TLMI sets 2015 goals and agenda

TLMI has released its goals and agenda for the 2015 calendar year. Central to the association’s objectives in 2015 is the continuation and further development of TLMI’s brand promise: 'to deliver industry insights that drive the business success of the association’s converter and supplier members'.

TLMI Meeting shot 2015

It has released it's first North American Digital Label Study. The report is a complimentary resource for all TLMI members and provides a comprehensive overview of the North American marketplace for digital production printing. The study provides members with a series of converter benchmarking metrics, brand owner feedback and analysis, installation and market sizing data, and projections per major digital printing format to 2020.

The TLMI Converter Meeting will take place in Sea Island, GA March 9-12, where the winners of the Eugene Singer Awards for Management Excellence will be honored. The Eugene Singer Award recognizes excellence in business management measured and defined by an established set of growth and profitability ratios through participation in the TLMI Management Ratio Study.

The association will participate in the Tarsus Label & Packaging Printing Industry Day on June 25 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. TLMI chairman Dan Muenzer, vice president of marketing for Constantia Flexibles - Labels Division and marketing committee co-chair Cindy White, president and CEO of Channeled Resources Group, will present the benefits of TLMI membership and provide details on a number of specific resources that the group provides its converter and supplier members.

From September 1-3 the TLMI Technical Conference will take place in Chicago, Illinois. The conference occurs every other year. It is a two day forum that features technical speakers and business experts discussing the most significant issues and opportunities in the narrow web printing industry today.

The TLMI Annual Meeting will take place in Colorado Springs, Colorado in October where the winners of the Converter of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Environmental Awards will be announced. Also, the winners of the 2015 Label Awards Competition will be recognized for technical achievement in all areas of the narrow web industry.

In the spirit of international collaboration, TLMI will also participate in the FINAT European Label Forum in June in Amsterdam, in addition to Labelexpo Europe in Brussels; TLMI chairman, Dan Muenzer, will represent the association at the L9 meeting held at the tradeshow on September 28. L9 is the alliance of global label associations, formulating policies and strategic information in connection with global matters affecting the worldwide label industry.

Further initiatives include the TLMI L.I.F.E. Certification program and the association’s Biannual Index & Trend Report. Published in June and December, the Index & Trend report features industry forecasts and projections for each of the narrow web end-use sectors in addition to tracking TLMI converter members’ growth against major economic indices.

Frank Sablone, TLMI president, comments, 'This is another exciting year for TLMI. The association has published its first digital study, we are once again expecting high attendance rates at our meetings and forums, and the TLMI Technical Conference in Chicago promises to be an outstanding event. A central goal of the TLMI board of directors is to continue to offer our members resources and practical tools they can apply to their own businesses. We are a member driven association and our success is reliant upon the value our converter and supplier members receive year after year.'