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Substrates & adhesives
Test methods for pressure-sensitive labels

FINAT's technical committee provides globally recognized standardized testing methods (FINAT Test Method or FTM) for the PS label industry
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Ancillary equipment
Inks, coatings, curing and laminating

Niklas Olsen, Global brand manager, Narrow Web, Flint Group on inks, coatings, curing and laminating
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Sustainability
The Holy Grail of closing the loop

Jan ‘t Hart, project manager HolyGrail 2.0, AIM (European Brands Association)

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Sustainability
Enabling liner material circularity: the opportunity

Speaker: Ophélie Gourdou, project manager, CELAB Europe

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Inks & coatings
Inks: testing, proofing and quality assurance

Examining the established testing procedures for both color management and physical resistance
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Finishing & embellishment
Product decoration technologies: in-mold labels

Review the processes and possibilities of in-mold labeling
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Flexible packaging
From labels to flexible packaging - a converter's perspective

Hear first-hand from a label converter who successfully entered the lucrative flexible packaging market

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Flexible packaging
From labels to flexible packaging - a converter's perspective

Hear first-hand from a label converter who successfully entered the lucrative flexible packaging market

PRE-PRESS

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Workflow, MIS & inspection
Job costing and shop floor data collection

Understand the costing and invoicing processes of using MIS
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Workflow, MIS & inspection
Efficient job planning and production scheduling

The process of planning jobs and managing their production through a label or package printing plant can be complex
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Workflow, MIS & inspection
Accounting and financial management

The accounts operation is at the heart of any label or package printing industry management information system
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Workflow, MIS & inspection
Inventory control – raw materials, warehouse and finished goods

Most label converters and package printers carry a fair degree of stock

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PRINTING

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Substrates & adhesives
Self-adhesive labels: filmic face labels

An look into different types of filmic labelstocks, their properties and market applications
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Digital printing
Digital printing: substrate selection and print quality

Understanding substrates that can be used with each process, and the impact on print quality and print performance
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Substrates & adhesives
Identification and characteristics of PSA label materials

Identifying the characteristics of self-adhesive materials is an essential if we are to fully understand their uses and applications
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Dies & tooling
The nature, use and manufacture of embossing dies and cylinders

Reviewing the different types of embossing processes for the particular effect, image or design required

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POST-PRESS

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Finishing & embellishment
Embellishments: the bronzing process

The bronzing process is a method of embellishing the surface of a label with a distinctive metallic, burnished image (usually gold)
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Finishing & embellishment
Embellishments: holograms

Holograms provide a powerful visual appeal and prestige to products
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Finishing & embellishment
Smart, active and intelligent labeling

Interest in materials that react to environmental conditions such as light, heat, gases, pH and moisture is gathering pace
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Finishing & embellishment
Embellishments: ink metalization

Gold and silver foil in particular have long been used on packaging for products such as spirits, cosmetics and personal care

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TRENDS, MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

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Brand owners & design
Brand protection – the role of security labeling and packaging

When products contain high value material content they present an attractive target to counterfeiters
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Flexible packaging
Types of flexible packaging and special constructions

There are many factors that need to be taken into account when designing the different types of flexible packaging
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Flexible packaging
Understanding forming, filling, sealing and lidding operations

Examining the different sealing, filling and forming methods and machine requirements
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Shrink sleeves: Using the right application and shrink tunnel technology

It is necessary to understand the sleeve application process and steps in order to produce a finished shrink sleeve

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The world of package printing