OpX Leadership Network To Host PACK EXPO Events The OpX Leadership Network will host three Inno- vation Stage sessions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sep- tember 25–27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.The group, convened by PMMI,The Association for Packaging and Processing Technolo- gies, is a catalyst for transformative solutions and best practices to improve operational excellence in today’s “do more with less, faster environment.”These Innovation Stage sessions will provide show atten- dees the opportunity to learn from industry leaders at no additional cost. The first session (Monday, September 25, 11:00 a.m., C-1049), Approaches for Staying at the Fore- front of Safety , will highlight how to mitigate the conditional and behavioral risks to worker safety, and provides guidelines for Worker Safety Audits. The second session (Tuesday, September 26, 10:00 a.m., C-1041), Request for Proposals: Entry Points to Successful Projects , will provide best practices and protocols to enable more accurate and effective re- sponses and evaluations. The third session (Wednesday, Sept. 27, 11:00 a.m., C- 1041), Clean-in-Place: Best Practices to Improve Oper- ations , will provide practical tools for Clean-in-Place systems and sustaining Clean-in-Place best practices.
New Industry Group Proposes Food Safe UV Certification A new industry initiative, FoodSafeUV, has been formed to promote the safety of UV inks and varnish- es for indirect food contact packaging, and is already proposing food safe UV certification. FoodSafeUV brings together converting industry supply chain members to promote the safety of UV inks and varnishes for indirect food contact packag- ing.Among the press suppliers so far represented are Bobst, Gallus, Mark Andy, MPS, Nilpeter and Omet. FoodSafeUV also includes ink suppliers Flint Group and Sun Chemical, and UV lamp suppliers GEW and Phoseon Technology. FoodSafeUV aims to persuade brands that certified UV curing with stringent testing as part of a Good Manufacturing Practice workflow is as safe a process as solvent and water-based inks for printing food packaging. The group has stated that new technology to mea- sure UV dose in-line, in combination with low migra- tion inks and modern flexo press technology, makes UV a safe alternative to wide web solvent and CI flexography. The first meeting of FoodSafeUV will be at Labelex- po Europe 2017.
Industry Events
Flexographic Technical Association October 9-11, 2017 Fall Conference St. Louis, MO
PrintTHINK Summit September 5-7, 2017 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL PRINT 17 September 10-14, 2017 McCormick Place Chicago, IL Pack Expo September 25-27, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Labelexpo Europe September 25-28, 2017 Brussles Expo Brussels, Belgium
CorrExpo October 16-18, 2017 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI
Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 11-14, 2018 Converter Meeting Fairmont Grand Del Mar San Diego, CA Labelexpo Americas September 25-27, 2018 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 10 – March 13, 2019 Converter Meeting The Omni Grove Park Inn Ashville, NC
Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute October 8 – October 11, 2017 2017 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Gainey Ranch Resort & Spa Scottsdale,AZ
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