Print Resources: Transitioning to U.S.-Made Packaging to Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions

As global supply chains continue to experience disruptions, businesses are feeling the impact of events like port strikes, delays, and shipping uncertainties. On October 1st, East Coast port workers went on strike, further compounding the issues many companies face when relying on overseas suppliers. In times like these, transitioning to U.S.-made packaging can offer a critical advantage in maintaining a steady supply chain. By choosing domestic production, you can bypass international delays and safeguard your business from the volatility of global shipping.

Sustainable Printing: New Findings on Embellishment Recycling by FSEA

In today’s world, sustainability is a necessary commitment across industries, especially in printing. One of the challenges in sustainable printing has been the confusion around the recyclability of embellished paper products. Traditionally, embellishments like foil stamping or metallic decorations were perceived as barriers to recycling, but recent studies from the Foil and Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) are dispelling these myths. Two new studies commissioned by the FSEA demonstrate that metallic embellishments can be recycled effectively, opening up new possibilities for sustainable design and packaging.

Awards: SunDance Named Best Printer at the 2024 Florida Print Awards

We are thrilled to announce that SunDance has been named Florida’s Best Printer at the 2024 Florida Print Awards! This marks the third time in five years that we’ve brought home the coveted Golden Flamingo, the highest honor awarded by the Florida Graphics Alliance. This achievement is a testament to our team’s unwavering dedication to excellence in printing and packaging.

Certifications: The Importance of Printing with a G7 Master Facility

In the world of printing, consistency, quality, and precision are paramount. Whether you’re printing a marketing campaign, product packaging, or promotional materials, ensuring that your colors and images are accurate across different mediums and production runs is crucial. This is where G7 Certification comes into play—a standard that sets the benchmark for color consistency and quality in the printing industry.

Wide Format Printing: 9 Creative Projects You May Not Realize Are Wide-Format

When you hear "wide format printing," what immediately springs to mind? For most, the term conjures images of wall coverings, billboards, and car wraps—large, bold visuals that dominate the public space. However, the scope of wide format printing extends far beyond these conventional applications. In reality, this versatile technology offers a myriad of creative possibilities that can elevate your brand and captivate audiences in unexpected ways. From transforming floors into advertising real estate to crafting bespoke wallpapers and even creating immersive 3D displays, wide format printing is a powerful tool for innovation.

Ready to get creative? Here are nine out-of-the-box uses for wide format printing to inspire you to think BIG and go beyond the ordinary.

Sustainable Printing: Results from Our Electronic Waste Recycling Event

At SunDance, the first SGP Certified Offset Green Printer in Florida, sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We believe in living sustainably, both in our production processes and daily operations. To further our commitment to environmental responsibility, we recently hosted an e-waste recycling event at our facility. This event encouraged our team members to bring in their non-working electronic devices and goods for proper recycling. By doing so, we aim to reduce electronic waste and promote a greener future for our community and beyond.

Awards: SunDance Shines with 5 Wins at the 2024 FSEA Gold Leaf Awards

SunDance stuns again at the annual Gold Leaf Awards, hosted by The Foil and Specialty Effects Association, taking home five wins! This year's award ceremony was held in Dallas, TX, during the Print Embellishment Conference. We are proud to be included as winners in this esteemed, internationally recognized award contest. At SunDance, we strive to print perfection, package dreams, and finish with a flourish. These awards are a testament to our continued pursuit of excellence. 

Print Resources: Converting GSM to Pounds

Welcome to SunDance, your friendly guide through the paper weight puzzle of GSM vs. Pounds! We've crafted this guide to demystify the process and help you seamlessly convert GSM (grams per square meter) to pounds, which is especially handy if you're accustomed to inches and pounds but find yourself in the land of paper metrics. As a commercial printer working with international brands, we often find there is some confusion when trying to convert paper weights. Have no fear, we are here to help with all of your printing woes!

Flexible Packaging: Making the Transition PFAS Free Packaging

PFAS is an acronym that encompasses PerFluoroAlkyl (PFA) and PolyFluoroAlkyl Substances (PFAS), tongue-twisters by any standard. This chemical group includes thousands of PFAS that are found in a wide range of consumer, commercial, and industrial products. But what else do we know about PFAS?

For starters, PFAS were first introduced in the 1940s and 50s when manufacturers began shifting their focus from supporting the American war effort overseas to supporting American economic growth and consumer conveniences at home.

Certifications: How SunDance Protects Customer Data with SOC 2 TYPE 1 Certification

Direct mail campaigns, as well as email marketing campaigns, rely on databases of customer information that your marketing organization has accumulated and kept current over time. These databases may include customer names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, demographic information, buying habits, and other customer data.

In using and storing this personally identifiable information, you have an obligation to safeguard the data and protect it from loss and theft. As your printing and mailing services provider, SunDance has the same obligation to safeguard this data and maintain direct mail security—and it is a responsibility we take very seriously.