FINAT Printer-to-Printer Seminar (former Technical Seminar)
20-22 November 2024 at the NH Constanza Barcelona, Spain
"Narrow web 4.0. - The future of the Narrow web industry seen from a technical and environmentally responsible viewpoint"
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
The definitive programme and further details will be added in due course. Registration for this seminar will commence in July 2024.
Wednesday, 20 November
08.30 – 12.30 FINAT Committee Summit
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 FINAT Board meeting
14.30 – 17.00 CELAB-Europe General Assembly (CELAB members only)
19.00 – 19.45 Welcome drinks at the NH Constanza and opening of the tabletop exhibition
19.45 – 22.45 Welcome dinner at the NH Constanza
Thursday, 21 November
09.00 – 09.05 Opening of the seminar by Philippe Voet, FINAT President
09.05 – 09.10 Introduction of the seminar theme and moderator Will Parker by Nanette Thomas, Synthogra, Co-Chair FINAT WS Knowledge
09.10 – 09.50 Keynote presentation: AI, data and the economy of tomorrow, Lars Christensen, Danish economist
09.50 – 12.45 Session I - Labels being responsible to the world – the new sustainability rules
Chaired by Isidore Leiser, Stratus Packaging
This session will focus on current and future legislation and initiatives that are endeavoring to resolve sustainability challenges.
09.50 – 10.20 Overview environmental legislation (PPWR, etc.) , Pablo Englebienne, Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability Manager FINAT
10.20 – 10.35 Update Recyclass – Update on the journey towards circularity for plastics, Fabrizio di Gregorio, Technical Director Plastics Recyclers Europe (Recyclass)
10.35 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.20 Rigid plastic recycling and the role of the label, Speaker from Avery Dennison tba
11.20 – 11.40 “How self-adhesive materials can help end users to comply with the coming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation”, Speaker from Fedrigoni t.b.a.
11.40 – 12.00 Digital Printing Technologies and Labels Substrates, Kirit Naik, Global Director, Digital Printing Technologies, UPM Raflatac
12.00 – 12.30 Short panel discussion and Q&A with all speakers led by Session Chairman
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 17.30 Session II: New substrates/media for, techniques, methodologies and best practices in printing and converting
14.00 – 14.20 Status UVFoodSafe initiative, Jonathan Sexton, Sun Chemical
14.20 – 14.40 Status of the FINAT PCF-LCA initiative, Alex Knott, Dow
14.40 – 15.00 Methodology for a ‘cradle to grave’ environmental handprint, Speaker from Evonik tba.
15.00 – 15.20 Bio-based adhesives, Speaker from artimelt tba
15.20 – 15.40 Novel acrylic hotmelt adhesives, Speaker from MAIC tba
15.40 – 15.50 Short panel discussion and Q&A with above speakers led by Session Chairman
15.50 – 16.20 Coffee break
16.20 – 16.40 ECOLEAF a new category of embellishment on-demand metallization, Speaker from artimelt tba.
16.40 – 17.00 Coating & Laminating– A Carbon Reduced Solution for Curl Control, Joonas Kääriäinen, Valmet Automation Inc., and Andrea Glawe, KROENERT GmbH & Co KG
17.00 – 17.20 "Large volume serialised labels for traceability - new approaches to technology solutions and automation, Speaker from Graphimecc tba
17.20– 17.45 Short panel discussion & Q&A with all speakers moderated by chairmen
19.30 Departure by bus for dinner
20.00 – 22.30 Dinner at the Windsor Restaurant
Friday, 22 November
08.50 Opening day 2
09.00 – 12.30 Session III Future developments in label production
Chair: Lars Ole Nauta
Is conventional printing a thing of the past? Will digital printing become the only dominant printing process in the future? This session will show how the label industry is continuously evolving and innovating.
09.00 – 09.20 Why are converters still struggling with spot colors? Pproductivity in printing technology, Speaker from Bobst tba
09.20 – 09.40 The future of flexo printing , Speaker from Nilpeter tba
09.40 – 10.00 Exploring linerless labels – Technical insights into diverse market solutions , Speaker from ETI Converting Equipment tba.
10.00 – 10.20 Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability Through Automation and Cloud-Based Solutions, Speaker from Hybrid Software tba
10.20 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.20 Optimisation, optimisation, optimisation , Speaker from Labeltraxx tba
11.20 – 12.00 Improving efficiency when converting complex short run labels, Dr. Adrian Steele, Managing Director Mercian Labels
12.00 - 12.30 Panel discussion & Q&A with all speakers
12.30 – 12.40 Closing keynote presentation on the future of label printing, Will Parker
12.40 – 12.45 Closure of the seminar by Nanette Thomas
12.45 – 14.15 Closing lunch