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In Memory of Luis Novaro

El Señor Luis Novaro, president of Distribuidora Gráfica Novaro, passed away in May. Novaro, who was awarded the FTA President’s Award in 2017, was a supporter and longtime close friend of FTA, representing Latin American flexographers’ interests for many years. As a recognized leader within the FTA Spanish-speaking flexographic community, Novaro provided a variety of […]

Continuous Improvement Creates & Controls Cost-Cutting Opportunities at Press

Since the process of flexographic printing was conceived, an increasing demand for consistency, print quality and creative design elements has led to the application of continuous improvement across all channels. Sophisticated point-of-sale packaging, or labeling, has been a key driver for the success, thanks to flexography’s proven posture. Simply put, it’s less expensive and more […]

Former Fox Valley Technical College Teacher Lloyd C. Hoeffner Passes Away

APPLETON, WI—Former Fox Valley Technical College teacher Lloyd C. Hoeffner passed away on Jan. 31 at the age of 81. Hoeffner taught from 1968 to 1988 at Fox Valley. After leaving teaching, he helped establish TechniFlex from 1990 to 2004 in Appleton, WI. He was the chair of FTA’s FORUM 1984. Prior to becoming home […]

FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Meeting Activity

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The calendar year may be ending, but the work being undertaken by the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) is ongoing. Currently, the FQC is working on a pair of projects and exploring a third. Current Projects The first is called the Ink Temp Project. The team is working on Phase 1, which will be an evaluation […]

FTA Emerging Leaders Committee Member Thomas Koester Talks Experiences as a Young Flexographer, Career Path, Advice for Millennials

Even as a young flexographer, Emerging Leaders Committee member Thomas Koester has a wealth of industry experience under his belt. A graduate of Clemson University, he received the 2017 FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic Research Scholarship for his research on varying repeat lengths. From there, he joined All Printing Resources Inc (APR), training for six […]

Anilox Rolls for Coatings

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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, added value also meant hot-foil stamping, cold foil, couponing or some other downstream enhancement. Today, 4-color process—and to a large degree 7-color process—have become well-established, […]

Dave Nieman, a Three-Decade Supporter of FTA, Joins the FTA Hall of Fame

The coach of “Team Flexo” Has Forever Enabled Others to Succeed & Brought Out the Best in His Players The bronzed bust of John Madden joined the sculpted facades of fellow NFL coaching greats Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, George Allen and 20 others enshrined in Canton, OH when he was inducted into the Pro Football […]