Tag: FQC

FQC’s Plate Life Indicator Project Report

A two-phase project involving wide web flexible packaging process printing of films with solvent-based inks and surface patterned flat top dot flexo plates, examined a multitude of variables with potential to impact on print quality and plate life. Research indicated that creation of industry-wide thresholds for plate thinning or hardening was far from feasible.

FORUM 2023 Preview: Respecting the Past While Focusing on the Future

Research results that printers can use to examine their own operations and stay in step with the latest process developments are the cornerstone of the FQC session at FORUM 2023.

Discussing FTA Fall Conference 2021’s Technical Content, INFOFLEX-Branded Exhibit & More with John Gleich

Fall Conference 2021’s Program Chair John Gleich explains its theme, technical content, INFOFLEX at Fall Conference exhibit and why flexographers need to attend.

Two Honored with 2021 FTA President’s Award

PJ Fronczkiewicz and Joe Riccardella are this year’s recipients of FTA President’s Awards.

FORUM 2021 Session Chairs Offer Perspectives on Day-to-Day Dialogue

FORUM 2021 session chairs detail what to expect in each of the event’s technical presentations.

FQC Update: Bimonthly, Tech Focus Webinar Set for February Debut

The latest initiative, a bimonthly FQC/FIRST Tech Focus webinar, will debut in February

FQC/SWG Updates: Projects Moving Along Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

What a year 2020 has been so far! From travel restrictions to Virtual FORUM, we have adapted our approach to information gathering and sharing. FQC @ FORUM The FQC session […]

Greg Collins, Who Gave Much to the Flexographic Industry and FTA, Joins Its Hall of Fame

They say you only get what you give. Looking at what Greg Collins has given, it would seem he’s owed quite a bit. He gave, as a steadfast supporter of […]

FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Meeting Activity

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 […]

Flexography in 2019: Looking Back on What the Year Meant to FTA, FLEXO Magazine & the Industry

With each passing year, innovations in flexography continue to grow and expand, and this year was no exception. In 2019, flexography was once again a preeminent force. Attendees to events […]