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Enhanced Graphics on Corrugated

For new or seasoned flexo press operators, press supervisors and other plant production personnel

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More than ten years ago, the leaders and visionaries of the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) saw the need for hands-on training in flexographic printing in packaging schools and enlisted the support of the Bobst Group to donate the press to the Foundation. In 1994, the press was installed at Clemson University. Since February 1997, AICC members have benefited from this hands-on training where participants function as a press crew. The course has been established to encourage participants to think about, observe, question and analyze the printing process with the emphasis on quality. Combining press work with classroom discussion, the “Flexo” course allows participants to work on a 4-color Bobst 160 press, set up the press, discuss various theories on printing enhanced graphics, and experiment with the various inks and substrates available.

Agenda
Course begins Monday at 8:30 am and ends Thursday at 5:30 pm.

Monday:
Classroom:


• Introduction, Overview, and Tour


• Introduction to Flexography

Press:

• Safety and press overview


• Plate mounting demo, pH and viscosity demo, Banded anilox roll test on different substrates (set up), Sample review with dot gain comparisons, Clean up demo



Tuesday:
Press:


• Two color screen job (set up), Impression and registration procedures, Trouble shooting exercise

Classroom:

• Review of two color screen job, Color Theory, Ink chemistry demo, Press characterizations and target descriptions, Working with densitometers



Wednesday:
Press:


• Three color screen job (set up), Trouble shooting exercise (impression and registration), Color theory application

Press:

• Three color press characterization (set up), Measurement and discussion, Learn how to avoid most common pitfalls

Classroom:

• Role playing exercise, Types of proofs, Documentation for consistency



Thursday:
Press:


• Tabletop demo (Test your knowledge), Four color process job (set up), Impression versus color demo, Four color process job (set up)

Press:

• Four color process job (competition set up), Sample preparation. This set up prepares you to return to the production environment and implement what you have learned.

Classroom:

• Review, Test (just for fun), Handouts

Registration fee includes 4 days of training, waste water removal from class projects and return shipment of the participants' project samples. There may be extra charges related to the purchase and shipment of corrugated board for the course, if paper donations are not received in time for the course. These will be divided equally among participants.

Further Information

Name :	John Morgan , Director of Education
Phone :	1-877-836-2422
Fax :	703-836-2795
Email :	education@aiccbox.org

Clemson University
Printing & Converting Research Center
500 Lebanon Road
Pendleton, SC 29670
(864) 646-5749 (864) 646-8230

Hotel: Comfort Inn
1305 Tiger Blvd.
Clemson, SC 29631
(864) 653-3600
Room rate: $55

Registration

ICPF Donor Registration Fee (payments received at least 3 weeks before the course): $	$1,465
ICPF Donor Registration Fee (payments received with in 3 weeks of the course):	$1,565
Non-donor Registration Fee:	$1,565

Register Online or download the
AICC Course Registration Form in PDF

Note: The registration form is in Adobe's portable document format (PDF). To obtain a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF files, please visit Adobe's web site.

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