Sonoco Institute Releases Industry Training Schedule Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graph- ics at Clemson University has released upcoming prgrams, which include: Flexo Foundations Seminar — February 8-9, 2023 This two-day seminar, taught by Sonoco Institute staff, introduces flexography and is suitable for any- one in the flexo industry, from sales to customer service, administration, marketing, etc. Content cov- ers the history of flexography, an overview of the flexographic market, the flexographic printing pro- cess, substrate and ink options, color and design considerations and more. It includes a mix of class- room learning with afternoon breakout sessions al- lowing attendees to see first-hand how the flexog- raphic process works. Breakouts will take place on a seven-station, narrow-web, flexographic press. At the conclusion of the seminar, attendees can take the test to receive their FTA FIRST Individual Certi- fication – Level I Certificate of Completion. Paperboard Packaging Seminar — March 15- 16, 2023 This seminar provides a hands-on exploration of paperboard packaging technologies. Upon com- pleting this program, attendees will be equipped to make contributions to critical packaging decisions. Individuals involved in package design, sales, spec- ification, purchasing, scheduling, quality control, and production management will benefit from this seminar. This seminar is appropriate for all levels of experience and will be led by Dr. Dan Malenke, Principal of PKGPRO, LLC. Intro to Flexo Workshop — March 21-23, 2023 This class, taught by Sonoco Institute staff, is geared toward individuals in need of fundamental knowledge of the flexographic printing process. It is taught by mixing hands-on training and formal instruction in a flexo printing environment. Attend- ees will graduate the class understanding the func- tion of flexography in the printing industry and all elements required to produce a finished product in- cluding layout, trapping and distortion, plate-mak- ing, proofing, ink station set up, ink maintenance, press operation and quality control. Intro to Prepress Workshop — May 23-25, 2023 This three-day workshop, taught by Sonoco Insti- tute staff, is geared toward graphic designers and artists that are either working as prepress opera- tors or designing for print. The workshop starts off with attendees going on press to print a job, where they will learn about platemaking, ink for-
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