TLMI Technical Conference exceeds expectations

More than 350 attendees gathered for the 2013 TLMI Technical Conference, the eighth such conference which is staged biannually in Chicago. The 2013 event has the theme of Turning Vision into Reality.

Over the course of two days, more than 70 presenters, session chairs and panelists led technical discussions and gave presentations addressing the narrow web converting industry’s current trends, challenges and opportunities.

Conference presentation topics included sustainable labeling solutions, thin materials, ink trending, hiring best practices, waste measurement and reduction, flexo versus digital label printing, business management software, and pre-press color management and regulatory standards.

TLMI said its goal with the Technical Conference is to ensure presenters are addressing those issues relevant to converters’ day-to-day operational issues and growth strategies, in addition to industry best practices, and TLMI president Frank Sablone said: ‘The TLMI Technical Committee and the conference co-chairs put a tremendous amount of time and effort into planning the event to ensure the presentations cover the topics that are truly relevant in today’s marketplace.

‘This year the conference featured an extended session on sustainability and supply chain recycling practices, in addition to discussions about low-migration ink trends, hiring best practices and flexo versus digital printing.

‘This is an event that appeals to different company personnel levels including owners and C-level executives, plant managers, technical managers, and sales and marketing professionals. The TLMI Technical Conference continues to be a forum that delivers industry insight that drives both the success of our members, and of the greater industry.’