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May 2-3, 2016
Florida Hotel and Conference Center
Information Management Institute, Inc.
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Conference Focus
Digital orienting is truly entering a new era as technology developments have enabled direct product decoration, functional printing, product manufacturing and other applications impossible with conventional printing or earlier generations of digital printing.
Digital printing advancements (print technologies, inks, materials, substrates, etc.) along with expansion of applications and evolving communications paradigms are just some of the factors reshaping the printing industry as it transitions from analog to digital and develops a new look. What will the printing industry look like and who will be the key players by 2020? These intriguing questions and others will be explored at IMI’s Digital Printing Presses 2016 Conference.
IMI's Digital Printing Presses 2016 Conference will provide a comprehensive review of digital printing opportunities, requirements, challenges and potential solutions for major new applications plus those traditionally using screen, flexographic, gravure and offset printing. The program will investigate the impact of trends such as:
3D Production Printing Mass Customization Document and Product Personalization Printed Statements, Bills, Newspapers, etc. vs. Online Delivery On-demand Production of Documents and Products Printed Electronics, Displays, Solar Panels, etc. Smart Labels, Interactive Packaging, etc. Ceramic Tiles, Textiles, Flooring, Wall covers and Other Decorated Consumer Products Personalized Medical & Biomedical Products Medical Implants, Tissue, Organs, etc. Electronic Social Media vs. Written Communications Cultural Analog to Digital Transition Reference Material
Leading industry experts and end users will address the current state-of-the-art, evolving printing requirements, market opportunities, enablers for market penetration, barriers and more. Application sectors such as Product Decoration, 3D Printing, Product Manufacturing, Packaging, Tag/Ticket/Labels, Documents, etc. will be included. The conference program will provide a unique chance to obtain an assessment of multiple major evolving digital printing technology, market and application trends that are shaping the print industry of the future.
Conference Chairman
Mike Willis, Pivotal ResourcesConference Speakers
Anthony (Tony) Carignano, PCT Engineered Systems
George Gibson, PARC, a Xerox Company
James Gill, FUJIFILM Dimatix
Mark Hanley, I.T. Strategies
Dr. Alan L. Hudd, Alchemie Technology
Dr. John J. Kuta, BDT Media Automation
Chris Lynn, Hillam Technology Partners
Dan Marx, SGIA
Patti Smith, Eastman Kodak Company
Debbie Thorp, Global Inkjet Systems
Randy Vandagriff, Eastman Kodak Company
Benefits of Conference Attendance
- Learn the current state of the art for current and evolving digital printing press technologies and gain firsthand knowledge from current users, recognized experts and industry pioneers
- Acquire an understanding of infrastructure shifts impacting the printing industry: product decoration, 3D printing, functional printing, multimedia publishing, printable electronics, functional packaging and more
- Increase your awareness of the challenges and issues critical to the continued market penetration and expansion of digital printing and how to overcome them
- Establish personal relationships with key players in digital printing and related industries
- Hear more about the technology developments underway which are still required to meet market and application demands
- Understand the significant current and projected markets with specific needs for each
- Gather intelligence about the growth in industrial printing opportunities and how you can participate
- Display your technologies, products and services with a complimentary display space
- Present a five minute overview during the popular Suppliers’ Forum session
Digital Printing Presses 2016 Conference
May 2-3, 2016
Florida Hotel and Conference Center
Orlando, FloridaProgram Coverage and Schedule
Monday, May 2, 2016
  8:00 a.m. Conference Registration
  9:00 a.m. Session 1 - The Evolving Printing Industry
Welcome & Introductions
Digital Presses Are Here Within A New Production Paradigm
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine
Mark Hanley, President, I.T. Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts
- Electrophotography & Inkjet Presses are Multi-sectoral across Labels, Communications Print, Packaging, Ceramics and Textiles et al
- But There is a Slow Path to Manufacturing Integration
- And Economics are in Transition for Digital Presses
Inkjet Presses – Higher Resolution, Print Speeds, Data Rates, Different Shapes: What’s Next? Challenges Facing Manufacturers
Debbie Thorp, Business Development Director, Global Inkjet Systems, Cambridge, UK
- Billions of Pixels/sec
- Printhead Density Issues
- Missing Nozzle Strategies
- Rotating Images
- Printing on all Sorts of Shapes
Year of the Commercial Inkjet Press – A drupe Primer
James Gill, Account Director, Fujifilm Dimatix, Lebanon, New Hampshire
- How Ink Jet Got to Where It Is
- drupa Expectations & Pre-Announcements
- Market Hurdles & Expectations
12:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon
  1:30 p.m. Session 2 - Development Drives Adoption
Yes. This is Inkjet! – Technology Advancements Expand Market Opportunities
Patti Smith, Sr. Director, Strategy and Partnerships, Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division and Randy D. Vandagriff, VP, Enterprise Inkjet Systems, Research and Development
- Respected analysts, Smithers Pira, frame the 2015 Inkjet Market at $65B with 12.7% CAGR
- But technology developments & product introductions are sure to dictate actual scope and rate at which the market expands
- The wide spectrum of digital printing applications have varying performance requirements such as:
- High productivity & reliability for traditional publishing & commercial print
- Demanding image quality & challenging substrate range for packaging & labels
- Technology advancements in continuous Inkjet (CIJ) are moving production inkjet into mainstream of commercial printing, packaging & even home décor
- CIJ is now capable of generating smaller drop size & precise placement accuracy to produce higher resolution, clean lines and detailed definition
- Ink chemistry inventions enable high resolution inkjet printing on paper and plastic substrates using environmentally-friendly, food safety compliant aqueous inks
- These advancements coupled with lower running costs & application-specific solutions will influence adoption rate & broaden the range of market opportunities
- Yes. This is Inkjet!
The Technology Battle among Digital Printing Presses
George Gibson, Director for Marketing Strategy, PARC, a Xerox Company, Rochester, New York
- The Major Technology Alternatives: Dry Toner, Liquid Toner & Ink Jet in its Many Forms
- Traditional Trade-offs
- What’s on the Horizon?
- A Framework for Decision Making
Wide Format Inkjet: The User Experience
Dan Marx, Vice President-Markets & Technologies, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Virginia
- Wide Format Inkjet is “Go To” Technology for Broad Variety of Specialty Graphics Applications
- BUT Technology & User Needs NOT “Locked in Place”
- Updates
- How Wide Format Technology is being used
- What Markets & Applications are Being Used
- Direct From the User Information on New Product Development Suggestions
- Speed vs. Quality
- Interest in Single Pass Inkjet
- Industrial Applications
- Current Industry Challenges
- Wish List for Future Capabilities
- & More!
SUPPLIERS' FORUM: Five minute presentations related to technology, capabilities, services, new product introductions, etc. In combination with having a display, this provides an opportunity to present your technology, products and services to all conference participants. Contact Al Keene al@imiconf.com for information on having a display and signing up for the Suppliers’ Forum or check off box on Registration Form.
  5:30 p.m. Networking Reception in Display Area
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
  9:00 a.m. Session 3 - Emerging Markets & Opportunities
Digital Printing Presses Role in Smart Packaging
George Gibson, Director for Marketing Strategy, PARC, a Xerox Company, Rochester, New York
- Making the Package “More than the Stuff that Holds the Stuff”
- The Taxonomy of Smart Packaging
- Smart Media
- Smart Design
- Added Smart Components
- Enabling Technologies: Near Term & Transformational
Low Cost High Resolution Inkjet Label Printing Incorporating Smart Materials
Dr. Alan L. Hudd, Director & Founder, Alchemie Technology, Cambridge, UK
- Requirements for High Quality Label Printing
- Inkjet Compromises of Resolution vs. Speed vs. Cost
- Combining Low Cost High Resolution Inkjet Printheads with Digital Selectively Patterning Pre or Post Jet Technology
- Thermal Inkjet & Jetronica Technologies
- Creating New Opportunities to Jet High Resolut8on Graphics with Difficult Smart Materials
UV vs. EBeam Ink Jet Inks Curing in Narrow to Intermediate Web Application Space
Anthony (Tony) Carignano, Sales & Marketing Specialist, PCT Engineered Systems LLC, Roswell, Georgia
- UV/EB Curing Technologies’ Growth Driven by Inherent Advantages of 100% Solid Resin Chemistry over Organic Solvent & Water Based System
- Comparison of UV vs. Ebeam for Surface Curing Applications
- Anatomy of an Electron Beam
- Advances in Ebeam Technology Integration for Low Migration Printing & Converting Applications
- Value Proposition & Unique Selling Points of Ebeam for DOD Inkjet
- Emerging Ebeam Application Areas
12:00 Noon Networking Luncheon
  1:00 p.m. Session 4 - Emerging Markets & Opportunities
Insight into New Digital Press Developments from Recent Patents
Mike Willis, Managing Director, Pivotal Resources Ltd, Cambridge, UK
- The View Inside Inkjet Industry’s Research Laboratories through the “Patent Window”
- Update on Landa & Other Transfer Technologies
- Challenges for High Speed Printing
- Misting
- Condensation
- Missing Nozzle Detection & Correction
- Ink Jet Developments for New Digital Press Applications
- Flooring, Footwear, Cosmetics & More
Media Handling in an On-Demand Print World
Dr. John J. Kuta, Director of Sales & Marketing North America, BDT Media Automation, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Traditional Pre & Post-Press Media Handling Challenged by
- Shorter Production Runs
- Larger Media Sizes
- Wider Array of Media Types
- Higher Levels of Productivity
- Existing Technologies for Cut Sheet Media Management
- Latest Developments in Media Handling
A Manufacturing Simulation Tool to Judge Digital Press Investments in the Label Industry
Chris Lynn, Partner, Hillam Technology Partners, LLC, Marietta, Georgia
- Discrete Event Simulation is Well Established in many Manufacturing Industries
- Not Widely Used in Printing Industry but can be Useful in Evaluating Benefits of Digital Printing Technology Investments
- Can Answer Questions on Workflow, Profitability, Ideal Shift Patterns & whether ‘Hybrid’ or ‘Stand-Alone’ Printers are Better
- Case Study to Illustrate Simulation Example in Label Printing Sector
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
Download the PDF version of this program
Download the IMI Digital Printing Presses 2016 Conference Brochure
IMI Completed Conferences on this Subject
5th Digital Printing Presses Conference
April 30 - May 2nd, 2014
4th Annual Digital Printing Presses Conference Road Map to 2020
June 20-22, 2011
3rd Digital Printing Presses - The Next Era Conference
June 9-11, 2010
A Complete Listing of IMI Completed Programs
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.
Product Demonstrations & Free Displays
Printer and other 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. There is no charge in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display table. Interested companies should contact IMI President Al Keene al@imiconf.com to ensure that proper arrangements are made for product displays and demonstrations.
You can also reserve your display space and Suppliers’ Forum presentation slot by registering online and checking off the appropriate boxes indicating your participation OR complete the registration form at the end of this program and fax to +1-207-235-2226 OR send an email to al@imiconf.com
Information Management Institute
Information Management Institute, Inc. is a leading worldwide sponsor of conferences designed to assist the digital printing industry in understanding technology developments, markets and applications requirements. IMI conferences offer a unique opportunity for leading hardware, consumables, software and user companies representatives to network and develop a more comprehensive understanding of current as well as future developments in the digital printing industry. Since 1990, IMI has held over 600 programs attended by well over 25,000 technical, marketing and management personnel from companies around the world. IMI conference programs are designed to enable attendees to obtain the latest technical, market and application information while allowing time to network with other attendees in a time and cost efficient manner. Attendance at an IMI conference enables attendees to meet with the digital printing industry's leading experts in a single location over a short period of time thus maximizing information transfer efficiency and minimizing travel and time expenses.
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