In the April issue of Package Design magazine, we were asked to contribute a case study for a feature article on options in prototyping (see article on page 30, “Proof of Concepts”). It’s an interesting piece because it quickly shows package designers and brand owners that they have a number of ways to do a [...]
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“Toying around” with options to test your package design.
Posted in Client News, Digital Printing, Hot Topics, Marketing, Technology, Trends, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing cost, digital printing value, digital solutions, packaging concepting, packaging materials, packaging technology, printing materials, sample packaging, trends in product packaging on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Not just “paperwork:” Job ticket improvements.
Posted in Systems/Processes, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing cost, digital printing value, digital solutions, lean, printing materials, trends in product packaging on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Making small continuous improvements is a key component of lean manufacturing (you’ve read about a few of these in past posts). At CL&D Digital, production, customer service, and IT have worked together over the past few months to enhance the functionality of the job ticket. Fields were created with standard dropdowns to cover the majority of products. [...]
More on our continuous journey: Lean update.
Posted in Systems/Processes, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing value, digital solutions, printing materials, sample packaging on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From time to time, I’ve touched on lean manufacturing and some specific practices we have in place here at CL&D Digital in other posts. In this update, I want to address more comprehensively the philosophies behind continuous improvement that make up the path we’re on to continue to grow—and remain differentiated from our competitors. The [...]
Difficult packaging print jobs part 2: Complex white plates.
Posted in Digital Printing, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital package printing, digital solutions, packaging concepting, packaging materials, printing materials, sample packaging on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the last blog, we talked about the trial and error involved with distortion. Like color matching, it can make for a more difficult job. In this second part, let’s touch on complex white plates in packaging production jobs. Think of a silver shaving cream can – the silver you see is actually metalized film. [...]
Working – better – in a material world.
Posted in Systems/Processes, Uncategorized, tagged CL&D Digital, digital experts, digital package printing, Kanban, packaging materials, printing materials on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In an update to an earlier post, Can you kanban? I wanted to share how the CL&D press/finishing team has really stepped up efforts to ensure materials are ready (and they were working hard already). New systems are allowing materials to flow through the system more easily, more consistently, and with fewer headaches. After all, there [...]
