Impact 2026 Print Event

Event Details

BW Converting is excited to bring together AV Flexologic, Miraclon, Hybrid Software, and Polymount, along with our PCMC and Baldwin brands to host IMPACT 2026 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on May 14

Join us at our Packaging Innovation Center to see how the latest innovations in prepress, printing, and platemaking are transforming what’s possible on the production floor. This special event brings the entire workflow to life, guiding you through the complete journey from digital prepress to more efficient platemaking to flawless printed materials. Discover smarter automation, sharper quality, faster turnaround, and significantly more efficient processes. Get up close and personal with new equipment and technologies demonstrated by industry experts who understand today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Whether you’re looking to elevate quality, increase productivity, or stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market, this open house is your opportunity to see how next-generation technology can make a real impact on your entire operation.

Event Highlights

• HYBRID Software offers a suite of integrated production tools designed to bring efficiency to labels and packaging. At IMPACT 2026 HYBRID will demonstrate how PACKZ, CLOUDFLOW, the PDF RIP and Tectonics can optimize the flexo platemaking process. Together, these solutions provide a scalable, vendor-agnostic environment that empowers organizations to achieve faster time-to-press and consistent, high-quality results across all printing facilities.
  

• FLEXCEL NX technologies from Miraclon deliver efficiencies from prepress to press. Discover and learn about FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solutions and Miraclon’s latest innovation, the FLEXCEL Prime plate—the next-generation flexo plate designed to preserve all industry-leading characteristics of FLEXCEL NX Plates. See a live demonstration of how FLEXCEL NX Ultra delivers efficiencies from platemaking and printing.
  

• AV Flexologic's EXACT Automated Flexo Plate Laser Cutting & Engraving System is a pioneering solution that uses a laser to cut flexographic printing plates. Designed to replace knife-based cutting methods, the use of state-of-the-art laser technology also enables the user to engrave plates with unique information.
  

• Reinforcing AV Flexologic’s SAMM 3.0 as the most advanced automatic mounter on the market is its groundbreaking Automated Visual Inspection (AVI) software – an AI-based neural network image recognition system that drastically improves mounting accuracy, reduces operator dependency, and boosts throughput.
  

• The Polymount Plate Cleaner 3.0 is the best-selling plate cleaning machine in the mid- to wide-web flexographic industry. With over 1,200 machines installed worldwide, it has earned a proven reputation for performance and reliability.
  

• Platemounting made simple! Forget expensive tape. The Self-Adhesive Sleeve from Polymount gives you a clean, reusable surface that reactivates after every wash. Quickly mount your plates over and over again with reliable and consistent results.
  

• BW Converting's PCMC Fusion Series of high-performance central impression flexo presses offer both speed and precision. With advanced automation features, award-winning drying, and registration of +/- 0.002 inches, the PCMC Fusion Series delivers fast job setup and rapid changeovers, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum output. See the press equipped with Baldwin Defender® Inspection technology.

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