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.
A Year to Remember: 2020 in Review
2020 brought challenges, changes and adaptations to flexography, flexographers and the industry FTA services and supports.
Phoenix Challenge Students Facing Challenges During Global Pandemic Find Ways to Complete Projects
This year’s Phoenix Challenge collegiate competitors overcame the challenges of a global pandemic.
The 2019 Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship Recipient’s Research on Clemson Orange and Brand Color Consistency
The 2019 Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship recipient, Dovie Jeffcoat, shares her research.
Plate to Print: How Plate Defects Create Complex Issues
Achieving good print is not always as easy as 1-2-3. There are thousands of variables in the flexographic print process that must work in harmony to create good print. A very good print can turn into a terrible one in a matter of seconds if one variable isn’t optimal. But identifying a single variable can […]
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 […]
Remembering Print Industry Veteran Larry Evans
Print industry veteran Larry Evans passed away on April 17 at age 64. Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, Evans graduated from Olympic High School in 1973. He then attended Rochester Institute of Technology and graduated in 1976. Following in his father’s footsteps to become a printer by trade, his career highlights including working at […]
Virtual FORUM 2020 Recap: FQC: Exploring Technology & Defining Value in Packaging
Virtual FORUM 2020 wrapped up May 6 with FQC: Exploring Technology & Defining Value in Packaging, chaired by Jean Engelke, FQC Executive Committee chair, and Dr. Sam Ingram of Clemson University. The session began with Anissa Mollett, a graduate student at Clemson University and the 2019 second-place recipient of the FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic […]
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 […]
Phoenix Challenge College Competition-Winning University of Wisconsin-Stout Chronicles Bakery Rebrand & Packaging Pieces
The time it takes to make most sweets—custards, cookies, candies and all types of confectionary concoction—can be measured in hours and minutes. For the five students on the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s 2019 Phoenix Challenge College Competition team, the timer on their oven stretched into days, weeks and months. For most of the 2018-2019 school year, […]
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