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In the world of slot die coating, thin is in. Or, to be precise, thin AND accurate is in. According to Scott Zwierlein of Frontier, “roll-to-roll slot die coating has become the industry standard for extremely thin and extremely accurate…

BoxMart has been granted a UK Packaging Award after collaborating with Swanline Print to develop a Magic Cube pack for global beauty retailer, Lush. BoxMart is an expert in designing packaging solutions chosen to deliver Lush’s…

25mm tape tension measurement TTS Systems was recently asked by a customer to solve the following application – measure the tension in a 25mm wide tape as it was wound onto a specially shaped production mandrel. The process also…

Colour and imagery are the most attention-grabbing aspects of packaging design, according to research investigating public perception of packing aesthetics in the digital age. In a survey of more than 650 members of the UK, nearly 40 per…

‘Short run’ and ‘on-demand’ have been buzz words in commercial graphic printing for years and now the benefits are being explored and implemented by the corrugated packaging community.  However, as a converter printing with flexography, it…

Nilpeter’s new FA is the most versatile flexo press on the market – designed to accommodate the printer’s ever-growing needs, and built around the modern print operator, with an intuitive user interface and fully mobile print controls.…

Discussing ‘printing problems in practice’, an open seminar was held on October 11-12, 2017, in Bietigheim, Germany. Around 40 professionals attended the seminar, an annual meeting that offers support and answers questions in the area of…

With the Christmas rush almost underway, Antalis Packaging is urging UK businesses to minimise the amount of packaging they use, warning retailers that, in many cases, excessive packaging is spoiling the unboxing experience. A growing…

London-based family run business, Matthews the Printers, is delighted to announce its partnership with charity, Fields of Life. The partnership involves Matthews donating £4,000 to sponsor the construction of a well in Uganda, East Africa.…

An eye-catching design for an annual calendar and supporting materials has won the Best Applied Decorative or Packaging Product award at the Excellence in Holography Awards 2017. The Hazen 2017 calendar and supporting six panel brochure…