While work on the first issue of 2020 is well underway, we paused to see which Plastics Decorating articles from 2019 caught the eyes of our readers. The following five articles were the top reads from 2019 for visitors to the website. 1. Q&A: Pad Printing vs. Digital Inkjet for Direct-to-Plastic Printing While pad printing and digital inkjet technologies for plastics … [Read more...] about Top 5 Plastics Decorating 2019 Articles

US Reps. Tony Cárdenas, of California, and Larry Bucshon, of Indiana, introduced the Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding Recycling (RECOVER) Act. Through a coalition of partners, led by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), Washington, DC, H.R. 5115 would allocate federal grants to states and municipalities to invest in improving their … [Read more...] about PLASTICS Applauds Introduction of RECOVER Act to Improve US Recycling Infrastructure

InkJet, Inc., Willis, Texas, has announced the launch of a video series called “PRINTERVENTION,” which is a play on words using “printer” and “intervention.” The series is meant to help the packaging industry with marking and coding by sharing various applications and processes, lessons learned, pain points, product highlights, comparisons and more. The episodes are not … [Read more...] about InkJet, Inc. Introduces “PRINTERVENTION” Video Series

Pittsburgh International Airport has announced plans for Neighborhood 91, the world’s first development to condense and connect all components of the additive manufacturing/3D printing supply chain into one production neighborhood concept. Construction will begin in 2020. Neighborhood 91, developed in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh, is the first development of … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh International Airport Announces Epicenter of Additive Manufacturing

The In-Mold Decorating Association has announced it will accept entries for its 14th Annual IMDA Awards Competition from Feb. 1-April 15, 2020. The 2020 competition recognizes the industry's best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. Winning entries are chosen based on creativity in design, engineering and innovation. This competition is open to … [Read more...] about IMDA Announces 14th Annual Awards Competition