Notice: This presentation will be postponed and will occur as a dinner event at a time and date to be announced.

SME Saturday Seminar, May 22 (Sat), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Registration begins at 8:30

             Packaging and Labeling

    Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use.  Packaging contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs, and sells.

    Packaging design may utilize industrial, graphic, and typographic design to create a positive and meaningful impression with the consumer.  Packaging includes labels.

   There are other strategic benefits besides protection of contents that wise companies use packaging for, such as displaying a company’s trademarked names on packing tape used in interstate commerce.

            Using current and relevant examples, topics to be covered will include:    

                        Package development considerations

                        Application of packaging and package labels

                        Packaging types

                        Plastic bags and sheeting

                        Symbols used on packages and labels

                        Shipping container labeling

                        Printed tapes

                        Local sources and Working with your packaging supplier

            This morning seminar will include coffee and a continental breakfast.

 Speakers:

            Jan Gates, Abbott Vascular, and
            Scott Craig, Packaging Solutions For Today's Industry, Inc.

 Jan Gates is a Staff Packaging Engineer for Abbott Vascular, formerly Guidant.  She has over 30 years package engineering experience in food, pharmaceutical, detergent and medical device industries.  She has focused on optimizing companies’ packaging systems by starting at the user end, working through manufacturing to product design and development for new or existing products.  Her work has included cold chain shipping, various sterilization methods, production line efficiency increases, packaging system validations, as well as documentation procedures and policies with multiple types of packaging materials and production lines. If there was a Packaging Hall of Fame, Jan’s development of the microwave pop-corn bag would certainly put her in it.

For the last 15 years she has worked in the medical device industry with European (EU)/FDA/Japanese and other countries’ requirements.  She conducted worked as a task group leader on the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Technical Information Report (AAMI TIR) 22 revision group, published April 2007 with appendix additions in 2008 and 2009; TIR 22 is a US guidance document on compliance with the new ISO/EN 11607-1 & -2, Terminally Sterilized Medical Device Packaging, which has been harmonized with the FDA requirements.  Jan is an ASTM D10 and F2 (rigid and flexible packaging) member that develops industry standard test methods and guides, and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Southern California chapter revitalization group.

Scott Craig owns and operates Packaging Solutions For Today's Industry, Inc., Santee, CA, (www.packsol.net).  Founded in March of 2004 after 20 years in the packaging design and distribution industry, Packaging Solutions is geared to help small and medium size manufacturers with expert knowledge and technical resources needed to safely move materials, parts and products at all levels of manufacture. Packaging Solutions can deliver a small bundle to a truck load of stock or custom boxes every day, with consistent quality, fair pricing and accurate order fulfillment every time. Packaging Solutions‘ comprehensive services include: Packaging Consultation, Custom Packaging Design, Vendor Managed Inventory Programs, JIT Stocking Programs, Assembly Services, and Drop, Vibration and Environmental Testing.

Date/Time: Saturday, May 22

            Registration: 0830, seminar 0900-1200

Location:  DeepSea Power & Light, 4033 Ruffin Road, San Diego, 92123

Cost:  $40 (Send 4 attendees for the price of 3)

Students: $10

Pay by PayPal or at the door. Students, please have school ID available.