logica 05.5 Pad Printer

  • Utilizing Dynamic Hold Capability of Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welders

    Utilizing Dynamic Hold Capability of Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welders




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