New Products Connected Packaging Solutions WestRock Company has unveiled a connected packaging solution for smart products that combines Digimarc’s enabled barcode technology, with EVRYTHNG’s IoT Smart Products Platform to bring embedded, real time, connected digital intelligence to billons of WestRock packages, instore signs, and displays produced annually. As part of this smart packaging collaboration for paper-based consumer packaged goods products, WestRock, the provider of diff erentiated paper and packaging solutions, will print Digimarc Barcodes that can be scanned by smartphones, point of sale scanners, and other machine vision devices. Digimarc Barcodes are essentially invisible barcodes repeated across the entire surface of packages and other media. PrintingNews.com/12294843 Child-Resistant Packaging Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has extended its range of child-resistant packs. Th ese patented designs off er maximum fl exibility and can be customized to suit product type and machine fi lling M r desi tom requ confi chil sual mad pora vent whi requirements. A wide range of design options and confi gurations are available up to the highest F1 child resistant rating. Th e new range of packs visually resembles standard folding cartons but is made from tear-resistant paperboard. Th ey incorporate unique locking features that help to prevent children from accessing the pack’s contents while still allowing senior consumers easy access. For convenience and ease of use, the pack remains together as one-piece when opened and will automatically re-lock when closed. toge mat Prin PrintingNews.com/12294056 DigiCompetition Top Value Fabrics (TVP) has expanded its line of display fabrics with DigiCompetition, engineered specifi cally for the retail market. Th is lightweight, versatile display fabric is wrinkle resistant and engineered with a print receptive coating. Th e fabric yields excellent color and is recommended for use with a variety of ink chemistries including dye-sub transfer, dye-sub direct, latex, and UV. DigiCompetition is REACH Compliant and meets NFPA 701 FR specifi cations. Stocked in widths to 122”, it yields outstanding color consistency, excellent image sharpness, and a vibrant color range for creating attention-getting retail displays. PrintingNews.com/12295804 February 2 PrintingNews.com 017 ® Printing News 25
Printing_News_February_2017
To see the actual publication please follow the link above