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3M Design’s Michael John on Packaging Design & Flexography’s Expansion

Technology’s impact on flexography and package printing cannot be overstated. It has led suppliers to create and iterate at a rapid pace, and enabled printers to achieve higher quality at faster speeds. But what do CPCs think of the quick and constant rate of evolution? Often housing multiple brands, and juggling short and long product […]

The Printer Perspective on Forum 2019’s “A Screening of Screening” Print Jobs

WEB A Screening of Screening Interflex Group

Three jobs, three consecutive days; same press, same crew, same ink, same substrate, same plate mounting tape—fair, consistent and equal conditions had to be maintained in readying each job for public peer review at FTA’s Forum 2019. A daunting task? Perhaps for some. Interflex Group in Merrill, WI, presented with the potential assignment, answered affirmatively […]

FTA-Europe, FTA-USA Foster Greater Global Flexo Cooperation at Forum & INFOFLEX 2019

NEW ORLEANS, LA—FTA-Europe and a delegation of European printers and suppliers attended FTA-USA’s Forum & INFOFLEX 2019 trade show in New Orleans, LA, which proved a great opportunity to forge closer ties between the flexo industry in Europe and in the US. From May 5 – 10, the European flexo delegation attended FTA-USA’s Forum & […]

FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Upcoming Meetings

Flexo Quality Consortium FQC Logo

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 […]

GAMA International Reports a Successful INFOFLEX 2019

MILAN, Italy—GAMA International had a successful INFOFLEX 2019, which took place in New Orleans, LA May 6-7. The two-day event, combining trade show and technical sessions at Forum, closed with very positive results for GAMA International, with visitors coming from different segments of the flexo industry. GAMA International’s products were shown on both GAMA Americas’ and […]

Comexi Receives 2019 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award For Its Life Cycle Analysis

GIRONA, Spain—Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, has received a 2019 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award in the Innovations in Sustainability category for its Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of its Comexi F2 MC flexographic press. The award was presented on May 5 at Forum 2019, at the Hilton New […]

Paper Converting Machine Company Receives 2019 Technical Innovation Award for SteadyPrint Technology

Forum 2019 Awards Banquet Paper Converting Machine Co Technical Innovation Award SteadyPrint

GREEN BAY, WI—Paper Converting Machine Co (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, received a Technical Innovation Award for its recently introduced SteadyPrint print-stabilization technology. This award was presented May 5 at the Forum 2019 Awards Banquet held in New Orleans, LA. SteadyPrint, now part of PCMC’s Fusion and ELS Max flexographic presses, couples innovative patented mechanical designs […]

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 […]