Edited by Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Decorating For more than 35 years, the Ford Explorer has been a steady contributor to the midsized SUV segment with a variety of trim levels, third-row family seating and a name that appeals to the adventurer. The 2025 model year received an upgrade in both style and safety with a film-insert molded applique that … [Read more...] about Ford Explorer Drives Home Decorative Applique Honors
Articles
The Importance of “Why?” in Plastic Decorating
By Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC One question that is asked far too infrequently in manufacturing, and especially with plastic decorating, is “Why?” The purpose of the questionis to reach an understanding of just how things are made and the science that both limits and enables successful plastic decoration. A good first question is, “Why are plastic parts … [Read more...] about The Importance of “Why?” in Plastic Decorating
Balancing Flexibility and Throughput in High-SKU Plastic Packaging Printing
By Kenneth Stack, executive chairman, Engineered Printing Solutions On a production line handling thousands of plastic tool cases per shift, decoration quickly can become a constraint. Each product requires clear identification, technical information and regulatory marking, and in high-SKU environments, no two items may share the same artwork. For manufacturers, this … [Read more...] about Balancing Flexibility and Throughput in High-SKU Plastic Packaging Printing
Adding Automation for Efficient Operations
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating As manufacturing companies evaluate their use of automation, questions arise on how well these innovations work in plastics decorating and how they are most effectively deployed. At the 2025 Plastic Product Decorating Summit, the panel discussion “Efficient Operations with Automation” tackled these questions. The session … [Read more...] about Adding Automation for Efficient Operations
Process Highlight: Hot Stamping Foils/Heat Transfers
CDigital410.646.7800www.cdigital.com CDigital, based in Baltimore, Maryland, uses its Fusion Transfer technology to put full-color design decorations on products in a single pass, for the cost of printing one color. The approach takes heat transfers further by allowing every Fusion Transfer to be engineered to the specific job. Nine proprietary film types and 37 custom … [Read more...] about Process Highlight: Hot Stamping Foils/Heat Transfers