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FFTA Regional Workshop: FIRST 4.0 on the Go Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL United States

FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM

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Register today.

Learn how to make FIRST 4.0 work for you! At FFTA's one-day workshop, you'll discover how to utilize FIRST to its fullest potential --making your operation more powerful, productive and profitable.

1. Improve quality & consistency
2. Minimize waste & downtime
3. Control production costs
4. Increase throughput & productivity

Attend and learn...

How FIRST 4.0 will enable you to be your best in terms of productivity & profitability.
How to optimize your plate making, plate package, ink metering systems and inks & substrates.
How to tackle Fingerprinting for line work, halftone work and process color.
How G7/Near Neutral Calibration works -- what it is, what it's not, and the implementation issues to be aware of.
How to best control the plate making and plate package variables (exposure & processing times, dot areas and relief height.)
How to measure ink film thickness -- when to adjust and when to leave well enough alone.
How to use measurement devices like Densitometry, Spectrophotometry/Colorimetry and Color Difference Equations to Print to the Numbers.

FACILITATOR:
Joe Tuccitto, FTA/FFTA

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Optimizing Plate Making Parameters • Optimizing the Plate Package • Optimizing Ink Metering Systems • Optimizing Inks & Substrates • Fingerprinting Basics • G7/Near Neutral Calibration • Controlling Plate Making Parameters & Plate Package Variables • Measuring Ink Film Thickness & Press Variables • Using Appropriate Measurement Devices to Print to the Numbers • FIRST 4.0 - Putting it All Together

DAY ONE 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Registration begins at 8:00 am.
Program officially kicks off at 8:30 am.

Session One:
Welcome, Introductions and Program Overview

Session Two:
Optimizing Plate Making Parameters
Optimizing the Plate Package
Optimizing Ink Metering Systems
Optimizing Inks & Substrates
Q&A

Session Three:
Fingerprinting Basics
G7/Near Neutral Calibration

Session Four:
Controlling Plate Making Parameters & Plate Package Variables
Measurement Devices, Setting & Using the Data
Q&A

Session Five:
FIRST 4.0 - Putting it All Together

$95.00 per person for an FTA Member location
$195.00 per person for a Non-Member location

Fee includes breaks and lunch.

Date(s) Available:
September 16, 2010

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CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations MUST be sent to FFTA in writing and are subject to a $25.00 fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received 5 working days prior to the meeting or for no-shows. Substitutions are welcome, provided they are sent to FFTA in writing to customerservice@flexography.org or via fax to 631-737-6813. We reserve the right to publish photographs of seminar participants for promotional use. FFTA and schools reserve the right to cancel or modify seminars, rates, content or speakers without notice, as conditions warrant.

Flexographic Technical Association
900 Marconi Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7212
tel: 631-737-6020 | fax: 631-737-6813
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