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 at Virtual FORUM 2020—FQC: Exploring Technology & Defining Value in Packaging—was well received. Our two current projects, the Ink Temp Project and the White Ink […]
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 FTA, a methodical and measured approach to its governing boards, and laid the groundwork for consistency and repeatability in its operations. He gave, as a […]
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 […]
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 like INFOFLEX and Labelexpo Europe saw firsthand the new and upcoming technologies that are allowing companies to streamline processes, automate and become more competitive. Printers […]
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 […]
“FIRST in Motion”: ISO Standards
Defining, Aligning & Applying Them in Real-Time Production of the Forum 2018 Print Project This is the fourth installment in a series of articles chronicling the wide web, flexible packaging pouch job at the center of the Forum 2018 FIRST in Motion session. Other articles in the series include: FIRST in Motion: Objectives by FTA […]
Lon Robinson, as Reliable as the U.S. Mail, Joins the FTA Hall of Fame
An FTA fixture, tireless volunteer, industry stalwart, relentless learner, patient teacher and just about the nicest guy anyone knows. There are numerous synonyms for the word “nice”: enjoyable, agreeable, pleasant, good, lovely, amusing, wonderful, kind, polite, generous, friendly, swell, charming, peachy, delightful, gracious, helpful, fine and dandy, and at least that many more. When you […]
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 […]
The Year in Review: What 2017 Meant to FTA, FLEXO Magazine & the Flexographic Industry
Forum 2017 definitively answered a question on every flexographer’s mind: “What’s trending now?” Its four-day agenda focused on what’s en vogue in flexo and, by extension, enlightened attendees as to how they can shore up their present-day processes for the future. It was fitting, because for flexography at large, 2017 as a whole was a […]
2017 FTA President’s Award Recognizes Jean Engelke & Luis Novaro for Resilient Commitment & Drive
The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) was formed in 1990 as the official research committee of the FFTA, and it has remained a very important organizational initiative for the past 27 years. The current program chair, and this year’s first recipient of the FTA President’s Award, Jean Engelke of RR Donnelley, has diligently led this group […]
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