by Dianna Brodine, newly appointed managing director, IMDA In 2005, the In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA) was incorporated in Arizona, where Ron and Myra Schultz were living at the time. Schultz is a chemist with a long history in the in-mold labeling industry and, as the decorating technology gained popularity among brand owners and converters, he answered a growing call … [Read more...] about Ron Schultz Retires from the In-Mold Decorating Association
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Sustainability & Decorated Plastics Packaging
by Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating Sustainability has been a trend for American consumers since the 1970s when the magazine Mother Earth News began publication, and when composting and Birkenstocks caught on in the US. Fifty years later, sustainability and recycling in consumer goods manufacturing and packaging are big and only getting bigger in the US and across the … [Read more...] about Sustainability & Decorated Plastics Packaging
In-Mold Decorating Association Under New Management
The board of directors of the In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA) has announced it has appointed Topeka, Kansas-based Peterson Publications, Inc. as its managing partner. Jeff Peterson will serve as executive director, and Dianna Brodine will serve as managing director. Ron Schultz, previous executive director, will retire. “Ron Schultz has been a vital part of the In-Mold … [Read more...] about In-Mold Decorating Association Under New Management
Tapematic’s PST Line
by Lara Copeland, writer, Plastics Decorating Tapematic, based in Ornago, MB, in Italy, with a sales and support office in Orlando, Florida, designs and builds in-house novel and high-quality industrial machinery. For the past decade, Tapematic has specialized in the manufacture of UV varnish/painting and metallization equipment, focusing specifically on the packaging for … [Read more...] about Tapematic’s PST Line
Association News: October/November 2020
Letter from the Chair We are all working in the new virtual world now. From conferences and tradeshows to customer meetings, we are all becoming experts at using Zoom, GoToMeeting or some other similar platform. It will be very interesting, once we work through the pandemic, to see how much of the virtual communication will remain part of our everyday lives. I certainly … [Read more...] about Association News: October/November 2020