Map Your Show Kiosk Show News Feature Sunday, October 3, 2010

 

 Special FREE Market Segment Session Especially For…

 

Quick and Instant Printers

Location: Room S504

 

“Keeping It Real—Essential Steps to Success for Quick and Small Commercial Printers”

8:30 – 10:00 am

Sponsored by: Quick Printing Magazine and NAQP 

 

Back by popular demand, the Quick Printing magazine success panel will zero-in on the vital technology and business issues that affect today’s quick and small commercial printers. Join this group of hands-on experts as they outline the critical elements needed to succeed in today’s uncertain environment. This is not just another collection of consulting gurus. Each panelist has owned or managed a successful quick or small commercial printing operation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from real-world industry veterans as they share their insights on the essential steps to success.

 

 

Special FREE Market Segment Session Especially For…

 

Package & Specialty Printers

Location: Room S504

 

Digital Package Printing

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Sponsored by: Package Printing Magazine

Moderator: Kevin Karstedt, Karstedt and Associates 

Adoption of digital printing in the Label Sector has been gaining momentum and some say it is main stream in that sector. The Folding Carton and Flexible Packaging Sectors are the next packaging dominos digital technologies are leaning on. How well do the capabilities match the needs of these sectors? How are they being developed to better address the needs of those specifying and converting Folding Cartons and Flexible Packaging? What are some of the “lessons learned” in Label Sector adoption that can be applied in these other sectors? Four of the key players in this sector of digital printing will be asked some of these questions and more by industry expert and digital printing pundit Kevin Karstedt as they lay out their vision of the future of Digital Printing in Packaging. This will be your chance to get the inside scoop on where the industry is headed and arm yourself with questions to take onto the show floor.

 

 

 

GREENspace FREE Presentations:

Location: GREEN Theater, Booth #2641

 

Roadmaps to Sustainability 

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Gary Jones, Printing Industries of America

Learn how other printers have successfully maintained or increased sales while reducing costs by protecting the environment—and review key factors influencing the success of your sustainability efforts. This session will present the value of sustainability across your entire operation through this wide-ranging discussion.

 

 

 

News Print FREE Presentations:

 

Location: News Print Theater, Booth #1478

 

Newspaper Packaging for the Future, Mailroom Control Technology

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Dave Carlos, FASTechnology Group

 

This informative presentation will focus on the future trends in the newspaper packaging industry, including bringing TMC programs back in-house. It will also address household specific inserting and variable data printing to drive revenue growth, as well as QR codes and personalization.

 

 

 

PackPrint / Future Print FREE Presentations:

 

Location: PackPrint / Future Print Theater, Booth #4627

 

What Printers Need To Know About Printed Electronics

10:30 – 11:00 am

Malcolm Keif, Professor Cal Poly State University

Printed Electronics is an emerging field projected to become a $300 billion market in the next 10-15 years. How can the commercial printer play a role in this market? What can commercial printers do today to position themselves as manufacturers in this emerging field? Learn the common types of electronic and functional products that can be created using common printing technologies. Understand why you’ll need to learn a variety of printing processes, and discover how to educate yourself to know what the next steps are. Don’t miss Malcolm’s expanded paid session at 2:00 p.m., Printed Electronics: Today’s Questions & Solutions . . . Tomorrow’s Challenges in room S404bc.

 

Package Design for Maximum Folder-Gluer Production Efficiency

11:30 – 12:00 noon