CSW
New Executive Leadership Announcement
BOSTON – Aug. 20, 2020 – CSW, Inc. (www.cswgraphics.com), a global packaging premedia provider with HQ in Massachusetts, continues to grow and transform with the announcement of the addition of two new key executives and the promotion of one of…
INTERVIEWED WITH CSW’s CEO
The July issue of the FLEXO MAGAZINE showcased an interview with our CEO Laura Wright, who explains how the Global Premedia Network is bringing together a growing number of collaborating international premedia providers. Laura is also speaking about the GPN…
CSW’s facilities expansions are underway
Along with a constant effort to improve our technological portfolio, both the Massachusetts and Ohio facilities are undergoing expansion and many exciting updates. After the installation of Esko’s Crystal 5080 CDI w/ XPS exposure unit at our Massachusetts HQ, we…
The Global Premedia Network (GPN) is announcing new partners from Germany and Croatia
BOSTON & ZAGREB, Croatia & HAMBURG, Germany – June 22, 2020 — Continuing its mission to become the most globally effective and technically advanced network of packaging premedia providers, the Global Premedia Network (GPN) is pleased to announce new…
FTA Annual Forum going Virtual
Congratulation to our CEO and the entire group of speakers for the successful completion of this year’s Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) Annual Forum, which, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, was the first time in its history conducted completely…
The GPN is growing again!
Boston, Helsinki, Jakarta & Buenos Aires – April 30th, 2020. The Global Premedia Network (GPN), which continues to expand its international brand stewardship, is proud to announce Indonesian PT. Flexo Plate Digital and Argentinean Fotograbados Longo S.A. as its new…
CSW’s WONDER WOMEN
CSW was recently mentioned in a post related to a great promotional project done by Nestlé Pure Life® and appropriately tied to March – Women’s History Month. As a business-owned and, in large portion, managed by Wonder Women, we are…
CSW’s Old – New Team Members
We are pleased to announce that two industry veterans are re-joining our ranks this month in Ludlow. After over 20 years since their first employment with CSW, Larry McCarthy and Joe Morin are back to take over some key positions…
The Global Premedia Network expands into Europe and Oceania
The Global Premedia Network (GPN) is pleased to announce its next expansion, which will double its combined service footprint in Europe and further extend it to Oceania and Asia. This rapidly growing alliance of independent packaging premedia companies is joined…
Coming soon: 2.20.2020
The next step in the expansion of the Global Premedia Network is on the horizon. Major announcement coming next week. Get all the details on 02.20.2020! After all, this is the only time such date will occur in this century!…
The Polyflex and Clicheria Blumenau are joining CSW & MARVACO as new partners…
The Global Premedia Network (GPN) is proud to announce South African Polyflex (Pty) Ltd and Brazilian Clicheria Blumenau Ltd, as the two new members joining its international ranks. The GPN, which already consists of several independent and strategically connected…
Our BIG announced at Label Expo Europe…
Brussels, Belgium, September 25, 2019 — American premedia provider, CSW, Inc., and North European premedia provider, Marvaco Ltd., announced today the launch of the Global Premedia Alliance that will offer brand owners a new option for managing and procuring high quality and consistent…
After two decades, CSW returns back to Big Easy…
After two decades, we’re back in The Big Easy to participate in the annual FTA FORUM and to exhibit at INFO-FLEX 2019. Please visit us at BOOTH #405 and witness how CSW is once again reinventing our industry: • 3D visualization On•Demand • Print…
CSW’s 3D CGI featured in the February issue of the FLEXO Magazine
In the February issue of the FLEXO Magazine, you can find how CSW‘s digital warriors, using years of converting expertise and the newest visualization technologies are closing the communication gap between converter and marketers in an attempt to shorten time…
CSW INC. added as trade shop partner in the US for Bellissima DMS
CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM – Aniken Graphics, a joint venture between Hamillroad Software, a UK based prepress software company, and Apex International, a global leader of anilox and metering products, announces CSW, INC. as the latest partner of Bellissima DMS in the…
Thankful for…
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” ~ Maya Angelou This time of year gives us a moment to reflect upon all that we are thankful for throughout the year. We are filled with gratitude for…
Looking back @ PackExpo’18
Once again, Pack Expo served as the central location to meet existing clients, as well as the place to introduce our services to potential customers. It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet many new ones. We’re…
Pack Expo International
With both the PACK EXPO and Healthcare Packaging EXPO co-located this year at the same venue, our team is heading to Chicago this weekend to discover potential solutions to some of the challenges our clients are facing and to stay…
Label Expo in Chicago
We’re excited to meet you ALL at this year Label Expo Americas in Chicago. Our Sales and Executive Teams will be attending on both September 26th and 27th. Looking forward to see you there.
CORRUGATED WEEK in INDY
Between September 24th and 27th, CSW will be exhibiting at the 2018 Corrugated Week in the Indianapolis Convention Center and we want to meet YOU! Please stop by Booth #727 to learn more about our innovative solution for Evol or…
CSW Executive Team presenting in Helsinki during INSIGHT’18
In September, our Executive Team; Laura Wright, CEO and Scott Ellison, CSW president traveled to Finland to participate in the “INSIGHT” seminar, organized for a 5th time in Helsinki by our partner Marvaco. The “INSIGHT” events are annual reviews of…
CSW, Inc. Will be Hosting Their First Open House at Their Ohio Facility
CSW, Inc. Sylvania, Ohio, May 14, 2018 – Packaging prepress provider CSW, Inc. will hold their first open house at their Sylvania, Ohio plant located at 3545 Silica Road, Unit E, on May 17, 2018. During the open house,…
CSW, Inc. Launches Web2Plate at InfoFLEX 2018
CSW, Inc. Ludlow, MA, May 8, 2018 — CSW, Inc. Is excited for the launch of Web2Plate™ at this year’s FTA InfoFLEX show in Indianapolis. Whether extra capacity or full-time outsourcing are needed, Web2Plate offers flexible, online access to…
CSW Participates in Best In Class Workshop
CSW, Inc. Ludlow, MA, April 27, 2018 – CSW’s President, Scott Ellison, and Technical Director, Marek Skrzynski, participated in the Best in Class Flexo Workshop in Cincinnati, OH. The Best in Class Flexo Workshop brought together experts in pre-press…
CSW to reveal Web2Plate at FTA INFOFLEX
CSW, Inc. Ludlow, MA, April 25, 2018 — In just two weeks, May 8-9, CSW will be at FTA INFOFLEX 2018 in booth # 306 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. What makes this year’s show especially exciting…
CSW, Inc presented Xcolor™ Expanded Gamut Certification to Walle Corporation
CSW, Inc. Ludlow, MA, April 4, 2018 – Congratulations to Walle Corporation on receiving their Xcolor™ Expanded Gamut Certification from CSW! This award, presented by Robert Ferrell of CSW, was accepted by General Manager, Brad Tullock, and Pre-Press…
CSW, Inc Has Been On a Mission to Better Serve the Midwest Region
Sylvania, OH, April 12, 2018 — CSW, Inc has been on a mission to better serve the Midwest by expanding their capabilities to build flat and rotary steel rule dies in their Sylvania, Ohio facility. This has…
CSW, Inc. Installs New State-Of-The-Art Laser Cutting System
Ludlow, MA, April 10, 2018 — In response to customers’ growing needs for faster turn-time and increasingly technical cutting dies, CSW, Inc in Ludlow, MA has installed a new PTS Neo laser cutting system from Lasercomb. This laser will facilitate…
CSW, Inc. plans to increase staff at Sylvania, OH facility
Sylvania, OH, April 2, 2018 – – Packaging prepress provider CSW, Inc. plans to invest in die-making equipment and triple its staff in Sylvania, OH this year. The family-owned manufacturing company produces flexographic printing plates and corrugated cutting dies in…
Congratulations to Nestlé Waters North America
Nestlé Waters North America Relaunches New & Updated Bottled Sparkling Water Congratulations to Nestlé Waters North America on the debut of their new and updated bottled sparkling water portfolio. This relaunch will expand Nestlé’s’ regional spring water brands and introduce new packaging…
CSW to Participate in Clemson University Package Proofing and Visualization Seminar
Technical Director Marek Skrzynski to Speak About Visualization Tools for Packaging Development and eCommerce Ludlow, MA, March 1, 2018 – – Later this month, CSW’s technical director Marek Skrzynski and president Scott Ellison will attend the Proofing and Visualization Seminar held…
CSW Presents at Fogra 6th Color Management Symposium
Technical Director Marek Skrzynski to Speak About EG Flexo in Munich Ludlow, MA, February 7, 2018 – – CSW’s technical director Marek Skrzynski and president Scott Ellison will attend the Fogra 2018 Color Management Symposium in Munich from February 28 –…
New CEO, President and Technical Director Lead the Way at CSW
2018 Brings Positive Change to Third-Generation Packaging Prepress Provider CSW, Inc. Ludlow, MA, January 8, 2018 – – Packaging prepress provider CSW, Inc. announces a strategic re-shaping of company leadership. Longtime company President Laura Wright has transitioned to a new role…
CSW’s E-Lift™ Cutting Dies Solve Two Major Challenges for Evol and Isowa Presses
E-Lift™ Mechanical Ejection System for Evol and Isowa Dies Can Be Delivered 30% Faster and Results in Fewer Rule and Board Failures Ludlow, MA, October 11, 2017 – – Corrugated converters who invest in high-volume flexo folder gluers like the…
CSW Cutting Dies and Rapid Response Time Helps Clients Win New Business
If you had the chance to secure a $2.2 million order and eliminate a competitor in the process, what hoops would you be willing to jump through? This question came up recently for one of our corrugated converter clients. In…
CSW Speaks at AWA Shrink Sleeve Label Conference
CSW Technical Director Marek Skrzynski was invited by Alexander Watson Associated (AWA) to speak at their 2017 workshop on shrink sleeve label technology. This workshop includes presentations about software solutions, ink, substrates, printing processes, converting and design considerations. Attendees also…
New video for corrugated converters: Polytop MX enhanced dies
If you haven’t seen our new video, you can watch it here: Bottom line: CSW cutting dies with Polytop MX helps corrugated converters run fast with more efficient stripping. You deliver better product, with less scrap in the…
Shrink Counter-Distortion and Livestock
Springtime at CSW usually means new product launches, and this year we rolled out our WrapIt™ counter distortion service for shrink packaging. Label printers who are new to the shrink packaging market come to CSW for help with optimizing label…
CSW Introduces WrapIt™ Counter-Distortion Service at Info-Flex
Counter-Distortion Service Optimizes Shrink Packaging Graphics for Designers, Brands, and Converters Phoenix, AZ, May 2, 2017 – – Responding to the growth in shrink packaging applications and the knowledge gap that can exist for printers entering this market, premedia company…
CSW Launches Xcolor™ Extended Gamut Certification at Info*Flex
Certification Program Helps Printers Implement Successful, Repeatable EG Print Workflows With Full Technical Support Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 2017 – – Premedia firm CSW, Inc. is well aware of the increasing demand from brands for improved color reproduction and more…
CSW Announces Partnership with MARVACO
International Alliance of Two Innovative Premedia Companies Provides Clients with Greater Reach, Capacity and Brand Protection Ludlow, MA, April 30, 2017 – – Packaging premedia firm CSW, Inc. announces a strategic partnership with Marvaco Group, a European company with seven…
CSW’s Package Prototypes Featured in Digital Output Magazine
CSW’s package prototyping capabilities are profiled in the April 2017 issue of Digital Output. The article features commentary by CSW Technical Director Marek Skrzynski, and uses a recently completed project as an example of how we fold digital print into…
Takeaways from Package Design Matters Conference 2017
Did you make it down to the Package Design Matters Conference last week? If not, no worries, CSW was there. We brought back some great insights to share. If you’re not familiar with this conference, you should be. Sponsored by…
CSW 3D Renderings at LabelExpo
Are you attending LabelExpo Americas 2016 this week? Be sure to stop by Booth 6515 to see the folks at Creative Edge Software. We provided them with some sample files to use in demonstrating the capabilities of iC3D rendering software. We’ve…
CSW Expanded Gamut Case Study in packagePRINTING
CSW is featured in the December 2015 issue of packagePRINTING The article details how we were able to coordinate the transition of Nestle Waters NA flexo packaging to expanded gamut printing. You can read the whole story on the packagePRINTING website, but here…
Six Impossible Things in Packaging
This is the year Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland turns 150. Alice is being celebrated in print, in film, and online. Lewis Carroll’s story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole in search of adventure, along with its sequel Through…
CSW’s Laura Wright Presents at AICC Meeting
CSW President Laura Wright recently presented a talk on “Trends and Innovations in Corrugated Converting” to a Region 10 meeting of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). Her presentation covered trends such as: shorter timeframes for packaging development…
Corrugated Package Printers Look Sharp and Travel Light with X-Corr™ & FlexLT™
For corrugated package printers, the pressure is always on to fly higher and deliver better-looking print. Flexo plate technology from CSW lets you do just that – with no changes to your existing press configuration. Click the links below for…
CSW Announces Select Vendor Partnership with Poly MX
Select Partnership Allows CSW to Offer PolyTop MX® Ejection Material for Faster, More Durable Corrugated Cutting Dies Ludlow, MA, July 13, 2015 – – Packaging premedia firm CSW, Inc. has been approved as a North American partner of Poly…
Holes in the Expanding World of Flexo
FLEXO magazine has just published our article about how the right plate material with specific surface engineering can improve not only opacity and mottle factor, but also color gamut volume – efficiently and cost effectively. It’s an extension of last…
WhiteFX™ Covers the Globe
CSW Announces Global WhiteFX™ Distribution Partnership with MacDermid In order to maximize distribution opportunities for its WhiteFX™ Ink Transfer Solution, CSW, Inc. is partnering with MacDermid Printing Solutions. According to CSW President Laura Wright, “We look forward to using MacDermid’s…
Using 3D for online and offline retail
It’s a new year and time for new ideas. You made it through yet another holiday season – and you’re thinking about the next one already. Your 2015 plan probably includes eCommerce – and even mCommerce. Online retail purchases are…
Tricks AND Treats
Were you lucky enough to receive one of these promotional pieces from PCA this Halloween? If so, you’re also holding onto our handiwork, too. This corrugated converter approached us for help with raising the bar for graphic interest on their…
WhiteFX™ Turns Up Down Under
CSW and MacDermid Present WhiteFX™ at ANZFTA “Flexovation” Annual Forum in Melbourne Posted by Karen Leet, MarCom Manager Last week, CSW traveled to the far side of the world to present their WhiteFX™ Ink Transfer Solution to over 200 attendees…
CSW Shares one of Flexo’s Dirty Little Secrets
CSW shares one of flexo’s dirty little secrets – and shows how to clean it up. It’s true. We talked about some of flexo’s dirty laundry in public: the difficulties of getting whiter whites and brighter colors when printing on…
Research Behind WhiteFX™ Featured in Flexo
Did you miss our White Matrix presentation at FFTA Forum in Baltimore? Don’t worry, you can read all about it on page 53 of this month’s FLEXO magazine, in print and online:
Here comes the sun…
Spring arrived late this year, but CSW Bridge has been buzzing with design and prototyping activities all winter long. Among the hundreds of challenges we completed, we’re most proud of: Our first 3D printed prototype, used in TV and online…
CSW Introduces WhiteFX™ at Infoflex 2014
CSW, Inc. Reveals Game-Changing White Ink Transfer Solution for Flexo Web Printers BALTIMORE, MD – This week, web printers and brand owners attended a sneak preview of WhiteFX™, CSW’s new ink transfer solution for white ink on clear and glossy…
Brand Color: Managing Expectations
On February 11-12, 2014, The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design & Graphics at Clemson University will be hosting a seminar on Brand Color Management. Attendees will learn how to define, communicate and monitor brand color consistency on consumer packaging graphics.…
3rd Place Winner, Innovation of the Year Award
Digital Publishing Solutions Magazine has just published the winners of their first Innovation of the Year Award, and CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia received third place! We’d like to say congratulations to our fellow nominees: First place winner SIPE Steel…
CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia makes complex prototypes
Check it out! CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia was part of the product focus feature in Package Design Magazine’s December issue.
Happy Holidays from CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia
Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us at Bridge Premedia. We’re looking forward to good things in 2014, and we hope you are, too. See you there!
What We’re Thankful For
We at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia would like to express our sincere appreciation for our clients, vendors, and staff. We’re thankful for your patronage, support and hard work. We wish you the opportunity to bridge the gap between dinner…
CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia featured in Package Design magazine
We’ve been busy, busy here at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia, so we apologize for the radio silence. We do want to let you know that Package Design magazine gave us a shout-out in their 2013 Awards issue. Did you…
Recent Projects: Artisan Bread Bag Design
CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia recently worked with McNairn Packaging to design new graphics for their range of Artisan Bread Bags. Eight stock sizes of Natural Kraft paper bags with micro-perf side gusset vents – all decorated with something a…
Hitting the Refresh Button
May was a busy month at CSW Bridge / Bridge Premedia: Lots of new projects with unique packaging development and production challenges. Our combined wealth of design, pre-press and converting experience allows us to navigate these obstacles successfully, but from…
Strawberry Season for SBS Folding Cartons
Although it may still look and feel like winter in some parts of the U.S., the sun’s rays are now much stronger, and the days are growing longer. Nature is waking up and giving us a new level of energy…
Eye-tracking Studies for Packaging
Last month I attended a seminar on process color management for flexo print at Clemson University. It was held at the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, an amazing facility that draws on resources from Clemson’s graphic communications and…
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Brand Packaging Pros
Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2013? Chances are it was one of these: lose weight, quit smoking, get organized, save money, or spend more time with family. That’s all fine and good (and we wish you luck…
Top 10 Best Uses for a Packaging Prototype
CSW Bridge recently conducted a completely unscientific poll to find out how our clients typically use package prototypes. Here’s what we found out: 1) Hero Comps: For photo shoots and TV commercials, as well as PR opportunities, there is no substitute…
Tactical Blunders in the Packaging Wars
Way back in 1035, a Persian traveler visiting the spice markets in Cairo recorded the use of paper as a packaging material. Other forms of packaging such as baskets, wooden boxes, pottery, barrels, and woven bags had already appeared…
