Innovations in packaging printing production

Dr. Anastasios E. Politis, Athens TEI
politisresearch@techlink.gr, tasosp@kth.se

Research questions – problem definition:

• Packaging yesterday, today and tomorrow:
• What changes do we expect?
• How do these changes affect/influence packaging printing production?

Background:

• General developments demographic, cultural changes
• Needs for consumers
• Legal requirements (EU and governmental guidelines and directives)
• Technological developments in production, workflows and application of new technologies
• Towards smart and intelligent packaging
• Innovations in prepress for packaging
• Printing technologies for packaging
• Finishing for packaging
• Workflows and production structures

Discussion - Conclusions:

• How changes affect packaging
• Which will be the future of packaging – structure, design, production workflow
• Hybrid packaging

Future study

• Packaging in a new form
• Packaging design and production – new structures and requirements