Stories
Insight from industry experts, experiences from print providers on the ground, views and opinions from brands, buyers and beyond – we tackle the big issues and themes in packaging print and share the stories worth telling.
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Long-term innovation: the path to customer happiness
Chief Technical Adviser to the CEO Zaki Ali and Senior Scientist Kevin Kidnie share what R&D means at Miraclon, why it matters, and how listening to – and even pre-empting – customers’ needs is key to staying ahead of the curve.
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The future is flexible
Having grown in popularity and application to become one of print’s major players, flexo is now facing up to a different challenge: attracting a new generation of practitioners to take the technology to the next level…
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Video: Making digital training work
With the Covid-19 restrictions in place this year, our Latin America team worked together to deliver successful webinars providing technical guidance and training. Watch Rossy Hernandez and Jaime Agudelo discuss their tips for making webinars a success.
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5 tips we’ve picked up recruiting in a pandemic
Watch the slide show for the recruitment tips we've discovered this year.
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Weatherford facility celebrated during Manufacturing Month
October 2nd was National Manufacturing Day in the United States. Oklahoma is celebrating manufacturing and the positive impact it has on the state throughout the month of October, with representatives from the Governor’s office visiting facilities across the state.
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Flexo, the agile print partner for brands in 2020
Brands have been beset with challenges in 2020 as the global response to Covid-19 has continued. For some, business has increased, and quickly, but for all there has been rapid changes and uncertainty. Martin Dreher of the DFTA, Ken McGuire from P&G, and flexo specialist Sebastian Longo discuss how flexo technology has helped brands respond…
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Trends in packaging: the view from the aisles
At Miraclon, we dedicated the first quarter of the year looking at the impact that changing consumer habits are having on packaging print. Now, several months into the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we've returned to these themes to see how consumer habits have been affected...
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Four things flexo businesses must do to survive and revive in 2020
Working differently. Meeting demand. Driving up quality. Continuing to innovate. We ask industry experts to tell us what they see today and tomorrow, as the global pandemic continues to impact the way we do business...
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Power Tool: Why ECG delivers for brands’ fast-changing needs, with PMC’s Paul Baker
The global Covid-19 pandemic has slowed FMCG brands’ drive to diversify their product ranges – because they’re struggling to meet record demand. But they still need their packaging to be printed in shorter runs, more flexibly, and still with quality that leaps off the shelf. This is where ECG comes in, says PMC’s Paul Baker. We asked him to tell us more…
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Flexo trends and responses in crisis – a global round-up
As the response to the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve around the world, we’ve put together a list of recommended reading and watching from the global flexo and packaging industry to help with your own response and keep you informed.
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Online training success
Miraclon’s Latin America team has taken the opportunity to help KODAK FLEXCEL NX users in lockdown, providing training direct to customers and partners wherever they are.
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At home on the range
From plant-based to protein-packed, supersized and single-scoop, changing consumer tastes are driving brands to diversify their product ranges, offering greater variety and more flavours. While this adds complexity to the job of producing all the packaging, printers are actually thriving, thanks to the latest flexo innovations…