X-Rite, SCHAWK!, Xeikon and more headline Smithers Pira’s Digital Print for Packaging 2013

FALMOUTH, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smithers Pira is pleased to announce that X-Rite Incorporated, SCHAWK!, HP Scitex Industrial Printing, Xeikon, Esko and many others will present at the 2^nd annual U.S. version of Digital Print for Packaging 2013. This event will take place Wednesday, June 5 – Thursday, June 6 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. Super Early Bird pricing expires on Friday, March 22.

“Building on Smithers Pira's well-regarded Digital Print for Packaging events in Orlando and London last year, Digital Print for Packaging 2013 will show brand owners, converters, printing equipment suppliers and packaging designers how they can capitalize on this fast-developing technology and maximize their profitability”

The 2013 agenda is concentrated on three areas:

A high level look at the state of the market and what’s to come;
Developments in digital applications; and
Color management and workflow

“Building on Smithers Pira's well-regarded Digital Print for Packaging events in Orlando and London last year, Digital Print for Packaging 2013 will show brand owners, converters, printing equipment suppliers and packaging designers how they can capitalize on this fast-developing technology and maximize their profitability,” said Barbara Fowler, conference director at Smithers Pira. “The program takes an in-depth look at what digital print can offer for the packaging sector, plus will bring the print and packaging industries together for valuable networking.”

Delegates at Digital Print for Packaging 2013 will discuss the impact and opportunities presented by digital print; digital labels and packaging; how color management tools and techniques can help drive the value of digital print and many other relevant topics. The conference will close with an interactive panel discussion on 'where do we go from here.'

Over the course of one and a half days, the one hundred anticipated delegates will hear from CL&D Digital, Esko, HP Scitex Industrial Printing, Karstedt Partners, LLC, SCHAWK!, Xeikon and X-Rite Incorporated. The program will also feature presentations from Action Packaging Systems Inc., Blue Media, Digital Labels & Packaging Magazine, Global Innovation Professionals, LLC, Inflection Point Partners and The Brunone Group, LLC.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available. For more information on Smithers Pira’s Digital Print for Packaging conferences and exhibitions, visit www.printfutures.com.

Smithers Pira’s Digital Print for Packaging conferences are also part of the Smithers Pira membership offering. Smithers membership includes conference places at this and other print events, access to journals and other information services and personalized research.

About Smithers Pira

Smithers Pira is the worldwide authority on packaging, paper and print industry supply chains. Established in 1930, the company provides strategic and technical consulting, testing, intelligence and events to help clients gain market insights, identify opportunities, evaluate product performance and manage compliance. For more information, visit www.smitherspira.com.