A print consulting client of mine recently asked why there was so much excitement about inkjet printing on corrugated board, so I did some quick research and gave him the following presentation. Personally I think digital printing on corrugated board will be a game changer. Here’s why. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Paperboard Packaging’ Category
Custom Printing: Inkjet Printing on Corrugated Board
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018Custom Printing: There’s a Growing Market for Package Printing
Friday, November 16th, 2012As I’ve said many times in past PIE Blog posts, I’m always looking for growth sectors in commercial printing. Not only do I believe they exist, but I’m also seeing proof in the articles I read every day. (more…)
Large Format Printing: Movie Standee Lightboxes
Friday, July 13th, 2012As I have noted in many prior PIE Blogs, I install “standees” and other signage in movie theaters as part of my multi-faceted custom printing life. One such standee promotes The Rise of the Guardians, an upcoming animated film. Although this 14-foot wide and 8-foot high cardboard display portrays six of the movie’s main characters on zig-zagging boxes stacked on a wide base, what makes this particular installation intriguing is its structure. The entire standee comprises a set of six “lightboxes.” (more…)
Commercial Printing: High-End Packaging Reflects Artistry and Luxury
Friday, June 22nd, 2012I’d like to describe the packaging of a straightening iron my fiancee just bought. Perhaps “gush about it” is a better phrase, since this box really impressed me in its design and custom printing work. (more…)
Commercial Printing: Advances in Product Packaging
Thursday, June 7th, 2012In a world where offset and digital custom printing are struggling for a place among digital-only communications media—such as e-books, Yelp, and Facebook–product packaging work is actually growing. (more…)
Custom Printing: Digital Diecutting Transforms Product Packaging Workflow
Monday, December 12th, 2011For decades, diecutting has been a labor-intensive, materials-intensive, time-intensive, post-press finishing process. Commercial printers have had to wait for outside vendors to create the cutting dies and then set up and operate a letterpress or diecutting press to accomplish the cutting work. Even the die-makers have had to store raw materials–wood, metal, and rubber–in warehouses along with the finished dies themselves, which are kept for future work. So the die-makers must absorb the extra storage expense, insurance expense, and other costs of holding inventory. (more…)