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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 […]

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 […]

Katie Graham and Dr. Danny Rich Receive 2019 FTA President’s Award

2019 Recipients Exemplify Diversity of Talent Within FTA Membership The criteria that is employed to select individuals for the annual FTA President’s Award is flexible, for sure. This was a conscious decision made way back when—in 1991, when the tribute was originally established—to allow for the year-to-year recognition of a wide variety of talents that […]

Color Consistency: Using Ink Proofing to Overcome Challenges

Color, its importance and today’s need to accurately reproduce it on packaging cannot be overstated. The increase of brands in our market means colors must match perfectly in order to maintain buyer recognition and loyalty. Simply put, the only way to accomplish this goal of color consistency is to focus on ink standards and ensure […]

Suppliers Applaud Flexographic Printer/Converter Promise & Potential for 2019

Priorities, advantages, impact—suppliers are pressing flexographic printers and converters to focus on this trio of overarching concerns in 2019. They claim doing so will help advance the industry, facilitate moving out on 10 commonly cited strategic directions, enhance flexography’s competitive posture and maintain its position as packaging’s print process of choice. Included in that top […]

MacDermid to Host FTA’s Southeast Regional Flexo Seminar

ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions will be hosting Flexographic Technical Association’s Southeast Regional Flexo Seminar, Pressroom Fundamentals: The Key to Productivity, on Wednesday, June 20 at MacDermid’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA. A team of industry experts from MacDermid Graphics Solutions, Clemson University’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, MeasureColor, Pamarco and Quantum Ink Company will […]

Forum 2018: Examining the Growth of Expanded Gamut

Forum 2018 Expanded Gamut Where Are We Now John Hite Kevin Bourquin

What can expanded gamut do today? That was the driving question behind Forum 2018 session “Expanded Gamut: Where Are We Now?” chaired by Julian Fernandez of Esko and John Rastetter of Pamarco. The one-hour session comprised a joint presentation from John Q Hite of Bryce Corp and Kevin Bourquin of Cyber Graphics. Kevin began the session […]

Forum 2018: Examining the Growth of Expanded Gamut

What can expanded gamut do today? That was the driving question behind Forum 2018 session “Expanded Gamut: Where Are We Now?” chaired by Julian Fernandez of Esko and John Rastetter of Pamarco. The one-hour session comprised a joint presentation from John Q Hite of Bryce Corp and Kevin Bourquin of Cyber Graphics. Kevin began the […]

The Secret to Print Consistency: Maintaining Anilox Roll Volume

The most important thing to any company is its identity. What makes its product different? What makes it unique? All successful businesses establish an identity. If maintained consistently, the result is a customer base that comes to expect a certain level of service and quality. Because of this expectation, customers continue to be loyal to […]