Training and Education

At Label Expo 2018 in booth 6523, Domino will be bringing a flavor of their ‘Digital Printing Spectrum’ open house event to the show.

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) announced Andrew D. Paparozzi, well-known for his state-of-the-industry reports and economic forecasts for printing, will join the organization as chief economist.

In response to a legal challenge, PRINTING United has rebranded as PRINTING United.

Newcomers to the paperboard packaging industry learned about the process of carton converting during the PPC Folding Carton Boot Camp.

Harper Corporation of America recently donated six new XLT anilox rolls to Fundeplast, a nonprofit flexographic training foundation headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador. The rolls will enable the foundation to upgrade its current press and provide improved training and development opportunities for students.

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation, an organization supporting flexography and graphic arts in education, held its 2018 competitions for both high school and college programs. This year’s two premier competitions, the PCF College Competition and PCF High School Skills Competition took place in March and April.

Domino announced that it would continue to grow and invest in resources for its digital printing business with the announcement of a new Digital Solutions Manager, Paul Judziewicz. The success of the program coupled with the increasing need to expand due to customer demand, paved the way to add an additional resource to the team.

Colbert Packaging hosted a “Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees” event for elementary students in Wisconsin’s Salem School District.

Registration is open for the fourth annual Digital Packaging Summit, which will be held Nov. 5-7 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The Summit is a hosted, invitation-only conference designed for senior managers and executives in label and package printing and converting who want to understand how current and future digital printing technology, software, and supplies will impact their business and investment decisions.

TLMI announced new initiatives that reinforce and expand the association’s commitment to education and workforce development. As part of the initiative, TLMI is partnering with The Phoenix Challenge Foundation, an organization that promotes the growth of the flexographic printing process in high schools and colleges throughout North America.