Leading industry suppliers, associations and media partners in the label and package printing industry are among the sponsors confirmed to be supporting the 20th edition of Label Summit Latin America, taking place at Agora Bogotá Convention Center in Bogotá, Colombia. 

 

From 12-13 March, the two-day conference, organized by Labelexpo Global Series, aims to equip delegates with in-depth label and package printing trade knowledge, market insights, trends, and the industry’s latest technologies. 

 

Colombian labelstock manufacturer, ARclad, has been confirmed as the platinum sponsor for the event. In addition, Andrés Felipe Peláez, the company’s R&D director, is confirmed as their speaker on day one of the conference, with an exploration of key sustainability terminology in labels and package printing.

 

Other leading industry suppliers, HP and Grafix Digital, have been confirmed as the gold sponsors for this year’s event. Grafix Digital will be at the accompanying exposition to discuss how HP Indigo digital presses are uniquely placed for customization in label printing.

 

Finishing equipment manufacturer, CARTES, has been confirmed as silver sponsor, as well as exhibitor at the accompanying exposition. They will present the latest finishing solutions for the production of printed labels. 

 

Joining CARTES as a silver sponsor are prepress supplier, ECO3, who are a first-time exhibitor at a Label Summit Latin America. 

 

ECO3 will be presenting MAGIS at the exposition, a complete solution for flexographic label printers, from editing and improving image quality to producing the highest quality water-based flexographic plates.

 

Also joining CARTES and ECO3 as silver sponsors are global manufacturer of label materials and digital solutions, Avery Dennison, who specialize in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials.

 

Narrow and mid-web printing manufacturer, Mark Andy have been confirmed as the lanyard sponsor of the event.

 

Association partners sponsoring the event include ANDIGRAF, ABIEA, ANPACK, ACOBAN. 

 

Media partners supporting the event include Labels & Labeling, whose group managing editor Chelsea McDougall, will also be opening the conference, alongside Labelexpo with an overview of the global market.  

 

Joining Labels & Labeling will be Label Summit Latin America 2024 media partner, El Empaque + Conversión. David Ricardo Muñoz Lozano, its editor in chief will be moderating a converter-led panel discussion on day two which will discuss the future of the label converter, including digital versus flexo printing and automation.

 

Other media partners supporting the event include Flexo & Labels, Industria Gráfica Online, Infopack, Label Pack, Packaging Labelling, and ProjetoPack. 

 

Carolina Jaramillo, marketing director, ARclad said: “ARclad believes in the importance of contributing to the dynamism of the labeling industry, and participating in these types of events allows us to share knowledge with our customers and colleagues, stay updated on trends, and make strategic decisions that enable the growth of our businesses and the industry’s relevance in such a changing world.

 

“We are very happy to meet with our customers across the Latin American region in our country Colombia, they are always welcome, and it is exciting to be able to share our culture which is in ARclad’s DNA.”

 

Mirco Mazzarella, event manager for Label Summit Latin America 2024, added: “We’re delighted to have leading industry suppliers, association and media partners in the label and package printing industry on board to support us with Label Summit Latin America 2024. Their expertise and knowledge within the industry is a vital component in helping us bring this year’s event into fruition. We look forward to welcoming them to the event next month.”