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MacDermid Graphics Solutions Receives FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of flexographic printing plates, announced it is the first plate supplier to receive the Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Implementation Specialist Certification, Level III from FTA. FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification yields experts in flexographic printing support, consultation and communication, who are proficient […]

MacDermid Graphics Solutions Receives FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of flexographic printing plates, announced it has completed the Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Implementation Specialist Certification program from FTA. FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification yields experts in flexographic printing support, consultation and communication, who are proficient in communicating the principles and practices […]

Prairie State Group Installs New Technology & Achieves Safe Quality Food Recognition

FTA member Prairie State Group (PSG) realizes the importance of updating technology to better meet customer needs, in addition to providing safe food packaging, evident in a recent upgrade and a certificate obtained by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute. A custom printer and laminator of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive labels, PSG recently added MacDermid’s […]

FTA at 60: A Handful of Flexographers Look at the Association’s Past, Present & Future

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On Nov. 13, 1958, the articles of incorporation were signed for a little thing called Flexographic Technical Association. Word had gotten out in the preceding months, and by September, outlets covering the nascent industry began reporting on the impending announcement. “Organization of the new Flexographic Technical Association now is being carried out…” read a news […]

The Year in Review: What 2017 Meant to FTA, FLEXO Magazine & the Flexographic Industry

Forum 2017 definitively answered a question on every flexographer’s mind: “What’s trending now?” Its four-day agenda focused on what’s en vogue in flexo and, by extension, enlightened attendees as to how they can shore up their present-day processes for the future. It was fitting, because for flexography at large, 2017 as a whole was a […]

The 2017 FLEXO Magazine Cover Project

FLEXO Magazine October 2017 cover

Oh, to be a fly on the wall at Ford Motor Company in the mid-to-late 1950s. It was there and then that one of the greatest—if not the greatest—consumer product disasters in history was being birthed. It had a name: the Edsel, chosen to honor company founder Henry Ford’s son, Edsel Ford. It had a […]

FIRST’s First 20 Years: Flexographers Reflect on the Book’s Significance

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The year 1997 saw Bill Clinton begin his second term as president of the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke both 7,000 and 8,000 for the first time, Tiger Woods won his first Masters Tournament and Steve Jobs returned to run Apple Computer. It also saw the release of what would become an […]

Joe Trungale, a Flexography Pioneer & His Impact on the Industry

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It is difficult to fill the shoes of a legend, but it is a task worth attempting. In the printing industry, the list of accomplishments of one Joe Trungale is a great place to begin that venture. It is a list with such depth that it would dig at the pride of any in the […]

Flexographic Technical Association Launching FIRST 6.0 at Fall Conference 2017

BOHEMIA, NY – Aug. 16, 2017 – Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) today announced the official launch of its latest publication, FIRST 6.0 (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances) will take place during Fall Conference 2017 in St. Louis, MO, Oct. 9-11. Initially released in November, 1997, this latest edition will be commemorating its 20 year […]