Evolutions in Food Packaging Printing

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Program

§  Conventional printing �  Optimal inking for offset packaging by Fons Put �  Electron Beam technology in flexography by Wim Buyle

§  Digital printing �  Low migration inkjet and project examples by Marc Graindourze �  Dry toner keeps making the difference for food packaging – the 1000

Dalton rule by Johan De Houwer §  Legislation

�  German Printing Inks Ordinance by Andreas Grabitz, Eurofins �  Good Manufacturing Practice at Van Genechten Packaging by Wilfried

Wijnants §  Materials

�  Unravelling the odor of printed food packaging materials by Inge Dirinck, Senstech

�  Different Influences of offset-inks on migration by Bjorn Torfs §  Research

�  IARIGAI research in packaging by Gorazd Golob

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Organizers: VIGC & IARIGAI

§  VIGC: Centre for Graphic Innovation �  Our mission: “from science to implementation”

§  Our services (part 1) �  IWT-funded projects

�  Design for Food: optimized inking for packaging �  Web to Print: solutions for graphic companie �  PDF/X-4: implementation of new PDF-standards

�  Publications �  Eye Opener: Monthly newsletter �  White papers & case studies

�  Consulting �  Workflow optimalization

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Organizers: VIGC & IARIGAI

§  VIGC: Centre for Graphic Innovation �  Our mission: “from science to implementation”

§  Our services (part 2) �  Events

�  VIGC-congres �  Workshops & education �  Network events

�  Labo-services �  Standardised printing �  Ink lab �  Color measurements �  Graphic color passport (brand colors) �  Lightfastness

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Organizers: VIGC & IARIGAI

§  IARIGAI: The International Association of Research Organizations for the Information, Media and Graphic Arts Industries

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an international non-profit association

Research organizations for printing, media and papermaking industry

Universities with faculties of printing, media, packaging and papermaking technology

50 members

Organizers: VIGC & IARIGAI

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Main activities International conferences

Strategic Networking Meetings

Advances in Printing Science and Technology

Journal of Print and Media Technology Research