“Print and packaging” covers an awful lot of ground, so we have a wide range of features in this issue. Our last edition—Issue 4—was our Technology Outlook issue, so in this issue we will be looking at some other aspects of print and packaging aside from “feeds and speeds.”
Today, we present a roundtable discussion with Francis McMahon and Nicole Tully from Canon, issue cosponsor, as well as Patrick Henry looking at UV retrofits for offset presses.
Tomorrow, we have our Executive Q&A with Lori Gobris of Michelman, issue cosponsor, as well as the debut of a new regular series that will run on WhatTheyThink.com called “Up All Night with Gina Danner.” Gina is CEO of NextPage, a large commercial printer and marketing services provider based in Kansas City, Mo. In this series, Gina will share some of the lesser-covered issues and challenges that “keep her up at night”—and how those problems can be solved. In the debut, Gina looks at some of the unique challenges faced by print businesses as they scale up in size.
On Wednesday, David Hunter explains how to avoid a brand owner’s worst nightmare: two packages for the same product sitting side by side on the store shelf and the colors don’t match and Oliver’s Katrina Edwards dives into the world of the folding carton: its growth trajectory, market trends, and an overview of the manufacturing process.
Digital embellishments are poised for high growth, but the embellishment landscape is still very much the “Wild West,” so Kevin Abergel makes “The Case For Standards In Digital Print Embellishments” on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Mary Schilling talks with Diversified Nano Solutions about a biomarker-based ink additive for track-and-trace packaging applications
On Friday, the latest installment of our Tales from the Database series looks at print businesses’ interest in adding packaging printing capabilities.
Next Monday, Joanne Gore looks at the top drivers of the future of labels and packaging and Cary Sherburne asks, “Are You in Control of your VOC Emissions?”
Phoenix, Ariz.’s Cereus Graphics recently won multiple awards from the Foil and Special Effects Association (FSEA) for Excellence in Foil Stamping and Embossing—a nice way for a company to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Heidi Tolliver-Walker chronicles Cereus Graphics’ journey next Tuesday.
Next Wednesday, Cary Sherburne looks at a new collaboration between Adobe and Zazzle that adds integrated printing capabilities to Adobe Express.
And we end next Friday in Johnson’s World, where Steve muses, in part, on a recent example of bad packaging design.
We hope you enjoy the Print & Packaging Issue!
