Packaging features in Flint Chinese flexo academy

- Wide web printing the main theme of academy, but packaging plays central role

 

- Five-day training academy attended by more than 30 teachers from 12 packaging and printing colleges

 

Flint Group Flexographic Products has organized its latest Chinese Summer Flexo Academy, which focused on wide web printing and featured a number of discussions on packaging.

 

The five-day training academy was held July 16 in Shanghai, with the aim of further developing the Chinese flexographic industry.

 

The subject of this year’s event was flexo wide web printing, and the program included classroom training and on-site practice focused on helping teachers deepen their knowledge and develop more expertise within the flexographic industry.

 

More than 30 teachers from 12 packaging and printing colleges from all over China attended the training sessions.

 

On packaging, international brand management supplier Schawk provided insight into the latest trends, while consumer products company Johnson & Johnson and Philips, a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, reported on their experiences in creating environmental friendly and sustainable packaging designs.

 

Flint Group partners Auclean, Esko and Tesa offered presentations and exercises. Additionally, X-Rite and their distributor, Pancolor, as well as the wide format flexographic press manufacturer Huayang, were invited to share their knowledge on color control and press simulator systems.

 

The afternoon session on the fourth day was held at Flint Group Flexographic Products’ Asia technical centre.

 

During practical lessons, teachers learned to produce a digital flexo printing form by going through the complete process from back exposure via laser imaging to main exposure, washing, drying, light finishing and quality check.

 

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