Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

The 2020 Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards are open for entries! Today we're highlighting an offset-printed folding carton from Diamond Packaging that wowed the judges in a tightly-contested category. Read on for more about this award-winning carton and for information on how to enter your best work!

The delay of drupa won't stop Heidelberg from launching a range of technologies that incorporate artificial intelligence, process optimization and intelligent productivity. Executives offer a sneak peak at these technologies, stressing how Heidelberg is taking the “smart print shop” into a new dimension.

In today's episode of POW! we take a look at a folding carton from Diamond Packaging that combines impeccable offset printing with holographic foiling. This impressive combination of print and embellishment serves as a great way to enhance the professional image the dental whitening kit aims to achieve.

While its legal status may be controversial, it's hard to deny the rapid growth of the cannabis and CBD product segments. In today's episode of POW!, we take a look at a folding carton for cannabis brand Heady, which features some very impressive printing, folding, and embellishments.

In the high-end spirits segment, it has become a common practice for brands to place their bottles in a decorated carton, standing out on shelf against products solely utilizing a label. These folding cartons for Ketel One's Botanical line are a great example, combining stunning offset printing and multiple embellishments.

Deer Park, N.Y.-based All Color installed a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-6+L two years ago to increase volume and lower costs. Since its installation, the all-Heidelberg shop has been able to cut makeready times in half and move from job-to-job at the fastest speeds possible due to “Push to Stop” technology.

To meet the needs of the craft beer industry, NEPA Carton & Carrier installed a six-color, 57˝ Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 press three years ago. Now, due to continued growth and expansion in the market, NEPA is adding a second Rapida 145 sheetfed press with increased efficiencies and added capabilities.

Carlson Print Group celebrated the installation of its new six-color 41˝Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 29. In addition to highlighting the advanced features of the press, the event detailed the opportunities the new press provides, including expansion in the high-end packaging segment.

Diamond Packaging received three awards in the 76th annual Paperboard Packaging Competition, which were presented last month at the Paperboard Packaging Council's annual meeting. Diamond received one award in the Cosmetics category and two awards in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare category.

“Connected automation” is at the forefront of Komori’s latest developments in offset and digital printing, and was on display at a recent event in Yamagata, Japan.