BW Converting Highlights Packaging Innovation Center as a Central Resource for Training, Collaboration, and Live Equipment Demonstration

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Packaging Innovation Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is central to BW Converting’s mission to support converters with practical training, hands-on learning, and real-world technology demonstrations. Purpose-built for operator development and customer collaboration, the center offers a fully equipped pressroom environment featuring live equipment, experienced instruction, and guided production demos - all designed to help printers build confidence, troubleshoot effectively, and strengthen pressroom performance.

Equipped for platemaking, plate mounting, flexo and digital printing, and bag converting, the center also features a newly installed PCMC Meridian Elite+ laser anilox cleaner. This system can clean four rolls simultaneously, without water, chemicals, or compressed air, highlighting BW Converting’s focus on sustainability, operator safety, and reduced downtime.

The center regularly hosts three-day seminars led by Fox Valley Flexo Services, with instruction from two former educators at Fox Valley Technical College. With decades of practical experience, they tailor every class to the needs and experience levels of each training group. Small class sizes enable hands-on learning, one-on-one troubleshooting, and meaningful interaction with the equipment.

“Every session is shaped around the specific needs of the people in the room,” said Mark Keller of 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, corona treatment, and more. Participants engage directly in live production demonstrations and guided press operation to reinforce technical concepts with real-world application.

In 2026, BW Converting will expand access to the PCMC Meridian Elite+. Kicking off with The Harper Roadshow in January, which will feature live demonstrations of the system, giving attendees a chance to explore the technology in a real production environment.

“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 at 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 those who wish to know more about the flexographic printing process. It is ideal for press operators, pre-production, press assistants, customer service reps and maintenance personnel.

The final 2025 class was held December 2 - 4. A full schedule of 2026 sessions will be released soon.

To learn more about the Packaging Innovation Center and upcoming training sessions, visit bwconverting.com.