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 […]
FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Upcoming Meetings
Another quarter, another standards update. And speaking of standards, did you all have the opportunity to read Dr. Danny Rich’s article, “From Practice to Standard,” in the April issue of FLEXO Magazine? Danny is the chair of the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) Standards Working Group (SWG). We are fortunate to have his expertise in the […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Looking Toward Forum 2019 & Spring
In our last FQC update, we communicated the importance of the Standards Working Group (SWG) and its impact on developing standards that may affect our industry. We reached out to you, the membership, to take an active role in the discussions. There are several items under current discussion that will shape how we work in […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Wrapping Up 2018 with a Fall Overview & Look to Next Year
For the Standards Working Group (SWG), the fall of 2018 saw a large number of ballots moving through from the documents that were to be completed prior to the fall plenary meetings of ISO TC 130, held Oct. 14-19 at Kikai Shinko Kaikan Building in Tokyo, Japan. Below are the actions that have occurred since […]
FQC/SWG Updates: We Want You! The Standards Working Group Is Looking for Your Expert Input & Feedback
The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) established the Standards Working Group (SWG) to both inform the membership of developing standards that may affect our industry and to seek input on those proposals so our voices would be heard during the development process. Dr. Danny Rich of Sun Chemical is currently the leader of the SWG. FTA […]
FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Spring Meeting Notes
A special thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) session at Forum 2018! It was well attended and received. Titled, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” it offered a look at promising initiatives, presentations from a pair of FTA scholarship recipients and more. As mentioned at Forum, two members have […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Forum 2018 & Recent Standard Working Committee Ballots
Everyday individuals in this industry are working on technology that is shaping our future. From graphics to the pressroom floor, there are successes, failures, curiosities and mysteries that need to be understood and explained. The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) plans to showcase some of that work being done by members of the youngest segment of […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Wrapping Up 2017 with a Busy Fall & Looking to 2018
The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee met in St. Louis at Fall Conference 2017 for its monthly meeting. There has been a lot of activity recently and the momentum is building as we complete existing projects and transition to new ones. High-Resolution Printing Project The High-Resolution Printing – Wide Web project team has completed […]
FQC/SWG Updates: Fall Conference 2017 & SWG Project Progress
Greetings! I hope all of you enjoyed summer working, playing and getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Since Forum, our project teams have been wrapping up some final details and getting ready to continue trials at member companies. We’ve got new leadership on the High-Resolution Printing Project and welcome Brian Cook from MacDermid Graphics Solutions […]
FQC/SWG Updates: A Wrap Up of Forum 2017, a Look Forward
A huge thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Pre-Conference Session at Forum 2017! This year’s session was jam packed with project reports and research presentations that brought in more than 250 attendees. Forum 2017 Session Summary The session started with an update from the Standards Working Group (SWG). […]
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