Converting Magazine

SESSION 1

Introduction, Segmentation and End User Needs: An overview of digital printing in the packaging marketplace. Facts and figures from various sources, including associations and trade publications, will help put into perspective the scope of digital printing's importance in this market segement. Key research companies will talk about the importance of digital printing for packaging.

• Estimates for the use of Digital Printing in the Packaging Marketplace
  • Market Segmentation
  • Size of market
  • Growth potential of market
• Insights from End Users
  • Current uses
  • Desires of the technology
• Q&A

Speakers:

• Kevin Karstedt--Karstedt & Associates: Technological Advances in Package Printing:
  The Changing Digital Landscape
• Patti Williams--IT Strategies: An Overview of the Digital Printing Marketplace
• David Atkinson--PIRA International: Printing on demand on the packing and filling line

SESSION 2

Operations & Supply Chain enhancements through Digital Printing for Packaging: Discussions will include how various imaging systems like thermal transfer and ink jet can be used to image various types of information including bar codes, batch codes and graphics as part of an integrated packing line. Included will be the role of integrators and internal engineering groups. Also included will be ROI and other impacts of integrated digital printing.

• Examples of where digital printing is being used to enhance the supply chain
• What type of digital printing systems are being used
• The role of integrators
• The impact of integrating digital printing
• Case Studies
• Q&A

• Ray Dickinson--HP Indigo: Supply Chain Enhancements Through Digital Printing
• Mike Hurst--Domino: Digital Printing for Secondary Packaging

SESSION 3

Technical Session on Digital Printing Engines: This technical session will deal with many of the mechanical methods used in digital printing. The various ink jet and electrophotographic technologies will be described and discussed. Future developments will be described for all these technologies.

• Ink Jet systems, who is developing them and how they fit in
  • Continuous
  • DOD
    • Piezo
    • Thermal
  • Electrophotographic, Impact Imaging Systems
  • Ink Systems
• Q&A

Speakers:

• Marco Boer--IT Strategies: A Look at the Primary Digital Printing Technologies-Present and Future
• Andrew Overend--Avecia: Ink Jet Inks for Packaging Applications
• Robert Harvey--Xaar: Piezo Ink Jet for Packaging

SESSION 4

Applications Session – In-Depth look at Turn-Key Solutions for Labels, Flexible Packaging and Folding Cartons: This session will go into depth describing the turn-key solutions that are currently available for the production of labels, flexible packaging and folding cartons. Included will be a comparison of the specifications for each system and its strengths and weaknesses, as well as how each system will be developing over the next 18 to 24 months.

• Labels, Flexible Packaging and Folding Cartons
  • Systems being used
  • Specifications
  • Markets
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Future developments
• Q&A

Speakers:

• Elisha Tropper--Prestige Label: Integrating Digital into a Flexo Environment-A Management Perspective
• Geert Van den hole--Dotrix: Digital Turn-Key Solutions for Industrial Applications
• Ken Daming--Mark Andy: Integrating Digital Printing and Converting

SESSION 5

Applications Session – In-Depth look at Turn-Key Solutions for Corrugated and Point-of-Purchase: This applications session will go into depth describing the turn-key solutions that are currently available for the production of corrugated and point-of-purchase. Included in the discussions will be a comparison of the specifications for each system and its strengths and weaknesses, as well as how each system will be developing over the next 18 to 24 months.

• Corrugated and Point-of-Purchase
  • Systems being used
  • Specifications
  • Markets
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Future developments
• Market opportunities
• Practical uses for Corrugated and POP
• Q&A

Speakers:

• Jeff Wettersten--Inland Paperboard and Packaging: How will Digital Printing Change Your World?
• Lee Grantham--Mark Trace: Prepress Platemakers' Approach to Large Format Digital Printing
• Jodi Zimmerman--Odyssey Printing: Integrating Digital Printing and Converting