Package Printing Zone

Print Conference

Discover how narrow and mid web conventional and digital presses can be used for short- and niche-run packaging applications, including flexible packaging, folding cartons, pouches, sachets, tubes, wrappers and blister packs. As brand owners look for more versions and variations, shorter lead times, personalization opportunities, print runs are getting shorter and it is becoming even more cost-effective to use machinery traditionally used for label printing. Whether you are a label or packaging printer there are plenty of opportunities to explore in this major new feature in hall 12.

In addition to live machinery demonstrations (running package printing jobs) there will also be an extensive seminar program – free to attend for visitors and exhibitors – highlighting the latest trends and technologies in this fast-growing sector.>

Package Printing Zone

10:30 - 11:00

Live demonstration: heat transfer printing - providing a solution to today’s trends

  • Decorating plastic containers e.g. pails and tubes
  • Business advantages
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

11:00 - 11:30

Medium web folding carton applications

  • Digital package printing
  • Understanding the value of digital printing for the folding carton industry
  • Case study - Snoppies

Speaker(s):

11:30 - 12:00

Advantages of a completely integrated workflow for packaging and label printing

  • Prinect workflow at a glance
  • Integration with MIS
  • Advantages of Prinect

Speaker(s):

12:00 - 12:30

In-line printing, converting and lamination of flexible packaging

  • Highlighting the challenges for label printers and the threats for conventional package printers
  • Conventional printing and laminating methods compared with new opportunities offered by in-line servo presses suitable for short-runs
  • Addressing food contact issues

Speaker(s):

13:30 - 14:00

Live demonstration: wet-glue and self adhesive labels in the wine and beverage market

  • Market trends
  • The digital solution
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

14:00 - 14:30

Safe printed food packaging – how safe am I?

  • Regulatory framework – limits and exclusion lists
  • Best practice – co-ordinated supply chain approach
  • Packaging design – creating food safe packaging from the start
  • Informed choices

Speaker(s):

14:30 - 15:00

Exploring opportunities to create value with 3D technologies

  • Structural design files – a core asset for package printers and converters
  • 3D prototyping – streamlining the design process
  • Examples of value adding applications of 3D technology
  • Live demonstration of 3D tools

Speaker(s):

15:00 - 15:30

Live demonstration: the potential for digital in the folding carton market

  • Market trends
  • Case study
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

10:30 - 11:00

Live demonstration: the potential for digital in the folding carton market

  • Market trends
  • Case study
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

11:00 - 11:30

Mass production to mass customization - digital printing taking center stage

  • Mega trends
  • Packaging implications
  • Customization case studies

Speaker(s):

11:30 - 12:00

On-demand production of digitally printed cartons

  • Re-engineering the brand owners for just-in-time and non-inventory packaging
  • Mass customization, personalization and anti-counterfeiting - enabling new packaging applications for a wide spectrum of industries
  • Case study - providing on-demand and short run services

Speaker(s):

12:00 - 12:30

Web offset with EB-curing for package printing

  • Electron beam curing for food safe applications
  • Snack pouch case study
  • Cost advantages with web offset printing compared with flexo and gravure printing for short runs

Speaker(s):

13:30 - 14:00

Live demonstration: heat transfer printing - providing a solution to today’s trends

  • Decorating plastic containers e.g. pails and tubes
  • Business advantages
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

14:00 - 14:30

Flexible packaging as a key opportunity

  • Exploring possible entry strategies
  • Things you need to know to get started
  • Contrasting and comparing North America with Europe

Speaker(s):

14:30 - 15:00

Heidelberg’s digital printing solutions for the packaging industry

  • Use of digital print solutions in the packaging industry
  • Label industry – new ways of variable label printing and customer experiences
  • Pharma industry – applications in blister, carton and leaflet printing

Speaker(s):

15:00 - 15:30

Live demonstration: from label and package to promotion – POP/POS

  • The value of point-of-sale
  • Case studies
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

15:30 - 16:00

Barrier packaging films in the narrow web world

  • Understanding how new developments in barrier films can deliver package structure improvement
  • Learn about future opportunities in applying barrier structures in packaging applications
  • Gain an insight into barrier pouch markets, resulting converting requirements and implications for the narrow web converter

Speaker(s):

10:30 - 11:00

Live demonstration: from label and package to promotion – POP/POS

  • The value of point-of-sale
  • Case studies
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

11:00 - 11:30

New business opportunities in folding carton printing

  • The idea behind the Gallus approach
  • Emerging from narrow web to mid web printing and converting technology
  • Possibilities to differentiate and create new market shares with Gallus FC Inline Technology
  • Case study

Speaker(s):

11:30 - 12:00

Lean ink management: the essential ingredient for high performance printers and converters

  • Controlled, automated ink logistics: the only solution when color quality and flexibility matters
  • The concept of lean ink management
  • Tools that assist in the identification and steady elimination of waste, focusing on process, working environment and total costs

Speaker(s):

12:00 - 12:30

Efficiency analysis of printing processes

  • Overview of gravure, flexo and offset
  • Flexible packaging trends
  • Key market drivers

Speaker(s):

13:30 - 14:00

Live demonstration: wet-glue and self adhesive labels in the wine and beverage market

  • Market trends
  • The digital solution
  • Xeikon 3050 - demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

14:00 - 14:30

UV flexo for food packaging

  • UV inks with no risks of migration for food contact
  • Minimum legal or laboratory certificates needed for the food industry
  • High productivity with one pass printing and lamination
  • Case study - Avenir Complexage Service

Speaker(s):

14:30 - 15:00

Developments in UV inks for food labels and packaging

  • Food label and packaging definition
  • Why label printers need GMP
  • Low migration high performance UV ink technologies

Speaker(s):

15:00 - 15:30

Live demonstration: heat transfer printing - providing a solution to today’s trends

  • Decorating plastic containers e.g. pails and tubes
  • Business advantages
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

11:00 - 11:30

Live demonstration: the potential for digital in the folding carton market

  • Market trends
  • Case study
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

13:30 - 14:00

Live demonstration: heat transfer printing - providing a solution to today’s trends

  • Decorating plastic containers e.g. pails and tubes
  • Business advantages
  • Xeikon 3050 – demonstration of a roll fed, 5-color, dry toner digital press

Speaker(s):

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

Gold sponsor:

XEIKON

Silver sponsors:


Gidue  KPG  


Bronze sponsors:

Delta Industrial, ExxonMobil Chemical, Gallus, M-real, Müller Martini, Omet and Xerox