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Taking a layered approach to pharmaceutical and medical packaging can help curb counterfeits and increase safety.

Ensuring anilox rolls are kept clean and handled properly can result in cost savings, better print quality and increased efficiency.

Research from Canadean shows that “clean label” is a trendy term in fast-moving consumer goods. But are consumers on the same page about what it means?

Throughout the printing process, keeping the web at its optimal tension ensures it isn't damaged and the process goes smoothly. To ensure web tension stays in control, there are multiple pieces of equipment and strategies that converters can use.

Just a few years ago, UV LED curing technology was not a viable solution for most package printers and converters. Though the technology was purported to offer several benefits, including increased uptime, the ability to cure dense colors and substantial energy savings, LED compatible ink had not yet broken onto the scene.

Special effects like foils, metallics and holograms can go a long way toward making a package catch a consumer's eye and trigger the moment of truth.

David Luttenberger of The Mintel Group talks to packagePRINTING about current trends impacting the industry.

Press speeds and throughput are essential pieces of information when selecting a press that will meet a converter’s efficiency needs. But with so many other factors playing a role in flexo printing, steps one can take in improving efficiency extend beyond the press itself.

The U.S. demand for converted flexible packaging is projected to increase 3.3 percent annually to $20.7 billion in 2019, according to a recent study by The Freedonia Group.

From dies to plates to jobs on press, there are several methods that package printers can use to improve changeover times.