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 […]
August 8, 2022
A few months ago we introduced you to our summer intern Rhen Bennett. Rhen, graduating 2023, was able to gain a lot of unique experience with us this summer. She worked as our full time intern in the Advanced Printing Lab. This was a huge help as we had one of our busiest summers ever! Rhen […]
May 31, 2022
Hello! My name is Rhen Bennett and I’m interning at the Sonoco Institute this summer. So far, I have learned tons of new information about what goes into making a print on a printing press. For starters, I had to learn how to make photopolymer plates. There are three main machines the plates must run […]
May 25, 2022
It’s been two years since the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University debuted an online version of its introduction to flexography workshop – Intro to Flexo Online. The online version of the institute’s most popular hands-on workshop is geared toward individuals in need of fundamental knowledge of the flexographic printing process. This online […]
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 […]
April 19, 2022
Four out of our seven interns working in the Sonoco Institute this semester are seniors. With graduation in sight, we connected with these students to hear about their Clemson experiences and plans for the future! These Seniors, Sarah Cordes, Pierce Hall, Ashley Kirk and Rebekah Pereira are all packaging science majors graduating in 2022! Sarah, […]
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 […]
August 18, 2020
Sonoco Institute staff will be participating in FTA’s upcoming Virtual Fall Conference 2020 during a session titled, “Moving Through Reality with Virtual Help” at 11:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Oct. 5. Bobby Congdon, assistant director of the Sonoco Institute, is co-chairing the session with Clemson alum, Marcy Southern, PPC Flexible […]
May 5, 2020
Rising packaging senior, Maya Lange, shares about her team’s packaging design process for the AICC Student Packaging Design Competition, as well as some distance learning takeaways from the spring semester. _________________ Sonoco Institute (SI): What is the packaging project you were working on this spring and did the final deliverable have to change […]
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 […]
