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Three Individuals Honored with FTA President’s Award

As I kick off this announcement each year, I feel it’s important to remind everyone that the FTA President’s Award has been bestowed on a very diverse group of people since its inception in 1991. Admittedly, the criteria are very loose. This was a conscious decision made so that our team had the flexibility to […]

FTA Announces Virtual FORUM 2020

BOHEMIA, NY—FTA has announced Virtual FORUM 2020, an online replacement for this year’s in-person conference, where content previously planned for the event will be broadcast live in a webinar format utilizing FTA’s Zoom Meeting platform. FTA members receive complimentary registration for the three-day event; non-member registration is $200. Each day of Virtual FORUM 2020 will […]

FORUM & INFOFLEX 2020 Cancelled After Ohio Governor Bans Mass Gatherings

BOHEMIA, NY—Flexographic Technical Association is announcing the cancellation of FORUM & INFOFLEX 2020, due to the continued rapid spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). “As the FTA Board of Directors, FFTA Board of Trustees and management team were methodically reviewing updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), […]

FTA Announces FORUM 2020 Session Details

BOHEMIA, NY—FTA has announced session details for FORUM 2020, its four-day technical conference themed “Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package.” Through nine technical sessions, more than 30 presentations led by industry experts will dive into how to deliver consistent and accurate color, brand expectations and the capabilities they want from print partners, and applications for […]

FORUM 2020 Session Chairs Dive Deeper into Planned Proceedings

Drivers… Speakers… Messages… Take Homes—These are critical components of each of the nine technical sessions constituting FTA’s FORUM 2020. The event, set for April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH, is built around a central theme—Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package. Over the course of four days: Benchmarks and data points will […]

INFOFLEX 2020: Turn Potential into Reality

High energy… High efficiency… High visibility… High return on investment—These four characteristics, long associated with INFOFLEX, will hold firm in 2020. The trade event, seen by most package printers as “first out-of-the gate,” enjoys the reputation of “a must-attend exhibition!” As FLEXO Magazine Flash Polls have found, the title will not be relinquished any time […]

Flash Poll Finds Flexographic Printers Staying Relevant & Competitive

Strong… Moderate… Little… None—As business barometers go, these measurements, simple as they are, can’t be easily misunderstood. Applied to everything from conditional circumstances to customer expectations, bottom line focal points to strategic directions, and plant-wide priorities to essential steps to success; such highly descriptive terms paint a portrait of the package printing and converting industry. […]

FTA Opens Registration for FORUM & INFOFLEX 2020

BOHEMIA, NY—FTA has announced the opening of registration for FORUM & INFOFLEX 2020, with early bird pricing available through February 14. FORUM 2020 takes place April 19-22 in Columbus, OH at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, while INFOFLEX 2020 will be held April 20-21 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Registration for FORUM 2020 includes access […]

FTA’s INFOFLEX 2020 to Focus on Innovation

BOHEMIA, NY—FTA has announced the official theme of INFOFLEX 2020 to be “Pushing the Limits of Innovation.” The event is set to take place April 20-21, 2020 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. The only event in North America that caters to the 10 different segments of package printing—labels, flexible packaging, boxmaking/folding […]

FTA Announces FORUM 2020 Theme, Chair and Co-Chair

BOHEMIA, NY—FORUM 2020 promises to have “Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package.” The event takes place April 19-22, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH. Chair Hank Welter of TC Transcontinental Packaging and Co-Chair Ellen Farrell of Dupont Advanced Printing have been joined by a committee of industry experts to create a four-day […]