| Session 601: Braille—What It Is, Why You Should Care, How to Produce It, and What’s New |
| Wednesday 8:15a-9:00a Location: Room 105 |
| Instructor: Andrew Carey, Cimex Corp.; Q&A Panel: Yvan Magni, Bobst Group North America; Greg Baker, Wagner Die Supply; Ross Hutchison, UEI Group; Steve Brighton, Die-X; Geoff McQuillan, Newline Dies; Fernando Pires, Atlas Die |
| While braille is not yet mandated on all pharmaceutical packaging as it is in Europe, it is requested more and is a daily challenge for converters and the diemakers who supply them. Get a quick recap of the IADD’s current Can-Am Braille Standard, learn about different types of tooling to produce it, and discover the ramifications of the new European Directive DIN EN 15823. We will talk about adding braille on a folder gluer and also different types of embossing plates and phenolic counters that can be used on a diecutter, utilizing techniques from both Europe and North America. Our expert panel will address your specific questions and problems. |
| Session 602: Considerations for Diecutting Foam, Gaskets and Honeycomb (Part 1) |
| Wednesday 8:15a-9:00a Location: Room 108 |
| Instructor: Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machinery |
| Learn the four elements of diecutting as they relate to materials that are not paper-based (except for envelopes): 1) Material - leather, foam, plastics, gaskets, composites, electronics, textiles; 2) Machines - from manual to systems; 3) Dies - forged, pre-hardened and ground, machined, etched and steel rule; 4) Cutting Surfaces - Urethane, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Nylon, fiberboard and steel. See also related Session 607. |
| Session 603: New Decorative Opportunities for Finishing and Folding Cartons |
| Wednesday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 105 |
| Panel: Dennis Drummond, Henkel Coatings; Kathrine Headrick, Laser Excel; Tim Cain, Breit Technologies, LLC |
| Learn more about new decorative opportunities including laser cutting, specialty UV coatings and the Cast and Cure™ process. Discover how to incorporate laser cutting into a variety of projects and get the most visual impact from your laser art. Learn how specialty UV coatings can serve an important role in off-line finishing projects and how they can replace more expensive film laminations or laminated visual effects. Become more educated on the Cast and Cure™ process—a low cost, sustainable decorative process integrating UV coating and casting film to create diffractive surface finishes. |
| Session 604: Types of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser Cutting Systems |
| Wednesday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 108 |
| Instructor: Mike Adams, Adams Technologies |
| All computer-controlled laser cutting systems have four components: 1) Laser Source (sometimes called laser resonator); 2) Beam Delivery (the path the laser beam follows from the laser source to the work); 3) Movement (the method of moving the laser, the beam or the work piece) and 4) Controller (the computer that controls the laser and the movement). A system can incorporate various types of all these components; one system may use a flowing gas laser source, while another uses a sealed off laser source. All of these different types of components have advantages and disadvantages that make some configurations ideal for some applications and less than ideal for others. |
| Session 605: What Corrugated Box Makers Want & Need From Their Suppliers |
| Wednesday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 110 |
| Instructor: Dave Doberstein, Interstate Container |
| Corrugated box manufacturers continually strive to increase machine performance through reduced set-up, better stripping, cleaner parts, faster speeds and a greater overall yield. This is the primary focus, but there is more. Find out what the box plants expect from their diemakers in explicit detail. Innovation, new technology, training and press side support are common additions to the original goals. |
| Session 606: Ancillary Equipment for Folding/Gluing |
| Wednesday 10:30a-11:15p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Yvan Magni, Bobst Group; Machinery: Bobst EXPERTFOLD 110 A-2 CS Folder-Gluer |
| Explore ways to make the most of your in-line folding-gluing capabilities, including using existing equipment to its utmost potential, as well as adding new modules that will help expand box styles and markets. Considering today’s demands for customized folding and gluing in a competitive economic environment, options like embossing, braille (Accubraille), applying a window (Accuwin), inserting CDs, booklets, credit cards and other items at high speed are just some examples of packaging enhancements that can be performed in-line. Discover additional quality assurances that will allow a machine to run at maximum production speed without jeopardizing quality. |
| Session 607: Considerations for Diecutting Foam, Gaskets and Honeycomb (Part 2) |
| Wednesday 11:45a-12:30p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machinery; Machinery: APM Diecutting Machine |
| This real-time, on-press session will demonstrate how the four elements interact and affect one another. See a demonstration of how the equipment, rule and cutting surface affect the cutting of foam, gaskets and honeycomb. See also related Session 602. |
| Session 608: “Do I Saw, Rout or Laser Cut?” Dieboard Converting Equipment Showcase |
| Wednesday 3:30p-4:15p Location: Techshop |
| Moderator: Darrel Griffin, Stafford Cutting Dies; Representatives and Machinery from Adams Technologies and Gerber Innovations |
| In the beginning, diemakers had to hand saw dieboards in order to make dies, but today they have more options. Today there are routing and laser systems to convert boards into usable parts for diemaking, but one size does not fit all. Do you want to enter the laser world? If so, what type of system is a better fit for your operation? Or would you rather use a routing system? Attend this FREE session to see demonstrations of machines from each of the following sectors: routing systems, low wattage laser systems and high wattage laser systems along with rotary/flat laser combination systems. |
| Session 609: Challenge the Experts (Diecutting and Diemaking) |
| Thursday 8:15a-9:00a Location: Room 105 |
| Panel: Joe Adkison, Adko; Randy Norman, Preco; Craig Pepper, Pace Punches; Clint Medlock, Stafford Cutting Dies; Joe McDowell, CCM Die Supply |
| Back by popular demand: bring your diemaking or diecutting problems and our TechTeam™ experts will share information concerning material or substrate options, recommended type of press, recommended tooling, punches, rule, ejection material and special techniques. Don’t keep struggling with the same difficult cutting job every month. Bring samples of your problem materials and your questions, and challenge the experts. All of us are smarter than one of us—go home with solutions. |
| Session 610: Stump the Techs (Foil Stamping/Embossing) |
| Thursday 8:15a-9:00a Location: Room 108 |
| Panel: Brian Hill, Kurz Transfer Products; Kenny Noonan, ITW Foils; Rob McCann, Bobst Group North America; Paul Miller, API Foils, Inc. |
| Whether you work on a clamshell press or a larger platen press, this interactive session will explore various makeready solutions for difficult stamping and/or embossing jobs. A panel of industry technicians will discuss the best makeready and stamping/emboss-ing techniques for a variety of tough applications. From flat and combination stamping/embossing to difficult-to-stamp surfaces and working with stamping on inks, our technicians will evaluate and discuss actual jobs. What’s more, bring your own challenging jobs and our panel will provide solutions for your particular application. |
| Session 611: Bevels, Coatings, Pointage—What Steel Rule Works Best with Different Materials |
| Thursday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 105 |
| Panel: Steve Young, Bohler; Jeff Graham, Sandvik; David Bialoglow, National Steel Rule |
| When cutting different materials it helps to have a broader understanding of the many options available in steel rule. Ground vs. shaved edges aid—and sometimes hinder— different cutting processes. Steeper and longer bevels are available to get through tougher and/or thicker materials. Coatings will help with cutting, ejection or the longevity of a knife. Learn what is readily available in steel rule and why they are used for different applications. |
| Session 612: How to Design & Fabricate Cost Effective, High Performance Stripping Tools |
| Thursday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 108 |
| Instructor: Andrew Carey, Cimex Corp.; Q&A Panel: John Dickison and Rob McCann, Bobst Group North America; Greg Baker, Wagner Die Supply; Geoff McQuillan, Newline Dies; Fernando Pires, Atlas Die |
| Integrate a practical approach to tool design with a “toolbox” of proven techniques and practical ideas. Stripping remains one of the most challenging disciplines of platen diecutting, and while there is minimal time and often insufficient funds, there has to be a more effective way of solving this perennial problem. We’ll illustrate every element of making the best tooling, by analyzing the design and the layout; applying the 80/20 rule to technique selection; selecting the most effective approach for each type and shape of waste; explaining the key principles of how each stripping option works; demonstrating how to sparingly “mix & match” commercial components with standard options; utilizing standard tools, materials, and equipment to fabricate stripping tools and providing a comprehensive understanding of how stripping works. |
| Session 613: Shelf-Ready Packaging, A Panel Discussion |
| Thursday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 110 |
| Panel: David Couture, Rock Tenn Corporation (Design & End User); Tom Sporleder, Printron Steel Rule Die (Diemaker) |
| Today’s demands on shelf-ready packaging have become the hot topic in corrugated point-of-purchase display cases. Learn how the difficulties from the end user have caused designers to rethink designs and tear away options. Educate yourself on the options of different types of rule available to the diemakers. What are the trials and tribulations the diemaker has discovered throughout this process? Learn how to increase the esthetics of corrugated shelf packaging and displays. |
| Session 614: Methods to Fabricate the Most Effective Stripping Tools |
| Thursday 10:30a-11:15a Location: Techshop |
| Instructors: John Dickison and Rob McCann, Bobst Group North America; Greg Baker, Wagner Die Supply; Machinery: Bobst EXPERTCUT 106 PER Diecutte |
| On-press stripping remains one of the most challenging, the most unpredictable, and the most technically difficult disciplines of high-speed diecutting. There is rarely enough time, there are never enough funds, and the schedule often precludes investing in technically innovative commercial stripping systems. How do we make effective stripping tooling in-house using standard tools, materials and equipment to guarantee on-press performance? How do we mix and match components and techniques to cost effectively utilize current technology? How do we evaluate all of the current and emerging stripping systems to know which is the best solution? This program will demonstrate the performance of a comprehensive range of commercially available stripping technology, in a side-by-side comparison, using identical designs and materials, to fully illustrate the power of each alternative approach. Learn how to combine the best of the best in terms of methods, techniques and technology, and how to make world-class and cost-effective stripping tooling in-house. Bring your questions and problems. |
| Session 615: Matching Tooling to Material |
| Thursday 11:45a-12:30p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Randy Norman, Preco, Inc.; Machinery: Preco Flatbed Press and Rotary Converting Platform |
| Learn how to calculate the approximate tonnage needed to cut your material. Different types of tooling will be placed in the press so you can see firsthand the results of using the incorrect versus correct knife. See how different cutting mediums affect the finished parts, and get recommendations for what works best for your applications. Bring your difficult-to-cut materials and have a one-on-one discussion of possible solutions. See what happens when the die is not level, the knife is dull, the wrong rubber types are used and many more examples of what causes these daily headaches. |
| Session 616: Emboss/Diecut in One Pass - Tips and Tricks |
| Thursday 1:30p-2:15p Location: Techshop |
| Instructors: Robert Weidhaas and Ken Wright, My Press Needs; Machinery: My Press Needs AutoClam Diecutting and Foil Stamping Press |
| See a live set-up and production run of a combination diecut and embossed pocket folder produced on a 21.5" x 32" clamshell press. See the makeready process for the full perimeter diecut and crease of a traditional pocket folder, as well as the makeready for the embossed panel within the pocket folder. Learn about the opportunities and limitations of embossing and diecutting in one pass, as well as tips and tricks on quick makeready and set-up, including proper techniques to perform a full perimeter diecut without pulling the lead edge steel rule. |
| Session 617: Gaining Productivity and Efficiency with High-Speed Diecutting |
| Thursday 3:30p-4:15p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Dan Mathys, Heidelberg USA, Inc.; Machinery: Heidelberg Varimatrix 105CS |
| Makeready can be a very nebulous term. However, this program will concentrate on two areas, giving you very specific techniques that can reduce the time your diecutter is doing nothing, increasing your productivity and your profitability. 1) Usability for Quick-Lock Stripping Frames: applications and workflows, when they help and how much makeready time is saved; when not to use them. Different tooling will be used to demonstrate how and why. 2) Justifying 4 + 1 (thin plate) cutting systems: using phenolic counters and quick counter matrix versus using lower etched cutting plates. Learn applications where each excel and the quantified gains in makeready times on repeat jobs. This program will use real world examples to show you how they can translate into actual time savings on press. |
| Session 618: Impact of Digital Printing Technology on Finishing and Packaging (Co-Sponsored by Printing Industries of the South - PIAS) |
| Friday 9:00a-10:30a Location: Room 105 |
| Panel: Roy Oomen, Hewlett Packard; David Hutchison, Brightmarks; Mark Coalson, Transilwrap; Jeff Higgins, Colorstream Digital |
| This special FREE session will explore the impact of the digital printing world on finishing and packaging and how digital technology is working with decorative techniques to create specialty effects on cartons, labels and other packaging applications. Also learn specific recommendations for working with digitally printed sheets and specialty processes, such as foil stamping, embossing and coatings. Digitally printed sheets and film laminations will be discussed. What type of laminates work best with digital toners as well as inkjet inks, including UV inks? Learn what types of film laminates are available and suggested applications. |
| Session 619: Fast Press Changeover: An Adaptive Process |
| Friday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 108 |
| Instructor: Kevin B. Carey, Die-Cutting Works |
| Generating consistent fast diecutting press changeover, high press speed and maximum yield, and producing consistent, exceptional quality diecut parts is the mission, the benchmark and the challenge for every converting operation. Whether using individuals or teams, implementing SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die), Just-In-Time, 6 Sigma, 5S, and/or combinations of every discipline, the struggle has been to develop a simple, effective and easy-to-learn system of manufacturing which can guarantee predictable performance. The Adaptive Process is the most realistic, practical and effective method of getting the best results from existing personnel, available resources and old or new technology. If you are involved in diemaking or diecutting as a technician, a supervisor, a manager or a company owner, it is vital you do not miss this innovative transformation of the press changeover challenge. |
| Session 620: Troubleshooting Problems in Rotary Diecutting Utilizing the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Diecutting |
| Friday 9:15a-10:00a Location: Room 110 |
| Instructor: Rich Putch, Dicar Inc. |
| Unfortunately, many of the corrugated finishing lines do not run nearly at optimum capacity. The TAPPI productivity surveys confirm this with nearly “flatline” results for the last 20 years; all this within a time frame where diemaking technology has evolved with laser cutters, waterjets and computerized rule processors. For success, the paper, tooling and machinery must work in harmony. If you’re not content with the ROI on your new equipment or the production metrics from your older equipment, this is a session you’ll definitely want to attend. |
| Session 621: A Guide to Optimal Makeready |
| Friday 10:30a-11:15a Location: Techshop |
| Instructors: Kevin B Carey, Die-Cutting Works; Rob McCann, Bobst Group North America; Machinery: Bobst EXPERTCUT 106 PER Diecutter |
| From plates to patch-up, explore the best methods, the most effective techniques and the latest technology. The key to fast press changeover, to deliver optimal speed and yield and to reliably generate consistent diecut part quality, is a factor of our ability to produce a 100% kiss cut and stable cutting/converting impression. Time is short, waste allowance is minimal, runs are shorter and there is no margin for error. So what is the most effective approach … to press leveling; pressure balancing; press and steel rule die calibration; selecting between 8 methods of patch-up; choosing the correct type and hardness of cutting plate; and setting all of the platen stack support materials to reduce complexity, minimize variability and achieve a stable cutting impression with minimal knife edge damage? This innovative workshop provides all of the answers in a simple step-by-step approach to ensure you will gain maximum benefit from attending. |
| Session 622: High-Speed Foil Fusing Technology |
| Friday 11:45a-12:30p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Chris Van Pelt, Therm-O-Type; Machinery: HS Foil Stamping/Foil Fusing Press |
| This presentation will describe the HSFF (High-Speed Foil Fusing) process and demonstrate how the process works, including the necessary materials and makeready procedures, as well as its limitations and idiosyncrasies. Ideal for producing small quantity and/or variable data foiled images, the HSFF process fuses the hot stamping foil with the printing toner, applying a foiled image without the use of dies and very little to no makeready. Common applications and equipment considerations also will be demonstrated and discussed. |
| Session 623: Cutting and Processing Opportunities Involving Flatbed & Rotary Converting Platforms |
| Friday 1:15p-2:00p Location: Techshop |
| Instructor: Chris Walker, Preco, Inc.; Machinery: Preco Rotary Converting Platform (RCP) |
| Making parts, whether they’re for medical, electronic, automotive or other industrial applications, is a great way to use rotary converting. But what happens when, in the multi-layered building process, it just makes more sense to use a flatbed machine instead of rotary? Maybe it has to do with the final assembly thickness, or how the part needs to be delivered to the next equipment component on which it will be placed. Examine some of the flexibility requirements that can facilitate the making of a successful finished product, instead of breaking the bank, using up-to-date flatbed and rotary tooling capabilities. |
| TechShop™ Equipment List |
- Adams Technologies - Yueming Laser 1200w
- Associated Pacific Machine Corp. - Hydraulic Die Cutting Press
- Bobst Group North America - EXPERTFOLD 110 A-2 CS Folder-Gluer w/Accubraille; EXPERTCUT 106 PER Diecutter
- Gerber Innovations - Gerber Combination Laser; Gerber Profile Routing System
- Heidelberg USA, Inc. - Varimatrix 105CS 41" High Speed Diecutter with Stripping
- My Press Needs - Automatic Half-Sheet Die Cutting & Foil Stamping Press
- Preco Inc. - Preco Flat Bed Machine and Preco and Rotary Converting Platform
- Therm-O-Type - NSF Elite High-Speed Foil Fusing Press
Look for other machines and equipment located in exhibitors’ booths throughout the Technology Hall:
- Adams Technologies - Autobenders including EasyBenderX3
- B & R Moll - Regal and Versa-Fold Folder/Gluer
- Blanking Systems Inc. - BSI Gridbender; BSI Workstation
- Cimex Corp. - Mimaki CF2-0912TD-S Samplemaker
- Die Supply Guys/Serviform/Carton Craft - IDEA Bender; Rotex Rotary Bender
- Gerber Innovations - Waterjet; Bender
- Manufacturers Supplies Company - ATOM Flashcut Dieless Knife Cutting Tables
- Karl Marbach GmbH - Marbajet Linear 40 x 40 Waterjet
- Richlytop America - BB-018 double broaching quadruple nicking automatic bender
- SDS USA - CombiPro multifunction XY table
- Therm-O-Type - SFM foil stamping press; Zip-TS1 digital finishing machine; FT-10 foil fuser
- Western Printing Machinery Company - Cutting Solutions Servo Rotary Diecutter
Many other types and brands of equipment will be located in the Technology Hall. |
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