2nd ADVANCED
PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE

Packaging Market Evolution

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Kingfield, Maine, USA & Director, IMI Europe, Cambridge, England
Crispian Harrod, Protem Marketing Resources, Cambridge, England

TRENDS IN CONSUMER PACKAGING
Andrew Streeter, Director, CPS International, Saffron Walden, England

• The Age Of significant Change
• The Need For Change
  • Economics
  • Environment
  • Customer Requirements
• Leading Markets & Sectors
• Impact Of New Technologies & Innovations
• Future Trends

THE EMERGENCE OF E-BUSINESS & PACKAGING ON-DEMAND
Hugh Clare, CMG Manager, Unilever, Bebington, England

• Pressures On Packaging In The Food Industry
  • Environmental
  • Cost Reduction Increase In Functionality
  • Demand For More Information By Supermarkets
• New Requirements For E- business
  • Tracking Products Through The Supply Chain
• Increased Demands From Scheduling & Planning Systems To Satisfy Customer Demand
• Reducing Complexity - Packaging On Demand

THE EXTERNAL AND NON-MARKETING INFLUENCES OF PACKAGING CHOICE AND DEVELOPMENT
John Webb-Jenkins, Chief Executive, The Institute of Packaging, Melton Mowbray, England

• The Politics Of Packaging
• Legislative Pressures Across The EU
• Labelling Requirements
• Packaging Waste Regulations & Their Interpretation
  • Producer Responsibility
  • Essential Requirements
• Optimising Opportunities Offered By Compliance

WHERE IS DIGITAL PACKAGING PRINTING GOING?
Mark Hanley, Managing Partner, I T Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts, USA

• Examples Of Ripe Industries & Markets
• Proposed Systems Specs
• Comparison Of Proposed Specs To Technology & Industry’s Real Capabilities
• Likely Early Market Developments

6:30 p.m.

Reception

Thursday, November 18, 1999
8:30 a.m.	Session 3

Digital Packaging Printing

COLOUR INK JET PRINTING OF PACKAGING
Debbie Thorp, Marketing Development Manager, Xaar plc, Cambridge, England

• The Transition From Analogue To Digital
• Applications & Substrates
• Required Ink Properties For Packaging
• Binary & Greyscale Options
• Key Strengths Of Xaar’s Piezo Technology

USE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE PIEZO INK JET TECHNOLOGY WITH VISCOUS INKS IN PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
Howard Baldwin, Director of Business Development, Spectra Inc., Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

• Why Viscous Inks & High Performance Piezo?
• Traditional Industrial Marking Applications
  • Case Coding
  • Small Character Coding
• Product Marking
• Impact Of Digital Press On Packaging
  • Labels
  • Packaging

INK JET’S PROMISE IN PACKAGING GRAPHICS
Dr. Ray A. Work, III, New Business Development Manager, DuPont Ink Jet Inks, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

• State Of The Art – Pigmented Ink Jet Inks In Packaging
• Can Ink Jet Replace Traditional Graphics Printing?
  • Economics?
  • Performance?
  • If So, When? Which Applications?
• A Perspective On Future Product Developments

INNOVATING DIGITAL PACKAGING PRINTING
Klaas-Jan Stol, Business Unit Manager Packaging, Xeikon N.V., Mortsel, Belgium

• Today's Challenging Packaging Market
• Developments In The Packaging Supply Chain
• Issues, Drivers & Opportunities For Digital Printing
• Xeikon Solutions
• Market Applications

DIGITAL PRINTING IN THE PACKAGING WORLD
Christian Menegon, Product Manager, Indigo Europe Ltd, Maastrict, The Netherlands

• Digitization Of The “Idea To Final Product” Chain
• Changing The Way We Think & Work
• Advantages Of Digital Printing For Packaging
• How To Improve Workflow

1:00 p.m.	Luncheon
2:00 p.m.	Session 2, cont.

DIGITAL LABEL PRINTING: NEW SOLUTIONS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT MARKING
Peter Brady, Sales & Marketing Manager, Simpson Label Company, Daleith, Scotland

• Introducing Digital Label Printing Into The Market
• The Changes & Challenges To Our Business
• New Supply Chain Solutions
  • On Demand Print & Supply
  • Adding Value By Reducing Costs
• New Marketing Concepts
  • Response To Market Fragmentation
  • Personalization
• A Look Into The Digital Future For Packaging

COLOR PRINTING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Mike Woods, Chief Scientist, Software 2000, Oxford, England

• Halftoning - Techniques & Effects
• Color - Professionally Speaking
• Media and inks - More Than Meets The Eye
• Color & resolution - Managing The Data
• Platforms & Technologies - Up To The Task?
• Future Technologies In The Digital Age

New Initiatives In Packaging Technology

THE NEW ROLE OF CONSUMER PACKAGING IN COMMERCE AS WE REACH THE MILLENIUM
Andrew Streeter, Director, CPS International, Saffron Walden, England

• What Are The External Forces Causing Packaging Change?
• How Is Consumer Packaging Shaping Up To A New World Of Shopping On The Web?
• What Are The Important Technologies That Will Have An Impact On Consumer Packaging?
• Decision Making: Where Will Tomorrow’s Power Brokers Be?

PAPER CARTONS FOR CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS
Richard Freeman, Head of Packaging Technology, Scientific Generics, Cambridge, England

• The Challenge Of Cartonboard Pressurised Containers
• Key Advantages Of Cardboard Over Aluminium, Steel, Glass & Plastic
  • Renewable Source
  • Recyclable
  • Carbon-cycle Neutral
  • Biodegradeable
  • Combustible
  • Accepts Excellent Graphics
  • Familiar, Low-tech Material
• Generics' Key Technologies
• Opportunities For Exploitation

SUPPLIERS’ FORUM
5 Minute Presentations Related To Packaging Hardware, Supplies or Services-Open to all Conference Registrants

6:30 p.m.

Reception

Friday, November 19, 1998
8:30 a.m.	Session 4

PACKAGING: USING TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS TO COMBAT PIRACY
Annette Comer, President, MarTech, Covington, Virginia, USA

• Counterfeiting & Diversion Are Major Threats Into Next Century
• This Threat Creates Incredible Opportunity For Packaging
• Understanding Terms Used In The Security Market
• Counterfeiting & Diversion Needs
  • Health & Safety
  • Documents
  • Non-Consumer
  • Consumables
• Technology Categories For Packaging
  • Overt
  • Semi Covert
  • Covert
• Packaging Systems
  • Substrate Designs
  • Inks/Printing
  • Adhesives
  • Additives
• Packaging Can & Will Be Important Part Of Solution

COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES AND COUNTERMEASURES
Geoff Power, International Packaging Co-ordinator, Glaxo Wellcome UK, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

• Counterfeiting – A Sinister Threat To Brand Owner & Consumer
• Nature Of Counterfeiting & Illegal Trading Of Pharmaceuticals
• Countermeasures
• Value Of Internal Policies & Procedures
• Packaging – The Key To Defensive Measures

EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE AND THE EAN-UCC PACKAGING SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE
Miodrag Mitic, Chairman, Packaging Supply Chain Project, EAN International, Brussels, Belgium

• Supports Leading Edge Packaging Supply Chain Management Practices
• Enables Full Tracking & Tracing Capability For Consumer, Traded & Logistic Units
• Practical Uses In Combating Anti- Piracy/Counterfeiting Operations
  • Allows Manufacturers To Trace Stock By Lot Number
  • Provides Visible Market Routes By Tracking Units To Distributor,
  • Reseller, Etc.
  • Provides Tracing For Product Recalls & Complaint Investigations
• Implementation Issues & Trends

DATALABEL^TM BY INNOVISION
Guillaume Ardaillon, Senior Marketing Executive, Innovision Research & Technology Ltd., Workingham, England

• Datalabel^TM
  • System Overview & Features
  • Solution & The RF ID Market
• Authentication, Identification & Tracking Applications
• System Implementation
• Cost Issues
• Next Steps

3DAS – A UNIQE MARKER TECHNOLOGY
Frank Timmers, Marketing & Sales Manager, Unicate Authentication Systems BV, Naarden, The Netherlands

• 3DAS Technology Overview: Unique & Secure
• Full Traceability Of Each & Every Product
• Full Traceablility Through The Supply Chain
• Unicates’ Mission – An Open Worldwide Standard
• Partner Programs For Industries & Businesses

NEW FRONTIERS IN PACKAGING
Keith Barnes, Sales & Marketing Director, Packform Ltd., Nottingham, England

• Conference Summary
• Towards Globalization
• Impact Of Digital Printing
• Active Packaging & Other New Technologies
• Philosophy & Psychology In Packaging

1:30 p.m.

Closing Luncheon & Adjournment

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