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FUNDAMENTALS OF QUALITY PRINT ON CORRUGATED SYMPOSIUM Presented by FFTA & Clemson University February 21-23, 2007 Clemson University, Clemson SC This 2 1/2 day program provides participants with an in-depth overview of the elements of the printing system, examining board liners, anilox, doctor blades, inks and plate systems to demonstrate how they are integrated to produce enhanced graphics from clean solids and line work to halftones and even process color. Participants will develop a thorough understanding of controlling the combinations of press and pre-press possibilities to best suit their needs. The discussion will include tools and methods that any plant can implement to analyze

GHENT, Belgium—The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG), an international association that helps produce and exchange digital documents for the publishing workflow, announced the availability of new GWG Packaging Specifications, offering best practices for PDF file exchange in packaging applications. The specifications developed by the GWG’s packaging experts were tested in North America by Kraft Foods Inc., and in Europe by France’s Square. The new specifications are downloadable for free at www.gwg.org. GWG Packaging Specifications Reduce Time-to-Market According to GWG Packaging Subcommittee co-chairs, Steve Carter, director of technology, St. Louis Division of Southern Graphics Systems, and Christian Blaise, international sales account manager for Enfocus,

KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The Information Management Institute’s 16th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference is schedule for January 31-February 2, 2007 at the Radisson Orlando Resort-Celebration Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida, where you can and display your products or services, participate in the suppliers’ forum, and give a 5-minute presentation of your products, services, and capabilities. The program will feature more than 20 presentations from leading companies and industry experts including 3P InkJet Textiles AG, Fujifilm Dimatix, Hewlett Packard, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, InfoTrends, Innov8 Solutions, I.T. Strategies, imaging Technology international, Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Nazdar, nScrypt, Nordson UV, Phoseon Technology, Pivotal Resources, SunJet, TTP, U.S. Secret Service, Web

MINNEAPOLIS – A new Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX sheetfed press with ultraviolet (UV) printing and coating capabilities fits perfectly into UpFront’s growth strategy. It is similar to the press that Mitsubishi demonstrated at Graph Expo & Converting Expo 2006. Installed in August 2006, the six-color, 40˝ press prints on 0.002˝ paper to 0.040˝ carton stock. It also accommodates vinyls, styrene, polyesters and static-cling substrates. The UV process shortens production times, because the product is dry and can be finished more quickly than with conventional printing. “We produce food packaging and collateral for luxury brands,” said Chris Hamrin, president. “We also print a lot of credit

This year’s Smart Label Summit Europe, taking place November 15-16 at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, will focus on the combined advances in Smart and RFID label technology. The summit, hosted by the organizers of Labelexpo Europe, is designed to help label converters learn about the size of the market and growth forecasts, as well as provide practical advice on how to adopt this technology. Leading experts from some of the world’s top consumer brands will be taking center stage in Amsterdam later this month to share their expertise with the international delegation. The retail, healthcare, IT, transport, and FMCG sectors are all represented on

Chicago was a busy place during the second week in September. The city hosted Labelexpo Americas 2006 with its 450+ exhibitiors and more than 13,000 visitors, many of whom gave the show a distinct international flare. Along with a steady flow of traffic during the four-day event, the show featured a wealth of significant new products introduced to the label printing market. The following rundown presents a brief review of some of the highlights. Lots to see Avery Dennison announced the acquisition of RF IDentics, a start-up company with technologies and manufacturing assets to enhance its RFID product offerings. UPM Raflatac reviewed its plans

Digital printing is making its presence felt in the package-printing arena. It’s no longer a promising technology for the next generation—it’s here now, and appears to have broken through the critical mass for emerging mainstream acceptance. For the time being, it has found its place in short-run production. Many times it is used to off-load short-run print jobs from traditional presses to make them more profitable. However, digital printing is still in the very early stages of evolution and as such, there still some barriers that need to be addressed, such as relatively high cost of entry and high cost of consumables. In

Candlelight, Chateaubriand for two, gypsy violins, a bottle of your favorite wine on ice. The sommelier presents the bottle for your inspection. Very nice; very nice indeed. But wait, look at that label! What exquisite detail. Those colors, that texture! Honey, look! The recipe for a perfect evening? Doubtful, but there’s no denying the power of a perfectly crafted wine label to lift an ordinary experience to the realm of the sublime. “We built our business on the mythology behind people buying wine based on the label,” says Doug Sage, wine market manager for Tapp Technologies. He adds that studies have shown that

PALO ALTO, Calif.—HP announced that St. Hart Container, one of Southern California’s largest manufacturers of custom corrugated packaging, has installed the HP Scitex FB6700 Printer. “The new high-quality flatbed printer provides leading-edge short-run corrugated printing capabilities that are opening up new opportunities for the company.” For 35 years, Fullerton, Calif.-based St. Hart has provided a wide variety of packaging including POP displays, regular slotted boxes and specialty die cut boxes, to customers all over California, the Southwest and Mexico. In April, St. Hart added digital technology to its line-up of corrugated packaging machines to further expand the range of services and capabilities offered to

Agfa Offers the Thermostar P970–ideal for VLF applications–and the Thermostar P971 thermal imaging plate. Write 160, Visit www.agfa.com J ANDERSON & VREELAND Offers digital prepress systems and conventional photopolymer processors and plate mounters. Platemaking materials include a range of solvent and water-wash sheet photopolymer, liquid photopolymer, rubber compounds, matrix and accessories. Write 161, Visit www.anderson vreeland.com, See Ad p. 8 J BETA INDUSTRIES The Betaflex 334 Flexo Plate Analyzer eliminates bad plates early in production cycle. Measures flexo plates, negatives, proofs, prints for true dot area, ruling, dot quality. Write 162, Visit www.beta screen.com, See Ad p. 7 BPS Printing Systems Offers state-of-the-art