TLMI holds Technical Conference in Chicago

More than 350 attendees gathered recently for TLMI’s Technical Conference, an association event held biannually in Chicago. Over two days, more than 60 presenters and panelists led technical discussions and gave presentations addressing the narrow web converting industry’s current trends, challenges and opportunities. 

The conference featured technical presentations and discussions involving expert panels comprised of industry converters, suppliers and end users. 

Nick Van Alstine, president of Macaran Printed Products and one of the conference's co-chairs, said: ‘One of the goals of the TLMI Technical Committee in approaching how this particular conference would be structured was to ask TLMI members what types of presentations and discussions they would be interested in. One thing that became clear as we reached out to our fellow members was that while companies were still interested in technical expertise, they also wanted a business track that addressed other components of growing and managing a business in today's marketplace. This led us to prioritizing topics such as sales, marketing, strategic planning and brand protection; to further reinforce TLMI's role as the primary learning association in our industry.’ 

Conference presentation topics included Lean manufacturing, 100 percent video web inspection, TLMI's LIFE certification program, brand protection, and aligning sales and operations through strategic planning. Throughout the two-day conference presenting converters also offered a direct glimpse into their own operations, sharing anecdotes about production strategies in addition to new technologies and services their companies have profited from. 

Chairman of the TLMI board of directors, Art Yerecic, commented: ‘The 2011 Tech Conference had something for everyone. Converters and suppliers of all sizes (and budgets) benefited from well-conceived sessions that showed us new ways to deliver innovative solutions to our customers. We learned how to become better stewards of the environment and more skillful mentors to our peers and associates. There certainly were many top and bottom line improvement opportunities available to attendees.’ 

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