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![PACKAGING TRENDS OF TODAY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW](http://usinks.com/cdn/shop/articles/storeshelves-300x169.jpg?v=1503867536&width=1080)
By today’s standards, packaging is not only defined as some material used to enclose a product to the consumer. The packaging, in addition to the product, is now like a representation of the company, and therefore the company must treat...
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![Squid Ink: Flexible ink-jet printing system](http://usinks.com/cdn/shop/articles/copilot-500-packaging-world.jpg?v=1503377658&width=1080)
With up to 2.8 in. print height per printhead, and the ability to run up to two printheads from one controller, the CoPilot 500 offers a versatile, yet cost effective solution for coding and marking. Squid Ink’s CoPilot 500 features...
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![The Record Breaking Largest Book & Smallest Book in the World](http://usinks.com/cdn/shop/articles/largest-book-in-the-world.jpg?v=1491268545&width=1080)
There are approximately 2.2 million books published worldwide every year with just a bit over 300,000 published in the U.S. alone (according to Wikipedia). But only one can be the largest. And by largest, we mean literally. The title of...
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![What’s the Difference between Raw Squid Ink and the Ink Used in Printers?](http://usinks.com/cdn/shop/articles/US_inks_warning_label_picture.png?v=1488508016&width=1080)
Raw Cephalopod ink (i.e. Octopus, Cuttlefish, and Squid) is a dark pigment that can range in color from dark red, to brown, to black or blue-black. For this post we’ll be focusing and comparing Squid ink specifically, since it’s more...
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![Why are U.S. Dollars called Greenbacks?](http://usinks.com/cdn/shop/articles/us_dollar_bill_greenbacks.jpg?v=1485226930&width=1080)
All U.S. currency, from $1 to $100, has green ink on the back of the bills and black ink on the front. But if you’re like many people, you may at some point have wondered, why? The answer to this...
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