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Digital Packaging Printing Overcomes Challenges

Technological improvements, new inks are helping digital packaging printers get past earlier obstacles.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

For years, digital printing advocates have extolled the virtues of bringing inkjet printing to the packaging market, such as printing short runs, personalization and reduced set-up time, among others. The trick has been to overcome certain challenges, and now, digital printers have already carved out a sizable portion of label and narrow web printing, with eyes on corrugated, folding carton and flexible packaging. It has taken a lot of effort to make headway in these markets, and industry le...

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