FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Spring Meeting Notes
A special thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) session at Forum 2018! It was well attended and received. Titled, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” it offered a look at promising initiatives, presentations from a pair of FTA scholarship recipients and more. As mentioned at Forum, two members have […]
Rossini: Opening Print Markets, 90 Years Running
Striving for perfection—one constant—has held for 90 years, spanned three generations, crossed into multiple print processes and carried Rossini SpA forward. This 22-year FTA member’s focus on quality and commitment to evolve smartly has served it well each and every day, stretching from 1928 to 2018. The family owned and operated Italian company’s continuous improvement […]
Jason Cagle Is the Recipient of the 2018 FTA President’s Award
From speaking at numerous FTA events to assisting in FLEXO Magazine Cover Projects, Jason Cagle is an emerging leader in every sense of the definition. Every now and then, you are fortunate enough to meet an individual who you know has “got it” from the very first time you shake their hand. The 2018 FTA […]
Forum 2018: “Cultivating Our Future Through Research” Looks Forward
Forum 2018’s Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) session, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” officially kicked off the event on Sunday, May 6. Chaired by Jean Engelke from RR Donnelley and James Stone from VinEquities Inc, the session featured a look at promising initiatives, student research presentations and more. Jean opened the session by sharing updates on […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Forum 2018 & Recent Standard Working Committee Ballots
Everyday individuals in this industry are working on technology that is shaping our future. From graphics to the pressroom floor, there are successes, failures, curiosities and mysteries that need to be understood and explained. The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) plans to showcase some of that work being done by members of the youngest segment of […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Wrapping Up 2017 with a Busy Fall & Looking to 2018
The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee met in St. Louis at Fall Conference 2017 for its monthly meeting. There has been a lot of activity recently and the momentum is building as we complete existing projects and transition to new ones. High-Resolution Printing Project The High-Resolution Printing – Wide Web project team has completed […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Fall Conference 2017 & SWG Project Progress
Greetings! I hope all of you enjoyed summer working, playing and getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Since Forum, our project teams have been wrapping up some final details and getting ready to continue trials at member companies. We’ve got new leadership on the High-Resolution Printing Project and welcome Brian Cook from MacDermid Graphics Solutions […]
FQC/SWG Updates: A Wrap Up of Forum 2017, a Look Forward
A huge thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Pre-Conference Session at Forum 2017! This year’s session was jam packed with project reports and research presentations that brought in more than 250 attendees. Forum 2017 Session Summary The session started with an update from the Standards Working Group (SWG). […]
FQC/SWG Updates: The Consortium Prepares for Forum & the Group Reports on Standards Developments
This Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) quarterly update is focused on projects! Our dedicated teams, and many member companies, have participated in numerous press trials to gather the data needed to report the valuable information our projects set out to obtain. These results will be shared at the FQC Preconference Session, “#Research,” at Forum 2017. High […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Winding Down 2016 & Preparing for 2017
Greetings from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee! We have got a full plate of projects underway and they are gaining momentum as we head through the holidays. They include the CxF Characterization Comparison, the Flexographic Plate and Stickyback Optimization Project, the Environmental Impact on Flexo Printing – Temperature Effects of NW Waterbase and […]
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