The Courses

4impression courses are aimed at promoting understanding of the print and packaging decoration process, and are focused on identifying opportunities to reduce cost.

The option to visit leading print and packaging organisations and the ability to customise programmes to the needs of companies and their supply chains is what makes our training unique.

4impression offer a number of training options including:

• One day courses at advertised venues
• In-house courses at clients premises and tailored to specifically meet their needs (generally for small groups)
• One-to-one intensive and personalised short courses
• Web based print training - instructor-led web-based training seminars directly to an individual’s desk.
• Instructional audio CD’s on selected topics

Locations
With all 4impression courses the location and format of the courses can be structured to meet individual needs.

On-site
- we can come to you.

Off-site
- you can come to us.
This option is particularly relevant for delegates who require supplier visits or need to experience processes first hand.

Residential
All accommodation and meals can be included in the package.
Each residential course is limited to a maximum of 25 delegates.

Who should attend?
Packaging Designers
Packaging Development Managers
Design Development
Packaging Technologists
Print Buyers
Packaging Engineers
Marketing & Brand Managers
Innovation Personnel

What is the cost?
Because each course is tailored to individual company needs each course is quoted separately following a consultation meeting.

Course Modules
Summary of course modules
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One Day Courses
4impression one day courses are listed below:

Understanding print
A practical and enjoyable introduction to print and print production.

A one day print training course that will provide you with a basic introduction to the processes involved in print production.

Ideal for personnel in marketing, design or print buying.

“Provides the essential understanding and knowledge to deal confidently with designers and print suppliers.”

Developments in Sleeve Labelling
The definitive course on shrink labelling – featuring shrink sleeve labels, wraparound and roll-on shrink-on formats.

Provides detailed information on shrink films, printing and conversion methods, application equipment and the shrink process.

Understanding Digital Repro & Pre Press
Digital repro is the key to high print quality and brand consistency worldwide. Understanding the digitised artwork process and its management will radically re-shape the way you view your supply chain relationships and will present new routes to controlling and reducing costs.

Improving File and Image Preparation
By understanding what adjustments are needed to digital files prior to print, you will be able to enhance our own image preparation and communicate more effectively with your supply chain.

Using "hands-on" practical exercises delegates will be able to manipulate files (including their own designs) to enhance results and compensate for different materials, print processes and press configurations.

What is colour management?
Eliminating colour variability caused by different materials and processes will enable you to achieve the desired printed result.

Obtaining predictable colour reproduction can be a challenge because each device - digital camera, scanner, monitor, or printing press - responds to or produces colour differently.
This course held at Jennings DAR will explore the latest colour management systems and virtual proofing, that seek to reproduce colour as precisely as possible.

Printing & Decoration Techniques, Technologies & Applications - making the right choices to reduce your costs and maximise the visual appeal of your packaging
 
This jargon free course will provide a clear understanding of all the printing and embellishments that are available and will explain how to make the right choices in order to optimise the visual appeal of the pack.
 
The course will cover all the major print and decoration methods in detail and explore the new technologies, materials and processes that are emerging.

Innovation in Print & Packaging
The course will explore emerging technologies that are set to drive packaging forward and that will enhance it in new and innovative ways

Digital asset control and management
Covering the latest developments in artwork control, global networking, repro and pre-production, the integrated printing concept will be brought to life using interactive and hand-on demonstrations.

Packaging & the environment
Concern over the environment and the perceived negative impact of packaging waste has seen a tightening of legislation and increasing penalties for those who generate it or fail to meet stringent government targets

This course provides an overview of the latest environmental legislation and its effect on the packaging supply chain and explores some of the challenges and issues facing the label sector.

Total Applied Costs
This course highlights the key elements requiring consideration when deciding the most cost effective method of decorating a product

Rather than looking at any one or more criteria in isolation the aim is to take a wider view of self-adhesive, wet glue, sleeves, IML, direct decoration etc and evaluate these solutions in terms of total applied cost.

What is the total cost of labelling a pack to the required quality, performance and application speed, within a specified time frame?

Understanding Self-adhesive Labelling
Today more people are using self-adhesive labelling than any other method.

Its use for both primary product decoration and for a variety of functional purposes continues to grow at an astonishing pace

Innovation has been the driver of this growth fuelling a diversity of formats, uses and applications.

As well as providing stunning on shelf graphics for retail brands self-adhesive  labels are used as security and anti-counterfeiting devices, as creative carriers of promotional messages and for tracking and stock control purposes.

The purpose of this course is to help brand owners and end users increase their knowledge of self-adhesive label system, update themselves on the latest developments and to illustrate the benefits and flexibility of this labelling method.

Digital Printing for Packaging
For companies that have adopted digital print technology it has transformed the way they think about print and the way they operate they businesses.

This course looks at those digital printing technologies that are relevant to the packaging sector and highlights some of the advantages and disadvantages versus conventional methods.

How to achieve a consistent brand image
This course will provide a unique insight into the specification, management and control of visual communications and printed packaging in an increasingly global market

It will address all the factors that can impact on achieving the perfect and consistent reproduction of a brand image and highlight many of the problems associated with print quality and colour control.