LABEL ACADEMY MASTER CLASS: FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGTUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 – ROOM 1101A AND 1101B, HALL 11 – PRICE: €595Gain the necessary knowledge and expert guidance that label, and other, converters looking to enter or expand their production into fexible packaging are likely to require – substrates, design and origination, press printing and converting. Learn how ink components interact with drying and curing technologies, and with packaging line demands. Current legislation, including ink migration, will also be addressed. This master class will be presented by leading fexible packaging experts from the felds of materials, pre-press, printing technology, inks and coatings, and fexible pack formation and flling. It is organized by the Label Academy, the global training program for the label and package printing industry. 9.45 WELCOME ADDRESS 11.50 UV PRINTING AND FOOD PACKAGING• Managing UV in fexible packaging production9.50 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING: AN INTRODUCTION• Progress update on the Finat UVFoodSafe initiative• What is fexible packaging and how big is the market? • Recommendations for future guidelines• The main types of fexible packaging Jonathan Sexton, UVFoodSafe Group Lead, Finat/Sun • Benefts and advantages of fexible packaging including Chemical digital Fernando Gordillo, EMEA Sustainability Lead GCP and L&P, HP 12.15 INKS, COATINGS, CURING AND LAMINATING• Inks and ink requirements 10.15 CREATION OF ARTWORK AND PRE-PRESS• Performance and usage – food contact, migration, deep freeze, etc. • Selection of required pack shape/image from a shape story • Laminating inks, and barrier coatings • Adding physical dimensions and incorporating text, Molly L. Hladik PhD, Global Research and Development graphics, and 3D structure Manager, Michelman • Artwork, step-and-repeat, color management and proofng Jan De Roeck, Director - Industry Relations and Strategy, Esko 12.40 CONVERTING FLEXIBLE PACKAGING• Slitting and laminating: requirements and processes PAPER AND BOARD, METALLIC FOIL, FILMS AND • Pouching production processes 10.40MULTI-LAYER CONSTRUCTIONS• Quality control and troubleshooting • Performance demands on fexible packaging materials John Price, President, Karlville • Commonly used substrates, their properties and Rob Stelea, Senior Converting Specialist, Karlville applications • Laminates, barrier properties and heat sealing FROM LABELS TO FLEXIBLES – A CONVERTER Nanette Thomas, CEO and Owner, Synthogra 13.05PERSPECTIVE• What does a label converter need to understand? 11.05 PRINTING PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES• What are the potential pitfalls? • Considerations of web widths, tension and edge control • Challenges of managing a multi-stream business • Web treatment: cleaning, heat management, chill rolls and Steve Baker, Managing Director, Baker Labels inspection • Quality control, compliance and testing Harry Baker, BakPac Sales & Operations, BakPac Alberto Redaelli, Sales Manager, Lombardi 13.30 NETWORKING LUNCH11.30 BREAK WITH TEA AND COFFEE14.15 END OF MASTER CLASSProgramme correct at time of print.WWW.LABELEXPO-EUROPE.COM 59