Deadline Nears for IMDA Awards Competition Plastics Decorating Entries for the 2013 In-Mold Decorating Association Awards Competition are due June 30 and will not be accepted after that date. The awards recognize the industry's best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. Winners are chosen based on creativity in design, … [Read more...] about Deadline Nears for IMDA Awards Competition

PPMOVT’s Ink-Saver Ring Increases Ink Usage Plastics Decorating SUBMITTEDThe Ink Saver-Ring from Pad Print Machinery of Vermont fits into a sealed ink cup where it agitates the ink as the cup slides across the cliché. Print Machinery of Vermont, East Dorset, VT, has engineered a new device to increase ink usage during pad printing. The Ink Saver-Ring … [Read more...] about PPMOVT’s Ink-Saver Ring Increases Ink Usage

Kammann Introduces Robotic Pick and Place Unit Plastics Decorating The robotic K24A pick and place unit from Kammann USA, Portsmouth, NH, enables container decorators to reduce labor and tooling costs while minimizing damage to scratch-sensitive surfaces. The four-axis delta robot can unpack trays upstream in front of the printer, as well as downstream to … [Read more...] about Kammann Introduces Robotic Pick and Place Unit

Motorola, Flextronics to Assemble New Smartphones in Texas Plastics Decorating The Moto X, the first US-produced smartphone from Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility group and its manufacturing partner Flextronics International Ltd., will be assembled at a 500,000 sq. ft. facility in Fort Worth, TX, the companies recently announced. The phone will be designed, … [Read more...] about Motorola, Flextronics to Assemble New Smartphones in Texas