LABEL ACADEMY MASTER CLASS: FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Gain the necessary knowledge and expert guidance that label, and other, converters looking to enter or expand their production into flexible packaging are likely to require – substrates, design and origination, press printing and converting. Learn how ink components interact with drying and curing technologies, and with packaging line demands. Current legislation, including ink migration, will also be addressed. Attendees will have the opportunity to see a live demonstration of flexible packaging production in action at the Flexpack Factory area of the show.
This 5-hour master class will be presented by leading flexible packaging experts from the fields of materials, pre-press, printing technology, inks and coatings, and flexible pack formation and filling. It is organized by the Label Academy, the global training program for the label and package printing industry.
This master class is presented in English.
Please note: This master class will begin at FlexPack @ Labelexpo in Hall F before continuing in the Conference Center on Level 1, Room 3
TUE 10 SEPTEMBER
10:00 AM Welcome address
Please note: This session will take place at FlexPack @ Labelexpo in Hall F
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Flexible packaging: an introduction
- Overview of the flexible packaging applications and end uses
- Building a business case: opportunities in flexible packaging
- Market analysis and growth drivers for label converters
Please note: This session will take place at FlexPack @ Labelexpo in Hall F
Speaker:
Alon Schnitzer | Global Flexible Packaging Segment Manager | HP
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Working with flexible packaging materials
- Understanding pack shape and customer requirements
- Commonly used substrates, their properties and applications
- Understanding laminates, barrier properties and multi-layer constructions
Please note: This session will take place in the Conference Center on Level 1, Room 3.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sustainability in flexible packaging
- Working with mono materials and compostable and recyclable structures
- Selling sustainability: Strategies for reducing carbon footprint
- Staying compliant with environmental regulations
Speaker:
Dan Halkyard | Senior Director Product Development | S-OneLP
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Networking lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Printing processes and techniques
- Considerations of print processes web widths, tension and edge control
- Web treatment: cleaning, heat management, chill rolls and inspection
- Quality control, compliance and testing
Speaker:
Chris Marshall | Area Sales Manager | Bobst
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Laminating and coating
- Laminating types, process and machinery
- Coating techniques and applications
- Quality control and troubleshooting
Speaker:
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pouch making and bag converting
- Types of pouches and bags
- Understanding the downstream process: FFS/VFS/HFS
- Pouch making equipment and processes
Speaker:
Razvan (Rob) Stelea | Senior Converting Specialist | Karlville
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Break with tea and coffee
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Migration testing and quality control
- Managing UV in flexible packaging production
- Findings from the UV Food Safe Group
- Performance and usage – food contact, migration
Speaker:
Derrick Hemmings | Product Manager | Sun Chemical
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM From labels to flexible packaging: a converter perspective
- What does a label converter need to understand?
- What are the potential pitfalls?
- Challenges of managing a multi-stream business
Speaker:
Craig Curran | President | Nosco
