Information Management Institute

THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE IS THE ACTUAL PROGRAM FROM THE

Digital Printing Presses - The Next Era
Conference

February 4-6, 2008

Radisson Resort Orlando - Celebration
Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida

sponsored by

Information Management Institute, Inc.


Conference Focus

Digital printing is entering a new era that is reshaping the commercial printing industry. Fostered by such developments as "transpromo documents" (personalized business documents containing advertising materials); dramatically improved workflow/productivity solutions; new applications like printable electronics & digital fabrication; integrated multimedia campaigns (conventional/personalized direct mail, web, email, display graphics, etc.) Smart Labels, PLUS tremendous digital printing technology capability advancements - unparalled business opportunities exist for tomorrow's printing industry.

IMI's Digital Printing Presses - The Next Era Conference will provide a comprehensive review of digital printing opportunities, requirements, challenges and potential solutions for major new applications plus those traditionally utilizing screen, flexographic, gravure and offset printing.

Leading industry experts and end users will address the current state-of-the-art, evolving printing requirements, market opportunities, market penetration, enablers, barriers, etc. in major application sectors including marketing documents, point of purchase, fleet graphics, transactional documents, packaging, labeling, etc. This conference program will provide a unique opportunity to obtain an assessment of multiple, major evolving digital printing technology, market and application trends that are shaping the printing industry of the future.

Benefits of Conference Attendance
  • Learn the current state of the art for current and evolving digital printing press technologies and gain first hand knowledge from current users, recognized experts and industry pioneers

  • Obtain an understanding of infrastruture shifts impacting the printing industry - multimedia publishing, transpromo documents, printable electronics, short run promotional graphics, functional packaging and many more

  • Receive an appreciation for the challenges and issues critical to digital printing continued market penetration and expansion

  • Establish personal relationships with key players in digital printing and related industries

  • Gain knowledge of the technology developments being made and still required to meet market and application demands

  • Gain an understanding of the significant current and projected markets plus the technology developments being made and still required to expand the applications base and market penetration

  • Display your products, technologies, services, etc. with a complimentary display space and give a 5-minute presentation in the popular Suppliers' Forum session

  • Hear industry expert's projections for industrial digital printing opportunities in newly developing and expanding applications
    • Conference Speakers

    Donald R. Allred, Eastman Kodak
    Charlie Case, Roger's Hill Associates
    Yuan Chang, Amica Software, Inc.
    Andre G. Gigon, Advanced Imaging Processes
    Tim Greene, InfoTrends
    Mark Hanley, I.T. Strategies
    Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Printable Electronics Consulting
    Dr. John J. Kuta, EXFO
    William C. Lamparter, PrintCom Consulting Group
    Chris Lynn, Xaar
    Bryan Palphreyma, Inkski Ltd


    Digital Printing Presses - The Next Era Conference
    February 4-6, 2008
    Radisson Resort Orlando Celebration
    Kissimmee (Orlando), Florida

    Program Coverage and Schedule

      Monday, February 4, 2008
      11:00 a.m.Conference Registration

      1:30 p.m.Opening Session
    The Evolving Printing Environment


    WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
    Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine


    DIGITAL PRINTING'S IMPACT ON THE PRINTING INDUSTRY
    Charlie Case, Roger's Hill Associates, North Marshfield, Massachusetts

    • Dawn of Digitalization
      - Broadband: Digital Invasion
      - Most Successful Printers Converted to CTP
      - Newspapers: Commercial Printers Current Improvement
    • Digital Printing Technology Strengths & Weaknesses Compared to Offset
      - Evaluation of Ink Jet
      - Evaluation of Dry Electrophotography
      - Evaluation of Liquid Electrophotography
      - Evaluation Criteria: Speed, Running Cost, Image Pile Height, Dmax, Color Chemistry, Substrates, Carrier, Fusing
    • Digital Printing Technology Requirements Needed to Penetrate Offset Markets

    DIGITALOGRAPHY: PRINTING INDUSTRY'S GROWTH SEGMENT
    William C. Lamparter, President, PrintCom Consulting Group, Charlotte, North Carolina

    • Digitalography: Technologies of Digital Printing
    • Printing Process Market Share: 2006 to 2015
    • Digitalography: 17% Market Share in 2007 & Growing
    • Established Boundaries are now Changing
    • Drupa '08 - Benchmark Beginning of Process Battle between Toner & Ink Jet
    • Product Introductions & Announcements are a Harbinger of Upcoming Battle: Xerox, Oce, Screen, Ricoh/IBM InfoPrint, Kodak, Agfa, Impika, etc.
    • Observations on the Future

    INK JET DIGITAL PRESSES FOR PRODUCTION DOCUMENT PRINTING
    Mark Hanley, President, I.T. Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts

    • Is Ink Jet Capable of being a Long-term Challenge to Electrophotography?
    • What is the Status of Products Likely to be Shown at DRUPA?
    • Market Projections
    • Keeping DRUPA Expectations Reasonable
    • Are Vendors Driving This or Users?
    • The Ink Jet Business Model

      5:30 p.m. Networking Reception in Display Area

      Tuesday, February 5, 2008
      7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

      8:30 a.m.Session 2
    The New Era of Document Printing

    IS THERE A CHANCE OF DEVELOPING A DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THAN CAN MATCH SPEED, COST PER JOB & PRINT QUALITY OF OFFSET?
    Andre G. Gigon, Chairman & CEO, Advanced Imaging Processes S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Inexorable Trend Toward Shrinking Order Sizers & Increasing Order Freqency
    • Why Has The Transition To Digital Printing Been So Slow In Commercial & Packaging Printing Sectors?
    • Digital Press Capacity Utilization Rate Headache
    • What If A Digital Technology Would Offer The Flexibility Of Printing Economical Short & Long Runs With Print Quality & Speed Of Offset On Same Press?
    • Key Technology Differentiators Required: Printers & Presses Embodying Offset Ink Like High Viscosity Liquid Toners & Processes Close To Commercialization
    • With The Right Business Model, Early Adopters Of A Novel Technology Stand To Win Handsomely

    LILO - LIGHT INITIATED LIQUID OFFSET - PRODUCTIVITY BENEFITS OF DIGITAL, AT THE OUTPUT SPEED & QUALITY OF OFFSET
    Bryan Palphreyman, Director of Business Development, Inkski Ltd., Cambridge, UK

    • LILO Technology Overview
    • Speed & Resolution Potential For Press Applications
    • Potential Press Capabilities & Application Targets
    • Market Roadmap to Digital Press Implementation
    • Development Tools

    EASTMAN KODAK INK JET TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL PRESS APPLICATIONS
    Donald R. Allred, Director, Business Development, Ink Jet Printing Solutions, Graphic Communications Group, Eastman Kodak Company, Dayton, Ohio

    • TransPromo Marketplace
    • Kodak's Current Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) Technology
    • Future of Kodak's Inkjet Technology

     12:00 Noon Luncheon

      1:30 p.m.Session 3
    The New Era of Graphics Printing

    LARGE FORMAT INDUSTRY MARKET OVERVIEW, PROJECTIONS & TRENDS
    Tim Greene, Director, Wide Format, InfoTrends, Weymouth, Massachusetts

    ENHANCING SINGLE PASS UV INK JET PRINT QUALITY USING UV PINNING
    Dr. John J. Kuta, Director of Emerging Business Development, EXFO LSI Division, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    • Significant Print Quality Improvements can be made by Intermediate Step of Partial Curing or Pinning of UV Inks
    • Pinning Uses Lower Power UV Sources such as Short Arc Mercury Lamps or LED Arrays
    • Summary of UV Sources
    • Reasons for & Advantages of UV Before Final Cure
    • Test Methods
    • Monochrome Print Resolution Test Results
    • Color Depth & Clarity Results
    • Demonstrated Improvements of Enhanced Image Resolution, Color Depth & Color Clarity

    SUPPLIERS' FORUM: 5-Minute Presentations Related To Technology, Capabilities, Services, New Product Introductions, etc. The Suppliers' Forum is open to all Conference Registrants

     5:30 p.m. Networking Reception in Display Area

      Wednesday, February 6, 2008
      7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

      8:30 a.m.Session 4
    The New Era of Packaging Printing & Digital Fabrication

    THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS
    Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Printable Electronics Consulting, Rochester, New York
    • Printing Techniques
    • Applications (Displays, Circuits, Antennas, Packaging)
    • Inks & Materials
    • Challenges Related To Materials, Printing & Both
    • Future Trends & Opportunities

    BUILDING A SINGLE PASS DIGITAL PRESS
    Yuan Chang, Vice President of R&D, Amica Software, Irvine, California

    • Single Pass Printer Applications
    • Print Speed & Economics
    • Hardware & Software for Digital Press Design
    • Variable Data Software Design
    • Case Study - Monochrome Digital Press

    THE INK JETS ARE COMING!
    Chris Lynn, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Xaar Americas, Inc., Marietta, Georgia

    • Digital Printing has been Dominated by Electrophotography, but Ink Jet Printing is Starting to Play an Increasing Role
    • Reasons for Ink Jet Growth
    • What Opportunities Lie Ahead
    • Typical Commercial & Packaging Applications: Labels, Flexible Packaging & Carton Printing, RFID, Transpromo, Mailing & Addressing, Etc.
    • Current Ink Jet Based Products

     12:00 Noon Adjournment

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    Speaking Opportunities at IMI Conferences

    If you have a potential topic for presentation at this or another IMI conference, please submit your proposed presentation topic and a brief outline to Al Keene at IMI (Email to imi@imiconf.com or fax to +1-207-235-2226) for review.

    IMI is always looking for potential speakers for upcoming conference programs and will be pleased to discuss your ideas for potential presentation topics.


    Free Displays

    Product demonstrations/displays by both conference speakers and registrants are encouraged. IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated during the conference breaks and receptions. There is no charge in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display. Interested companies should contact Al Keene at IMI to ensure that proper arrangements are made for product displays and demonstrations.


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