by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, Plastics Decorating Some things that began in the year 2000 were built to last. The television program “Survivor” crowned its first winner and became the most popular TV show of the season. Oprah published the first issue of her magazine, O. The first three-man crew was assigned to live on the new International Space Station. And, 20 years … [Read more...] about 20 Years of Plastics Decorating Magazine
2020 July/Aug
The Importance of Process-Specific Audits
by Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC Auditing and quality assessment have long been critical for success in plastic decoration. These can take the form of widely accepted quality certifications or more narrowly defined requirements that are industry or company specific. Two assessments that are well established are ISO 9001 and IAFT 16949. ISO 9001 is the … [Read more...] about The Importance of Process-Specific Audits
Laser Marking for Plastic Parts
From airplane cockpits to ID cards, laser marking and engraving can be applied to a variety of products for a range of uses. Plastics Decorating sat down with Faycal Benayad-Cherif, business manager for FOBA Laser, to discuss how laser marking/engraving works, as well as issues such as the best application for use and selecting the best laser for a given application. Explain … [Read more...] about Laser Marking for Plastic Parts
Association News: July/August 2020
Letter from the Chair I don’t believe anyone could have imagined the situation we are currently living and working in. It is so hard to predict what might happen next. What we do know, as things start improving and getting back to some type of normal, is that things cannot go back to exactly how they were – our world will be different. From our SPE Decorating & Assembly … [Read more...] about Association News: July/August 2020
Opportunities in Cannabis Packaging
by Bill Ludlow, president and CEO, CRATIV Packaging Packaging in the cannabis industry has evolved tremendously in just the past five years since Colorado began driving child-resistant (CR) packaging requirements circa 2014. Typically, as a state or nation comes online with cannabis regulations, CR packaging becomes written into law. Usually, cannabis regulations reference … [Read more...] about Opportunities in Cannabis Packaging