David Savastano, Editor11.21.16
With an eye on important areas such as regulatory concerns for food packaging and the growth of digital and UV printing, this year’s National Printing Ink Research Institute’s (NPIRI) Technical Conference put a major focus on these issues and more.
The 2016 NPIRI Technical Conference, held by the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM), clearly met the interests of ink manufacturers and suppliers, drawing more than 200 attendees, a significant increase over the past few years and the highest number of attendees in nearly a decade. The conference was held Oct. 25-27 at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Hotel and Conference Center in Oak Brook, IL. The large number of ink company personnel attending the conference was particularly noteworthy to NAPIM’s leaders.
“We had more than 200 registrants, which is the highest attendance since the mid-1990s, with more than 40% from ink companies,” said John Copeland, NAPIM executive director.
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