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Potter Named TLMI Supplier Of The Year Patrick Potter, President of Flexo Wash, was named TLMI Supplier of the Year for 2019 at the association’s Annual Awards Gala on October 29 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. Presented on an annual basis, the Supplier of the Year Award honors and recognizes an individual for their ongoing volunteer service and dedi- cation to TLMI and to the greater in- dustry.Criteria for winning the award includes service to TLMI on the asso- ciation’s board and committees, in ad- dition to continuous commitment to the industry as a whole by helping to promote and foster its growth. Committed To The Industry Potter and his family are long-time supporters of TLMI and its convert- er members. Currently he serves on the TLMI Board of Directors and the Marketing Committee. He was Chair of the 2018 Annual Meeting in Scott- sdale,Arizona. Potter has spent nearly seven years in the North American printing in- dustry, entering the market following

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W ith 17 presentations detailing the start-to-finish creation of a high-quality, flexographically printed job, FTA Fall Confer- ence 2019 offered the opportunity to see the latest in operator training. The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) held its annual fall conference, October 28-30 at the Sheraton Charlotte Ho- tel in Charlotte, North Carolina.The meeting, chaired by Keith

Nagle, Global Director Business Development for Phoseon Technology, focused on detailing the start-to-finish creation of a flexo-printed job. “I believe with a singular focus, a technical conference has the ability to communicate important process information while keeping the audience focused,” said Nagle. Session Chair Keith Nagle opened the FTA Fall Conference with Defining The Race, in which he outlined the goal of following a flexo project from start to finish.

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AICC Launches NAM Health Care For Members AICC, The Independent Packaging Association,will offer an association health plan to its members,extend- ing affordable health care to small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in approved states. In states where the association health plan is not available, the AICC will connect manufacturers with available small- group options in their states. The plan, called NAM Health Care, was developed to meet the unique health care needs of manufacturers. It will offer a portfolio of health benefits options insured by UnitedHealthcare. In states where these plans are avail- able, businesses with 2 to 99 employees will be able to choose from a variety of PPO (Preferred Provider Orga- nization) and HSA (Health SavingsAccount) health plans. Members will also have access to UnitedHealthcare’s Choice Plus care provider network of more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, 6,000 hos- pitals and other care facilities nationwide. Under NAM Health Care, eligible member companies also will have access to supplemental benefits including dental, vi- sion and life. UnitedHealthcare will work with any li- censed and appointed agents who want to sell NAM Health Care. (Cont’d on Page 6)

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Omet Launches Subsidiary In India

Omet Srl has opened a new subsidiary, Omet India Private Limited, which is based in Gurugram, Delhi NCR. Since 2010, Omet has been exclusively sold and ser- viced in India throughWeldon Celloplast Limited,who will continue to represent Omet in India, along with other partners. Strengthening Relationships “The vision of establishing Omet India is to strength- en our existing relationships with our partners and provide a great service experience to our customers all over the region,” says Pawandeep Sahni, who has been appointed to lead Omet in India and the subcon- tinent. Omet considers India as one of its important strate- gic markets on which to focus, with a $5 trillion econ- omy by 2024-25. Additionally, the rise in middle class income, expansion of large scale organized retail trade, increasing presence of e-commerce companies and in- creasing demand of packaged food in India are all indi- cators of an assured double-digit growth of packaging sector of the country.

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The meeting began with Defining the Race , in which a panel, led by Nagle,mimicked a pre-production meet- ing, dissecting variables and obstacles encountered, discussed the design requirements, and identified the consumables and materials used. The panel also fea- tured Joe Tuccitto, Sean Teufler, Dan Uress, Catherine Haynes,AJ Grome,Ann Michaud, Bobby Congdon, and Mark Samworth Bobby Congdon, Assistant Director at Sonoco Insti- tute and Christopher Teachout, Technical Sales Sup- port for Max Daetwyler Corp., led the discussion on Empowering the Pit Crew .Virtual reality (VR) is gear- ing up to take a new role in press operator training. The presenters discussed how VR can provide cost-ef- fective, zero-waste and scalable training. The session showed a new flexographer how to set up and run a virtual flexo press. Tools of the Trade Optimizing the Tools for the Race examined the importance of performing a print optimization to de- termine the prepress requirements, ink densities and press settings prior to fingerprinting.The consumables that were selected for the project were discusses, in- cluding the attributes that led to their selection and how they performed on press. Catherine Haynes, All Printing Resources, present- ed in the Rounding the Curves session, focusing on fingerprinting. She explained the two fingerprints and their differences, then showed a live demonstration of a fingerprint run on a VR press. The session focused on how the fingerprint data is used in prepress and where the curves are applied in the RIP.A.J. Grome,VP Sales & Marketing for E.C. Shaw Company, further dis- cussed optimizing operating parameters. Taking a Process Control Lap session opened with Mark Samworth discussing press characterization in a CRPC-6 workflow. Samworth discussed how utilizing a printer’s control target to print back to the values obtained during the fingerprint can enhance the quality of the characteri- zation run. The ways in which ICC profiles are used in prepress across all devices were explored.Attendees could see a VR press perform the characterization run while printing back to values on the adjusted printer’s con- trol target. FTA President Mark Cisternino and FTA Director of Education Joe Tuccitto led the Finding and Training Tomorrow’s Workforce session. They provided a sum- mary of FTA’s year-long and industry-wide workforce

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Mercer will provide AICC small-business members with consulting services regarding health benefit of- ferings and contribution strategies, marketing support to sign up and enroll their employees, plan administra- tion and compliance consulting services. The Mercer Affinity 365+SM platform will provide members tech- nology for obtaining quotes for employee benefits, facilitating enrollment and providing ongoing benefit administration to help drive cost efficiencies and em- ployee engagement. Anderson & Vreeland, Xeikon Enter Into Sales Agreement Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. and Xeikon America, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Anderson & Vreeland will sell the Xeikon line of dry toner and inkjet-based digital label and packaging presses in the United States and Canada. The move, which was announced at the TLMI annual meeting, is reported to exponentially increase Xeikon’s sales strength in North America. A&V will begin offering Xeikon digital press solutions in early 2020 while the current Xeikon sales managers maintain their territory and account base. For each prospective customer, A&V will work in partnership with Xeikon’s regional sales managers to assemble the optimal configuration, and to assist in contract nego- tiation, ordering and installation. Xeikon will provide maintenance services and consumables for the digital presses after the sale is complete. Packaging Firms Partner To Address Skills Shortage Two packaging manufacturers have joined forces in a bid to address the skills shortage within the industry. Stockport, UK-based Arden Dies and Glossop Cartons have teamed up to try and attract more young people into the sector. The two family-owned firms, who operate in the carton manufacturing supply chain, will tour schools, colleges and job clubs across the region to promote the benefits of manufacturing and engineering careers within the sustainable packaging sector. The partnership comes after the British Chamber of Commerce revealed the manufacturing industry is fac- ing its greatest skills shortage in 30 years. “There’s a real lack of awareness among young peo- ple coming through the education system today about the opportunities available within the packaging and printing sectors,” said Martin Poynter, Managing Direc- tor at Arden Dies.

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study’s findings, and the actionable items derived from it. Then, educators from a pair of FTA member tech- nical educational institutions, including Shawn Oetjen from Flexographic Tech in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Zachery Blackburn from Central Piedmont Com- munity College, Charlotte, North Carolina, discussed how their programs attempt to address those findings. In Tuning-up the Process , Colorware Founder Dan Uress, and Ann Michaud from 3M, looked at several process improvement methodologies specific to flex- ography and put one to the test by taking a deep dive into that data and determining what could have been done differently to add value to the process. Mark Samworth returned for The Winners’ Cir- cle , in which the VR press was put into production mode and produced the final piece live.With samples in hand, FTA examined the challenging print compo- nents—once considered too difficult for flexography— while discussing modern techniques used today. Papermaker Fedrigoni Acquires Ritrama Fedrigoni S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of specialty papers and high value-added products for packaging and fine printing and self-adhesive labels, has signed an agreement to acquire the Ritrama group, an Italian multinational group specializing in self-adhesive prod- ucts. Ritrama has manufacturing facilities in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Chile and China.The Rink family, founders of Ritrama, will maintain ownership of and continue to manage Ritrama’s North American opera- tions, while continuing its business partnership with the rest of the Group. This acquisition — the second since Fedrigoni’s ac- quisition by Bain Capital — is said to strengthen Fed- rigoni’s position in the European PS label market, in which it operates through the Arconvert and Manter brands. The acquisition combines Fedrigoni’s produc- tion of wine labels and in the production of labels for the food, household and logistics markets, with the self-adhesive technologies of Ritrama, a producer glob- ally of labels for the pharmaceutical, beverage and per- sonal care markets. Ritrama’s total revenues of approximately Euro 400 million in the year ended December 31, 2018, coupled with Fedrigoni’s total revenues of approximately Euro 1.2 billion in the same period, amount to total reve- nues of the combined group of approximately Euro 1.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first quar- ter of 2020, and is subject to certain closing conditions.

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an established career in the insurance and banking sectors. In early 2013 Patrick joined his family’s well- known print systems cleaning technology company as President. FlexoWash is based in Louisville, KY and to date the company has over 4,000 installations in over 95 countries around the globe. “The day Patrick Potter decided to leave the insur- ance world of benefit programs, umbrella policies and financial services for our world of presses, inks and printed packaging was a great day for both his family’s

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company and for TLMI,” said Dan Muenzer,TLMI Pres- ident. “Patrick has been one of our most supportive and present members, serving on the TLMI Marketing Committee, chairing an Annual Meeting and currently serving a term on the TLMI Board of Directors. I want to also add that since his first day in the industry, Pat- rick has never missed an Annual Meeting or a TLMI printTHINK Summit. I want to personally congratulate Patrick on receiving one of our industry’s highest hon- ors for an industry supplier.” Additionally, Lori Campbell, President of The Label Printers, was named TLMI Converter of the Year. The award honors and recognizes a member of the North American package printing industry who has made an extensive contribution to the greater marketplace and who has additionally demonstrated an unwavering commitment to TLMI.

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Stora Enso Plans Wooden Building For Heaquarters Stora Enso is partnering with the Finnish pension in- surance company Varma in the construction of a new head office in the centre of Helsinki. Stora Enso will lease part of the building, which will showcase mod- ern wooden architecture. “As the renewable materials company, we at Stora Enso want our new head office to be located in a mod- ern sustainable wooden office building,” said Seppo Parvi, Stora Enso’s CFO and Country Manager Finland.. Varma will organise an architecture competition for the design of the building and apply for a LEED Plat- inum environmental certification for it, as the project aims for the highest levels of sustainability. Built with renewable wooden materials from Stora Enso, it will store carbon during its lifecycle. Wooden spaces are known to contribute to better indoor air quality, in- creased productivity, less stress, and less sickness. “Wood is the only construction material suitable for large-scale construction that is both fully recy- clable, renewable and reusable,” says Jari Suominen, Head of Stora Enso’s Wood Products division.“By us- ing wood, we can help cut carbon emissions by up to 75 percent.” The building is expected to be completed in 2023.

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Pamarco Mark Sherk has been appointed to the position of Technical Sales Representative covering the south- western region of the United States for Pamarco. Sherk comes to Pamarco with an extensive background in the graphic arts industry, experience in pressroom management, and a history in the sales and technical service of ink, rubber and anilox rollers. Vetaphone NicolasAhlburg has been appointed ChiefTechnical Of- ficer (CTO) for Vetaphone. Educated at the University of Aarhus, he obtained both Bachelor and Master’s degrees.

Obituary Frank Laughlin, Area Sales Manag- er MPS Systems North America Inc., passed away November 1st, at the age of 60. With MPS since June 2018,Frank was responsible for sales in the west and south of the USA. He was well-re- spected in the packaging printing in- dustry,with many years of experience.

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Thirty-seven years ago, Lori Campbell started her career at The Label Printers brought on as the compa- ny’s receptionist. As someone extremely passionate about the inner workings of the world of business, Campbell quickly became enamored of the label in- dustry and the way it provides direct exposure and constant outreach to such a wide range of end-use sectors. Throughout her career, Campbell has had the opportunity to travel the globe and to share her knowledge about the ways that labels and packaging have a direct and influential impact on a wide range of other industries. To date, she has conducted busi- ness on five different continents and has developed a unique expertise in the area of intellectual proper- ty given her company’s decades-long experience in the security printing space. Her career trajectory at The Label Printers has included the job functions of receptionist, sales coordinator, estimator, customer service, office manager, general manager, chief of op- erations and her current role as company president. A few years after The Label Printers joined TLMI, Campbell became a member of the association’s Technical Committee in 2011 and took on the role of Committee co-Chairman in 2015. She joined the TLMI Board of Directors in 2008 and will serve a term as Chairman starting in October of 2020. “There have been very few converter members who are as dedicated to TLMI as Lori Campbell has been over the past decade,” said TLMI President, Dan Muen- zer. “She has been instrumental in building up and co-chairing the printTHINK Summit and has long been one of our hardest working board members. Lori is an exceptional collaborator and like many of the associa- tion’s members, I feel extremely fortunate that I get to call her a business associate, a fellow industry member, and a friend.” Environmental Leadership Neenah,Wisconsin-based Outlook Group was award- ed a TLMI Calvin Frost Environmental Leadership Award at the association’s recent Annual Meeting in Carlsbad, California. Last year it was announced that the awards have been officially renamed the Calvin Frost Environmental Leadership Awards, an epony- mous tribute to one of the packaging industry’s most respected environmental and sustainability thought leaders and longtime TLMI member. The award recognizes TLMI members that have con- sistently demonstrated a commitment to progressive environmental practices across a range of areas includ- ing solid waste reduction, recycling, waste or energy recovery, the implementation of new ‘clean’ technol-

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E-Commerce Drives Growing Smart Labels Market The global smart labels market is projected to record a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 13 percent from 2019 to 2029, according to a new report from Future Market Insights. Gains remain driven by growing need for inventory and logistics management solutions, es- pecially in the healthcare industry. Adoption of smart labels has also witnessed a sharp increase in the food industry,as demand for product authentication and abil- ity to enhance food safety and reduce food waste con- tinues to surge. Being Smart Use of connected packaging solutions such as smart labels enables end users to gain access to all traceable information across the supply chain. Moreover, smart labels allow them to follow a wide range of products from conception to shelf,which in turn, is projected to boost the demand substantially. Significant growth of the e-commerce sector coupled with increasing use of communicative & connected packaging is bolstering the demand for smart labels across the globe. Retail industry has been identified as the key end user of smart labels, as the sector generates constant demand to ensure product authenticity.

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Educational Program Debuts At Labelexpo Asia 2019 The organizer of Labelexpo Asia 2019 has unveiled the details of its very first educational program at the upcoming ninth edition of the show, taking place at Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from December 3-6. Two half-day sessions — a workshop and a master class — will be led by the Label Academy, the global on-the-job education resource for the label and pack- age printing industry. A three-hour workshop covering shrink sleeve technology takes place on December 4, from 10:00- 13:00. Participants will learn the mechanics of the fast-growing shrink sleeve technology market and gain a clear understanding of the design and origina- tion requirements and suitable shrinkable films. The different printing processes and how to select them, plus the latest converting technologies, specialized applications and troubleshooting will also be cov- ered. Representatives from Esko and Flint Group are among the speakers. Packaging Printing On December 5, a four-hour master class will cover digital label and package printing.This takes place be- tween 10:00-14:00.Participants will reportedly gain an understanding of the many processes involved in this complex area of the industry. Topics covered include the different technologies, the importance of pre-press and workflow automation, choosing the right sub- strates, different finishing options and hybrid technol- ogy. Representatives from Brotech, Cerm, Domino and Esko are among the speakers. Participants will be able to see in action what they learn during the master class at the Flexible Packaging Arena, also new for this year. The Flexible Packaging Arena is also located within the brand new Flexpack Asia area of the show which will display the latest flex- ible packaging technology. This includes in-line presses, the latest innovations in inks, coatings and surface treatments such as coro- na for flexible packaging and laminating films. Ancil- lary machines will also be demonstrated, such as high speed slitting equipment for master flexible packag- ing rolls. The returning and significantly expanded Smart Zone, first seen in 2017, is an opportunity to experi- ence labels and packaging that are multisensory, intel- ligent and interactive.This includes 3D holograms, na- no-materials, advanced decoration technology, special inks and RFID/NFC labels.

Industry Events

Labelexpo Asia 2019 December 3-6, 2019

Shanghai, China Pack Expo East March 3-5, 2020 Philadelphia, PA TLMI Converter Meeting March 8-10, 2020 Austin, TX Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2020 May 7-9, 2020 Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre

Bangkok, Thailand Pack Expo Mexico June 2-5, 2020 Mexico City, Mexico FTA Europe Diamond Awards June 18, 2000

Intercontinental Hotel Düsseldorf, Germany drupa 2020

June 23 - July 3, 2020 Dussedorf, Germany Labelexpo Americas September 15-17, 2020 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL

TAPPI/AICC CorrExpo September 14-17, 2020 Orange County Convention Center and Omni Hotel Orlando, FL

GRAPH EXPO 20 October 4-7, 2020 Chicago’s McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois Labelexpo India October 28 - November 1, 2020 India Expo Centre Greater Noida, Delhi NCR Pack Expo International November 8-11, 2020 Chicago, IL

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tion, replacing coal.The company’s recyclable materi- als such as paper,plastics,metal,packaging film,pallets and corrugated are collected, separated and recycled in different recycling streams. The company’s efforts have removed two million pounds of waste per year from landfills. Geostick Group Adds Two Nilpeter FA-17 Presses Long-standing Nilpeter partner, Geostick Group, has added two additional Nilpeter 17-inch FA presses to its line-up of seven Nilpeter presses in the company’s three production plants in Utihoorn,Heumen, andThe Hague, Holland. The two new presses have been in- stalled in The Hague plant. The addition of two new presses marks another big step for Geostick, adding standardization across group locations, as well as more flexibility and opportunities for the company’s label, flexible packaging, and tag customers.

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