PPC’s Folding Carton Boot Camp is back this spring from May 14-15! Boot Camp is an essential training opportunity for those new to cartons or the industry and non-plant personnel with limited experience outside a single plant operation.
This two-day event will provide a unique, hands-on experience that teaches attendees about topics such as windowing, rigid boxes, automatic packaging, cold and hot foil, tooling, laminating, and more. Join us to hear from industry leaders and learn all aspects of the industry, from making paper to customer delivery and all “folding carton” points and processes in between.
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Materials
STUDENT REMINDER: To ensure you have enough space for Boot Camp course materials, it’s important to plan ahead and leave some extra room in your suitcase or carry-on bag.
Handbook: Each participant receives a copy of the popular Ideas and Innovation Handbook ($180 value!), as well as a binder full of paper and carton samples, instructional information, speaker presentations, a comprehensive glossary of printing terms, as well as a certificate of completion, ready for framing.
Binder: The Folding Carton Boot Camp Binder includes paper copies of all 20+ presentations, the 2023-24 Trends Industry Outlook & Market Data Report Summary by Fast Markets RISI (Full report available to download for PPC Members), the most recent Carton Competition Book, and samples of various types of paper board.
Paperboard Samples: All samples a located in tabs 1-9 of the Folding Carton Boot Camp Binder.
1. Hardwood & Softwood Pulp
2. Virgin, (Fresh) Solid Bleached Sulphate, SBS, Chemical
3. Virgin, Coated Unbleached Kraft, CUK, SUS, Chemical
4. Virgin, Uncoated Unbleached Kraft, Chemical
5. Virgin, Folding Box Board (fbb) Bleached, Mechanical
6. Recycled, Coated Recycled Board, CRB
7. Recycled, Uncoated Recycled Board, URB, Chip
8. Laminated Flute
9. Foil
Additional Materials: All participants will receive a PPC branded washable paper bag, a printers loupe, a PPC ruler, a PPC logo enamel pin, and a Color Quiz booklet to review how inks are printed on various substrates.
How to Register
Register on PPC’s new Member Portal. Follow the instructions below.
Please enter your email address into the Find Me field below. If your email is in our database, it will auto-populate with your first and last name. If your email is NOT in our database, you will receive a message that reads Looks like you’re new here! Continue by filling out the information below. Please fill in your first and last name, and proceed with registration. Once you have registered, we will add you to our Member Portal, and you will receive an email inviting you to create your account.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@paperbox.org or call us at 413-686-9191. We are available Monday–Friday from 8:00 am–5:00 pm ET.
Schedule
Schedule times are subject to change.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
BREAKFAST
Introductions
Virgin Paperboard
Recovered Fiber
Recycled Paperboard
Processes & Formats (Web & Sheet)
Sheeting & Rewinding
LUNCH
Structural Design & Workflow
Color Theory
Inks & Coatings
Printing Processes
Digital Printing
DINNER – 6:00 PM at Nadim’s
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
BREAKFAST
Litho Laminating
Applications in Cold & Hot Foil
Sheetfed Diecutting: Blanking, embossing, stamping
Digital Diecutting
Rotary Cutting
Air Hammer Stripping
Gluing & Adhesives
Windowing
LUNCH
Folding & Gluing
Carton Styles
Automatic Packaging
Rigid Box
Graduation Ceremony – Make sure you’re camera ready!
Travel & Lodging
Location
PPC World Headquarters, 1350 Main Street, 9th Floor Art Gallery, Springfield, MA 01103
Hotels
Marriot Springfield Downtown
2 Boland Way Springfield, Massachusetts 01115
Rate: $159/night
Parking
The easiest way to access the hotel from the parking garage would be to park on Level C and enter through the main hotel entrance. You can take the elevator down to the lobby for check-in.
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner on Tuesday & Breakfast and Lunch on Wednesday are included.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided at PPC HQ, and Dinner will be held at Nadim’s Mediterranean Grill right next door to PPC HQ.
Travel
The closest airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL). Day two of Folding Carton Boot Camp will end in time to catch a 5 pm flight out of Bradley.
Transportation
Uber services are available from Bradley Int’l. Lyft is also available in the area, operating at similar rates.
Dress
Business Casual
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