October 17, 2022
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 […]
September 12, 2022
This semester, we have five interns working in our Advanced Print Lab. As the school year kicks off, let’s get to know them! Abby Tammaro Major: Packaging Science Year: Junior Minor/Emphasis Area: Emphasis in Food and Health Care Hometown: Harleysville, PA Favorite Class: PKSC 2200 Fun Fact: I boated through the Bermuda Triangle! Ansley […]
April 28, 2022
Dillon Waters is currently a second-semester senior at Clemson University and will graduate in December 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Science. He has been an active member in the “All In: Football Recruiting Design” Creative Inquiry (CI) for four semesters. What are/were some of your favorite projects of the ones you’ve […]
July 27, 2020
The Sonoco Institute will host a Virtual Sustainable Packaging Workshop with Clemson packaging experts on September 23-24, 2020. The workshop is divided into four, one-hour sessions online that cover everything from “Why do we have packaging?” to “Packaging end-of-life.” The early bird discount of $395 ends August 1. Register here. Clemson’s Sonoco FRESH initiative will […]
February 25, 2020
By Kadence Baker The FRESH initiative at Clemson University is a multi-disciplinary hub for research and innovation to address critical issues related to food waste and sustainability. Located in the Harris A. Smith Building, its mission is to have a major impact on the reduction of food waste. This means looking holistically at the food […]
January 29, 2020
By Kadence Baker On January 24-26, two Clemson packaging student groups competed in the national 48HOUR REPACK competition. The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter) holds this annual competition, challenging students to innovate new packaging designs. This year’s competition, sponsored by Coca-Cola and others, opened on Friday with product options announced at 7 p.m. […]
November 11, 2019
By Kadence Baker Anissa Mollett is a second-year graduate student working towards an M.S. in Graphic Communications. In Spring 2019, Mollett was a recipient of the Foundation of FTA (FFTA) Rossini Scholarship, which grants students scholarships to continue and enhance their research. Amidst her research, Mollett is also interning with MacDermid Graphics Solutions this fall […]
September 18, 2019
by Kadence Baker PACK EXPO packaging design students are all packed up and ready for PACK EXPO Las Vegas, which will take place from September 23-25. PACK EXPO is an annual event designed to showcase new packaging technologies from around the country. Clemson students and faculty will be showcasing their capabilities to a wide variety […]
June 27, 2019
Check out these June headlines! GC students accept positions with WiKoff Color and MacDermid Packaging Senior interns with Southwire The future of print training ‘On the road’ this summer Partner event: NAPIM summer ink course Coming soon: Flexo Foundations Seminar NOW HIRING! Project Coordinator, Advanced Print Lab […]
February 12, 2019
On February 6-7 an inaugural Future of Flexo event was hosted at Clemson University’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, presented by OMET Americas. The event centered around “New Year, New Technology” and was sponsored by industry print suppliers Eaglewood Technologies, Siegwerk, Phoseon Technology, Nazdar Ink Technologies, DuPont, Techkon, DBT Coatings and Harper Corporation. The […]
