Press conference 2022
All press conferences take place in the press conference room 13 unless otherwise stated.
TUE 13 SEPTEMBER
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Durst North America
- Review of the Durst RSC portfolio of printers
- Highlight productivity, application versatility
- Session starts on booth #3105, then moves across aisle to the other Durst booth #3123
Speakers:
- Steve Lynn | Director, Labels and Packaging | Durst North America
- Martin Leitner | Product manager (labels & packaging) | Durst Group
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Infigo
- What’s new at Infigo: Infigo Invent, Infigo Connect and Infigo Connect: Flow
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How these innovations can provide everything required for print e-commerce success:
- Infigo Invent: greater design capabilities
- Infigo Connect and Connect:Flow: linking the Infigo platform to the majority of MIS products available on the market
- How Infigo can help launch your label business through 5 simple steps online
Speaker:
- Douglas Gibson | CEO and founder | Infigo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Konica Minolta
- Konica Minolta’s investment and position in the label market
- U.S. debut of new label press - AccurioLabel 400 - at Labelexpo
- Additional label, packaging and finishing devices being shown at Labelexpo
Speaker:
- Dino Pagliarello | Senior vice president, Product Management and Planning | Konica Minolta
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Grafisk Maskinfabrik
- Value adding - customer cases
- Digital embellishment new possibilities
- A look into GM’s automated factory
Speaker:
- Uffe Nielsen | CEO | GM
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM TLMI
Speaker:
- Linnea Keen | President | TLMI
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Dupont
- DuPont™ Cyrel® FAST: + 20 years leading thermal flexo platemaking
- Delivering solutions for global sustainability challenges
- Award-winning DuPont™ Cyrel® Lightning plates
Speaker:
- Tucker Norton | Global business leader for DuPont™ Cyrel® Solutions | DuPont
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Xeikon/Flint Group
- Flint Group Narrow Web shares news about their recyclable and sustainable Evolution series varnish and primer and the new DualCure Ultra clear non- yellowing varnish products.
- Flint Group Digital/Xeikon shares latest innovations for its Xeikon Panther family. These new technology products promise to offer even more opportunities to save on waste, time and energy, while delivering best-in-class output.
Speakers:
- Filip Weymans | Vice President, Marketing | Xeikon
- Julian Cass | Vice president narrow web, North America | Flint Group Narrow Web
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Avery Dennison
- New innovations designed for a circular economy
- Several improvements and investments we are making to strengthen our foundation and improve our service
- Liner Recycling and Circularity programs
Speakers:
- Jeroen Diderich | Senior vice president & general manager, label and graphic materials North America | Avery Dennison
- Tina Hart | Vice president Sales, LPM | Avery Dennison
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Gallus/Heidelberg
Speakers:
- Dario Urbinati | Chief sales & service | Gallus Group
- Dan Maurer | Vice president, digital product management | Heidelberg
WED 14 SEPTEMBER
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HP
- First live demonstration of the HP Indigo V12 Digital Press
- Live demonstration of the industry leading HP Indigo 6K Digital Press
- Overview of the HP Indigo booth, featuring other innovative solutions in label printing technology
- Session takes place on HP Indigo booth #3226
Speaker:
- Bryan Cleary | HP Indigo category label solutions manager | HP Indigo
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM UPM Raflatac
- Available to discuss the current state and outlook of the industry
- Sharing details on exciting new initiatives
- Showcasing how UPM Raflatac can help brands make the switch to more sustainable alternatives and Close the Loop for the circular economy
Speakers:
- Tim Kirchen | Senior vice president | UPM Raflatac, Americas
- Gabrielle Whittaker | Director, Films and Specials business | UPM Raflatac, Americas
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Sun Chemical
- Sun Chemical will review the complete portfolio of solutions for the packaging and narrow web, tag and label markets
- Highlight Sun Chemical’s extensive Sustainability Solutions with a focus on our ‘5Rs’ framework (Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle and Redesign)
- Review Sun Chemical’s SunEco portfolio focused on the narrow web, tag and label market
Speaker:
- Dennis Sweet | Vice president - NWTL, Commercial, Rycoline and Distributors | Sun Chemical
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Cartes
- Digital Embellishment & Converting one single pass processing performed by the GE363VJL with No tooling
- State-of-Art Laser finishing concept for pre-printed face stock in Digital converted by the GE362WL with Double Laser Source
- Fastest star-up & running machine for conventional finishing & embellishment process, performed by the GT364WSHR
Speaker:
- Virgilio Micale | Director of sales | Cartes
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM GEW
- Introduction to AeroLED, our fully air-cooled UV LED curing system
- Outlining how UV LED and ArcLED is crucial to many within the printing industry
- Highlighting the options for UV LED adoption that are available to companies in the narrow web printing sector
Speaker:
- Robert Rae | Managing director, sales | GEW
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Mactac
- Mactac has invested in its business, and its customers’ businesses, completing three industry-advancing acquisitions
- How strategic market growth and operational expansion has advanced Mactac technologies
- Tools and resources and propelled the labeling industry into a new age
Speaker:
- Kevin Clunie | VP sales and marketing | Mactac
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM printIQ
- Why Abbott Label chose PrintIQ
- Importance of partnership
- Web browser based application, customer portals, ease of use
Speakers:
- Linda Pollard | North american sales manager | PrintIQ
- John Abbott | Owner of Abbott Label Inc | Abbott Label
- Thomas Brown | Continuous improvement manager | PrintIQ
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Nazdar
- New product developments (LED and cups)
- Analog primers for digital
- Nazdar and sustainability
Speaker:
- Joshua Black | Territory manager, Narrow Web | Nazdar
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Delta Modtech
- Applications for rotary and laser cutting on Delta’s Crusader Converter with EDGE Laser Technology
- Introducing IntelliMOD™ Assist-software enhancements for Industry 4.0 compliance.
- Introducing Delta’s new robotic module for discrete parts or liquid dispense in a continuous web process.
Speakers:
- Mike Wagner | Business development | Delta ModTech
- Joel Oakes | Sr. design engineer | Delta ModTech
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM ACTEGA
- SafeShield - Superior level Low Migration UV-LED Inks, a Global approach. Run with Confidence.
- Signite - Novel, low waste, no label look decoration technology. Leave a mark without leaving a footprint™
- EcoLeaf - Metallic Embellishment for labels: easy and completely sustainable
Speakers:
- Benjamin Lux | CTO | Actega
- Mark Lambert | Technical Product Manager AQ, | ACTEGA North America
- Grant Shutte | VP, ACTEGA North America Technologies | ACTEGA North America Technologies
- Paolo Grasso | Sales director EcoLeaf | Actega