PPC Runs Folding Carton Boot Camp

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—On December 6-7, 2011, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) hosted the Folding Carton Boot Camp workshop at PPC headquarters in Springfield, Mass., attended by 16 participants from across the U.S. and Canada.

Industry experts explained the packaging production process, beginning with how paperboard is made, on to inks and coatings, prepress, CAD, layout, graphics, presses, tooling, embossing, stamping, stripping, finishing, gluing, windowing, and finally, automatic packaging equipment. To honor the completion of this intensive educational program, participants were each awarded a certificate of achievement.