June 13-15, 2023
St. Paul, Minnesota
Do you fully understand what digital print can do for you?
Smithers' Digital Print for Packaging event provides all the solutions, with case studies and insight from the world's leading experts!
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Dani Tulchinski is currently the Global Strategic Marketing Digital Printing & Smart Packaging at Sealed Air (SEE)
SEE with their new brand, prismiqTM, focused on innovating value-added solutions for branded packaging.
Dani and prismiq team help customers using custom printed packaging to increase revenue with innovative and sustainable packaging designs
and reduce operating costs through more efficient value chains with automated processes.
Previous his role at SEE Dani served for 10 years at HP where he held several Strategic Marketing and R&D roles, developing the digital printed market for HP Indigo customers in flexible packaging, labels, security printing segments as well as driving sustainability, and circular economy and brand protection innovation.
Dani received an M.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as MBA from Ruppin Academic Center in Israel.
Heidi Chambers is a 30 year veteran of the Labels and Packaging industry. Previous roles include Director of Sales and Executive Director where she had responsibilities for sales, prepress and manufacturing. In her current role as Business Development & Brand Manager at HP she is enjoying assisting HP converter customers in working with their sales & marketing personnel to articulate the value proposition of HP Indigo digital and exceed their top line sales goals.
In 1935, Stan Avery invented the world’s first self-adhesive label - creating a new technology and a new industry. Today, Avery Dennison is a $6.6 billion global supplier of labeling and packaging materials.
Paul has enjoyed 22 years with Avery Dennison where he has held increasingly responsible roles in research and development, custom product solutions, and most recently, business development. He has a background in digital print technologies that include HP Indigo, dry toner technologies and his current focus of water based inkjet platforms. He works closely with digital printer OEMs and label converters to uncover product gaps, and with the Avery Dennison digital team to fill them. Paul likes to spend his free time relaxing with photography, kayaking and fishing.
Started in the BOPP films industry, working into several different areas: shrink sleeve labels, working into flexible packaging converting, and rounding out my knowledge and experience with various stops at various suppliers.
Passionate about sharing my knowledge and learning with others who are looking to achieve their packaging goals and a sustainable future. UPM is the perfect company for that goal.
Ryan joined ePac in November 2020 and has spent 25 years on the software and services side of the digital printing industry bringing innovative solutions to market and to the customers and communities we serve. At ePac, Ryan is responsible for the Connected Packaging portfolio, International Marketing, targeted growth segments, and other solutions that make ePac the leading technology company in the digital, flexible packaging market.
Ryan is a software engineer by education and began his career at IBM’s Networking Hardware Division in RTP, NC. He then spent 11 years at Rochester Software Associates, Inc. before driving the global portfolio of solutions and services in Ricoh’s Commercial and Industrial printing business group from 2006-2020.
Ryan lives in Rochester, NY with his wife Kacey and 2 children, Sean and Shannon.
Corporate Design To Print Platform Leader.
French
49 Years old
Married, 3 Kids
25 Years at P&G
12 Years in Manufacturing
10 Years In Initiative Management
3 Years driving digital transformation in Arwork development from Design stage to Artwork at Printer.
Avery Dennison is a materials science company that manufactures a wide variety of labeling and functional packaging materials. Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do. We offer the largest selection of sustainable labeling materials to help our customers and brands meet their sustainability goals. Avery Dennison is also the largest manufacturer of RFID tags in the world. We combine our decades of leadership and experience in the labeling industry with our passion for digital technology to deliver the most innovative labeling solutions across the globe.
We operate in over 50 countries with over 200 locations and employ more than 36,000 people worldwide. Our sales in 2022 were $9.0B.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison-label-and-packaging-materials/
We know color
Innovation is in GMG’s DNA since its beginnings in 1984. The company continues to set the standard with innovative solutions, software, and know-how in all printing processes. What defines GMG is a passion for delivering precise and predictable color results. Leading printing companies, successful service providers, and well-known global brands trust GMG.
TrueColors - the Magazine from GMG
TrueColors is published bi-annually and features, besides interesting color management news, unexpected and inspiring content. What moves the creative makers and thinkers? What do extraordinary people do differently? How much love and attention do successful companies put into the details? And what does all of this have to do with color? More than you think.
Rollem International is a leading provider of Finishing Equipment Systems focused on Die-Cutting Systems for Packaging, Commercial Print and Promotional products. Rollem’s Insignia Series of Die Cutters is a production geared machine that can handle both shorter runs and, larger output up to hundreds of thousands, depending on the job.
Insignia7’s functions include the following: it will die-cut, kiss-cut, crease, perforate, and emboss, fold/glue a virtually unlimited number of products. It’s the ideal die-cutting solution for output from large format digital presses or offset presses up to a B2 format. Key features include run speeds up to 4,500 sph, ease of operation and quick changeovers.
The IS7 is fast becoming the ideal solution for die-cutting folding cartons, gift card carriers, presentation folders, decals and industrial component identification labels. Insignia utilizes a wide range of substrates – up to 24 pt thicknesses with a sheet size of 30x24”.
Rollem’s innovative converting solutions are designed to increase finishing automation, lower the demand for hard to find skilled labor and deliver the finest quality die-cutting and finishing to your demanding clients. Unlike legacy die-cutting presses, Insignia can be operated without a highly skilled operator. Flexible die tooling is designed and produced with multiple processes in the one die or die set. The Process: flat sheet in – finished, creased, embossed, perforated products are produced, all in one single pass, with one operator on the Insignia.
Insignia Die-Cutters are proudly Made in the U.S.A, with our headquarters located in Anaheim, California, and offices in New York, Florida, and Illinois to serve you. Our in-house Rollem team members are your trusted solutions partners for success.
www.rollemusa.com/diecut
(800) 272-4381
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EFI™ is a global technology company, based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the worldwide transformation from analogue to digital imaging. We are passionate about fuelling customer success with products that increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do that, we develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalised documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process. (www.efi.com)
We provide corrugated packaging industry an ecosystem of solutions that include the most advanced single-pass inkjet printer for corrugated as well as EFI Corrugated Packaging Suite, the industry’s only end-to-end corrugated workflow solution that integrates manufacturing, business and production processes.
We are the FUJIFILM Ink Solutions Group, an experienced inkjet technology partner to equipment manufacturers, integrators and ink formulators. We support our customers with full-service inkjet ink development and manufacturing, contract ink manufacturing services and supply of high quality pigment dispersion technology.
For over 50 years we have driven technology changes in screen, narrow web, textile and inkjet, building expertise across multiple market segments with a deep understanding of application and market requirements.
Our global team of six hundred experts in ink is supported by a network of dedicated technology development facilities and specialised manufacturing centres. Our infrastructure enables us to support projects of all sizes, including the largest OEMs and integrators with next generation machine developments for advanced applications, and we have the manufacturing capacity to meet the highest volume demands.
