ICPF Launches Packaging Curricula At NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is adding a new dimension to its Department of Forest Biomateri- als. Through the assistance of ICPF’s corrugated pack- aging awards program, the university is launching its first corrugated packaging and design curricula track. The new program,which will receive ICPF equipment donations and funding over a three-year period as NC State delivers measurable steps, will expand student capabilities and interest beyond the mill into plant production & operations management, design, sales and ultimately mid-level and upper-level executive management. As the first part of the partnership between ICPF and NC State, ICPF is installing a CAD table and Impact de- sign software in NC State’s new corrugated packaging lab this semester. With more than 180 students annually enrolled in the university’s Paper Science & Engineering program, NC State is working to become a major recruitment re- source for ICPF Corporate Partners in the mid-Atlantic, southern and other regions of the United States. Studentswill begin taking mandatory corrugated packaging & design curricula this spring & fall.
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options to the digital hybrid marketplace. Nilpeter’s Panorama press allows printers to utilize a standalone inkjet unit or run it in-line as pat of a hybrid press with FA technology. “The alliance that we have with Screen now ties our sales force, our technical force, our inventories, our consumables and our support,” said Teachout. Dan Muenzer, President of TLMI, provided an over- view of the label industry for Open House attendees. Muenzer described a $13.5 billion industry that con- tinues to expand. “At the end of the day, this little cottage industry of label printers is growing up and making money,”added Muenzer. Using member-provided date, TLMI estimated that the industry saw 6 percent growth last year. TLMI’s median size printer is valued at $11 million. Many businesses, now in their second and third gen- eration of ownership, will be looking at new ways to generate revenue streams.This is where new technol- ogy will continue to help converters. “[The label industry is] getting a lot of interest from outside the industry, be it from flexible packaging or from private equity firms,” said Muenzer.
Industry Events
Graph Expo 19 Sept. 22-25, 2019 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL
American Packaging Summit April 15-17, 2019 Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Chicago, IL Gulf Print & Pack April 15-18, 2019 Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai, Arab Emirates FTA Forum May 5-8, 2019 Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans, LA FTA INFOFLEX May 6-7, 2019 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
Labelexpo Europe Sept. 24-27, 2019 Brussels Expo Brussels, Belgium Print19 Oct. 3-5, 2019 McCormick Place Chicago, IL All in Print China October 24-28, 2019 Shanghai, China
TLMI Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2019 Omni LaCosta Resort & Spa Carlsbad, CA TLMI Converter Meeting March 8-10, 2020 Austin, TX
printTHINK Summit Sept. 11-13, 2019 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL
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