Orientation To Corrugated Packaging
Product code: 10FLEXO
Date: 3/2/2010 to 3/4/2010
Venue: Clemson Campus
Location: Clemson, SC
Contact: Mary Beth Cornell or +1.770.209.7210
Are You Hungry for Knowledge?
Grab A Seat! It's All Here - Soup to Nuts - In One Course:
Orientation to Corrugated Packaging
At the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University
March 2 – 4, 2010
Clemson, SC
Register during your lunch break to feed your need to learn more about the rapidly evolving, ever expanding corrugated industry.
There is just no other course offered like this at such a highly regarded and well equipped location.
Did you know?
- The Sonoco Institute of Packaging and Design Graphics is the only university program in the country where students and researchers not only study packaging design and manufacture -- but also how products are perceived, marketed and utilized throughout the world.
- It is the only corrugated research and development center of this kind in the nation for packaging science and graphic communications combined.
Orientation to Corrugated Packaging is a new seminar offered to illustrate the broad scope of corrugated packaging through print, prepress, CAD, testing, prototyping, workflow and market opportunities.
Overview
The processes and industries surrounding corrugated packaging are explored in this new Clemson approach to corrugated education. Corrugated is the largest packaging segment and spans many disciplines that often merge to add value and drive efficiencies.
This seminar will start with a “customer order” and move through basic structural design, basic graphic design, production art, prototyping, performance testing, plate-making, printing and converting.
Hands-On Sessions
- Corrugated Structural and Graphic Design
- Prototyping, Proofing, and Managing Expectations
- Performance Testing and Analysis
- Flexographic Plate-Making and Mounting
- Pre-Print Flexographic Production of Multi-Color
- Post-Print Flexographic Production of Multi-Color
Presentations Topics
- Corrugated Market Segments and Job Responsibilities
- Packaging Options and Performance Metrics
- Graphic Decoration: Pre-Print, Post-Print, and Litho Lam
- Flexographic Printing 101
- Adding Value with Enhanced Graphics and Structures
- Supply Chain Management
- Current Trends in Corrugated Packaging
Registration Fees
Individuals: $795 per person
Groups (3+): $695 per person
Fees include breakfasts, lunches and a social.
Registration and course information available online.
Please note, participation is limited to 20. Prompt registration will secure seating.
Who Should Attend?
- Corrugated Structural and Graphic Designers
- Production Management and Procurement
- Print Buyers and Consumer Product Groups
- Supplier Sales and Technical Services
- Converter Sales and Customer Service
Clemson University is pleased to partner with TAPPI in presenting Orientation to Corrugated Packaging. With the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, Clemson University is establishing itself as the emerging leader in the global marketplace of packaging science and graphic communications. The Clemson Sonoco Institute is in the forefront of defining how products will be perceived, consumed and marketed in the future.
TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and co-publisher of Paper360°. Through information exchange, trusted content, and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster, and more cost-effective ways of doing business. Visit www.tappi.org.