Flexo MasterClass

Join the Flexo MasterClass, hosted by Asahi, Esko, X-Rite and Gallus, combining pre-press workflow, platemaking, and printing all under one roof at the Gallus Experience Center, Switzerland.

Next session is planned for:

  • 9 - 12 December 2024 - Fully Booked

Registrations for 2024 have closed. You can join the Waiting List for the 2025 editions. As soon as they are announced, we will contact you to offer you the first choice in selecting a date.

Note: this is a hands-on, in-person experience in Switzerland. Remember to request a Visa for travel in time if required.

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The Flexo MasterClass is a once-in-a-lifetime operator opportunity to gain hands-on experience from industry experts, combining pre-press workflow, platemaking and flexo printing, hosted by Asahi, Gallus, X-Rite and ESKO, all under one roof.

The foundation was laid by the well-known ESKO MasterClass Series, featuring all aspects of flexo workflow and screening technologies, enriched by sustainable platemaking production, and then closing the loop by going on press.

The sessions will be held in the Gallus Experience Center in St. Gallen, Switzerland, which was opened in June of 2023.

What's included

  • 4 days of hands-on training in the platemaking room and on the press
  • Lunch for each training day

Agenda

Day1
01.00 pm - Welcome, MasterClass overview, Participant introduction
02.15 pm - Process Standardization Overview
03.15 pm - Break
03.30 pm - Print Control Wizard - Influencing parameters such as press data, speed, substrate, anilox, tape and more
05.00 pm - End of day 1

Day2
09.00 am - Plate making - Focus Test, Verification Plate production
10.15 am - Test file generation and plate making of a 4 color job
10.45 am - Plate Mounting
12.00 pm - Lunch
01.00 pm - Finger Printing on Gallus Labelmaster 4C press
02.15 pm - Break
02.30 pm - Print error analysis to see the effects of slur, anilox and plate pressure, Density and Doctor Blade
05.00 pm - End of day 2

Day3
09.00 am - Color Profile Measurement based on print of day 2
10.15 am - Determination of best screen, curve, adjustment to either proof or ISO standard
10.45 am - RIP process and plate making for final production job
12.00 pm - Lunch
01.00 pm - Start Mounting, quality check, check pixel amount, min. dot determination and imporatance in flexo explanation
02.15 pm - Break
02.30 pm - Final printing on Gallus Labelmaster 4C press
05.00 pm - End of day 3

Day4
09.00 am - Measuring of the final print result and check if proof is matched
10.15 am - Q&A
10.45 am - Flexo 101 best practices
12.00 pm - Lunch
01.00 pm - End of day 4

Venue

Gallus Ferd. Ruesch AG
Harzbüchelstrasse 34
9016 St. Gallen
Switzerland
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What's not included

  • Travel to and from the Flexo MasterClass
  • Lodging during the training

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Experience the whole platemaking process from incoming file to finished print.

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Flexo MasterClass