Features

It’s an appeal for help that we’ve grown accustomed to hearing at New Direction Partners: “My sales are flat. We aren’t moving in the right direction as a business. I know I should be thinking about acquiring another company — but what kind of company, and how?”

With brilliant reds, deep purples and vivid blues printed on a notoriously challenging substrate, ProAmpac amazed the judges in the 31st annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards. Its pouch printed for Sunrise Growers earned Best of Show in the competition.

Monvera Glass Décor received second place overall in Best of Show voting in the 2017 packagePRINTING Excellence Awards. Monvera impressed the judges with a craft beer bottle featuring direct printing to the glass substrate.

The packagePRINTING Excellence Awards judges recognized ASL Print FX for its Kavi Reserve Coffee Blended Canadian Whisky label.

As the craft movement permeates the beverage industry, the need for quality packaging has increased. However, there are some important factors to consider when working with small companies.

Formerly known as the TLMI Technical Conference, the printTHINK Summit will feature technical, business and operations related content.

It’s not easy for a panel of five judges to sift through nearly 200 packaging samples and determine the best ones. Here’s what our judges had to say about the 31st annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards.

Through a collaborative approach and the latest printing technology, Adcraft Labels helps brands express their message.

For label producers who can adapt to the evolving packaging industry, the state of the label segment presents both a positive and profitable environment. But those who are resistant to creative experimentation or new production technologies could find themselves lagging behind the competition.

Flexography has come a long way since its inception in terms of speed, print quality, automation and more, and companies installing the latest iterations of flexographic presses have been reaping the benefits. packagePRINTING got the lowdown from a narrow-web label converter and a wide-web flexible packaging converter who have recently invested in flexo.