FMN | May 1st, 2017

Web Industries Installs Two Astraflex Presses

introduced to ink theories, prepress technologies designed for shr ink pr inting, and a live press demonstration. During day two of the seminar, Accraply will pro- vide equipment demonstrations from slitting, to seaming, to application of sleeves, and shrinking in steam tunnels. AWA To Host In-Mold Conference AWA IMLCON & IMDCON conference will be held May 18-19 in Washington, DC. David Luttenberger, Mintel’s Global Packaging Director, will provide the keynote presentation. Luttenberger’s presentation follows a real-time IML/IMD industry survey conducted with delegates, and the presentation of the results, as well as an overview of the broad labeling market presented by AWA President and CEO Corey Reardon. There will also be concurrent sessions on in-mold labeling and in-mold decorating, and a financier’s view of global consolidation in packaging and labels fromThomas Blaige of Blaige & Company. The event also features the announcement and pre- sentation of the AWA IML Leadership and Innovation Award 2017 to the winner.

Web Industries installed two new Astraflex flexo presses by Windmöller & Hölscher to join the exist- ing wide-web converting capabilities at the compa- ny’s Ft.Wayne, Indiana, facility Together with the new 64-inch-wide press,Web In- dustries’ plant now offers large format spooling, large outside diameter (OD) slitting, and wide-web multi- color printing services under one roof. Flint To Host AWA Shrink Label Seminar, Workshop Flint Group Narrow Web will host an Alexander Watson Associates (AWA) sponsored seminar at its Center for Technical Excellence in Rogers, Minneso- ta, on May 23-24. The workshop, titled Introduction to Heat Shrink Sleeve Label Technologies, is an interactive guide to the technologies and processes involved with shrink sleeve labels; workshop activities are presented by Flint Group Narrow Web and key industry suppliers. This technical seminar will be presented with simul- taneous Spanish translation to accommodate both English and Spanish speaking attendees. During day one of the seminar, attendees will be

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