July 12, 2023
This spring 26 senior Clemson students completed the Packaging Science 4200 course. Taught by Haley Appleby, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Science, the students were tasked with design projects from two sponsoring companies looking for sustainable packaging solutions: Atlantic Packaging: redesign a direct-to-consumer hat package to be sustainable and curbside […]
February 9, 2023
The 14th Annual 48HR REPACK, hosted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter), took place February 3-5, 2023. The student package design competition was created as a forum to highlight the skills and talents of tomorrow’s design professionals. Teams were asked to choose from three design challenges presented by Plastixx FFS, The Coca-Cola Company and […]
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 […]
July 7, 2022
Over the years the print industry has continued to innovate with the rise of digital printing, new ink systems and advances in packaging. With all of these printing innovations come additional considerations for pressroom operators, including the many factors involved in choosing a doctor blade. To help navigate the blade selection process we sat down […]
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 […]
March 29, 2022
Representatives from the Sonoco Institute traveled to Fort Worth, Texas last month for the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) FORUM 2022, a four-day technical conference themed “Corralling Solutions, Creating Results.” With nine sessions and more than 25 technical presentations from industry experts, FORUM 2022 explored how the technology powering cutting-edge flexographic printing can help flexographers corral solutions […]
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. […]
October 22, 2018
Clemson University’s packaging division was highly involved in this year’s PackExpo International show at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. CAFLS staff manned a booth in the Education Pavilion to connect with Clemson alumni and promote the Packaging Science (PKSC) program. 20 or more PKSC students from a Creative Inquiry (CI) class this semester also designed, […]
