Finishing - Foiling

Mark Andy was among the suppliers to win the ‘Technical Innovation Award’ at the recent EFIA event in the U.K.

Jeff Stone has been named a direct sales professional for UEI Group. He will serve the Midwest territory for UEI and Infinity Foils.

Dennis Franklin Patterson, owner of Ben Franklin Press & Label, places print quality at the top of the priority list to ensure customer satisfaction. This focus has helped the company earn a position as one of the premier printers for wineries in the region. Winning Best of Show honors in this year's Excellence Awards competition is just one more feather in its cap.

Printing or foil stamping directly on thick SBS board can eliminate the extra mounting step, saving time and money.

Brandtjen & Kluge and The Brausse Group announced a strategic agreement in which the two companies will co-market the Brausse 1050 series of foil stamping, embossing and diecutting machines in the United States and Canada. “The combined efforts of our two organizations will result in a world class offering of equipment, training and support for our customers.”

This month and next month, packagePRINTING will cover two types of packaging enhancements closely linked together: stamping and embossing, and next month, foil decorating. According to Steve Lee, vice president and director of technical support with RotoMetrics, “Stamping and embossing have quickly become recognized as value enhancements.” It’s well known that consumers experience a tremendous amount of visual noise as they peruse store shelves. “In the competitive retail world,” says Christopher Raney, vice president, folding carton, Bobst, “you need a package to stand out on the shelf. Whether it is foil or embossing, they will both make a difference.” Jim Kingsby, technical service manger,

In a retail environment, a consumer’s first impression can be decisive. That means a package’s ability to deliver a sensory punch is a must for brand owners. The proliferation of specialized “high-impact” solutions (inks, foils, and other materials such as shrink labels, holographics, and lenticulars) is good news for consumer product companies (CPCs) looking to differentiate their products, as well as for designers working with a variety of applications. From a prepress perspective, the task is to supply end users with high-impact packaging with significant perceived added value that will create dramatic interest for the consumer, while presenting the converter with the fewest headaches.

In today’s competitive marketplace, brand owners are looking for an edge—any edge that will catch a consumer’s eye or provide them with a certain tactile feel as a consumer selects a package from a shelf. Last month, packagePRINTING explored foil decorating as one effect brand owners employ to attract consumers. While a viable way to enhance the eye appeal of the package, there are other effects package printers can employ to ensure that once a customer’s eye is turned toward a product, he or she will hold on to the product once they select it from the shelf. Screen printing offers package printers an

In the words of John Giusto, senior vice president of manufacturing, Curtis Packaging, foil decorating “is still probably the most significant enhancement that can be made to a package.” That’s a pretty strong choice of words, but not entirely out of line. Foil decorating is a very useful way to differentiate one package of graham crackers from another as they stand side by side on a supermarket shelf. It permeates high-end cosmetic packaging. “A high-end cosmetic package is not a high-end cosmetic package unless it has foil stamping on it,” says Giusto. “It just exudes quality or upper end.” High quality means higher value,

NASHUA, N.H.—CMM show management has announced that bielomatik, J&H Printing Solutions, Propheteer, BST Pro Mark, Martin Automatic, DMS, and Alden & Ott Printing Ink will be some of the leading companies showcasing their latest equipment at the Show’s new Narrow To Mid-Web Converting Tech Center at the Rosemont Convention Center, June 4-7 in Rosemont, Illinois. Designed to help converters better understand how they can combine both narrow and mid-web converting technologies, the new Technology Center will feature operating equipment from leading manufacturers producing various jobs during the entire four days of the Show. Produced in conjunction with DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, select conference and