Shrink Sleeve Label Design: Considerations for Reducing Shrink Distortion

As companies switch their product labels to shrink sleeves as part of their rebranding strategy, they need to understand the primary challenge of the shrink sleeve label design process. Shrink sleeves —if designed, printed and shrunk correctly — have countless benefits essential to any rebrand: Product differentiation, 360-degree branding, improved appearance retention and maximum shelf…

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“Keeping it Personal” Connecting with Consumers Through Design and Intention

By Christine Pietryla Wetzler Every issue I hope to focus on the new trend toward personalizing the packaging experience for consumers. User experience and automation are critical components of this change within many organizations, especially newer ones who can more easily adapt to improved technology. But rather than make this column about technology, I want…

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Margarine Producer Saves Space by Palletizing Two Different Lines with One Palletizing Cell

Tech-Con Automation, source for robotic material handling solutions, pallet-based assembly lines, robotic waterjet cutting and cleaning systems and general industrial automation equipment, walks us through a case study with a food manufacturer with multiple carton sizes palletized from two different in-feed lines. The end user wanted to automatically feed pallet and cartons to loading locations…

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Domino Introduces the Food Processing Advisory Council (FPAC)

Domino is excited to introduce the newest council to hit the North American marketplace – the Food Processing Advisory Council (FPAC). The Domino team has long recognized that, within the food sector, manufacturing is evolving at an accelerated rate. The idea is simply to foster the dialogue and gain a better understanding the challenges our…

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