Domino to detail digital market developments at North American Open House

Domino is to host Digital Printing Spectrum 2016, its first North American Open House at its newly expanded demonstration and training facility in Gurnee, Illinois, on May 4 and 5.

The one-day event, which is being duplicated over two consecutive dates in May

The one-day event, which is being duplicated over the two consecutive dates in May, will focus on the latest trends and technology in digital printing, and will include educational presentations from industry leaders, Q&A panel discussions,  equipment demonstrations and a facility tour. A table-top exhibition from suppliers in the industry will feature more than 24 partner companies, including those supplying cameras, software, dies , UV curing, finishing, substrates, material handling  and cold foiling, plus associations, universities and the media/press.

Presenters will include: Kevin Karstedt (Karstedt Partners), Scott Fisher (Smyth Companies), Kevin Hayes (Outlook Group), Tony Heinl (Repacorp), and Dan Muenzer (Constantia and TLMI chairman). Anticipated topics will cover toner vs inkjet, flexo vs digital, integration of digital with flexo and the future digital printing.

Three Q&A panel discussions will cover finishing, substrates and label printing/converting. Those to be on the panel discussing finishing will include: Jim Kehring (AB Graphic), Jay Stromberg (Delta ModTech), Mete Gonder (Gonderflex) and Simon Gross (CEI). Participants in the substrate panel discussion will include: Diane Ewanko (Avery Dennison), Ron Ducharme (Flexcon), Joel Ulrich (Spinnaker Coating), and David Gustafson (UPM Raflatac).

The label printing/converting panel discussion will feature: Scott Fisher (Smyth Companies), Kevin Hayes (Outlook Group), Tony Heinl (Repacorp), Lori Campbell (The Label Printers), Mark Turk (International Label & Printing), and Dave Ferguson and Sharon Zampogna (McCourt Label).

Equipment demonstrations will include a Domino N610i 7-color digital UV inkjet label press and a Domino K600i digital UV inkjet printer.

Registration is now open for Domino’s Digital Printing Spectrum 2016, and around 150 attendees are expected. For more information or to register for the event, please visit www.dominodigitalprinting.com or contact Bill Myers at bill.myers@domino-na.com or via phone on 847-596-4801.