Article provided courtesy of AWA Alexander Watson Associates The changing nature of product packaging has brought a whole new world of meaning to the concept of labeling. Labels today must not only decorate and promote the contents of the package but also perform a long list of additional roles. These include responding to the legislative demands for ever-increasing … [Read more...] about Labeling and Product Decoration: Change is the Only Constant
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Performance of Hybrid Adhesives vs. Traditional Structural Adhesives
by Timothy Holmes, senior application engineer, and Andrew Paluch, applications engineer, Henkel Corporation Newly introduced hybrid adhesives represent a patented technological breakthrough. These universal bonders are a patented combination of proven adhesive technologies: instant and structural adhesives. This creates a new adhesive system with unique attributes of fast … [Read more...] about Performance of Hybrid Adhesives vs. Traditional Structural Adhesives
Raising a Plastic Glass to Customization: GORIGHT Takes Drinkware to New Levels
by Brittany Willes, editor, Plastics Decorating "We saw a need that wasn't being met in the current marketplace," said Kacey Stotesbery, director of printing for GORIGHT Plastics, Printing, and Logistics. "We were looking for new opportunities for ourselves and for our customers. We wanted to be able to bring something different to the table." Founded in April 2016, the … [Read more...] about Raising a Plastic Glass to Customization: GORIGHT Takes Drinkware to New Levels
SGIA Comes to Las Vegas
The 2018 SGIA Expo, scheduled for Oct. 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will bring together more than 500 exhibitors and tens of thousands of registrants. SGIA Expo attendees print everything from apparel and nameplates to electronics, banners and packaging. With an ever-changing print industry, Expo-goers will be looking for new ideas, application and technologies to … [Read more...] about SGIA Comes to Las Vegas
Tech Watch: 3DT’s PlasmaDyne Pro
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor, Plastics Decorating Producing a complete line of surface treatment systems designed to address common adhesion issues that occur in several industries, 3DT LLC, Germantown, Wisconsin, recently released an updated version of PlasmaDyne, called PlasmaDyne Pro. "We updated it as part of the companys effort toward continual technological … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: 3DT’s PlasmaDyne Pro