Printing, Packaging Industry Shows Support For STRIPE All Printing Resources (APR) has become the fifth industry sponsor to support STRIPE, a novel virtual online educational tool for the package printing indus- try developed by the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University.APR joins other STRIPE sponsors, which include Poteet Printing Systems, Harper Corporation, Anderson & Vreeland and the Flexographic Technical Association. STRIPE was initially developed as a virtual reality tool for print training and recruitment in 2018. Shortly thereafter, Sonoco Institute staff began showcasing it live at trade shows across the country to gauge inter- est. It gained momentum and in 2019, FTA became the inaugural sponsor of STRIPE VR. Going Online When the COVID-19 pandemic hit early in 2020, the Sonoco Institute pivoted STRIPE VR to become acces- sible online through a web browser. Co-branded STRIPE Online, development of the browser-based tool has progressed tremendously with the help of critical feedback from sponsors and educa- tors in the field. Student interaction with the beta version of STRIPE Online will continue on, as it is planned to be utilized as the main platform during the annual Phoenix Chal- lenge flexographic press competition taking place virtually Spring 2021. To date, the platform has been shared with around 34 educators who have helped make recommendations on its development for use in the classroom. “Our hope is to be able to share this tool with uni- versities, technical colleges and even career centers at high schools so that more students will be able to get acquainted with flexographic printing,” said Bobby Congdon, assistant director of the Sonoco Institute. Slated to launch early in 2021, the STRIPE develop- ment team is also working to implement a wide-web, central impression press alongside the current inline, narrow-web press for expanded flexographic training. Fortis Solutions Group Acquires Kala Packaging Fortis Solutions Group LLC has acquired Kala Pack- aging, based in Orem, Utah. Kala Packaging is a print- er of pressure sensitive labels and flexible packaging. Offering variable content printing, anti-counterfeit and security solutions, and food safe flexible packaging in- cluding pouches, Kala serves the food and beverage, health and beauty and nutraceutical end-markets.
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