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Whatever your brand, your product line will be more appealing if the color is consistent across your entire packaging program. Here are common color issues encountered in packaging design, and how to solve them.

Golden West Packaging Group LLC, a holding company for packaging businesses announced it has acquired  Allpak Container LLC, a Pacific Northwest-based packaging provider. 

Squid Ink Manufacturing Inc. introduces the CoPilot Flex Inkjet Printing System, designed to print superior quality hi-resolution characters, razor-sharp text, real-time information, scannable bar codes and great looking logos on pulp, foam or PET egg cartons.

The functionality of SmartDate thermal transfer overprinter (TTO) coders has been extended with an optional add-on that prevents product recalls and scrap by verifying the presence, position and quality of printed codes directly on film packaging.

MULTIVAC was presented with the 2019 Supplier of the Year award by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI). The award was given at the Annual Awards Ceremony and Luncheon during the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga.

Small changes can create significant cost savings in packaging, so it’s no wonder the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is a trend that continues to grow within the broader digital transformation efforts.

ProMach has expanded its labeling and coding solutions portfolio with the acquisition of Code Tech Corp. a leading provider of inkjet marking and coding solutions for companies in a variety of industries. 

Sun Chemical’s bio-renewable inks have been certified and specified by HAVI to be a recommended natural-based ink solution, ensuring that foodservice brands and manufacturers receive truly renewable packaging ink.

OAL has launched the world’s first artificial intelligence-based vision system, APRIL Eye, for date code verification. 

Active and intelligent packaging platforms serve different roles. Active packaging acts directly with the packaged product by interacting with it chemically or biologically. It has an effect on the product in the pack to extend shelf life, maintain quality and inhibit microbial or fungal growth, or it provides information about the condition of a product.