Inkcups, Danvers, Massachusetts, has announced a rebrand of the company’s Helix machine to a new and improved version: the Helix® 2.0. Still printing full-color (CMYKWW and varnish) images on straight-walled and tapered cylinders, the latest Helix® now is equipped with ColorBoost, a proprietary system that enables printing of 12 pass quality at six pass speeds or eight pass … [Read more...] about Inkcups Introduces the Helix 2.0
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Top 5 Smart Recycling Efforts
When we humans put our minds to it, it seems that the sky is the limit for our imagination. Some enterprising people recently dreamed up these top five really smart recycling efforts. Read on, and be inspired. Where Do Defunct Billboards Go? Billboard Vinyls, an online entity, is in the business of rehoming defunct billboard vinyls, from lots and lots of defunct billboards. … [Read more...] about Top 5 Smart Recycling Efforts
Booklist: I Put the “Pro” in Procrastinate
Article originally published in Plastics Business By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Decorating It’s 6:56 p.m. I started this article much earlier this afternoon. Well, I opened a new document in Microsoft Word, wrote the title, made sure my byline looked good… And then time got away from me. The office phone wouldn’t stop ringing, there were questions … [Read more...] about Booklist: I Put the “Pro” in Procrastinate
The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics
By Alan Jaenecke, Taber Industries A typical consumer is only aware of the aesthetic aspect of decorated plastic parts. What they see are the visual traits of the product, such as the color scheme or if artwork was included to reinforce a brand image. There are other reasons beyond aesthetics for decorating plastics, but the consumer will overlook most of them. Perhaps the … [Read more...] about The Value of Testing – Durability Testing for Decorated Plastics
Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design
Edited by Erin La Row and Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating When picturing a towel dispenser found in a public restroom, the image that comes to mind likely is a gray or white metal box – functional, but not exactly stylish. Kimberly-Clark wanted to change that, using in-mold decorating techniques to bring design elements to a product found in washrooms around the … [Read more...] about Kimberly-Clark Elevates Towel Dispensers from Ordinary to High Design