> >

Hot stamping

Learn more about decorating processes

In this process, a metal foil is melted onto a container's plastic surface, leaving a metalic impression of your logo or artwork on the bottle. Typically, a gold foil is used, giving the package, a shiny golden design. Often containers are both silk-screened and hot stamped, providing a general package design enhanced by a golden or metallic gleam.

Post-Consumer Resin (PCR): Now Available! If you have been following the CPS Blog, and I know that you have, you may have noticed a theme in our recent posts involving plastics and different terms involving the degradability of these plastics. Another way that used plastic containers can b...	Introducing CPS Design (Part 2) Container & Packaging Supply has added a whole NEW department with one goal in mind ... MAKING IT EASIER FOR YOU. CPS now offers in-house high quality artwork design and we call it (this is REALLY creative we promise): CPS Design . We know th...
Introducing CPS Design CPS is now offering in house design services for clients. CPS Design, a department within the CPS Marketing division, can help you create, enhance, or edit your new or existing packaging artwork. We can guide you through the process of getting your ar...	Ode to Lawrence and PANTONE You've heard, the phrase "all the colors of the rainbow" before. If asked to name those colors, you'd probably say: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Well that's true, if you're coloring one with a Crayola 8 pack. But as you know, there are...
Don't forget the barcode (and everything else) There are a lot of guidelines, regulations, and even laws that stipulate what you should and shouldn't put on your product label. Let's go through some of the elements of a complete label and what should be included. Please note, there are different r...	What is sustainable packaging and how do I do it? It's official. Sustainable packaging has matured from fad to trend, according to experts. What is sustainable packaging and how can small, medium and large businesses adapt? Fortunate for us, there is a coalition of sustainable packaging experts who c...
What IS the main purpose of packaging? For several weeks, we have been polling our CPS Blog readers on what they think the MAIN purpose of packaging is. Admittedly our universe for this poll is small, only 22 votes. But, even a small sampling can give us some ideas. Fifty percent believ...	Creating the perfect package You've spent months even years developing your product and now you've got to bottle it and sell it. Here's what you need to do to create the perfect package for your product: Study the competition. Look around and see what kind of packaging your compe...