See below to find out who's presenting at PacPrint 2017. Workshops will be held everyday from 10:30am, Click a day to find out more.
Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th, Thursday 25th & Friday 26th. Fill in the form below to book your spot.
10:30am - 11:00am
Smart Sensing Technology
The NSSN brings together smart sensing expertise in academia, industry and government to develop a strong, collaborative and innovative network that will deliver economic and social benefits for New South Wales. The Internet of Things, Bio-engineering, Smart Cities, 3D Printing, Big Data, Driverless Cars, Theranostics, Quantum Computing. These are not just futuristic clichés, but real innovations. Sensors are the interface, the actual bit, that connects these advanced information technologies and allow us to understand the physical world. The NSSN aims to get this out of the university and into the hands of industrial users, like the printing industry, where the technology can be best put to use..
The speed and resolution of sensors in increasing, while the cost is going down. The NSSN is developing advanced photonics for air sensing of gas and particles, with special implication for coal and coal gas regions. The network is repurposing handheld biomedical monitors to analyse for a range of medical conditions affecting NSW’s population. Physicists in Sydney are manufacturing polymer fibres that act as light guides with similar sensing properties to optical glass fibre technology, with the advantage of being bio-compatible. Chemists are significantly improving spectroscopy techniques for sensing pollutants in contaminated water. Engineers are working on sound and image sensors and data analytics for monitoring important species like koalas. The fundamental science and engineering can all be adapted for uses in other applications, particularly in manufacturing and processing industries where speed and accuracy matter.
Dr Donald McCallum – University of New South Wales
Don has a wealth of experience in industrial high tech applications, having developed wear and corrosion resistant ceramics and super hard metals for mining applications. His research work into 3D printing commenced in 1999. He worked on advanced inkjet processes at the leading edge of printing technology, printings cells and the cell matrix and producing 3D tactile maps and Braille. He has supported technology for medical humanitarian operations throughout Africa and the Middle-East. He is now Development Manager of the NSW Smart Sensing Network, dedicated to improving industrial outcomes using better sensor technology.
11:30am - 12:00pm
Marketing Strategies for Small and Medium businesses
What is your social media strategy? How effective is your website? If these are questions that you have considered about your digital marketing; you are not alone. Small to medium businesses often find the impact of digital marketing in business challenging because they are unclear how to utilise it effectively. During this interactive workshops we will review and examine the tactics of website and social media marketing in your business. Understanding digital marketing principles will enable you to implement marketing activities that have real purpose and substance. This is suitable for anyone in business who has input into digital marketing of their business.
Sandra O’Neil
Sandra provides specialist marketing training sharing 25 years’ experience in business and marketing incorporating media, advertising, business
development, sales, management, consulting and training. Having worked within SME’s and corporate organisations around Australia, UK, America
and New Zealand, her knowledge is broad relating to the diverse challenges that small businesses encounter across a variety of industries.
1:30pm – 2.00pm
Print in a Digital First World
Exploring the efficacy, usefulness and power of print media within a world of many options, Victoria will discuss the latest consumer research and strengths of print media in a multi-channel world.
Victoria Fratin – TSA Ltd
Victoria Fratin is an advocate for the effectiveness and sustainability of print media as a relevant communication channel to market. Victoria
is the Marketing and Communications Executive for TSA Limited and holds a strong background in sustainability, marketing and communications.
2:30pm – 3.00pm
Taking Printing to the Next Dimension: 3D Printing for the Jeweller, Plumber, Musician, Surfer and Clinician.
This session will outline the key concepts and methods involved in a variety of 3D printing techniques as well as typical materials involved in each process. In doing so, we identify industries in which tailored 3D printing solutions may create a tremendous impact. To address this growing interest, we discuss materials and printer development, and their potential effect for a variety of users, from surfboard fins to musical instruments and cartilage regeneration, demonstrating that applications for this technology are growing rapidly.
Adam Taylor – Additive Fabrication Engineer, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science University of Wollongong
Adam focuses on designing components and prototypes using 3D printing as well as preforming research and development into new additive manufacturing
processes. He provides design expertise across industry and academia, with an emphasis on pushing the boundaries of 3D printing into everyday
life and enabling its capabilities in clinical environments.
10:30am – 11.00am
University of Newcastle – Solar Panel Project
Printed organic electronics offers the opportunity to manufacture at high speeds across large areas using roll–to– roll (R2R) processing techniques, thus creating the tantalising vision of fabricating electronic circuits and devices at extremely low cost. This talk will outline the work underway at the Centre for Organic Electronics at Newcastle who are developing technology aimed at addressing truly global issues. In particular, this talk will highlight recent progress in the development of printed photovoltaic coatings that can be integrated into buildings, structures and devices at extremely low cost. These recent developments offer new opportunities for the printing industry to create new products and technology using standard printing machines.
Professor Paul Dastoor - University of Newcastle
Professor Dastoor is Professor of Physics at the University of Newcastle. He received his B.A. degree in Natural Sciences and his PhD in Surface
Physics from the University of Cambridge. He has been Visiting Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK, at the Daresbury Laboratory,
Cheshire, UK and at Nanyang Technological University. He is Director of the Centre for Organic Electronics, which he established in 2007. His
research interests encompass the growth and properties of thin films, surface coatings and organic electronic devices based on semi-conducting
polymers. These exciting materials offer the tantalising prospect of paints that generate electricity directly from sunlight and sensors that
can be printed as flexible arrays.
12:00pm – 12:30pm
National Employment Standards
The National Employment Standards (NES) provide minimum conditions for employees in the national workplace relations system and are at the core of an employment relationship. This workshop will give you tips and advice on how to meet your requirements under the NES, and ways to save you from potential headaches and sleepless nights.
PIAA representative - Printing Industries Association
Grace is the Legal Adviser for the Printing Industries Association of Australia. With a commercial law firm background, she advises and represents both the industry and individual members on a range of issues and in various courts and tribunals. Grace adopts a practical approach to matters so as to minimise risks and liabilities for members which has resulted in a high rate of success.
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Termination of Employment
Terminating an employee is never going to be easy or pleasant. Additionally, you can follow appropriate processes and procedures and still face litigation. Come along to this session to hear the truth and learn a practical approach to a convoluted system of workplace relations laws.
PIAA representative - Printing Industries Association
Grace is the Legal Adviser for the Printing Industries Association of Australia. With a commercial law firm background, she advises and represents both the industry and individual members on a range of issues and in various courts and tribunals. Grace adopts a practical approach to matters so as to minimise risks and liabilities for members which has resulted in a high rate of success.
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Designing for Digital
This workshop will explore the basics of digital printing and what you need to know to get the best results. Having a solid understanding of how a print goes from a file to a print will ensure you are able to produce professional digitally ready designs for yourself or your clients. Understanding the Digital Printing process will allow you to ask the right questions, provide the right details to a print operator in order to optimise results. This workshop will demystify costs involved, time frames, processes and output expectations. A focus on key areas will include colour theory, artwork set up and file types, printing methodology, ink and toner, printing technology and trouble shooting.
Anthony Parnemann and
Rod Cummings - EFI
Anthony Parnemann Regional Manager & Rod Cummings Product Support Manager at EFI have both been engaged in the digital printing industry since
its inception some 20 plus years ago. Anthony and Rod both have engineering backgrounds which allows them to draw on a deep technical experience
to explain complex issues in a simple way. Jointly they have presented multiple seminars throughout the Asia Pacific region on “Digital Tips
and Tricks” helping designers, operators and business owners to get the best out of their equipment. Drawing on live examples they will show
you why things go wrong, what you can change, maybe more importantly what you cannot change, and how to explain this to people outside of the
print industry. At the end of the presentation all attendees will receive a copy of EFI’s booklet “Designing for Digital”.
10:30am – 11.00am
University of Newcastle – Solar Panel Project
Printed organic electronics offers the opportunity to manufacture at high speeds across large areas using roll–to– roll (R2R) processing techniques, thus creating the tantalising vision of fabricating electronic circuits and devices at extremely low cost. This talk will outline the work underway at the Centre for Organic Electronics at Newcastle who are developing technology aimed at addressing truly global issues. In particular, this talk will highlight recent progress in the development of printed photovoltaic coatings that can be integrated into buildings, structures and devices at extremely low cost. These recent developments offer new opportunities for the printing industry to create new products and technology using standard printing machines.
Professor Paul Dastoor – University of New South Wales
Professor Dastoor is Professor of Physics at the University of Newcastle. He received his B.A. degree in Natural Sciences and his PhD in Surface Physics from the University of Cambridge. He has been Visiting Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK, at the Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire, UK and at Nanyang Technological University. He is Director of the Centre for Organic Electronics, which he established in 2007. His research interests encompass the growth and properties of thin films, surface coatings and organic electronic devices based on semi-conducting polymers. These exciting materials offer the tantalising prospect of paints that generate electricity directly from sunlight and sensors that can be printed as flexible arrays.
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Web-to-print and Cross Media Communications are not just cool, nice to have platforms
With the digital revolution changing the way we communicate, we require a unique way to start the customer journey at the initial point of contact. You do not need to be in a database to be a brand advocate, labels and packaging are the new way to communicate, and PURLs are not dead, they have just grown up. Hear how the adoption of these technologies can lead to new revenue, new customers, new applications and a range of new offerings.
Enda Kavanagh - Sales Manager – Asia Pacific/Japan XMPie Ltd
Few people know the current realities of the print industry like Enda. Since Joining Fuji Xerox in 1993, Enda has helped many customers grow
and rebrand their businesses through the adoption of online marketing portals and the development of multichannel marketing strategies.
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Efficient use of Spectro-Densitometers for colour quality control.
In all areas of printing, accurate colour measurement has become essential in order to control both digital and non-digital processes. Albin will demonstrate how to get the best out of your Spectro-densitomers and software, whether for ISO compliance or your own internal colour standards. He will explain the differences between MO, M1, M2 and M3 measuring modes and why they matter for accurate ICC profiles.
Albin Baranauskas – Managing Director, TECHKON GmbH
Albin has 20 years experience in the printing industry with a technical background as an electronic engineer with a focus on quality control
and color management in all areas of print.
10:30am – 11:00am
Cracking the Tendering Code
Are you new to tenders or have you not had much success with your tenders? Our workshop will cover:
• how to determine if your business is ready to tender
• how to prepare and plan for tendering
• how to set your company apart from your competition and
help you create a winning response
• tips and tricks on cracking the tendering code.
Celia Jordaan - Ichiban Procurement Services
Celia Jordaan is founder and Principal Procurement Advisor at Ichiban Commercial Solutions, Perth Western Australia. With 21 years international
and corporate experience, Celia has worked in the areas of procurement, tenders, supply chain, contract management, law and risk. She works
with procurement managers and business to implement procurement solutions to boost business performance, make tendering easy and improve the
bottomline.
12:30pm – 1.00pm
Industry Values and Best practice program
The ‘Industry Values and Best Practice Program’ is an initiative developed by the Printing Industries Association and
the Packaging Council of Australia. The Program assists you to develop and implement processes and systematic
procedures that allow your business go above and beyond industry best practice and the needs and expectations of
your stakeholders. You will be able to develop and/or improve a number of key practices throughout your business
to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:
• High quality and consistency in your products and services
• Best cost
• License to operate
• Customer & Consumer satisfaction
• Risk mitigation
David Carter – Packaging Council of Australia
From 2005 to November 2014, David was Group Environment and Business Continuity Director for Lion Nathan/Lion Co. David has established Lion’s environmental and business continuity strategies, plans and targets. He has lead and coached both internal and external stakeholders to achieve those plans and targets. David is well connected with government ministers and high level influencers worldwide, in this rapid growth area of commercial practice. He is past President of the Packaging Council of New Zealand and is currently a member of the NZ Environment Ministers “Waste Advisory Board”, he is the founder and Chair of the New Zealand Packaging Forum and is a board member of “LoveNZ”, the NZ governments recycling brand. In Australia David is the Current President of the Australian Packaging Council and Chair of “Keep Australia Beautiful”. After 25 years with Lion he now works free-lance and has the PIAA as his anchor client where he works as Director of Industry Practices.
2:30pm – 3.00pm
Tips, Techniques and Shortcuts – Corel Draw x7
At this workshop you will see:
• How to vectorize low res images for the web and follow the transformation of the file as it is readied for use in all applications.
• Learn easy steps for importing logo’s, combine with text merge details from Excel, Word, Notepad for badge work and serialising.
• Find out how to place larger signage images in a “container” for accurate tiling across smaller print areas to suit all applications.
Richard Windeyer
Richard Windeyer has over 20 years’ experience in the industry and will be conducting Corel Draw X7 workshops with tips, techniques and shortcuts
that will be of benefit to rotary engravers, lasers and UVLED printing.
