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Snapware had been using preprinted inserts, placed inside the containers (at right), as the primary means of branding its products. In June 2010, it switched to an automated labeling system that applies p-s labels to the side of the containers (at left).
Package Case Study
| June 1, 2012

Snapware puts a lid on label variability

Using a single supplier for new labels and automated labeling equipment allows plastic storage container supplier to maximize efficiency and enhance product quality.
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Feature Article
| May 23, 2012

The Automation Conference: Label Procurement Meets Automation

Mark Moorhead, director of marketing at WS Packaging Group, showed the audience in the 1:00 p.m. session of the Packaging Track how Gilchrist & Soames turned to a Web-based automated system to help tame SKU proliferaton in label procurement.
Final Check
News
| May 1, 2012

Toolkit helps South Carolina hospitals reduce mislabeled blood specimens

'Final Check' process aims to design healthcare systems and help healthcare providers make choices in those systems to produce better patient outcomes.
Feature Article
| April 27, 2012

Web-based tool brings order to SKU proliferation

Online ordering, proofing, and graphics asset management system helps streamline label development and production process for personal care maker Gilchrist & Soames.
How pressure-sensitive labels are converted and printed
 Video | April 12, 2012

How pressure-sensitive labels are converted and printed

This video from Weber Packaging Solutions provides an overview of its entire pressure-sensitive label manufacturing operation, including pre-press procedures and its use of both flexographic and leading-edge digital presses to print the labels.
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Materials Product Brief
| April 12, 2012

Padded label

Schreiner MediPharm’s easy-to-mark Pharma-Cushion Label protects glass pharmacertical vials during shipping.
White Paper | March 31, 2012

Roll-sleeve film...Shaping brand identity

Read our white paper to see how you can get full-body impact with roll-fed labeling technology.
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Package Case Study
| March 15, 2012

Simple hair care for all reflected in redesign for PERT

Bold label graphics refresh for first 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner product helps PERT Plus establish itself as a simple hair-care solution in a sea of micro-segmented products.
Materials Product Brief
| March 13, 2012

Pressure-sensitive labels for curved packages

Silgan Plastics has installed an Avery Dennison Curve Appeal labeling system which combines Fasson Curvy pressure-sensitive label material with a new patent-pending Avery Dennison application process that will enable Silgan to apply pressure-sensitive labels to complex curved package shapes.
Package Case Study
| March 1, 2012

Champagne labels get regal redesign

Labels with strong tactile feel combine with distinctive color schemes for luxurious presentation of French champagne brand Canard-Duchêne that helps drive differentiation at the shelf.

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