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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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December, 2008	Plate Cleaning and Storage Everyone does photopolymer plate cleaning, but if not done properly, it can be extremely costly to your company. Applying the proper methods for cleaning and storage of plates can help prevent unnecessary damage. -- Larry Davis
November, 2008	Productivity & Efficiency In-Line Flexo Hallmarks In-line printing and die cutting of flexo folding cartons is more economical than typical sheetfed production. -- Mike Pfaff
October, 2008	What’s New in FIRST 4.0... FIRST 4.0 has it all and can help you achieve your company's most important objective. The much-anticipated, new FIRST 4.0 will be extensively revised and rewritten to include the most cutting edge technologies and current standards and specs. What's changed? The answer is here. -- Michelle Warfford Beuscher
September, 2008	Board Basics Fundamentals of High-Quality Print on Corrugated/Linerboard FTA’s Corrugated Leadership Council Leader offers his opinion on what makes high-quality printing on board stocks. -- David Nunez
August, 2008	The Missing "Link" A Solution to Preserving Color Profiles Between Devices ICC Device Link technology offers a way of making color profiles that is a more direct CMYK color transform. -- Eric Magnusson
July, 2008	Solventless Laminating Adhesives Poised for Continued Growth High energy costs, high raw material costs, higher labor costs, environmental concerns and the need to supply finished and safe laminate are all reasons to turn to solventless adhesives. -- Michael Leib, Larry Jopko
June, 2008	Corrugated Design Disasters Helpful Hints for How to Avoid Them Understanding these key structural, graphic and print-related pitfalls can save a lot of trouble and make your next flexo corrugated project much smoother. -- E. Dean Gilbert, Ed.D.
May, 2008	Using Solventless Adhesives with Water-Based Inks in Flexible Packaging The food packaging industry has seen steady growth in flexible packaging in the recent past at the expense of rigid packaging. Experiments demonstrate that combinations of solventless adhesives and water-based inks do exist, which can give bond strength and appearance that meet or exceed industry requirements. -- Ronald R. Davies, Ph.D.
April, 2008	Pride in the Package McDowell Label Makes Success A Core Competency The crew at McDowell Label, Plano, TX, talks about its philosophy and core competencies that have led to producing world-renown, award-winning, high-quality labels and shrink film. -- Christian R. Bonawandt
March, 2008	How Inks Fit into your Sustainability Program Environmental issues have been around for 40 years-they aren't new. So why does it now seem to be gaining traction as a key industry issue? Everything you need to know about ink and coating chemistries for inclusion in a complete sustainability program. -- Michael Impastato
February, 2008	We, the Printers... Forum 2008 Takes Grassroots Approach The Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, TX, will host the Golden Anniversary of the world's leading technical society dedicated to flexography. Overseeing the Forum agenda is Chair Scott Gilbert of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., alongside Vice-chair Mark Mazur, DuPont Packaging Graphics. -- Christian R. Bonawandt
January, 2008	P's & Q's Printers & Questions: Sustainability First Steps Phyllis Kerr of Global Packaging discusses her firm's trek on the road to sustainable flexo printing. -- Phyllis Kerr

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