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Learn. Connect. Discover. Welcome at Xeikon Café 2018! An immersive experience in end-to-end digital production solutions is waiting for you. Expect to learn about the latest label & packaging innovations. Enjoy the chance to connect with technology experts, brand owners, colleagues, suppliers and influencers; and debate exciting packaging trends. And be ready to discover what benefits digital production can deliver to your business and your customers. We are pleased to welcome you to the fourth technical experts take you through dedicated edition of Xeikon Café, a unique educational solutions demonstrated live at the Xeikon Café, and networking event dedicated to the label and highlighting true end-to-end digital production, packaging industry. We invite you to let yourself from start to finish. be inspired by an all-embracing range of creative packaging innovations, showcased live by nearly Also not-to-be-missed is the Conference element 40 leading suppliers of software, print media, of the Xeikon Café. This year’s speaker line-up consumables, digital printing and finishing includes keynote Andrew Vorster who will solutions. explore innovation initiatives and a high-calibre group of speakers, featuring key players from Working together, all Xeikon Café partners the label & packaging industry and from some will show you what can be achieved by fully well-known and respected brands. They bring Content integrating solutions, and will demonstrate their their strategic views into the discussion and will state-of-the-art technologies. highlight what benefits they draw from digital production through sharing their own unique We also invite you to attend the newly-introduced stories of innovation. Academy which provides a technical and educational forum centred around innovative We hope you will enjoy the Xeikon Café 2018! In end-use applications and packaging decoration this guide, we have put together all information to Welcome 3 techniques. The interactive Workshops are going make your visit run as smoothly as possible. Got Xeikon Café partners 6 beyond product specifications and will cover a any questions? Just ask! We are more than happy Floorplan 20 variety of topics related to all aspects of digital to help you. production, with the ultimate goal of providing Daily agenda 22 you with tools that help you make the right Conference details 30 decisions for your business. In the Tech Talks, Academy details 34 Practicalities 38 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 3 2
End-to-end digital production Solutions from start to finish 245 sqm of innovation 7 inspiring speakers 37 partners 15 academy sessions 40+ end-use applications 4 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 5
Xeikon Café Partners AB GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL AVERY DENNISON A B Graphic International is a market leader in fully modular digital converting, inspection Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional rewinding and turret rewinding. In addition, the company offers comprehensive technical materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market. The company’s applications after-sales support. It also has extensive experience in manufacturing machines for and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major industry. With specialist applications, such as RFID insertion, laser die-cutting, booklet label machines and operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery 100% camera inspection systems. With three manufacturing sites and five wholly-owned Dennison serves customers in the consumer packaging, graphical display, logistics, companies in Europe, USA and Latin America, A B Graphic also has an experienced team apparel, industrial and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the of distributors worldwide. Now in its 64th year, the company is constantly investing in and company reported sales of $6.1 billion in 2016. developing technology to stay at the forefront of the labelling and packaging equipment market. www.averydennison.com www.abgint.com ADVANCED TRACK AD TRACE AVT Advanced Track & Trace® is a French technology company with subsidiaries worldwide. AVT is the global leader in print process control, quality assurance, and press control Global expert in brand protection and document security, ATT offers encoding solutions for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries. Backed by state-of-the-art suitable for packaging, stickers and documents, making it possible to identify a product technology and field-proven solutions, more than 7,000 AVT systems are installed at with public and private codes, track it efficiently and authenticate a product based on copy- customer sites worldwide. AVT is headquartered in Hod Hasharon, Israel, with sales, sensitive high-security codes. Other solutions include QR codes and high-capacity codes for marketing, and support offices in the United States, Europe and China. information storage, integrity protection and marketing purposes. Unobtrusive, the codes developed by ATT are designed to be read via standard tools and dedicated software support. www.avt-inc.com Advanced Track & Trace was recognized a Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and received the Blue Shield Award for Innovation in Beijing in 2014. www.att-fr.com ARGOS SOLUTIONS BROTECH Argos Solutions is privately owned and operates from Enghien, Belgium, and is dedicated With years of dedicated technical and market development, Brotech Graphics Co., Ltd to developing, manufacturing and selling UV coating machines (flat coating and selective has become the market leader in the secteurs of label finishing & converting, and quality coating), as well as producing, promoting and selling web cleaning equipment, helping inspection for the narrow web printing market. Brotech’s innovative and fully modular customers optimize their printing output and media finishing. With over 30 years of designed unit enables label printers to design their own systems for finishing and experience in the printing industry, web cleaning and media finishing systems, Argos converting applications. Brotech’s systems are designed not only for normal pressure Solutions leverages its experience to introduce their innovative technology to digital and sensitive labels, but also for EAS, RFID, IML, tickets and tags, and new solutions for booklet offset printing professionals, worldwide. labels. Brotech has become one of the leading digital finishing system suppliers in the world, and has developed a full line of digital finishing systems dedicated to digitally www.argos-solutions.com printed labels. www.bro-tech.net 6 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 7
CARTES FLEXCON Producing label machines since 1970, CARTES has more than 4000 machines installed FLEXcon is a global leader in coated and laminated films and adhesives used in graphics in 88 countries, all recognized for their quality, mechanical strength, precision and applications, manufactured goods and new products. For over 60 years, FLEXcon has high production speed. The company offers the widest range of label machines with provided a collaborative, consultative approach to deliver unique solutions that help hot stamping, silk-screen printing, flexo printing / varnishing, flat and semi-rotary customers achieve better business results. FLEXcon is a trusted partner to a wide range die-cutting, embossing units and the exclusive LASER technology for die-cutting and of companies, from printers and fabricators to engineers and designers developing converting. CARTES LASER technology is successful worldwide with over 300 LASER products for existing and emerging markets. Headquartered in Spencer, Massachusetts, machines installed in 45 countries. It can be combined with hot stamping, silk-screen USA, the company has operations throughout North America and Europe with printing, flexo varnishing, flat die-cutting, semi-rotary die-cutting and embossing, distribution worldwide. making it very appreciated by label producers as it allows them to fulfill different applications in a single production cycle, creating labels of the highest value. www.flexcon.com www.cartes.it CDIGITAL CDigital provides full-color heat transfers for short or long-run product decoration FLINT GROUP - FLEXOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS applications. By utilizing a combination of 25 different adhesive and film systems, CDigital provides a solution to decorate a wide range of products, both round and flat, using heat Flint Group Flexographic Products is currently the largest global supplier offering transfer and hot stamping equipment. With no set-up costs and low minimums, CDigital both flexographic and letterpress printing plates and is a leader in sleeve and adapter heat transfers allow for economical full color product decoration. supply. Flint Group Flexographic Products combines experience and the latest trends in technology. With more than five decades of research and development while supplying www.cdigital.com the packaging industry, we have become experts in flexo and letterpress printing. www.flintgrp.com CERM Cerm is the robust yet affordable Business Management software for narrow web printers, scalable to any size company. Being industry specific and with renowned customers all over the world, Cerm has been a Xeikon Partner for many years. Taste the difference. Seeing is believing! FLINT GROUP - NARROW WEB www.cerm.net Flint Group Narrow Web is a true one-stop shop in narrow web, label and packaging printing. The company offers a complete range of the latest inks for any narrow web printing technique and takes great pride in the high and consistent quality of its press- ESKO ready products. These award-winning quality products with high performance result in measureable improvement in printer’s total applied cost. A progressive partner for Esko is a global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging and labels, sign and innovation and future developments, Flint Group Narrow Web pushes the boundaries in display, commercial printing and publishing industries. Esko products and services drive label and packaging applications for narrow web printing. profitability in the packaging and printing supply chain by reducing time-to-market and raising productivity. www.flintgrp.com www.esko.com 8 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 9
GRAFISK MASKINFABRIK IGGESUND PAPERBOARD Through more than four decades in the graphic industry, Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM) Iggesund Paperboard is a specialist supplier of high quality paperboard to targeted market has gained a solid experience in finishing. Its combination of experience and innovative segments with a focus on innovation, efficiency and excellent service. The company’s care technology makes GM a unique, innovative partner in the world of finishing and the for its customers and their businesses goes far beyond offering two of the world’s leading company has the solutions for the label industry today. The GM product range is present paperboard brands, Invercote and Incada. Iggesund also provides a broad range of services, all over the world, and all products are built in Denmark with the best components in the support and advice. And it cares about the environment, all the way from its forests to the market. Look for GM for your efficient converting solution. consumers. That’s because Iggesund Paperoboard believes black figures are best grown from green assets. www.gm.dk www.iggesund.com GRAFOTRONIC KURZ Grafotronic delivers modular based machines for the web finishing industry and is a The KURZ Group is a global leader in hot stamping and coating technology. KURZ develops worldwide supplier with over 700 installations in more than 50 countries. Together with and manufactures decorative and functional layers applied to carrier foils for a large variety an international network of distributors, the company offers service and sales support on of applications. With over 5,000 employees in 14 production plants in Europe, Asia and the a worldwide basis. Thanks to its new state-of-the-art factory in Poland (Warsaw) with a USA, 24 international subsidiaries and a global network of agencies and sales offices, the 2000 m² production area, Grafotronic can quickly assemble and deliver its newest modular KURZ Group manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of products for surface finishing, design machines within weeks of receiving an order, faster than ever. Grafotronic machines decoration, marking and counterfeit protection, rounded off by an extensive range of are modular, future safe, cost efficient, productive, operator friendly, and they have short stamping machines and stamping tools. KURZ also continuously invests in new technologies, delivery times. Grafotronic - the future of finishing machines. and is developing innovative solutions for integrating functionality into surfaces. www.graphotronic.com www.kurz.de HYBRID SOFTWARE LABEL TRAXX With offices in Belgium, Germany, Italy and the US plus a global partner network, HYBRID Label Traxx is an end-to-end print management software system designed and built Software is a software development company focused on innovative productivity tools for specifically for the label and packaging industry. The company continues to release the graphic arts industry. HYBRID Software’s CLOUDFLOW workflow, PACKZ editor and cutting-edge software to help label converters streamline their operations and increase integration products offer a unique set of advantages that include native PDF workflows, profitability. Label Traxx has offices in the USA and UK. vendor-independent solutions based on industry standards, scalable technology and low cost of ownership. These products are used by hundreds of customers worldwide in all areas of www.labeltraxx.com pre-press and print, including labels and packaging, folding cartons, corrugated, wide format and digital printing. www.hybridsoftware.com 10 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 11
LAKE IMAGE SYSTEMS MGI DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Lake Image Systems is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of A world leader in digital printing, finishing & embellishment equipment, MGI Digital imaging and scanning technologies for the world’s printing, labelling and packaging Technology provides ground-breaking and value-added solutions for the graphic, industries. By reading and processing the variable data printed on labels and flexible packaging & labelling industries. The MGI line of products is backed by reliable and proven packaging, their vision-based DISCOVERY system inspects, verifies, tracks and reports technologies designed to meet customers’ high expectations. MGI’s digital printing finishing millions of items daily using codes such as OCR, barcodes, 2D codes, QR codes, RFIDs and & embellishment solutions are placed in a wide range of industries, including commercial many more. This ensures that 100% error-free production is always maintained in order to printers, label printers, packaging firms, corrugate packaging companies, in-plant printers, minimize costly rework, reruns, wastage, and to mitigate business risks. newspaper printers, photo printers/labs, plastic card manufacturers, government agencies and book printers. Looking forward to a new dawn breaking over the printing industry, www.lakeimage.com MGI’s strategy consists in launching solutions that remain one step ahead of the curve, keeping the same company values that has led to its success. www.mgi-fr.com MEECH INTERNATIONAL MICHELMAN Meech has a worldwide reputation in the development of electrostatic control equipment, Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced web cleaning systems and compressed air technology. With a network of distributors materials for the industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and spanning the globe, Meech offers unparalleled technical application knowledge and industrial manufacturing markets. The company is well-known as an innovator in the customer service. Meech will showcase its non-contact web cleaner CyClean™ at the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing press primers Xeikon Café. CyClean™ is capable of removing 0.5 micron contaminants and incorporates that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging and paper products, fluid dynamic principles to deliver higher levels of cleanliness for printing applications. labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production Also on show will be the Hyperion 929IPS and 924IPS static elimination bars with facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service integrated 24V power supply and powerful ionisation for a wide range of industrial centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business applications. development personnel. www.meech.com www.michelman.com METSÄ BOARD RIETSTACK Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards including Rietstack supplies finishing machines for the printing industry worldwide. It successfully folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. Its lightweight paperboards designs add-on units for use by press manufacturers, primarily for increasing production are developed to provide better, safer and more sustainable solutions for consumer goods and efficiency in the narrow-web and label industry. The product range includes different as well as retail-ready and food service applications. The company works together with its machines, each comprising single or multiple processes. The processes that can be customers on a global scale to innovate solutions for better consumer experiences with less integrated include sheeting, stacking, counting, card-board feeders, boxing, gluing, environmental impact. The pure fresh fibres Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource, pad maker with hot melt gluing, die-cutting and stacking of injection in-mould labels, traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests. The global sales network of transport tables and high pile stackers. Rietstack also produces the IRS stand-alone Metsä Board supports customers worldwide, including brand owners, retailers, converters converting machine, equipped as Slitter Rewinder for the production of label stacks. All and merchants. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. machines are robust in construction and incorporate the most up-to-date electronics and pneumatic technology to reduce cycle times to a minimum and ensure reliability. www.metsaboard.com www.rietstack.nl 12 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 13
SEI LASER TREOFAN GROUP SEI Laser, worldwide leader of Italian laser technology, designs and manufactures integrated The Treofan Group is a leading global manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene solutions specific to applications based on laser technology. SEI Laser’s wide range of (BOPP) films for packaging, labels and technical applications. Treofan has over 40 years products and laser applications are the perfect professional solutions to meet the needs of of experience in the BOPP market and is a supplier of high-quality BOPP products and the most demanding customers in areas such as: labelling, folding carton, commercial paper, tailor-made, intelligent solutions in over 90 countries. The company positioned itself as a flexible packaging, metal cut processing, lighting, visual communication, interior decoration, worldwide premium provider with profound film expertise, and numerous patents prove and textile. Over 30 years of experience and entrepreneurial spirit have made SEI Laser one its innovative strength. Treofan is THE expert for in-mould labelling, positioned to assist of the most dynamic and innovative companies in the world of laser technology. brand manufacturers and their converters worldwide. It develops and offers state-of-the- art film solutions for IML, wraparound and self-adhesive labelling applications. What distinguishes Treofan: its unrivalled breadth of experience in the IML-IM segment and its www.seilaser.com deep understanding of the overall process chain. www.treofan.com SMAG GRAPHIQUE UPM RAFLATAC SMAG Graphique, a division of SRAMAG, specialises in the manufacturing of roll-to- UPM Raflatac is labeling a smarter future by developing innovative and sustainable printing and converting equipment for conventional and digital label and flexible packaging labeling solutions complemented with world-class service. As one of the world’s leading applications. During its more than thirty years of operation, SMAG has built a global network producers of self-adhesive label materials, the company supplies high-quality paper and of agents and distributors, has installed equipment all over the world and formed strategic film label stock for consumer product and industrial labeling through a global network partnerships with leading label and flexible packaging suppliers. By combining the modular of factories, distribution terminals and sales offices. UPM Raflatac employs around 3.000 design of the SMAG product range and automation experience through powerful servo high people and made sales of EUR 1.4 billion (USD 1.5 billion) in 2016. UPM Raflatac is part of speed modules, label manufacturers can take advantage of greater flexibility and reduce costs UPM – The Biofore Company. for tooling while achieving comfortable running speeds up to 70m/min and benefit from high-end adding value modules for special effects like opacity, relief varnish, 3D effects. www.upmraflatac.com www.smag-graphique.com STORA ENSO VIGC Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, VIGC (Flemish Innovation Centre for Graphic Communication) is the knowledge centre for wooden constructions and paper on global markets. The company’s aim is to replace the graphic arts industry in Belgium and the Netherlands. As key player in the industry, fossil-based materials by innovating and developing new products and services based on VIGC provides leadership and excellence in innovation for its members, strategic partners wood and other renewable materials. Stora Enso employs some 25 000 employees in more and the entire industry. VIGC organizes a wide variety of events, gives independent than 35 countries, and sales in 2016 were EUR 9.8 billion. Stora Enso Consumer Board training sessions on technical and business related topics and provides consulting based division develops and provides consumer packaging boards for printing and packaging on unbiased information. VIGC members receive the newsletter and can ask questions applications. A wide board and barrier coating selection is suitable for the design and at the VIGC ‘Infodesk’ that independently investigates, resolves and references to other optimisation of packaging for liquid, food, pharmaceutical and luxury goods. The company technology investigation centres or partners in the field. Although most activities are in serves brand owners globally and is expanding in growth markets such as China and Asia Dutch, consulting activities, training sessions and market info can be made available in Pacific to meet rising demand. other languages on request. www.storaenso.com www.vigc.be 14 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 15
WINK YUPO Founded in 1989, Wink is a leading supplier of die-cutting tools for the print and A global leader in its market, YUPO has been offering high quality synthetic papers for converting industries. The product range includes premium-class flexible dies, steel rule almost 50 years and continuously creates new products to follow customer demands and dies, rotary cylinders and related equipment. All over the world, renowned manufacturers market trends. YUPO synthetic papers combine the best print quality of premium papers of labels, packaging and many other die-cut products rely on the quality and outstanding with high durability and strength of plastic films, adding an unrivalled smooth surface. The service provided by Wink. Wink’s headquarters are in Neuenhaus, Germany, with wide range of YUPO synthetic papers are used for many different applications: self-adhesive subsidiaries in Denmark, Italy and the USA, and sales agencies worldwide. The Wink face stock, in-mould labels, tags, adhesion film without glue, material for commercial print philosophy is summed up in four short words: “You cut, we care”. applications such as maps, catalogues, menus, manuals and more. YUPO® Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of YUPO® Corporation and, with comprehensive marketing and customer www.wink.de services, a pivotal business partner serving the markets in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Russia. www.yupo.eu XEIKON ZANDERS Xeikon, a division of Flint Group, is a long-standing leader and innovator in digital print- Zanders is a German manufacturer of high quality speciality papers and boards developed ing technology. Grounded in the principles of quality, flexibility and sustainability, Xeikon especially for labels, packaging and graphical applications. Its range encompasses high- designs, develops and delivers web-fed digital colour presses for label and packaging gloss finished label papers and premium board grades forming part of the traditional applications, document printing, and commercial printing. These presses utilise different Chromolux brand, as well as the superb Zanlabel types of label paper and the Zanpack grades imaging technologies, open workflow software and application-specific consumables. of packaging board. Zanders offers premium brands Chromolux digital, Silver digital and Zanpack silk digital, particularly developed for digital printing. The latest product launch: www.xeikon.com Zanjet, a coated two side inkjet paper available for high speed commercial inkjet printing. The portfolio is completed by Zanbarrier OGR (oil and grease resistant) and the flexible packaging papers Zankraft and Zanflex. www.zanders.com XEIKON PREPRESS - THERMOFLEXX ZÜND SYSTEMTECHNIK Xeikon Prepress has a long lasting reputation of manufacturing high quality Computer to Zünd Systemtechnik AG, a family-owned business with operations worldwide, specializes Plate equipment. For the flexographic market, Xeikon Prepress offers digital platemaking in developing and manufacturing digital cutting systems. The Zünd name represents Swiss systems under the ThermoFlexX brand name. ThermoFlexX imagers provide high- Quality and is synonymous with precision, performance, and reliability. Since 1984, Zünd resolution plate exposure combined with flexibility and productivity. The basysPrint has been developing, manufacturing, and marketing modular cutting systems and is globally CtCP systems offer flexibility combined with outstanding quality using conventional recognized as market leader. The Zünd customer base consists of manufacturers and suppliers offset plates resulting in a very attractive ROI for commercial printers. The newspapers in many different industries, including graphics, packaging, garment and leather, as well as CtP products, manufactured and designed under an exclusive OEM agreement for Agfa technical textile and composites. Zünd maintains headquarters in Altstätten, Switzerland, Graphics, and commercialized under the names Polaris and Advantage, are considered as where the company’s R&D, marketing, and production facilities are located. Besides Zünd’s the reference in the newspaper industry. own sales and service organizations in China, Thailand, India, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States, Zünd relies on a worldwide network of long-standing, www.thermoflexx.com independent distribution & service partners. www.zund.com 16 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 17
Agenda Live production schedule Tuesday, March 20 Tuesday, March 20 09:00 Xeikon Café Exhibition Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon 3500 App 3500 FC 9800 CX5000 CX3 3300 PX3000 3500 FDU All Day from 13:30 to 16:30 VISIT Toner factory Heultje 09:00 10:30 09:15 Keynote 09:30 Andrew Vorster “Igniting Innovation Initiatives” pharma- oil drum industrial 09:45 ceutical products labels labels boxes wine industrial chemical 10:00 11:30 AB-INBEV 10:15 “Enhancing consumer relations through digital printing” Johan Van de Velde durables 10:30 12:00 packaging ALTRIF LABEL pharma- 10:45 ceutical leaflets “Thirty years of innovative label printing, and how digital helped drive success” Niko Dhondt 11:00 softdrink labels beer boxes/ gin boxes oil drum logistics 11:15 Workshops Tech Talks Tech Talks labels labels nutricial 11:30 @ Palatino @ DAX meeting room @ ZAPF meeting room 11:45 12:30 12:00 Strategizing your packaging 12:45 pharma- thermal 12:15 ceutical of sale direct labels point approach towards digital chemical 13:00 12:30 13:15 12:45 13:30 13:00 Digital vs. flexo... a perfect match In-mould & blow-mould beer boxes/ gin boxes Tax stamps - customer case 13:15 13:45 by Fedopress 13:30 labels wine 14:00 containers 13:45 labels food beer 14:15 Optimizing your production costs Paper Cups 14:00 chemical packaging 14:30 thermal Self-adhesive labels: UV inkjet 14:15 bakery of sale direct labels point 14:45 14:30 15:00 14:45 Choosing the right print technology Self-adhesive labels: EP dry toner 15:00 15:15 Wet-glue labels labels packaging beer 15:15 labels beer beer 15:30 paper cups containers hot drinks industrial 15:30 15:45 Exploring the creativity of digital Wraparound labels 15:45 spirits labels 16:00 Folding Carton 16:00 16:15 16:15 leaflets labels wine labels beer 16:30 Staying on top of food safety regulations Heat transfer Labels 16:30 promotional packaging products 16:45 16:45 labels Leaflets & booklets beer beer 17:00 17:00 17:15 17:30 Closing doors 17:30 See you tomorrow! WET-GLUE IN-MOULD SELF-ADHESIVE PAPER Cups CORRUGATED WRAPAROUND HEAT TRANSFER LEAFLETS - POS FOLDING CARTON 22 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 23
Agenda Live production schedule Wednesday, March 21 Wednesday, March 21 09:00 Xeikon Café Exhibition Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon 3500 App 3500 FC 9800 CX5000 CX3 3300 PX3000 3500 FDU All Day from 13:30 to 16:30 VISITToner factory Heultje 09:00 10:30 09:15 Keynote 09:30 Andrew Vorster beer boxes / automotive “Igniting Innovation Initiatives” packaging gin boxes durables 09:45 point of sale 10:00 industrial chemical 11:30 MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL “Exploring current and next-generation digital 10:15 Patrick Poitevin printing technologies” herbs labels pharma- 10:30 ceutical labels 12:00 softdrink LIMO LABELS “Balancing dry toner and UV inkjet, how it benefits 10:45 labels Carsten Stahl Hansen a converter’s business” 11:00 wine boxes packaging pharma- durables 11:15 ceutical leaflets Workshops Tech Talks Tech Talks industrial chemical 11:30 @ Palatino @ DAX meeting room @ ZAPF meeting room 11:45 12:30 12:00 containers 12:45 Strategizing your wet glue logistics 12:15 labels labels food approach towards digital 13:00 12:30 13:15 12:45 13:30 13:00 chemical Digital vs. flexo... a perfect match In-mould & blow-mould wine boxes packaging pharma- 13:15 ceutical 13:45 Tax stamps - customer case health & beauty labels by Fedopress 13:30 point of sale 14:00 13:45 spirits labels 14:15 Optimizing your production costs Paper Cups 14:00 14:30 wet glue Self-adhesive labels: UV inkjet 14:15 labels 14:45 14:30 containers industrial 15:00 14:45 Choosing the right print technology Self-adhesive labels: EP dry toner food labels beer 15:00 15:15 Wet-glue labels 15:15 15:30 paper cups hot drinks 15:30 labels wine Exploring the 15:45 Wraparound labels creativity of digital 15:45 16:00 Folding Cartton 16:00 16:15 16:15 leaflets labels labels food beer beer softdrink Staying on top of food nutricial 16:30 Heat Transfer Labels 16:30 labels safety regulations 16:45 16:45 Leaflets & booklets 17:00 17:00 17:15 17:30 Closing doors 17:30 See you tomorrow! WET-GLUE IN-MOULD SELF-ADHESIVE PAPER Cups CORRUGATED WRAPAROUND HEAT TRANSFER LEAFLETS - POS FOLDING CARTON 24 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 25
Agenda Live production schedule Thursday, March 22 Thursday, March 22 09:00 Xeikon Café Exhibition Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon 3500 App 3500 FC 9800 CX5000 CX3 3300 PX3000 3500 FDU All Day from 13:30 to 16:30 VISITToner factory Heultje 09:00 10:30 09:15 Keynote 09:30 Andrew Vorster “Igniting Innovation Initiatives” oil drum logistics 09:45 labels labels boxes wine industrial chemical 10:00 11:30 NOM NOMS WORLD FOOD “A revolutionary brand story on to create award-winning 10:15 industrial products Lisa Sohanpal packaging designs” durables 10:30 12:00 packaging PRINGRAF - PACKLY pharma- 10:45 ceutical point of “Going from offline to online for the digital production sale Giuseppe Prioriello of folding cartons” 11:00 beer / gin pharma- oil drum 11:15 ceutical Workshops Tech Talks Tech Talks labels labels boxes neutricial 11:30 @ Palatino @ DAX meeting room @ ZAPF meeting room 11:45 12:30 12:00 direct thermal 12:45 Strategizing your packaging 12:15 point of bakery labels approach towards digital chemical sale 13:00 12:30 13:15 12:45 13:30 13:00 Digital vs. flexo... a perfect match In-mould & blow-mould beer / gin Tax stamps - customer case 13:15 boxes 13:45 by Fedopress 13:30 labels wine 14:00 beer labels containers industrial 13:45 14:15 Optimizing your production cost Paper Cups 14:00 direct thermal chemical 14:30 packaging Self-adhesive labels: UV inkjet 14:15 point of bakery labels sale 14:45 14:30 15:00 Choosing the right print technology Self-adhesive labels: EP dry toner 14:45 15:15 15:00 Wet-glue labels hot drinks paper cups labels packaging beer 15:15 labels 15:30 beer beer Exploring the 15:30 15:45 Wraparound labels creativity of digital 15:45 spirits labels 16:00 Folding Carton 16:00 promotional wine labels 16:15 products 16:15 leaflets Staying on top of food labels beer 16:30 Heat Transfer Labels 16:30 safety regulations packaging 16:45 Leaflets & booklets 16:45 labels beer beer 17:00 17:00 17:15 17:30 Closing doors See you tomorrow! 17:30 WET-GLUE IN-MOULD SELF-ADHESIVE PAPER Cups CORRUGATED WRAPAROUND HEAT TRANSFER LEAFLETS - POS FOLDING CARTON 26 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 27
Agenda Live production schedule Friday, March 23 Friday, March 23 09:00 Xeikon Café Exhibition Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon Xeikon F Xeikon 3500 App 3500 FC 9800 CX5000 CX3 3300 PX3000 3500 DU 09:00 Workshops Tech Talks Tech Talks 09:15 @ Palatino @ DAX meeting room @ ZAPF meeting room 09:30 automotive packaging durables point of 09:45 sale industrial 10:00 chemical 10:00 10:15 Self-adhesive labels: 10:15 herbs labels UV inkjet logistics 10:30 10:30 labels hot drinks paper cups Folding Carton softdrink 10:45 labels 10:45 Strategizing your approach towards digital 11:00 automotive 11:00 Wet-glue labels pckaging durables point of 11:15 chemical sale 11:15 Paper Cups 11:30 11:30 11:45 Choosing the right print technology 12:00 11:45 In-mould & blow-mould containers 12:15 labels labels wine wine food 12:00 Paper Cups 12:30 12:15 Digital vs. flexo... a perfect match 12:45 12:30 13:00 labels beer 12:45 13:15 13:30 13:00 beer labels leaflets 13:45 spirits labels boxes wine food 13:30 14:00 wine labels containers 14:00 14:15 food 14:30 industrial 15:00 beer / gin chemical boxes 14:45 16:00 Closing doors 15:00 beer labels See you next year! WET-GLUE IN-MOULD SELF-ADHESIVE PAPER Cups CORRUGATED WRAPAROUND HEAT TRANSFER LEAFLETS - POS FOLDING CARTON 28 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 29
Conference keynote Tuesday, March 20 Presenting at the Xeikon Café 2018 Conference are an inspirational keynote and an high-calibre group of speakers from both brands and printers with thought-provoking and inspiring presentations that will provide you with tangible ideas and concepts AB-INBEV ALTRIF LABEL to implement in your business. They will bring their strategic views into the discussion and highlight what benefits they can JOHAN VAN DE VELDE NIKO DHONDT each draw from digital production through sharing their own unique stories of innovation. Global Packaging Development Managing Director St-Luc Specialist ENHANCING CONSUMER RELATIONS THIRTY YEARS OF INNOVATIVE LABEL ANDREW VORSTER ABOUT ANDREW VORSTER PRINTING, AND HOW DIGITAL HELPED THROUGH DIGITAL PRINTING Innovation Catalyst Having spent over 30 years driving innovation across a 11:30 DRIVE SUCCESS 12:00 wide range of industries, Andrew has built a reputation as Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev is world’s largest brewer with a passionate technologist, innovator and disruptor. This Altrif Label, located in the Netherlands, has been taking a diverse portfolio of global, multi-country and local beer includes an 8-year tenure as VP of Technology Research & advantage of full-colour digital printing in its label printing brands. Working from AB InBev Global Innovation Centre in Development at Visa Europe, where he put into practice his business for almost 30 years. It was one of the early adopters Belgium, Johan will present how digital printing can be the accumulated years of experience to establish a technology of the technology when introduced at Ipex 1993, and the perfect technology to meet brand requirements, and provide centre of excellence. company since then gain tremendous experience in digital details on an real promotional campaign they conducted for “IGNITING INNOVATION INITIATIVES” With a background in research and a qualification in printing. Today, Altrif Label still uses a variety of digital Tomorrowland, one of the world’s largest electronic dance foresight, he is best known for ‘Igniting Innovation presses next to its conventional production, and is frequently music festivals attended by over 400 000 people from 150 How can you become more innovative as an organisation? Initiatives’ through his briefings, keynotes and workshops a beta site for new product releases. During his presentation, countries. AB InBev produced unique, limited edition beer Do you know what you don’t know? How do you know? in his work as an Innovation Catalyst. The bulk of his XXX will share the company’s business story, focusing on its cans with several designs, reflecting waving flags And what do alcohol distillation and innovation have in time is spent scanning for and scouting changes in the experiences with digital printing, challenges they have faced representing 15 countries to create social media buzz common aside from the fact that either could ‘blow up in Technologies, Innovations, Patents and Start-ups (TIPS) over the years. He will talk about how digital printing has around their brand. You will get insights on the challenges your face’ at any time? behind the trends driving new business models and helped drive the company’s success and where he sees digital involved and how digital helped overcome these, and hear shaping consumer behaviour today. He contemplates printing technology going in the future. about the campaign results and what were lessons learned These are just a few of the questions Andrew will cover in the impact and implications these will have on society, for the future. his keynote, a keynote that is guaranteed to be nothing like industry and individuals, weaving these into colourful anything you’ve even seen before! and credible stories designed to inspire both established organisations and start-ups across the world, helping them Andrew is passionate about dispelling the common myth to envision the range of multiple possible futures fuelled, that ‘Innovation takes place in an innovation funnel’ – an accelerated and enabled by technology. attitude that often constrains organisational thinking As an enthusiastic storyteller, Andrew main message is: and excludes valuable input from a much broader eco- system. Using a colourful metaphor (not a method) littered “The story of the future is not yet written. Don’t wait with real world anecdotes, Andrew will provide insight to read about it as history made by someone else. Start into the actions and activities required to engage a team, writing your own story of the future today!” department or an entire organisation to move thinking from ‘innovation is done over there’ to ‘together we can become more innovative’. When looking for ways to become a truly innovative business, this keynote is a must. You will go back home, not SESSIONS only with some interesting insights on new innovations but also, and foremost, with actual ideas and inspiration to Tuesday March 20, from 10:30 – 11:30 BE more innovative. Wednesday March 21, from 10:30 – 11:30 Thursday March 22, from 10:30 – 11:30 30 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 31
Wednesday, March 21 Thursday, March 22 MONDELĒZ LIMO LABELS NOM NOMS PRINGRAF - PACKLY INTERNATIONAL CARSTEN STAHL HANSEN WORLD FOOD GIUSEPPE PRIORIELLO PATRICK POITEVIN Technical Advisor LISA SOHANPAL Founder & CEO Principal Scientist at RDQI - Global Founder, Food Lover & CEO Packaging Materials Innovation - Digital EXPLORING CURRENT AND NEXT-GENE- “BALANCING DRY TONER AND UV INKJET, A REVOLUTIONARY BRAND STORY ON TO “GOING FROM OFFLINE TO ONLINE FOR RATION DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES HOW IT BENEFITS A CONVERTER’S CREATE AWARD-WINNING PACKAGING THE DIGITAL PRODUCTION OF FOLDING 11:30 BUSINESS” DESIGNS CARTONS” 12:00 11:30 12:00 Patrick has always been passionate about digital printing. Limo Labels produces a wide variety of label types including Nom Noms World Food is a young start-up brand founded in Pringraf was founded in 1994 with the aim of providing Sixteen years ago, he introduced digitally printed labels to development of bespoke functional labels in collaboration 2015 that offers ready-meals. The meals, developed under the customers with superior quality folding carton board Marks & Spenser products and has been promoting digital with customers. This presentation will focus on how the guidance of its Foodie Founder Lisa Sohanpal, are comprised packaging. Founder & CEO Giuseppe Prioriello will share the printing within Mondelez International since he joined the company implements different complementary digital label of an innovative line of international cuisines that is fun, full company’s story and go into detail on its proprietary web-to- company a decade ago. Digital printing on labels, folding printing technologies, dry toner and UV inkjet, to benefit of flavour and family-focused. The company is successful print workflow, Packly. An online packaging solution, Packly cartons, corrugated and shrink sleeves, it is all set. So he its business. Hansen will discuss how the company has and growing, and has received more than 30 awards for is a perfect example of how integration, automation, web-to- continues exploring the challenges of digital printing on structured itself to thrive in a highly competitive market. innovation in concept, packaging design and, of course, print and digital finishing can take packaging businesses to new materials – think of non-barrier flexible materials More specifically, he will explain how digital printing recipes. During her presentation, Lisa will share her brand the next level. It’s designed to improve operational efficiency with and without cold seal, aluminium foil for chocolates, … technologies help them remain successful and differentiate story, which is revolutionising the ready meals market, and respond to brand owner requests for cost-effective Patrick will discuss examples of some famous personalised themselves in the market, and recap the company’s digital and how she got to her winning packaging designs. Her prototyping, test marketing and small lot production. With campaigns from Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone. He will journey over the last years. He will shed light on how to philosophy is that innovative packaging engages customers Packly, brands can create and download die-lines, view a 3D also share his thoughts on the future of digital production. consider the most optimal technology for a given project, and and she will describe her continuous search for future box model with their own artwork applied in real time, and What can we expect in the future from next-generation take a look into the future to suggest where he sees digital innovations such as virtual reality to take her packaging print quality personalized packages within 48 hours. Hear technologies, and how to continue to profitably address technologies taking the company moving forward. designs to an even more innovative level. the full story during this engaging presentation, and walk changing market demands? away with ideas to implement in your own business. 32 Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 33
Academy Workshops Xeikon Café Academy provides a technical and educational forum centred around innovative end-use applications and related to all aspects of digital production. The interactive Workshops are designed to help you acquire knowledge and provide insights on return-on-investment (ROI). The Tech Talks are focussed on the main packaging decoration techniques available today, and offer practical information on the specific characteristics of a broad range of applications. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 12:30 STRATEGIZING YOUR APPROACH TOWARDS DIGITAL at 14:45 CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRINT TECHNOLOGY March 23 at 10:30 March 23 at 11:45 If you are considering adding digital printing to your labels and packaging production portfolio, As a label and packaging converter, you have the choice between a variety of digital printing or if you need to increase the amount of digital technology you now have, join us for this workshop technologies, but which one fits your business best? This is your moment to find out as we’ll discuss where we will provide guidance that can help you make sound business decisions in a challenging the results of an in-depth analysis of different technologies – liquid and dry toner as well as UV and and fast-paced market. Not only will you learn about the latest market trends and drivers in the labels water-based inkjet – and show you the scientific facts. This workshop offers a technology-agnostic and packaging industry, but you will also be able to explore a number of opportunities for business approach to the most optimal digital technology for specific applications in the prime label and growth that digital printing enables. We also provide you with an educational white paper that will packaging markets (wine & spirits, beer & beverages, food, health & beauty, pharma, chemicals and make it easier for you to share the great information you received in this workshop with the folks durables), taking into account quality basics, substrate compatibility and process reliability as well as back home. characteristics such as look & feel, durability and sustainability. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 13:15 DIGITAL VS. FLEXO… A PERFECT MATCH at 15:30 EXPLORING THE CREATIVITY OF DIGITAL March 23 at 12:00 Struggling with whether to use digital printing or stick to flexography in your narrow web label It is commonly acknowledged that moving to a digital workflow delivers benefits in terms of faster business? Struggle no more! Actually, the two are complementary solutions, each with its own turnaround times, cost-effective production of short runs, and improved customer service. What is benefits and advantages. In this workshop, you’ll learn how they complement each other, and what often overlooked are other advantages such as customization, versioning and personalization that the best ways are to leverage the power of each. We’ll share real-life experiences that help in the are increasingly demanded by today’s consumers. In this workshop, you get actionable ideas on how decision-making process – when is it more efficient to use digital versus flexo or offset? How can the to take digital production to the next level, and help brands be more creative in ensuring that their addition of digital affect the efficiency and profitability of your business? How can you acquire more products stand out on the shelf and are relevant to the target audience. You’ll learn about creative customers by combining both in your production platform? You’ll get the answers to these and any ways to design packaging using digital technologies, and how easily brands can leverage different other questions you have in this workshop. messages based on region, season, special events, and even down to the individual consumer. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 OPTIMIZING YOUR PRODUCTION COSTS at 16:15 STAYING ON TOP OF NEW FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS at 14:00 You’ve already implemented a digital production workflow and reaped its benefits, but how do you You’ll learn about new food regulations for labels and packaging that affect your current and future know you are operating in the most efficient way? If you are now seeking to continuously improve business. This important area of discussion can be challenging, but it is of growing importance as your operations by stripping out more time, waste and cost to improve margins and service levels, the EU and individual countries continue to roll out an increasing number of food safety regulations. then this workshop is for you. We’ll share many tips and tricks derived from the extensive experience Emphasis is on what printers need to communicate to customers about the food safety aspects of of Xeikon Café partners. This includes how you can reduce toner or ink usage without any sacrifice their production operations. This includes how packaging can be produced to minimise or eliminate in quality, improve your quality control operations, and be alerted proactively prior to an actual migration of hazardous substances, and a discussion on packaging materials, inks and barrier problem occurring. At the end of this workshop, you will go home with a matrix of ideas with substances. You can expect info that will help you stay abreast of new and emerging regulations, and expected cost savings. that will clarify which regulations are most relevant to food safety. Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 35 34
Academy Tech Talks March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 13:30 TAX STAMPS – CUSTOMER CASE BY FEDOPRESS at 13:15 IN-MOULD & BLOW-MOULD March 23 at 11:30 Products such as alcohol and tobacco often feature fiscal and duty stamps, a specialised market An important decoration technique, often used for food containers and bottles. Brands can use segment where security, anti-counterfeiting and traceability are highly important. Fedopress, digital printing to enhance these high-impact labels and better target audiences while taking official print supplier to the Belgian FPS Finance, details why digital became their most efficient advantage of waste minimisation and faster time to market. There is however a lot of mystery and means of producing on-demand stamps and how integrated solutions allow them to do so cost- complexity around this application. This session unravels the mystery and shares how digital effectively. A unique chance to get insights in a live security application. production can be implemented as a complement to conventional printing. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 14:15 SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS: UV INKJET at 14:00 PAPER CUPS March 23 at 10:00 March 23 at 11:00 The durability and tactile look & feel of UV inkjet brings major advantages to labels where high Ever considered for how long you hold a coffee cup? It’s an average of 7 minutes. Add to that an white ink opacity and resistance to high temperature, UV light and chemicals are key. But does it attractive design and it is no wonder paper cups are becoming an ever more powerful marketing require different handling when it comes to workflow, print media, consumables and finishing? tool. In this session, you get the technical basics on how a paper cup is made, and learn how to This session delves into UV inkjet technology to answer that question and examine applications for leverage digital printing to unleash unlimited possibilities for advertising on paper cups, while household, industrial, durables and health & beauty. ensuring food safety compliance. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 15:00 WET-GLUE LABELS at 14:45 SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS: EP DRY TONER March 23 at 10:45 March 23 at 11:45 Wet-glue is still an important decoration technique (+35% of the label market), particularly in the When producing self-adhesive labels where food safety and quality are key, dry toner digital food and beverage world because of its traditional high quality and lower cost for longer print runs. printing offers many benefits. Learn about the specific requirements needed when using dry toner We will explore the possibilities opened up by digital printing for wet-glue labels such as customer for food, beverage, wine & spirits and pharma applications, which all come with their very own engagement and cost-effective production of small label lots and customised products, and bring aesthetic and functional requirements. In this session, you get the full story on end-to-end digital clarity on technical requirements. production with dry toner. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 15:45 FOLDING CARTON at 15:30 WRAPAROUND LABELS March 23 at 10:15 Brands need their packaging designs changed frequently to respond rapidly to market demands, Big brands have shown that even for mass products, customization can hugely impact the consumer address seasonality, regional differences and even personalization. As a result, also folding cartons experience. Digital production not only allows to make products more appealing, it also enables need to be produced in shorter runs. Digital printing helps meet these challenges, while making shorter runs, faster turnaround times and better economics to optimize your production. This prototyping or test marketing faster and more affordable. This session provides a view of end-to- session details how it works for the broad variety of products that uses wraparound labels: frozen end folding carton digital production, including finishing. food & ice cream, dairy products, fresh fruits, etc. March 20,21, 22 March 20,21, 22 at 16:30 LEAFLETS & BOOKLETS at 16:15 HEAT TRANSFER LABELS The information brands have to share with consumers is increasing while the space to do so is In this session, learn how to leverage digital printing for the production of heat transfer getting smaller. A valuable solution are leaflets, booklets or peel & reveal labels – an important applications, a specific decoration technique where the image is printed on a special substrate and companion to packaging although often overlooked when evaluating printing technologies. But subsequently transferred onto end-use applications, like buckets (industrial products), and pens or for any package printed digitally, the accompanying inserts also need to be produced timely and penholders (promotional products). Specific attention will be paid to substrate choices in light of the efficiently. This workshop shares best practices on how to do that. fact the image is transferred by means of heat and pressure. Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March Xeikon Café 2018 • Learn. Connnect. Discover. • 20-23 March 37 36
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