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Overcome Your Content Challenges in Cosmetic Labeling to Meet FDA Requirements
Cosmetic manufacturers operate in a highly regulated industry, further complicating the labeling process. Not only do they have to consider branding and marketing guidelines, but they also have to focus on FDA cosmetic labeling requirements, as there are strict rules and regulations behind every cosmetic label.

How to Ease the Labeling Proofreading Process for Medical Devices
A medical device can range from the simplest household item found in everyone’s pantry, like a band-aid, to more complex technology like an x-ray machine. Regardless of its complexity, there is a constant amongst them all. They all need to be tested and approved to meet FDA requirements and compliance.

Use Text Inspection Technology to Keep Up With Global Market Demands
Text inspection technology allows you to not only automate your workflows, but it also relieves the burden of having to rely on outdated methods and technology that will not let your business reach its full potential.

Don’t Miss The Proof – GlobalVision’s First Proofreading & Quality Control Digital Conference
We are extremely excited to announce that we are hosting an exclusive online event, specifically designed for proofreading and regulatory professionals in the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, and CPG industries. Our digital event will feature a variety of interactive sessions including Ask-an-Expert Q&A, a Fireside Chat, and expert sessions with speakers from our own GlobalVision team, Biogen, Alcon, Gilead, and more.

Common Mistakes that can be Avoided Using Compare File Tools
The Compare Text Tool is the answer to all of your proofreading problems, this software works by overlaying two files to find the discrepancies between the two. Any errors can be detected, no matter how small, and the inspection pinpoints the exact locations of all deviations.

Five Reasons Why You Should Use A File Comparison Tool
A world without the technological advancements that didn’t exist mere decades ago is simply unimaginable. Every day, new apps and digital solutions are being released to help make daily life easier. Date: March, 2022 | Category: Proofreading | Author:…

Verify 2021.4 – Annotating Files, A Deeper Look
Date: February 2022 | Category: Company | Author: Hana Trokic Intended Changes Digital content creation is synonymous with the term 'revision.' As copy is being created, changes are constantly being made, resulting in multiple…

How Automated Proofreaders can Increase Productivity
Date: February, 2022 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic In today's fast-paced working environments, one of the top business priorities on everyone's mind is, "how can we increase productivity?" Everybody is looking for…

Manual vs. Automated Proofreading for Companies
Date: January 26, 2022 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic Manual vs. Automated Proofreading for Companies The way we communicate with others is essential. How we express ourselves with words, visuals, colours, and…

Risks of Manual Verification as a Proofreading Method
Date: January 21, 2022 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic Before a product reaches the hands of consumers, there are thousands of behind-the-scenes steps, procedures, and inspections that have to be completed to ensure…

Five Best Proofreading Practices for Business
Date: January 17, 2022 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Hana Trokic Top 5 Proofreading Practices for Companies
You've spent hours writing your copy, you got every word, sentence, and paragraph to flow perfectly in sync, and you are…

The Best Automated Inspection Software for Creative Agencies
The creative process can oftentimes be messy due to its collaborative nature. From the brainstorming phase to the actual execution of ideas, creating content for brands with complex and multi-dimensional requirements is no easy feat. A fragmented creative process can be enough to put a halt to any given project, especially within marketing and creative agencies that include several different departments and strict deadlines.

The Advantages of Automated Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspections
The automated inspection of pharmaceutical packaging has become essential to the day-to-day affairs of companies wishing to attain the efficiency and error-free work that is demanded of them. In addition to the rigorous quality control implemented on the products themselves, it is important to ensure the compliance of packaging and labeling information.

How Automation Streamlines the Quality Control Process
Automation comes in many forms and covers a wide array of modern technologies that can operate without the help of consistent human intervention or supervision. The first benefit that emerges from this is the idea of reducing workloads. Having an automation system or software implemented at various stages of your workflow will allow you to spend more time on other projects and leave you with additional resources.

How Automation Technology Helps Protect Consumer Packaged Goods Brands From Critical Errors
One particular area to which CPG brands must pay close attention is quality control. In the consumer goods industry, the quality of labels and packaging is just as important as the quality of the product inside. These types of labels and packaging components contain product-specific information and suggest critical content that is carefully written and placed in order to protect the end-users.

4 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Graphics Inspection Tool
Not many aspects of design and production are still being done manually when it comes to packaging in 2020. Despite modern advancements, many businesses are still stuck in a rut of manual proofreading. The good news is that automation technology has been increasing in popularity over recent years, especially in the areas of quality control. Of these automation innovations, graphics inspection tools are becoming widely implemented across many industries.

5 Common Packaging Mistakes in Pharma
More than in any other sector, pristine packaging is critical to ensuring success in the pharmaceutical industry. Aside from being visually appealing, packaging must be free from the 5 most common critical mistakes that often plague the pharmaceutical industry.

How to Verify Digimarc Barcodes with GlobalVision
A new era of barcodes is here. With big-name retailers and consumer goods companies replacing traditional barcodes with Digimarc ones, printers are facing more challenges than ever when it comes to verifying these modern codes. GlobalVision’s…

The Competitive Advantage of Effective Packaging
Effective packaging is multi-functional. At the bare minimum, packaging has to be able to adequately contain the product inside, but in cutthroat, performance-driven industries “good enough” rarely is. Five Criteria for Competitive…

5 Reasons “Packaging-Free” Stores Won’t Catch On
Packaging will always have its drawbacks, but it remains a necessity, even in the face of what many might see as a potential trend in the making and threat to the industry: packaging-free stores. In theory, the idea is great. Customers…

How Different Departments Help Develop and Proof Packaging
It’s easy to imagine how much work goes into the production of packaging materials. Cost, Time to Market, and Quality Even looking at the process in a vacuum, the back-and-forth alone trying to finalize a design may spark images…

What Is Prepress?
In spite of a whole industry dedicated to it, very few people know what prepress is. “Prepress” is used in the printing industry to refer to all of a commercial printer’s activities after they receive an order and corresponding graphics…

Combating Counterfeit Packaging Through Effective Customer Communication
While counterfeiting is usually associated with money, actual consumer products can be copied too… right down to the packaging. It’s an issue about which brand companies are ever-vigilant, leading to the development of several…

All the Popular Printing Methods from Letterpress to Digital
The invention of the printing press is often understated in terms of its importance, with the advent of the digital age in which we now live. It’s true that, these days, people can go entire days without reading something that’s…

5 Ways to Make Your Packaging Child-Resistant
There are several reasons why parents tend to keep their medicine stored away in a cabinet that’s too high for their children to reach. The main reason is simple: Some pills are dangerous for children to ingest and can cause serious…

10 Ways to Improve Your Barcodes
It’s a bit of a conundrum in our technologically advanced day and age, but, without barcodes to scan, the retail world would effectively grind to a halt. The dependency is understandable though, as barcodes are just that much more…

Why Error-Free Packaging Labeling Is a Must
Date: November, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Ryan Szporer Pristine, error-free packaging, and labeling undeniably look good, but it’s more than that.
It’s a necessity, regardless of the industry in question.
Of course,…

The Plain Packaging Dilemma of Legalized Cannabis in Canada
Find out more about the legalization of cannabis in Canada in the following episode of our web series, Unpacked. For additional information on how GlobalVision can help you improve the efficiency of your packaging workflow.

Going Beyond Sustainable Packaging to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are being bought all over the planet. It’s fair to say each one won’t end up being recycled either. In fact, 91% won’t be, leading to a lot of unneeded plastic clogging up the eco-system. To…

How Can Printed Manuals Improve Your Staff Training?
Virtually all specialized surveys find that print-documentation properties such as portability, readability (legibility), and quickness, with which one can absorb large portions of information, make print manuals a preferred choice for most readers.

The 5 Ways Sensory Packaging Separates You from Competitors
Chances are you’ve come across sensory packaging before. It’s not a new trend by any stretch, but it definitely isn’t a strategy every manufacturer takes advantage of, at least not to its fullest extent. This isn’t simply…

A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable Packaging
Date: July, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Ryan Szporer Going green may be something to be proud of in this day and age. In the world of packaging and design though, it’s not necessarily going far enough. It’s all about being…

Myths versus Facts: Dispelling 4 Myths about Using Sustainable Packaging in a Business
Date: July, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Mike Malz
Packaging plays a crucial role in influencing customers buying behavior, yet unsustainable packaging can damage the reputation of the firm, causing customers to switch…

How Can File Comparison Software Improve Your Print Ready Files?
Date: June, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Marvin Magasura While some experienced graphic designers might be very familiar with print-ready work, this concept still represents a terrifying and intimidating aspect of graphic design…

The Canadian Government Imposes Strict Guidelines on Cannabis Packaging
It’s no secret that cannabis-or marijuana as some prefer-has become a hot topic of conversation. With the legalization of cannabis in Canada only months away, there has been some talk about how the substance will be packaged. With a…

26 Experts Share Ideas on 2018 Packing Trends and Sustainable Packaging
For years, the shift towards sustainability has been top of mind in the packaging industry. To keep up, businesses have had to adapt at an incredible rate to please a more educated and savvy consumer. Staying on top of the trends and changes can be a tough task on its own, so we asked experts of the packaging world to forecast where the industry is going.

A Printed Proof for Every Occasion: A Guide to the Types of Pre-Press Proofs
Date: February, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Mike Malz If you’ve spent enough time in the packaging and labeling industry, you probably understand what printing proofs are and how they are used. For those of you who are new…

FDA Break-Down: What is the FDA, FDA 21 CFR and How Do You Stay Compliant?
What is the FDA? The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency that operates under the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and ensuring public health in…

What Is a Dieline in Printing and Packaging?
Date: January, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Mike Malz In the packaging and printing industry, the term “dieline” refers to a template needed to ensure the correct layout of a final physical package. This template serves…

Understanding the Impacts of a Great Label in Marketing
Date: January, 2018 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Marvin Magasura In a world where consumers have become more discerning of the products they buy, we can’t emphasize enough the importance of marketing labels. Shopping is a…

The Role of Packaging in Supply Chain Management
Date: November, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Marvin Magasura
The packaging industry is evolving.
We now know that packaging no longer refers to a box or a carton, but rather to a coordinated system of preparing goods…

How Your Business Can Benefit from the Sustainable Working Methods that are Changing the Packaging Industry Landscape
As the packaging industry moves towards more responsible ways of working, our team at Bonus Trading, a packaging supplier based in the UK, decided to interview one of the leaders in our industry, UPM Raflatac.
UPM Raflatac works hard…

What to Do When You Find Spelling Errors in Your Print Job
Date: October, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Reuben Malz Errors in packaging components arise all the time and are part of the game. They are unavoidable, but, what is a surprise to most people, is that spelling mistakes…

How Modern Prepress Software Is Changing the Packaging Industry
Date: September, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Mike Malz When flipping through a brochure or any sort of packaging, you probably think that to get a design printed all you have to do is press the print button. The truth is there…

How Automated Proofreading Is Replacing Obsolete Difference Checker Tools
Date: September, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Mike Malz Packaging serves as the face that products show to the world. That’s why colorful and well-thought-out designs are meant to grab customers’ attention. Packaging is…

Are Spelling Errors Lethal? When It Comes to Medical Packaging, You Bet
Date: September, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Marvin Magasura What’s at stake with a product misspelling?
For any other type of business, it would mean a complete recall – costly, but maybe otherwise harmless. When it comes…

New Technologies Every Pharmaceutical Packaging Company Should Consider
Date: September, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Marvin Magasura Nowadays, pharmaceutical packaging companies are experiencing big market growth. Reaching an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of CAGR of 11.34% from 2021…

What the Digital Twins Revolution Means for Packaging
Date: June, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Ryan Szporer Digital twins are in the midst of taking over, with Gartner predicting the existence of billions of them within three to five years. It’s probably best at this…

Harmonizing Medical Device Package Labeling Across Markets
A picture is worth a thousand words. This is especially true in the Medical Device Packaging and Labeling industry. Symbols are an important tool to harmonize medical device packaging labels across markets worldwide, save valuable space while…

5 Ways to Minimize Issues While Preparing Artwork for Box Packaging
Date: June, 2017 | Category: Proofreading | Author: Devine Barroga The process of preparing artwork is essential for box packaging. There is a considerable amount of detail that goes into preparation, but it doesn’t have to be…
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