Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging Takes Home 5 Medals at Packaging Competition

Great Little Box Co Ltd/Ideon Packaging (GLBC) announced today that it has won 3 Gold Medals and 2 Bronze Medals at the first-ever 2021 TAPPI/AICC Box Manufacturing Olympics. TAPPI’s CorrPack Competition and the AICC’s Package Design Competition combined their competitions this year to create this first time event where judging was held at the SuperCorrExpo.

Specifying Your Anilox Sleeve: Lightweight, Quick-Change, Safe & Stable

The anilox roller has long been referred to as the “heart of the flexographic press,” as it provides the precise amount of ink, laminate or coating to the printing plate or substrate. One of the most innovative products that is utilized in the world of flexographic printing today is the lightweight, quick-change anilox sleeve. Instead … Continued

Flash Poll Finds Flexographic Printers Staying Relevant & Competitive

Strong… Moderate… Little… None—As business barometers go, these measurements, simple as they are, can’t be easily misunderstood. Applied to everything from conditional circumstances to customer expectations, bottom line focal points to strategic directions, and plant-wide priorities to essential steps to success; such highly descriptive terms paint a portrait of the package printing and converting industry. … Continued

AICC Announces 2019 Independent Package Design Competition Winners

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Since 1981, AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has been proud to recognize, showcase, and reward those independents who have met and exceeded their customers’ expectations of their packaging designs and displays. On Sept. 16-18, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, AICC held its 2019 … Continued

Mike D’Angelo Begins Tenure as AICC President

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Michael M. D’Angelo begins his tenure as president of AICC, The Independent Packaging Association as of July 1. AICC Chairman Joseph M. Palmeri, president corrugated packaging, Jamestown Container Cos, said, “we look forward to Mike’s leadership and success at the Association. During his tenure as AICC vice president, he has shown his knowledge of … Continued

Transitioning from Brown Boxes to Multi-Color Flexo at Forum 2019

Printers looking to evolve from brown boxes to multi-color print did well to attend Forum 2019‘s first session, titled, fittingly “Transitioning from Brown Boxes to Multi-Color Flexographic Printing – Join the Growth.” The session was co-chaired Geoff Roznak, Great Northern Corp and Mike D’Angelo, AICC. This session included presentations from a brand owner customer, two … Continued

Corrugated Industry Players Continue to Meet Customer Demand with Flexo & Litho, Even with Digital’s Steady Rise

[Editor’s Note: This article is republished from BoxScore Magazine, the official publication of AICC. It represents the second in a series designed to expand coverage of the corrugated marketplace via partnership between FTA and AICC and their respective magazines. Collaboration between the membership of both organizations is encouraged.] First there were live plays, then radio, … Continued

Corrugated Printers Offer Views from the Leading Edge

[Editor’s Note: This article is republished from BoxScore Magazine, the official publication of AICC. It represents the first in a series designed to expand coverage of the corrugated marketplace via partnership between FTA and AICC, and their respective magazines. Collaboration between the memberships of both organizations is encouraged.] Whether you call them “factories of the … Continued