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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

2022 is almost here! 2021 has been somewhat of a ‘getting back to normal’ year, coming off of a mostly virtual 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With safety precautions in place, we were excited to be able to offer more in-person classes and events over the course of 2021, culminating in an almost-normal, fall […]

By Kadence Baker The Sonoco Institute welcomed Kenny Tucker as the new Project Coordinator of the Advanced Print Technologies Lab in August 2019. Tucker received his B.S. in Graphic Communications from Clemson University in 2004.  Sonoco Institute (SI): You became the Project Coordinator for the Sonoco Institute in August. What exactly does that entail? Kenny Tucker […]

This week is the start of classes at Clemson University, which means a flurry of students in the Harris A. Smith Building! Faculty and staff at the Sonoco Institute spent the summer organizing labs and ushering in new equipment for the fall semester. Among these new tools are the Mimaki USA 3DUJ-553 full-color commercial 3D […]