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FORUM 2020 Session Chairs Dive Deeper into Planned Proceedings

Drivers… Speakers… Messages… Take Homes—These are critical components of each of the nine technical sessions constituting FTA’s FORUM 2020. The event, set for April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH, is built around a central theme—Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package. Over the course of four days: Benchmarks and data points will […]

Harper Corporation of America Welcomes Angel Jackson as Marketing and Event Coordinator

CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America announced that Angel Jackson has joined the organization as marketing and event coordinator. Jackson graduated from Clemson University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic communications and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Upon graduating, Jackson worked as a graphic technical representative […]

The Printer Perspective on Forum 2019’s “A Screening of Screening” Print Jobs

WEB A Screening of Screening Interflex Group

Three jobs, three consecutive days; same press, same crew, same ink, same substrate, same plate mounting tape—fair, consistent and equal conditions had to be maintained in readying each job for public peer review at FTA’s Forum 2019. A daunting task? Perhaps for some. Interflex Group in Merrill, WI, presented with the potential assignment, answered affirmatively […]

Suppliers Applaud Flexographic Printer/Converter Promise & Potential for 2019

Priorities, advantages, impact—suppliers are pressing flexographic printers and converters to focus on this trio of overarching concerns in 2019. They claim doing so will help advance the industry, facilitate moving out on 10 commonly cited strategic directions, enhance flexography’s competitive posture and maintain its position as packaging’s print process of choice. Included in that top […]

Forum 2018: Using Packaging Design to Tame Consumer Behavior

There are a number of elements to consider when it comes to packaging design—consumer preference and behavior, market research and brand owner considerations are some of the biggest. How is one design chosen over another, and how can flexographers meet their clients’ expectations? Forum 2018 session “Taming Consumer Behavior Through Packaging Design,” chaired by Kevin […]

Forum 2018: Examining the Growth of Expanded Gamut

Forum 2018 Expanded Gamut Where Are We Now John Hite Kevin Bourquin

What can expanded gamut do today? That was the driving question behind Forum 2018 session “Expanded Gamut: Where Are We Now?” chaired by Julian Fernandez of Esko and John Rastetter of Pamarco. The one-hour session comprised a joint presentation from John Q Hite of Bryce Corp and Kevin Bourquin of Cyber Graphics. Kevin began the session […]

Forum 2018: Using Packaging Design to Tame Consumer Behavior

Forum 2018 Taming Consumer Behavior 1

There are a number of elements to consider when it comes to packaging design—consumer preference and behavior, market research and brand owner considerations are some of the biggest. How is one design chosen over another, and how can flexographers meet their clients’ expectations? Forum 2018 session “Taming Consumer Behavior Through Packaging Design,” chaired by Kevin […]