The Canadian Label and Package Printing Conference
2019 is poised to return to Toronto, alongside the country’s largest commercial
printing trade show, Graphics Canada. Hosted by the organizers of Labelexpo
Americas and Labels & Labeling magazine, the conference, which this year
has been extended to two days, takes place from 11-12 April at Toronto
International Centre. The event offers an educational opportunity for
commercial and package printing professionals in the region to boost their
business know-how. They will also learn about the key issues affecting Canadian
converters, and have the opportunity to network with key influencers.
Conference delegates will hear from leading label
converter experts in the region, and highlights include:
The voice of the label converter: Converter
panel
This
discussion with some of Canada’s leading label converters, including ASL PrintFX,
Design Graphics, Cambridge Label and Jet Label, covers topics including
equipment choices and challenges presented by rapid technical advance. This
panel will be followed by an audience Q&A session.
Exploring the Canadian cannabis market: Andrew
Wong, manager, Innovation Solutions Group, Jones Packaging.
This
local converter-led session takes an in-depth look at the regulations around
this burgeoning area of the market.
Equipment drill down: Mike Rottenborn, president
& CEO, Hybrid Software Inc and Joseph Miller, Kwality Labels.
This session offers a broad overview of imposition
and planning software, workflow organization and color management.
Equipment and skillset requirements for label
converting: Converter panel
This discussion offers insights into the market,
with representatives from Domino Digital Printing North America, Xeikon, HP,
Mark Andy, Fujifilm and Epson.
Making the move into labels – what you need to
know: Labelexpo Global Series
Andy Thomas-Emans, strategic director Labelexpo
Global Series, sets out how commercial printers can expand into labels.
Materials in depth: Avery Dennison
John Evola, technical director for LPM NA, Avery
Dennison, looks at material considerations, since those are radically different
to what commercial printers are used to.
Tasha Ventimiglia, Labelexpo Americas event
director, said: “We are delighted to return to Toronto for two days of inspired
expert-led learning and networking. Most of these companies took part in
Labelexpo Americas 2018, an event that boosted the industry momentum in the
region and only strengthened the label converter appetite for learning. For
this reason, we decided to extend this conference by a day. We are looking
forward to meeting delegates and speakers at what is set to be an invigorating
conference in April.”
The conference is free to attend with a Graphics
Canada show badge, and delegates should pre-register by visiting
www.graphicscanada.com/label-package-printing-forum-canada.
