Screen Printing

As more craft and boutique brands enter the wine and spirits segment, on-shelf differentiation has never been more important. One way for these brands to stand out is by printing directly onto the glass bottles their product is stored in. Richmond, Calif.-based Monvera Glass Décor has emerged as a leader in this impressive style of printing.

Craft beer aficionados expect a high-quality product and breweries are constantly being challenged to create premium packaging to match. For its limited edition Belgian golden strong ale it calls "Genesis," Lazarus Brewing Company turned to Monvera Glass Décor, a Richmond-Calif.-based company specializing in screen printing on glass. Check out how this direct-printed bottle stands out in this week's episode of POW!

MacDermid Graphics Solutions has announced a new direction for its line of screen printing solutions. The company's screen printing solutions had been sold under the Autotype and CPS brands, but have now been unified under a single brand name — Alkemi.

Monvera Glass Décor received second place overall in Best of Show voting in the 2017 packagePRINTING Excellence Awards. Monvera impressed the judges with a craft beer bottle featuring direct printing to the glass substrate.

TPC Printing and Packaging has become a leader in luxury folding cartons by not backing down from challenging projects.

KBA-Sheetfed has developed the Rapida RSP 106 as an offline finishing system for luxury packaging, high-quality promotional material and corporate publishing based on the renowned Rapida platform.

Kocher + Beck has announced the appointment of Steve Caples to the position of product sales manager for Tec Screen printing technology.

Anderson & Vreeland’s TechTip gives an explanation of the recommended procedure for cleaning contaminants from exposure unit glass.

Today’s package-printing market has printers moving toward shorter runs that require quicker set-up times. Meeting the ship dates on orders, always critically important, becomes even more important as the volume of orders increases even though the number of items printed per order decreases. Equally important is the ability of printers to turn around short orders even if a longer run is scheduled. Equipment downtime, therefore, can create a nightmare for a company that considers turnaround its niche. So when Star Label Products (Bucks County, Penn.) decided to add a new press to its arsenal, it purchased one that would accommodate multiple processes in case

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