Acoban hosts Labelexpo conference

Acoban, the Mexican Association of Narrow Web Printers, hosted a conference for members and partners during Labelexpo Americas 2012, with 98 people in attendance, writes James Quirk.

The event allowed Acoban president Edgar Martinez, of Mexican converter Etimex, to outline the association’s achievements in the two years since its previous meeting at Labelexpo 2010.

Membership has doubled in that time, said Martinez, while impressive initiatives have also taken place around the technical school founded in 2011 by Acoban and Conalep, the College of National Education for Professional Technicians.

An annual work experience program, the Acoban Tour, was inaugurated this year, with students spending time with converter members. The association has also founded a scholarship fund, which each year will grant 26 scholarships ranging from 50 to 90 percent to aid promising students who are unable to pay for their studies.

Martinez thanked supplier partners Avery Dennison, Grafica Novaro, Harper Corporation, Natural Ink, RotoMetrics and Todo en Flexografia for their support in ‘making the project a reality’.

Acoban has hosted a number of workshops and discussion forums, and was an associate partner of and presented at Label Summit Latin America in Guadalajara earlier this year. The association has compiled a series of flexo training videos, and has begun a twice-yearly survey of members to gain statistics and information on trends in the market.

Pictured: Acoban president Edgar Martinez

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