Folding Carton Boot Camp
May 30 - 31, 2012
December 4 - 5, 2012
PPC World Headquarters
Springfield, Mass.
PPC’s Folding Carton Boot Camp is ideal for anyone new to cartons (even if not new to the industry) and non-plant personnel with limited experience outside a single plant operation. From making paper to customer delivery and all “folding carton” points and processes in between, this comprehensive program is everything you wanted to know about folding cartons, but were afraid to ask.
The program follows the production process, from paper to inks and coatings, presses, prepress, CAD, layout, graphics, tooling, embossing, stamping, stripping, finishing, gluing, windowing, and through to delivery. And to see everything in action a plant tour is included in the program.
Each participant receives a copy of the popular Ideas and Innovation Handbook, an $80 value, as well as a binder chock full of paper and carton samples, instructional information, and a comprehensive glossary of printing terms. The program also includes a CD of presentation .pdfs as well as a certificate of completion, ready for framing. Lunch and dinner on Tuesday and breakfast and lunch on Wednesday are also included.
Cost
PPC Members: $1,195
Brand Owners: $1,195
Non-Member Converters: $1,795
Location
PPC World Headquarters
1350 Main Street, 3rd Floor Community Room, Springfield, MA 01103-1628
Hotel
PPC has a block of rooms set aside at the nearby Springfield Marriott, 2 Boland Way, Springfield, MA 01115.
To receive the Paperboard Packaging Council discounted rate, call Pattie Chenevert at 413.750.3020, Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm EDT.
Travel
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Hartford, CT
www.bradleyairport.com
Dress
Business Casual
Tentative Syllabus
Raw materials: Virgin and Recycled Paperboard, Inks and Coatings
Prepress: Structural design, Graphics
Definition of printing processes and formats: Web, Sheet, What does “format” mean?
Sheeting
Printing: Rotogravure, Offset (Lithography), Flexography, Digital
Cutting: Tooling, Cutting, Blanking, Embossing, Stamping, Stripping
Finishing: Window, Fold and Glue, Other
Automatic Packaging Machinery
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