Summer is officially over and Fall is my favorite season of the year! Before I get too hopeful about what is coming, I’d like to reflect a bit on the past month. The summer ended on a good note for the Sonoco Institute. We had one of our busiest months this year – out of the 21 business days of September, we were on press for 13! That may not seem like a lot to a production facility, but when you are cleaning up and changing over your entire press configurations for different materials and ink combinations, it can be a lot of work. Throw in a Label Expo event and a Sonoco Fresh Summit and I’d venture to say it has been one of the busiest months in our history! In this past month, we have done research on ink migrations, coatings on paper, coatings on films, different types of photopolymer plates and more. Six different companies visited the Sonoco Institute during the month of September to use our printing press. When asked why they chose us, the most common response is that no one else offers the confidentiality and resources that we do. I am glad we can help discover, develop and deliver advanced solutions and resources for the printing and packaging industries.
Mohammad Savoji, WestRock
Lisa Byland, Siegwerk