All Printing Resources (APR) has announced that the company will be holding a Technical Summit and "Learn and Lunch" event August 20-21 at the company's Glendale Heights, IL Technology Center. The event is open to all industry converters.

The Summit will take place on August 20 and will sponsor expert presentations by Esko, MacDermid, Harper, Apex and Siegwerk. Presenters will discuss the key components to the success of enhanced screening. Over the course of the day, attendees will take a deep dive into modern screening solutions and how screening can work to address both productivity improvements and quality enhancements.

The Learn and Lunch event, sponsored by 3M, will be held the following day on August 21st and will have presenters showcasing the latest advancements in the flexo pressroom, including cushion mounting products, flexo safety auxiliary products, lean productivity protocols, new color matching metrics and today's options for training current and new employees.

The morning's sessions will be followed by lunch from the Weber Grill Company, during which time attendees will have the opportunity to view equipment demonstrations and engage in discussions about the morning's presentation topics.

Catherine Haynes, director of training and digital solutions at APR, comments, "As converters strive to find solutions that address common flexo challenges, screening continues to rise to the forefront as a means to drive improvement. The evolution of new screening options has been so rapid that it can be daunting to decide how to best proceed. The Summit will give attendees an opportunity to learn about the latest in advanced screening solutions. The Learn and Lunch event on the following day will offer additional expert presentations and allow attendees valuable networking time and the opportunity to see live demonstrations from a collective of prominent industry suppliers."