Most pharmaceutical products are distributed in more than one country. At the moment the Braille characters for the letters A-Z and the numbers 0-9 (with some exceptions, such as France) are the same throughout Europe. However, each country’s Braille … [Read more...]
Can-Am Braille Standard Officially Released
The IADD working in conjunction with the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) officially released the Can-Am Braille standard on Friday, May 8, at the 2009 IADD•FSEA Odyssey in Atlanta, GA, USA. An informative technical workshop, “Let Your … [Read more...]
Embossing Braille at the Folding and Glueing Stage of Production
The AccuBraille production module from the BOBST Group enables Braille to be embossed at the optimum stage of the production process—the folding-glueing stage—thus lowering costs. This BOBST Group innovation, integrated in a carton folding and … [Read more...]
Digitally Printed UV Braille
Atlantic Zeiser’s Braillejet’s radical new micro valve technology, developed by the Swiss supplier Gyger, stands out from embossing and screen printing because the printing system enables Braille letters to be printed with an UV curable … [Read more...]
The Can-Am Pharmaceutical Braille Standard for USA & Canada
To better satisfy the needs of the visually impaired in North America, the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) has created “Can-Am Braille,” a set of guidelines and recommendations for the use of Braille on pharmaceutical … [Read more...]