Tag: FIRST

FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Upcoming Meetings

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 […]

Anilox Rolls for Coatings

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, […]

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, […]

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. […]

Brand Owners Share Thoughts, Experiences and Expectations with Flexography in Forum 2019’s Best Print Technology on the Planet

“I do believe, deep in my heart, that there is nothing flexo can’t do!” exclaimed Steve Smiley of SmileyColor & Associates LLC, the chair of Forum 2019‘s second session, titled […]

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 & […]

FQC/SWG Updates: Looking Toward Forum 2019 & Spring

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]