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PLGA Global’s
Gravure
Road Show Bringing Gravure Hot Topics to You!
November 5, 2009
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Chicago - O’Hare (Rosemont)
10233 West Higgins Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 954-8600
Complimentary Airport Shuttle from O’Hare
PLGA Global has launched its new one-day Gravure Road Show and is bringing together a host of gravure experts to a location near you. The morning program focuses on the pressroom—best practices, inks, cylinder engraving, etc.–while the afternoon program turns to color management, protecting brand integrity, and discussing when gravure is best suited for the job. Tying it all together is our keynote speaker, Jim Downham, Packaging Association of Canada, who delivers new insights on sustainability and how it affects our operations.
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
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Registration |
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| 9:00 – 9:10 am |
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Introductions & Program Overview |
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| 9:10 – 10:00 am |
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Collecting & Using Doctor Blade Data
Randy Ester, Max Daetwyler Corporation
What to collect, why, how to review the data to determine patterns, assigning corrective measures & planning ahead for successful press runs. |
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| 10:00 – 10:45 am |
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Cylinders & Prepress Technologies
David Haslam, SGS & John Comerford, WRE
A review of the latest prepress technologies, from graphics, automation, engraving techniques, and automated manufacturing systems |
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| 10:45 – 11:00 am |
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Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 – 11:45 am |
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Ink Technologies
Ink 101, Raw Materials, Processing & QC - Sue Raleigh, Flint Group & Ink on Press, Including Troubleshooting
Tips - Kenneth Masters, Flint Group |
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| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm |
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Keynote Address:
Jim Downham, Packaging Association of Canada |
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| 12:30 – 1:15 pm |
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Buffet lunch |
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| 1:15 – 2:00 pm |
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Gravure 101: What the Process Is
Jim Lepp, PLGA & Keith Newton, Alcan Packaging
The gravure process (Gravure 101) and how it fits into your print process decisions. |
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| 2:00 – 2:45 pm |
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Building & Protecting Brand Integrity through Color Management
Scott Thompson, SGS
Gravure’s role in protecting the brand integrity of companies’ product lines. |
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| 2:45 – 3:00 pm |
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Refreshment Break |
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| 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm |
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Where Gravure Makes Sense
Testimonials from Wrigleys and Coca Cola |
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| 3:45 – 4:00 pm |
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Closing comments |
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