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FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Upcoming Meetings

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Another quarter, another standards update. And speaking of standards, did you all have the opportunity to read Dr. Danny Rich’s article, “From Practice to Standard,” in the April issue of FLEXO Magazine? Danny is the chair of the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) Standards Working Group (SWG). We are fortunate to have his expertise in the […]

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, […]

Controlling Press Characterization at Forum 2019

Day three of Forum 2019 was all about process control, and that theme continued into its second session with “Gaining Control of Your Process: The Characterization,” chaired by Ellen Farrell, DuPont Advanced Printing. Does This Really Work? Bookending the session was Jennye Scott, VP creative services at Berry Global and who opened by recalling her […]

Figuring Out the Fingerprint at Forum 2019

Printers looking to improve their repeatability and consistency did well to attend Forum 2019‘s “Gaining Control of Your Process: The Fingerprint,” chaired by Zachery Blackburn of Central Piedmont Community College. Flexo 101: Preparing for a Fingerprint Mark Mazur, FTA Hall of Fame member, discussed how a printer can prepare for a press fingerprint. “I hate […]

Kodak Flexcel Solutions Technical Team Earns FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification

ROCHESTER, NY—During 2018, Miraclon’s entire Flexographic US&C Technical Applications Group (TAG), as well as three members of the Global Product Support (GPS) team, achieved the Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Implementation Specialist Certification. The team at Miraclon, the new company formed by the recent sale of Kodak’s flexographic business, are putting their new […]

FQC/SWG Updates: Looking Toward Forum 2019 & Spring

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In our last FQC update, we communicated the importance of the Standards Working Group (SWG) and its impact on developing standards that may affect our industry. We reached out to you, the membership, to take an active role in the discussions. There are several items under current discussion that will shape how we work in […]

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 […]

FIRST in Motion: Final Results

Measuring Samples from the Forum 2018 Print Project at Different Locations This is the last in a series of articles chronicling the wide web, flexible packaging pouch job at the center of the Forum 2018 FIRST in Motion session. Other articles in the series include: FIRST in Motion: Objectives by FTA Hall of Fame Member […]

Flexographic Printers & Performance: Identifying & Delivering Value Will Prove Critical in 2019

“First-time right!” FTA printer members continue to live by that mantra, based on response to FLEXO Magazine’s recent call for a quick take on 2019 business prospects. Comment addresses: likely strategic moves, top priorities, utilization of technology as an advantage and overall perception of the impact of standards and process controls on performance. Printer Opinion […]