Registration for the 16th edition of Labelexpo Americas, taking place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on September 25-27, is now open.

Alongside the usual line-up of industry suppliers exhibiting their latest and greatest products, this year’s event will include the Automation Arena feature area. The Automation Arena concept debuted at Labelexpo Europe 2017, and provides a live demonstration and overview of two automated press lines, one for digital and one for conventional label production. Hardware and software from a number of suppliers will show automation from job creation and pre-press, through to printing, finishing and invoicing.

Labelexpo Americas 2018 will also see the return of the TLMI Ecovillage, showcasing the latest products and services designed to support a better performing, more environmentally conscious label industry. Sponsored by Convergen Fuels and Channeled Resources, Ecovillage will see waste matrix collected from the live press demonstrations over the course of the show and baled into Convergen Fuel pellets. There will also be a daily

session tackling the big myths surrounding sustainable packaging and current issues of interest to converters.

At the same time a full conference program will run alongside the exhibition featuring 12 sessions and three expert-led master classes run in association with the Label Academy. These will cover: shrink sleeve technology, markets and applications; inks, coatings and varnishes, their application in modern narrow web converting operations and legislation; and management information systems (MIS) and workflow automation.

Source from labels&labeling