The 2019 Avery Dennison Wrap Class Schedule

Avery Dennison has released the 2019 Wrap Training schedule, and registration is open. The 2019 lineup features 42 workshops across three different class types, including the Digital Full Print Hands-On Workshop, the Supreme Wrapping Film Workshop and the new Business Boot Camp for Wrap Professionals.

Digital Full Print Hands-On Workshops, taught by vinyl wrap experts Justin Pate of the Wrap Institute, John Duever of Vinyl Images and Chad Parrish of Graphiti Wraps, focus on Avery Dennison digital films used in a wide variety of applications. These classes teach basic and intermediate installers the fundamentals of walls, floors, windows and full print vehicle wraps using calendered film and Avery Dennison MPI 1105 Easy Apply RS™

Dates and locations are as follows:

• February 28 - March 1 - Impressive Wraps - El Monte, CA
• March 7-8 - Graphic Installations - McKeesport, PA
• April 2-3 - Vinyl Images - Fenton, MO
• April 4-5 - CNJ Signs - Lees Summit, MO
• April 18-19 - Insignia Graphics - Adrian, MI
• May 6-7 - Wrap Artist - Nashville, TN
• May 8-9 - Mutoh - Phoenix, AZ
• May 10-11 - A52 Signs - San Francisco, CA
• June 10-11 - CL Visual - Copiague, NY
• July 1-2 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX
• July 8-9 - PDX - Sherwood, OR
• July 18-19 - Graphic Installations - McKeesport, PA
• August 22-23 - Miller Decal - Acworth, GA
• October 3-4 - The Artworks - Denver, CO
• October 14-15 - D. Two Industries - Lake In The Hills, IL
• October 16-17 - CNJ Signs - Lees Summit, MO

Pate and Duever will lead Supreme Wrapping Film Workshops, which focus on color change vehicle wraps with Supreme Wrapping™ Film. Materials used in the classes include Conform Chrome, Colorflow™, metallics and more. Installers will learn cutting edge techniques and how to lower installation times by 20-40 percent while improving quality and durability.

The dates for Supreme Wrapping Film Workshops are:

• Feb 6-7 - CL Visual - Copiague, NY
• Feb 11-12 - Metro Signs - Hollywood, FL
• March 25-26 - SUNsational Tint - Charlotte, NC
• March 28-29 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX
• May 13-14 - Miller Decal - Acworth, GA
• May 16-17 - Impressive Wraps - El Monte, CA
• June 12-13 - New Layer Customs - Troy, MI
• June 24-25 - Wrapabull - Chapin, SC
• June 27-28 - D. Two Industries - Lake In The Hills, IL
• July 8-9 - The Artworks - Denver, CO
• July 10-11 - Viral Vinyl Werks - San Diego, CA
• July 15-16 - Exotic Vehicle Wraps - Dulles, VA
• July 29-30 - SS Customs - Redwood City, CA
• August 19-20 - Impressive Wraps - El Monte, CA
• September 9-10 - Vivid Wraps - Cincinnati, OH
• September 16-17 - CL Visual - Copiague, NY
• September 19-20 - Wrap Artist - Nashville, TN
• September 23-24 - Mutoh - Phoenix, AZ
• September 26-27 - PDX - Sherwood, OR
• September 30 - October 1 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX
• November 18-19 - Miller Decal - Acworth, GA

The newest class, the Business Boot Camp for Wrap Professionals led by Pate and Duever, is expanding from two classes in 2018 to four in 2019. These sessions take place over two days and cover marketing, design and production, printing and laminating, workflow and many more facets of running a wrap business. One of the classes will be a special one-day event taking place at the 2019 ISA Sign Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Many vehicle wrap installers also take the optional one-day Avery Dennison Certification Exam immediately following the Supreme Wrapping Film Workshops. Candidates who pass the certification exam become Avery Dennison Certified Wrap Installers and will receive a promotional package for the program that includes a t-shirt, banner, certificate and window sticker, as well as promotion on the “Find an Installer” section of the website.

The 2019 Certification Exam schedule is below:

• February 15-16 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX
• April 22 - ISA
• June 21-22 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX
• October 4-5 - Car Wrap City - Carrollton, TX

Source: Avery Dennison.

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