Welcome Reception

The FRESH Summit Welcome Reception features state-of-the-art facilities and highlights the best of industry partnerships throughout The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics. Labs will be open and hosted by students, and activities will be throughout the building.

The Advanced Print Lab allows for more in-depth plate production and a wider variety of colors and measurements for printing. Many industry training courses are offered in the lab throughout the year. Equipment in the lab includes:

• OMET VaryFlex 530
• Esko CDI Crystal
• Esko XPS Crystal
• Mekrom Evo3 Solvent Plate Processor
• Heaford FTS Series Mounter
• Color Measurement Devices
• Microdynamics-3DQC RollScope
• SpotOn!
• Testing Devices

Kenny Tucker
Project Coordinator, The Sonoco Institute
Clemson University

The Prototyping Lab allows ideas to be taken from brainstorming to prototype production. Equipment in the lab includes:

• Esko Kongsberg C
• Fujifilm Acuity Select 20

Haley Appleby
Lecturer, Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences
Clemson University

The Esko Packaging Supply Chain Computer Lab features high-tech 3D printers that bring ideas to life. The most up-to-date technology allows users to generate their ideas digitally and produce them into potential products. Equipment in the lab includes:

• Epson Stylus^® Pro WT7900
• Epson SureColor P7000
• ESKO Computer Lab
• MakerBot Method X
• Mimaki 3DUJ-553
• Software

Haley Appleby
Lecturer, Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences
Clemson University

The CUShop utilizes eye tracking to analyze consumers’ responses to packaging in a real-world environment. Techniques used in the lab include:

• Unboxing @ Home Lab
• Emotion Analytics
• Eye Tracking
• Haptics
• Vision Systems

Andrew Hurley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Science
Clemson University

Deb Hutchins
Ph.D. Candidate
Clemson University

Nate Stephens
Packaging Science Graduate Student
Clemson University

Afreen Sultana
Ph.D. Scholar
Clemson University

The Social Media Listening Center at Clemson University is an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge laboratory that seeks to monitor, measure, and engage in social media conversations from across the web. Utilizing some of the most powerful social analytics software available, the SMLC provides learning, teaching, researching, and partnership opportunities to students, faculty, and external clients.

Brandon Boatright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director, Social Media Listening Center
Clemson University

Will Henderson
Lecturer and Associate Director, Social Media Listening Center
Clemson University

Seaside Grown will be serving Slow Roasted Pulled Pork Sliders featuring Seaside Grown’s Barbecue sauce line. The base ingredients for all Seaside Grown sauces are locally sourced from Florida to the Carolinas.

Chef Will Collins
Chef
Seaside Grown

Ross Taylor
Founder + 5th Generation
Seaside Grown