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In Memory of Luis Novaro

El Señor Luis Novaro, president of Distribuidora Gráfica Novaro, passed away in May. Novaro, who was awarded the FTA President’s Award in 2017, was a supporter and longtime close friend of FTA, representing Latin American flexographers’ interests for many years. As a recognized leader within the FTA Spanish-speaking flexographic community, Novaro provided a variety of […]

FQC/SWG Updates: Projects Moving Along Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

What a year 2020 has been so far! From travel restrictions to Virtual FORUM, we have adapted our approach to information gathering and sharing. FQC @ FORUM The FQC session at Virtual FORUM 2020—FQC: Exploring Technology & Defining Value in Packaging—was well received. Our two current projects, the Ink Temp Project and the White Ink […]

Optimize Ink & Substrate

Substrates and the substantial benefits they bring to highly specialized print processes, like flexography, are not to be ignored, taken for granted or otherwise dismissed. Optimizing ink to substrate is essential in successful printing. Great attributes of a substrate, particularly plastic packaging, merit mention: Plastic packaging plays a key role in food freshness and preservation, […]