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Industry Services
Sonoco Institute

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Industry Services

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Print Trials

We offer production-quality prepress and print machinery, digital workflow and file analysis, extensive color evaluation tools and access to diverse analytical equipment.

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Training Programs

Allow us to customize a training program for your company, from a simple 2-3 day on-site program to a long-term training curriculum mixed with on-site and Clemson programs. This enables you to fine-tune the training curriculum and ensure examples are used relative to your exact business segments.

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Consulting & Audits

Institute experts provide a wide variety of consulting services, which include productivity assessment, workflow and process improvement, consistent machine set-ups, printing and color fundamentals, identifying process capabilities, and color management.

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Package Design

The Sonoco Institute is uniquely equipped to assist with your packaging design project. From structural design services to proofing and prototyping, we can help bring your packaging idea to fruition.

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CUshop™: Eyetracking Lab

CUshop is the Sonoco Institute’s state-of-the-art consumer experience lab. Experience what your customers experience in a shopping environment using the latest in eye-tracking and sensory technology.

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Virtual Reality

As virtual reality and augmented reality technologies continue to improve, the Sonoco Institute looks for unique ways in which to leverage them for use in the printing and packaging industry.

The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics
The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics | 311 Harris A. Smith Building, Fernow Street, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634