Custom Design and Graphics
| Product Development Center |
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| Advanced packaging and materials development is one of the many ways International Paper’s Foodservice Business transforms innovative ideas into real world customer solutions. The Product Development Center, in Loveland, Ohio, demonstrates International Paper’s technological commitment to customers. |
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| Working in close collaboration with our customers, the staff at the center is focused on creating new and improved packaging and materials, finding new applications for existing packaging, and supporting customer use of current products. Creative package graphics is provided by our Graphic Centers in Clemson, South Carolina and our Shorewood Creative Services business in Newport News, Virginia.
International Paper is a world leader at combining both paper and polymers to create unique new consumer friendly packaging. Examples of our creative new quick service and take out packaging includes our new KX2® insulated cup, our premium clear hot/cold cup, spill proof lids, new plastic and paper car cups, new leak resistant hot cups, and a wide range of new takeout/cook-in food service trays.
From initial concepts through design development, prototyping, laboratory testing and plant scale up, International Paper Foodservice Business moves quickly to respond to customer requirements. Whether International Paper has met your packaging needs for years or you are a first time customer, the people of International Paper’s Foodservice Business pledge that if you give us your packaging challenges, we will give you creative, cost effective packaging solutions. |
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With a dedicated staff of graphic designers, our Graphics Hub can help you with your customized packaging program. From transferring logos on stock line cups, to completely designing new design concepts to fit your establishment, it is all within our capabilities. We have a proven track record of meeting customer expectations, with a commitment to on-time performance. |
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The Graphics Hub is located adjacent to Clemson University in northwest South Carolina. We have developed a partnershipthe university, which is one of the world's largest Graphic Communications institutions with undergraduate/graduate programs. This partnership presents unique synergies that allow IPFB to remain on the cutting edge of current industry trends, research and technology. In this manner, new ideas can be perfected in an educational setting before being implemented in manufacturing.
Our Graphics department is structured into customer-focused, high performance work teams allowing a collaborative approach to solving the customers' graphic needs. The department is also equipped to accept virtually any graphic file type that you may provide - Esko (BarcoGraphics), ArtPro, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, QuarkXpress, Freehand, etc. We also can accept essentially any format- CD, email, floppy, FTP, zip, DVD, Mac or PC-you name it, we'll open it. We make it easy and convenient to do business with us!
Using this valuable service will allow you to see what your finished product will look like prior to mass production. This is achieved with a unique, low cost, best-in-industry contract proof. Unlike other graphics you might encounter, our proofs accurately depict the final product- right down to the actual printed dot. Regardless of the printing medium, uncoated, kraft "cup buddies", or on a bright white poly-coated cold cups, we are able to precisely mimic the press characteristics in our proofing technology.
If you do not know exactly what you want, but will know it when you see it, we offer comprehensive creative design services. Our creative staff has knowledge of current marketplace and graphic trends, and the ability to translate this to foodservice products. Who better to design the graphics than the people who know the capabilities of the printing and converting facilities? |
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