Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 33rd Annual INFO*FLEX Exhibition is set to officially open its doors Monday, May 4 at the brand new Music City Center in downtown Nashville, TN, USA. The show floor will include more than 200 companies with technologies that will drive the future of the package printing and converting industry.

As part of the event, INFO*FLEX Solutions Theater will showcase technologies ranging from digital platemaking to special effects in packaging. A variety of 10-12 minute presentations will take place over the course of two days.

These presentations are complimentary for all registered attendees and no advance sign-up is required. The schedule is as follows:

1:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.
New and Exciting Plate Technology From Flint Group
Flint Group

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Xeikon Differentiators – ThermoflexX Digital Platemaking and Xeikon Digital Printing
Xeikon America Inc.

2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Maximum Output With A Small Footprint
KBA – Flexotecnica

2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Unlock The NX Advantage: The Power of Optimized Plate Patterning
Kodak

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
(Monday) Cleaner, Faster, Better Laser Marking Systems By Sun Chemical
(Tuesday) How To Use Special Effects to Create Blockbuster Packaging
Sun Chemical Corp.

3:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Engineering Dot Shapes To Match The Application: MacDermid’s New Anti-Fluting Plate For Corrugated
MacDermid Printing Solutions

3:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Leverage Digital Package Printing Into Successful and Profitable Outcomes
Hewlett–Packard

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
(Monday Only) How Changes In Packaging, Branding and Identification Affect Labeling
Domino Amjet

4:00 p. m. – 4:15 p.m.
(Tuesday Only) AWP – The Printers Plate Of Choice For Expanded Gamut Printing
Asahi Kasei E-materials Corp.

INFO*FLEX will also boast a red-carpeted display of the 100+ 2015 Excellence in Flexography Award winners. Show goers are invited to attend a complimentary Monday Evening Social on the Marty Dickens Terrace, located right outside the Music City Center. There they will enjoy two additional hours of networking in a more casual environment, complete with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, giveaways and guest entertainers.

Themed “Imagine Tomorrow, Today,” INFO*FLEX takes place alongside FTA’s Annual Forum: Hitting the Perfect Harmony (May 3-6; Omni Nashville), which offers eleven technical sessions, more than 30 presentations and a wealth of additional learning and networking opportunities.