Plastics Printing — Handle with Care

Color Ink works with a good deal of heavy-gauge plastics, and it uses six or seven different substrates on a regular basis. Much of its direction has been dictated by the evolving needs of its client base.

“We had a couple of customers who were branching out, especially on the POP and packaging side,” LaForest says. “Plus, we wanted to give the sales reps something to sell that we didn’t have before, which was the hybrid UV process. It allows you to do different things, and it’s opened us up to new markets.”