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FTA Emerging Leaders Committee Member Thomas Koester Talks Experiences as a Young Flexographer, Career Path, Advice for Millennials

Even as a young flexographer, Emerging Leaders Committee member Thomas Koester has a wealth of industry experience under his belt. A graduate of Clemson University, he received the 2017 FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic Research Scholarship for his research on varying repeat lengths. From there, he joined All Printing Resources Inc (APR), training for six […]

APR and SpotOn! Press Announce Newest Version of Flexo Pressroom Software

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL—All Printing Resources (APR), in conjunction with SpotOn! Press, announced the release of a new upgrade for the widely used flexo pressroom SpotOn! Software. The new SpotOn! Flexo upgrade is free to all current software users with a Software Support & Maintenance Agreement (SSMA) in place. A central feature of the new SpotOn! […]

The Next Generation of Flexographers Glimpse the Industry’s Future at Forum 2019

Forum 2019‘s “FQC: Research Is the Key to a Successful Flexo Future,” co-chaired by Jason Cagle, MacDermid Graphics Solutions and Jean Engelke, FFTA Board chair-elect, spotlighted research projects completed by a handful of students, as well as a Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) project report and, for the first time, featured the Phoenix Challenge College Competition […]

Dave Nieman, a Three-Decade Supporter of FTA, Joins the FTA Hall of Fame

The coach of “Team Flexo” Has Forever Enabled Others to Succeed & Brought Out the Best in His Players The bronzed bust of John Madden joined the sculpted facades of fellow NFL coaching greats Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, George Allen and 20 others enshrined in Canton, OH when he was inducted into the Pro Football […]

All Printing Resources Partners with SPL Consulting to Deliver Process/Lean Improvement Programs

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL—All Printing Resources (APR) has formed a strategic partnership with SPL Consulting LLC, a Wisconsin-based firm specializing in strategic planning, lean implementation and leadership development services. SPL Founder and CEO Brian Van de Water has spent the last three decades in the printing and packaging industries. Brian has a record of success in helping […]

All Printing Resources Offers Free Version of SpotOn! Flexo Quick Measure Software for Converters

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL—All Printing Resources (APR) and SpotOn! Press announce that a free version of SpotOn! Flexo’s Quick Measure (QM) software is now available to converters across printed packaging sectors. Currently, converters in the flexible packaging, label, folding carton, corrugated and envelope industries are benefiting from making SpotOn! Flexo a fundamental part of their print […]

Prairie State Group Invests in Esko CDI Spark 4835 Flexo Plate Imager

GHENT, Belgium—Prodded by a customer to look into flat top dots, Prairie State Group invested in an Esko CDI Spark 4835 flexo plate imager with Full HD and Pixel+, along with a MacDermid LUX In-the-Plate. PSG’s flexo plate imager was not capable of creating flat top dots, fades in highlights and shadows to meet market demands. […]

Prairie State Group Installs New Technology & Achieves Safe Quality Food Recognition

FTA member Prairie State Group (PSG) realizes the importance of updating technology to better meet customer needs, in addition to providing safe food packaging, evident in a recent upgrade and a certificate obtained by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute. A custom printer and laminator of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive labels, PSG recently added MacDermid’s […]