What happens when foil is designed into packaging from the start? This Synchron case study shows how a simple notebook becomes a premium brand asset through thoughtful design, material selection, and production-ready execution.

Explore how global trends shape the future of packaging design with KURZ’s “60° Creative Boxes to Inspire” series. From 2021 to 2025, each collection reflects evolving social, cultural and technological influences, offering brands fresh inspiration through innovative finishes, colours and embellishment techniques that bring packaging to life.

Visual impact and premium finishing are essential for your product’s packaging and must be taken into account once you design it and it goes for printing. However, as substrates and coatings become more complex, achieving flawless hot stamping results has become increasingly challenging. Issues such as gassing, air entrapment and inconsistent coverage are common [...]

At the close of each year, LEONHARD KURZ makes a statement that goes beyond a seasonal greeting. Known globally as the market leader in thin-film technology and surface embellishment, KURZ continues to push creative and technical boundaries while remaining firmly rooted in the traditions that define its corporate values. Two of these traditions, the [...]

The LEONHARD KURZ Wall Calendar 2026 is a great example of why we’re proud to represent KURZ in South Africa. It’s not just a calendar, it’s a compact “finishing demo” that shows how metallic effects, embossing and texture can transform print into something people keep, display, and talk about. Designed as an A1 collector [...]

Discover the 2025 “60° creative boxes to inspire” series by KURZ, unveiling four powerful packaging design trends that translate global uncertainty into resilient, innovative surface finishes.

Luxurious Jar Refining and Elegant Outer Packaging for Cosmetic Products In the cosmetics industry, packaging is a decisive factor in brand perception. Under the motto ‘Design and Sustainability meets Technology,’ KURZ, supplied locally by Synchron Markings, has developed a packaging concept that combines design aesthetics with material awareness and production efficiency in a luxurious [...]

At this year’s Labelexpo Europe, LEONHARD KURZ presented innovative Thermal Transfer Ribbon (TTR) solutions that do much more than just label. In Barcelona, the focus was on practical applications, with real-life examples from three key industries: food, pharmaceuticals, and spirits. The thin-film specialist demonstrated how the holistic approach of the Thermal Transfer (R)evolution proves [...]