Ryan Ruskin
Nike, Living Ink Partner On Footwear Packaging
Nike sub-label ISPA (Improvise, Scavenge, Protect, Adapt) has collaborated with bioscience research and product company Living Ink Technologies on sustainable footwear packaging. The packaging uses Living Ink’s flexographic algae ink, a water-based and algae-pigmented alternative to traditional inks derived from petroleum-based carbon black pigment. The collaboration comes on the heels of…
New Packaging Design Guidelines Target Chronic Pain
A collaboration between the Arthritis Foundation and Target provides designers and engineers with a resource for developing easy-to-use packaging. …
Troubling Healthcare Recalls in 2Q2024
Packaging Digest takes a closer look at some of FDA’s and CPSC’s most disturbing pharmaceutical and medical device recalls where packaging has played a role. …
Innovate Now, Says Medical Device Insider
Take advantage of the current opportunity, which offers medical device packaging designers a chance to boost usability, reduce costs, and improve operations. …
Graphic Packaging Closing Facility In Randleman, NC
Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging will close its facility in Randleman, North Carolina, which is the second closure in the state this year, according to news reports. Graphic Packaging plans to close its Randleman operations around July 9, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. The closure will result in the…
PGSF Establishes New Level For Endowments
The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has established a new level for endowments. The Pinnacle endowment is designed to recognize individuals, companies, and associations that have contributed over $250,000 to the Foundation. This new level complements the existing three levels already in place. At present, seven endowments have reached this…
ECO3, ePS Announce Collaboration On Integrated Workflow Solutions
ECO3 of Mortsel, Antwerp and eProductivity Software (ePS) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania announced a strategic partnership aimed to push automation in print production to the next level with fully integrated and tailored workflow solutions.The new partnership harnesses prepress innovation from ECO3 and ePS to deliver a workflow solution that incorporates every aspect…
EPA Region 7 Celebrates with Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Joplin, Missouri
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister provides remarks at the SuperJTI graduation ceremony for the Tri-State Mining District in Joplin, Missouri, on June 6, 2024. SuperJTI graduates (front) Steven Schiernbeck, (back from left) Bryan Fetters, Lawrence Haflich, and Patrick Landis look on. (Photo by U.S. EPA)LENEXA,…
Billerud Will Not Convert Escanaba Mill To Cartonboard Production
Solna, Sweden based Billerud has decided to not proceed with plans to convert its Escanaba mill to cartonboard production. Instead, the company will target to shift its product mix gradually towards packaging materials in North America with a moderate investment level. “After in-depth feasibility studies, evaluations, and supplier discussions, we have…
Chespa Partners With Asahi Photoproducts, Esko
Chespa, headquartered in Poland with numerous sites around Eastern Europe, has partnered with flexographic photopolymer plate developer Asahi Photoproducts and Esko to introduce to its customers and prospects unique high-barrier-film, biodegradable/compostable, packaging printed using specialized plant-based Chespa inks, Esko’s latest Crystal V screening and XPS Crystal Exposure system along with Asahi…