http://www.packageprinting.com Copyright 2012 North American Publishing Company en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Labelexpo is underway and inkjet has been a major story. One exhibitor told me that after surveying 30+ label printers, many want to move from flexo to digital, but speed is an issue. In fact, productivity remains one of the main reasons label... ]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:17:24 EDT As promised, here are the results of the Paperboard Packaging Council National Paperboard Packaging Competition:   2010 National Paperboard Package of the Year: Bert-Co for the Norman Lear DVD Collection 2010 Rigid Box of the... ]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:52:28 EDT Where to begin...where to begin. Today's sessions began with a changing of the guard or passing of the gavel. Departing PPC Chairman swore in the association's new Chairman, Steven Levkoff, of The Standard Group. Before officially... ]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:52:28 EDT It wasn't easy getting from Philadelphia to Cincinnati to participate in the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) 2010 Outlook and Strategies Conference. My direct flight to Philly was cancelled but Delta re-booked me automatically, although now... ]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:52:27 EDT I've encountered two package printer stories of late which oppose each other but I surmise are typical of the state of things for package printers right now in this economy.  Printer A recently added a digital press to its arsenal to address... ]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:44:15 EST Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:52:29 EDT For those of you whose favorite shopping venue is a candy store, Labelexpo Americas might have been able to satisfy your craving—albeit, at slightly higher price tag. When I shop at my favorite store ( Hershey’s Chocolate World in... ]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:46:47 EDT We've all been there—sitting at the table listening to a sales pitch—both in our personal lives and in our business lives. Sales pitches are intended to “glow” and radiate nothing but goodness. However, you learn real early... ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:45:05 EDT In my Editor’s Notes column in the March issue of packagePRINTING , I stated some reasons why I was against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), pending legislation that could significantly alter the landscape for unionization for years to... ]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:44:33 EDT I just wanted to put my two cents in on AIG bonus-gate. It’s a sad state of affairs that our Congressmen are wasting their valuable time putting forth legislation to tax the AIG executives. (Although I think the large majority of Congressmen... ]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:44:23 EDT