Labelexpo 2006 Conference Program
- Published: August 11, 2006
Tuesday Conference Program—Getting Lean
8:15–9:00 a.m.
Keynote presentation: The importance of the right packaging and labels design in today’s consumer marketplace. Speaker: Karim Rashid, designer, Karim Rashid Inc.
9:15–10:15 a.m.
Panel session: Success with Prepress—completing the digital workflow
State of the printing industry
- Industrial label production: What is it and what are the benefits?
- Future growth drivers and market opportunities
- Meeting the demands of a globalizing economy
Applying the lean culture
- How to become a lean flexographic converter
- Applying lean principles can drive cultural change in aspects of your business
- Lean operations before and after the press cell
- How much is being produced and for which verticals?
- What converters are using—adoption rate by converter segments
- What to expect—a snapshot of daily operations and performance of the average full-color digital press
- The need for variable data printing is emerging for track ’n trace and brand protection and promotion purposes
- What’s new with suppliers
A supplier perspective on lean operations
- How working with your supplier can help you achieve a lean environment
- How to reduce inventory costs, elimin-ate waste, and improve throughput
- Quality improvements and how those benefit the converter
- What are servo motors?
- How do servos achieve their superior precision?
- What is involved in selecting the correct servo for a press application?
- How are servos applied to existing technology?
- How are servos applied to new press designs?
Wednesday Conference Program—In Your Operations
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Improve gross margin in an environment of overcapacity
- Real-world business success
- Program that will work for those willing to change their thinking
- How to capture data that will lead to making the right decision for your business
How will sustainable packaging affect your business?
- What is sustainable packaging?
- What are some concerns regarding adhesives?—PSA and EBA issues
- Status of environmentally benign adhesives in government and industry
- Sustainability in the label and shink film industry
- The impact of the Wisconsin legislation on our industry/li>
- The selection and implementation of an ERP system
- Why bother? Benefits, selection methodology, types of vendors
- Practical case studies
Global label perspective
- “Low hanging fruit”—opportunities in developing markets
- Building partnerships—becoming a global player
- Outsourcing—threats and opportunities
- Characteristics of today’s leaders
- The importance and development of front-line supervisors
- How communication and involvement empower employees
Anti-counterfeiting labeling and packaging
- Counterfeiting of consumer goods will reach unprecented levels
- $35 billion in counterfeit drugs: opening the door for bioterrorism in the US
- Profit from counterfeit products is traced to organized crime and terrorists
- Counterfeiting is stealing, and violators must be prosecuted
- Witness new technology to invisibly authenticate merchandise and track and trace individual items
- Learn key consumer goods industry trends and specific needs of end-users serving those markets
- Recognize the importance of packaging and label design to end-users, retailers, and consumers
- Understand the end-user packaging and label selection process
- Uncover key enablers of p-s technology
- Identify and capitalize on situations conducive to adoption of p-s technology
8:00–8:35 a.m.
Keynote address: Creating global standards—fact or fiction?
- Meeting the global brand requirements on a universal tag—is this possible?
- What value does the Gen 2 tag bring to the industry?
- Looking at standards for HF and UHF Speaker: Mike Meranda, president, EPC global US
How to future-proof your RFID program
- Current capabilities needed for RFID tags and labels manufacturing
- Investment options for converting equipment
- Future possibilities for RFID converting equipment
Evolution of converting equipment for RFID tags and labels
- Current capabilities needed for RFID tags and labels manufacturing
- Investment options for converting equipment
- Future possibilities for RFID converting equipment
In-line and off-line testing
- Current requirements of end-use customers
- Different options for in-line testing
- Where off-line testing is required
Challenges in manufacturing and selling RFID labels
- How good are your RFID labels? (What is a good label and what is a bad label?
- What are the challenges in manufacturing 100%-readable RFID labels?
- Understanding how to specify your RFID labels properly
Emerging markets in RFID
- Current markets driving RFID label demand
- Types of RFID labels and their applications
- What markets will drive item level tagging?
Panel session with all speakers
