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Packaging Technologies Inc Cites JM Heaford as Key Player in Company’s Success

MANCHESTER, UK—With steadily rising sales figures and an increasingly cramped trophy cabinet, Packaging Technologies Inc, a division of The Central Group from Concord, ON, Canada, has tipped 2020 to be one of its best years yet and has cited JM Heaford a key player in its success to date. JM Heaford, an industry-leading supplier of […]

Company Culture Is Essential for Success at Glenroy Inc

Integrity, trust, honesty, continuous improvement, service and safety—These are the core values of Glenroy Inc that the company says have led to its success and longevity. Established in July 1965 by Edwin and Ruth Jablonka and their son Roy in Milwaukee, WI, Glenroy (named for Edwin’s and Ruth’s sons Glen and Roy) has always been […]

Flexography in 2019: Looking Back on What the Year Meant to FTA, FLEXO Magazine & the Industry

With each passing year, innovations in flexography continue to grow and expand, and this year was no exception. In 2019, flexography was once again a preeminent force. Attendees to events like INFOFLEX and Labelexpo Europe saw firsthand the new and upcoming technologies that are allowing companies to streamline processes, automate and become more competitive. Printers […]

TC Transcontinental Packaging Looks at Industry Challenges & Strategies

A “State of the Industry” report earlier this year cited the top challenges of printers today, with automated workflows, color management and cost control rising to the top of that list. Giving insight into one company’s experience with these particular challenges and others, Thomas Morin and Rebecca Casey of FTA printer member TC Transcontinental Packaging […]

Anilox Rolls for Coatings

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When print designers of the past thought of adding value to the printing for a product, they thought about plate screens, color combinations and fineness of print. For many years, added value also meant hot-foil stamping, cold foil, couponing or some other downstream enhancement. Today, 4-color process—and to a large degree 7-color process—have become well-established, […]

Comexi Receives 2019 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award For Its Life Cycle Analysis

GIRONA, Spain—Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, has received a 2019 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award in the Innovations in Sustainability category for its Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of its Comexi F2 MC flexographic press. The award was presented on May 5 at Forum 2019, at the Hilton New […]

Katie Graham and Dr. Danny Rich Receive 2019 FTA President’s Award

2019 Recipients Exemplify Diversity of Talent Within FTA Membership The criteria that is employed to select individuals for the annual FTA President’s Award is flexible, for sure. This was a conscious decision made way back when—in 1991, when the tribute was originally established—to allow for the year-to-year recognition of a wide variety of talents that […]

FTA Member Yellowstone Plastics Identifies as Preferred Flexible Packaging Partner

Pursuing the dream: “Print anything we want, on any machine, with no inabilities to comply with what the customer asks for.” That’s the team-wide passion at Yellowstone Plastics in Idaho Falls, ID, says Lou Figueria, print production manager. It’s been committed to the cause for going on 20 years, even longer if you dig into […]

FTA Emerging Leaders Committee Member Brad Gasque Shares Career Experiences

Brad Gasque didn’t exactly expect to land in the career he did. Today a technical service consultant at DuPont Advanced Printing, all Brad knew at an early age was that he liked problem solving. En route to DuPont, Brad transferred from another school to Clemson University, interned at sgsco and RR Donnelley, and worked at […]