Packaging converters, suppliers and technology developers converged November 6-7 in the UK at Loughborough University’s Science and Enterprise Park at the second Esko Packaging & Label Forum.
The two-day event welcomed nearly 100 packaging professionals from across the industry.
“The world around us is continually changing,” said Jan De Roeck, Esko Director of Marketing, Industry Relations & Strategy. “In order to make our businesses thrive we need to continually adapt – and that means looking to the future.”
Across two days, more than 25 different sessions addressed everything from current market dynamics, new technological innovations and key takeaways from drupa 2024, through to detailed examinations of color management in the context of sustainability and how new job onboarding is streamlining upstream processes.
Sessions also included speakers from education institutions discussing the importance of attracting and training future generations of workers in the sector, as well as industry experts discussing the very latest developments in Artificial Intelligence in the context of packaging production.
The event also gave attendees a chance to experience Esko’s Innovation Lab, which was unveiled at the drupa global expo in Dusseldorf earlier this year. The Innovation Lab experts previewed prototype solutions that are at advanced stages of development, including a new AI-assisted decision-making tool for upstream packaging project specifications.
The 2024 Packaging and Label Forum was organized by Esko in association with partners including Asahi Kasei, Bobst, CERM, Flint Group, HP, Maxcess, Tharstern and The Grey Elephant.
