Training and Education

Students from CalPoly took first place in the annual PACK Solutions Challenge competition, sponsored by B&R Industrial Automation and presented by the PMMI Foundation.

Esko reports that Ryerson University students participated in a highly successful edition of this summer's Honors Class in Flexible Packaging. The honors class was organized in cooperation with the Artevelde University College Ghent.

All Printing Resources will be hosting two sessions on flexographic printing on Tuesday, Sept. 15 as part of CPP EXPO’s unique educational programming at McCormick place in Chicago.

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation's annual golf tournament will be held Wednesday, August 5 at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe, NC (near Charlotte). The Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) Golf Tournament is the primary fundraiser supporting graphic arts and flexography through education.

The Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) Folding Carton Boot Camp, next taking place on June 9-10, 2015, in Springfield, MA, provides Millennials and other new packaging professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the design and manufacture of sustainable paperboard packaging.

On Saturday, May 2 near the honky-tonks of Nashville TN, 53 students from nine different colleges across the United States made music to the ears of judges at the eighth annual Phoenix Challenge college competition.

Heidelberg recently hosted its annual SkillsUSA Georgia Competition in Advertising and Design and Graphic Communications.

For the 18th year, graphic arts students and teachers from throughout the United States and Canada will participate in the Phoenix Challenge Foundation’s 2015 High School Competition. The event comprises a two and half-day skills-based competition with hands-on and comprehensive testing in printing mathematics, flexo press operation, prepress, plate-making, and overall flexo knowledge.

Because of the diverse nature of packaging applications in various markets, from food and beverage packaging to health and beauty packaging, no one set of label properties will deliver the best performance and aesthetics in every case. Careful consideration should be made regarding every aspect of a labeling application to determine how to best balance functionality and visual appeal. It is important to consider more than just a label's facestock when choosing labeling materials.

BURNSVILLE, Minn.—Allied Development has released a study titled "U.S. Microwaveable Packaging 2009 to 2013," designed for packaging converters, raw material suppliers, equipment and machinery suppliers, brand owners, and industry analysts. The study examines the future of the U.S. microwaveable packaging market with segment forecasts to 2013; analysis of emerging trends, market conditions, and market drivers; current dollar values and consumption volumes with projections to 2013; and the latest technology developments and the opportunities they afford.