Webinars

Efficiency and productivity are key to staying ahead in today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, and inkjet technology has emerged as a true game-changer. In this webinar we will explore how inkjet technology has transcended its traditional applications and become a powerful tool not only for short-runs but also long-run applications.

Join us as we uncover the key features employed by Colordyne’s inkjet print engines to optimize productivity and enable businesses to achieve greater profitability. As you might venture into new production lengths shifting away from low-volume applications towards high-volume print production, these significant inkjet production advancements open doors to exciting possibilities.

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Label printers and converters are the heartbeat of local and regional packaging needs. Food Label, Point of Purchase Label; Safety, Warning & Instructional Labels, Wine & Spirit Labels and Promotional Label demands continue to trend upwards. Customer requirements frequently change and are often rushed. How does a century old print provider adapt to ever-changing market needs and regulation changes? Join Freddy Blake, Plant Manager, Louisville Label speak about their operational efficiencies; the balance of flexo and digital production; challenges faced and overcome; and how Louisville's culture empowers an average employee tenure of 20+ years. It's not always about the biggest, it's about the power of a strong leader, a strong team and the right technology.

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Donna Covannon
Director of Marketing
Xeikon North America

Freddy Blake
Plant Manager
Louisville Label, Inc

Simple applications of Color Management - why applying color management to a production environment increases production efficiency and reduces waste. We will discuss the benefits of implementing color management properly, the consequences of ignoring color management, and provide recommendations on how to speak with your customers about color with confidence.

It’s no secret that our industry continues to grapple with significant supply chain challenges. Specifically, we have had to endure a shortage of materials. The problem does not seem to be resolving any time soon, either. This challenge has been evident for both suppliers and converters alike, and today Maxcess will help take us through some troubleshooting tips for overcoming these material shortages and dealing with various liner specifications.

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Paul Young
Key Account Manager
Maxcess - Eureka

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Maxcess saves you time and money by optimizing your peak output performance. We do this by leveraging the world’s best web handling brands, offering customized end-to-end web handling solutions that help you work better, faster and smarter.

We understand how winding equipment influences tension, tension influence guiding, and how guiding and tension together influence your ability to die-cut and slit the web effectively. We are actively investing in Industry 4.0 solutions, creating automated systems that help customers reduce dependency on manual labor and minimize human error. We’re Maxcess. We provide web handling equipment that helps you work better, faster and smarter. Visit us at Maxcess.com.

Are you a narrow web label converter ready to forge ahead with UV LED curing but unsure where to begin or how best to proceed? Are you feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and underwhelmed by the industry’s LED promotions that don’t seem to address your unique printing and converting needs? Are you unsure of whether UV LED or UV arc are best for your application?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please join GEW on November 14th where GEW’s Jennifer Heathcote and Amir Dekel will discuss these questions, before opening up the presentation to viewer questions.

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1. Technology and vendor investigation methods
2. System configuration considerations
3. ROI process
4. Installation experience
5. Production transition

GEW (EC) Limited designs and manufactures Arc and UV LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications. The company is the leading manufacturer of UV systems for label and narrow web printing and is experiencing a growing global presence in sheetfed and web offset for commercial printing and packaging. GEW’s UV systems are available for all new machinery, and can be retrofitted to any active press, allowing printers to breathe new life into older printing equipment. GEW has a world-class production facility at its UK headquarters, subsidiaries in the USA & Germany, and an extensive list of worldwide distributors.

GEW specializes in the design and installation of UV LED systems, having introduced its latest UV LED product, AeroLED, in early 2022. Representing the next generation for UV LED curing, AeroLED eliminates the need for a chiller by air-cooling from a single remote fan to bring UV LED within affordable reach for all. LeoLED, released in 2019, is GEW’s water-cooled solution, delivering maximum power and UV dose for more demanding applications. LeoLED is compatible with GEW’s renowned ArcLED hybrid system.

The Epson SurePress team is made up of product specialists who have been working in the label and printing industry for over 20 years. They are especially focused on automation and the development of on-press automated tasks such as digital embellishment.

Mike Nyman and Mas Crawford will be discussing an added value they call Digital Varnish and covering frequently asked questions regarding the application process with the SurePress L-6534 to its capabilities.

Digital varnish is included standard with the L-6534VW and is done inline with the label printing without adding to press operating time. Some of the benefits our product experts will be discussing includes tactile finishes, matte and gloss finishes in a single pass, metallic gold foiling effects, and more.

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com. Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, Calif., is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson America, please visit epson.com.