Richmond, Virginia – pakTru, a division of SSI Packaging Group, a Richmond based packaging supplies company has announced that it will be demonstrating its fully compliant and proven GS1/PTI compliant Farm Management System at Pack Expo in Las Vegas September 23rd and 25th and at the PMA Fresh Summit Convention in New Orleans in October […]
Jet3UP Replaces Previous CIJ Printers
Recently LEIBINGER, a leader in the inkjet marking a coding industry, upgraded their well-known Jet3 series inkjet printer systems to the all new Jet3UP series. the upgraded Jet3UP series has more than 28 new UPgrades that makes it a powerhouse in the coding industry for manufacturing and production lines the upgraded Jet3UP series has more […]
Turbo and Tiny Fast CIJ Printer – Jet2NeoS
Acrylic Tape The Jet2neoS has all the features of the Jet2Neo, but it designed for smaller fonts and higher production throughput. The Jet2neoS has a smaller nozzle that is 60µ, which is perfect for extremely fine print. As a standard in the inkjet world, the Jet2neoS is a rock solid solution for you CIJ needs […]
Lot Coding for Brewers
There’s nothing like a cold craft beer! It’s estimated that craft beers sales are growing at 15-20 percent annually. In 2015 craft beer sales exceeded $22.3 billion. With all of this growth and competition how does a micro-brewer stand apart from the crowd? Sure, you can have a great brew, cool labeling, and a hot […]
Acrylic and Hot Melt Tape
Packaging tape is often the first thing that a customer sees on a carton or container. It’s the first contact they have with your deliverable whether that’s produce, dairy, meat, widgets, or those old eight track tapes you were hiding in the back of your closet. You will be judged based on how well the […]
Ice Bags – The Hot Summer Rush
Ice bags from SSI Packaging Group will cool off the coming hot summer days and keep your customers coming back for more. Nothing is worse in the dead of summer than getting ice for an event and having the bags break or leak. As packaging specialist for over 40 years, SSI Packaging Group has searched […]
Packaging Tape Basics
In business, first impressions count. That’s why manufacturers invest a considerable amount of time and money in developing their products and packaging, and put in place several measures, from adding protective packaging to picking the right carrier, to ensure they arrive intact at their final destination. Shouldn’t the packaging tape you use to seal your […]
Uses of Kraft Paper
Because of its strength, Kraft Paper is used for many industrial and commercial applications. The material is used in packaging operations for packing, wrapping individual items, bundling and void fill. Also, Kraft paper can be used as load binders between layers of palatalized products. In addition to these extensive applications, Kraft paper can be used […]
Jet3pi- Pigmented CIJ Printer
It has always been difficult to run pigmented inks with light, high-contrast colors like white, light blue or yellow in small character Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printers. Unlike black or darker colored dye based inks, pigmented inks require effective agitation to keep pigments from separating from the solvent carrier. Once the pigments separated, the sediment will […]
“Best By” or “Sell By” Doesn’t Equate to Spoiled Food
There’s been quite a bit of conversation about food waste this summer. As a way of clearing up some common questions about date labels on food packages, let’s look at what they actually mean. When browsing the shelves in a grocery store you’ll notice 4 main types of date codes on products. Each of these […]