BOHEMIA, NY – March 10, 2015 –So comprehensive, so focused. More than 2,000 members of the package printing and converting industry will descend on Nashville, TN from May 4-5 for Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) upcoming 2015 INFO*FLEX Exhibition.
The brand new Music City Center will host the largest and most comprehensive global networking event in the packaging universe, keying in on every application from labels and folding carton to corrugated boxes, folding cartons, envelopes, napkins, towel/tissue and digital print solutions. On display will be technologies, solutions and services focused on the future of the industry, including multi-process print solutions and inline converting equipment. Additionally, printers/converters will be able to see, touch and test the latest solutions pertinent to prepress print and finishing.
INFO*FLEX has grown by leaps and bounds over the past five years, enjoying a 40 percent increase in size and a 45 percent jump in attendance. This year alone INFO*FLEX has added 26 new companies to its long list of 2015 exhibitors. To accommodate the increased interest and size, show management extended the show/networking hours, from 9 to 11 for this year’s event. Printers/converters and the exhibitors that are their business partners turn out in droves for this annual event, as they have come to realize that INFO*FLEX addresses their every need—in a single location, under just one roof.
The show floor comprises 280 booths and 220 companies. The floor will also sport a Solutions Theater where 9-12 minute future-focused presentations will take place each day. In addition, gold, silver, bronze and best of show Excellence in Flexography award winners will be highlighted on a red-carpeted exhibit.
INFO*FLEX will take place on Monday, May 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 pm. Every participant is invited to attend the Monday Evening Social, held on May 4 on the outside terrace of the convention center from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., where live music, cocktails and Nashville fare will be in abundance. Plus, attendees will have a chance to win exciting prizes including the all-new, highly anticipated Apple Watch.
INFO*FLEX is held in conjunction with FTA’s Annual Forum (May 3-6; Omni Nashville, Nashville, TN) themed “Hitting the Perfect Harmony.”
Those interested in attending the 2015 events can visit flexographic.wpengine.com for complete information and registration details. Potential exhibitors should contact Jay Kaible at 631-737-6020 ext. 20 or visit the INFO*FLEX homepage for more information, including the current floor plan.
Platinum Plus, Platinum and Gold sponsors of the 2015 Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition include: Esko; Kodak; 3M; Anderson & Vreeland, Inc.; DuPont Packaging Graphics; KBA-Flexotecnica; MacDermid Printing Solutions; Sun Chemical Corp.; Harper Corporation of America; Hewlett-Packard; and Xeikon.
# # #
About FTA: Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others–together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 60,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.