Category Archives: paper/paperboard/cartons

Steering toward a bigger, better ICE USA 2013

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Pretty much halfway between last year’s successful premiere of ICE USA (Intl. Converting Exhibition) and the next edition, I took part in a Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday for the 2013 show, along with nine other industry-advisory members. (Check out … Continue reading →

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drupa 2012: One month and counting…

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Today marks 30 days and counting until the opening of drupa 2012: world market print media, publishing and converting at the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The two-week trade show runs May 3-16 and fills Halls 1-17 plus outside areas on … Continue reading →

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The future of gravure packaging printing is NOT an oxymoron

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Yeah, there’s been a lot of “doom and gloom” from various industry pundits over the past 10 years about the continued  viability of rotogravure as a package printing method (especially here in the US). But plenty of presentations at last … Continue reading →

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