GREEN BAY, WI, Dec 8, 2025 – BW Converting’s Packaging Innovation Center provides hands-on training, technical instruction and live equipment demos for packaging converters. The facility supports operator development and customer collaboration. Its pressroom environment features live machinery, guided instruction and production demos that help printers build skills, diagnose issues and improve pressroom performance.
The center includes equipment for platemaking, plate mounting, flexo and digital printing, and bag converting. It also features the PCMC Meridian Elite+ laser anilox cleaner, which can clean four rolls at once without water, chemicals or compressed air. The system is designed to support safer operation, lower maintenance needs and reduced downtime.
The center hosts three-day seminars led by Fox Valley Flexo Services, with instruction from two former educators at Fox Valley Technical College. They tailor each session to the needs and experience of each training group. Small class sizes permit hands-on learning, one-on-one troubleshooting and interaction with the equipment.
“Every session is shaped around the specific needs of the people in the room,” said Mark Keller, Fox Valley Flexo Services. “We focus on fundamentals, but we go deep where it matters, whether that’s troubleshooting press components or understanding how ink and substrate choices affect final output.”
Training topics include press setup and operation, printing plates, mounting tapes, doctor blades, process color, ink management and corona treatment. Participants engage in live production demonstrations and guided press operation to apply technical concepts in practice.
In 2026, BW Converting will expand access to the PCMC Meridian Elite+. The expansion begins with the Harper Roadshow in January 2026, which will include live demonstrations of the system and allow attendees to explore the technology in a production setting.
“The Packaging Innovation Center allows us to demonstrate real-world solutions in a setting that encourages learning, experimentation and connection,” said Rodney Pennings, director of sales, print, BW Converting. “Whether you’re a technician refining your skills or a converter evaluating new technologies, this is a place built to support your goals.”
Training at the center is open to anyone who wants to more about the flexographic printing process. It is suited for press operators, pre-production, press assistants, customer service representatives and maintenance personnel.
The final 2025 class was held Dec. 2-4. The schedule of 2026 sessions will be released soon.
Source: BW CONVERTING
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BW Converting Solutions, a division of Barry-Wehmiller Corporation, specializes in designing and manufacturing precision machinery for tissue, hygiene, print, packaging, mailing, and textiles. Formed as an alliance, it unites brands including Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Winkler+Dünnebier (W+D), Baldwin Technology Co., Hudson-Sharp, STAX Technologies, and Northern Engraving and Machine. These brands offer converting and packaging machinery tailored to industrial applications. With a global presence, BW Converting Solutions operates production facilities in WI, Italy, Serbia, Germany, and England. BW Converting Solutions employs over 1,580 team members worldwide.