Upcoming Events
November 2025
Thurs
6
Is Lean Practical for my Business?
Virtual Event | 11:00 am EST | Non-Member: $99.00 | Member: Free
Lean thinking has transformed industries around the world — but is it right for your business? This interactive webinar will demystify Lean, clarify what it is (and isn’t), and help you determine how to start implementing Lean principles effectively in your organization. Whether you’re in manufacturing, service, or any other industry, this session will offer actionable insights and real-world guidance.
Fri
7
FIRST Friday Episode #8: Characterization
Virtual Event | 12:00 pm EST | Non-Member: Free | Member: Free
Join us for the next installment of FIRST Friday, where we dive into a critical step in the flexographic printing process — Characterization. This episode will explore how proper press characterization serves as the foundation for consistent, repeatable, and high-quality print results. Our experts will walk through what characterization really means in practice, why it’s essential to the FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances) methodology, and how it connects to process control, optimization, and ongoing improvement.
Tues-Thurs
11-13
FIRST Live: Press Operator Certification at Clemson University
Clemson University | Non-Member: $2,500 | Member: $3,250
This November 11–13, the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University will host FIRST Live—a brand-new, in-person version of FTA’s popular FIRST training program. Designed for the Press Operator Certification track, this hands-on workshop brings the online curriculum to life with interactive exercises and real pressroom activities that reinforce key concepts.
Tues
11
Optimizing Inks for High-Speed Printing
Virtual Event | 11:00 am EST | Non-Member: Free | Member: Free
In a challenging economy with rising material costs and tighter sustainability requirements, many converters are turning to higher press speeds to drive efficiency. In this webinar, Sun Chemical’s Moe Rahmeh, Technical Customer Service Functional Excellence Director, will explore how ink design must evolve for high-speed flexo—balancing drying rate, resolubility, and color strength to keep pace with lines approaching or exceeding 2,000 FPM. He’ll outline common high-speed defects and how inks can be formulated to help prevent them. Attendees will gain practical guidance to optimize print quality, reduce waste, and maximize the return on high-speed press investments.
Thurs
20
FQC Report: 2D Barcodes
Virtual Event | 11:00 am EST | Non-Member: $99.00 | Member: Free
This webinar will discuss the results of the FQC project completed this year. Dina Vees of Cal Poly, and Bill Pope of RIT, will walk through the Design of Experiment and the results of this project. Join us for questions and see why this will have implications to the broader packaging industry.
December 2025
4-5
Print Quality Inspection
Virtual Event |10:00 am EST | Non-Member: $300.00 | Member: $250.00
This class is about understanding visual inspection of flexographic print quality. It’s essential for anyone working in the industry but where do you begin? Do you start with the substrate, the ink lay down, the plates, the press? This online instructor-led class will examine all the above and more identifying the most common visual defects and offer suggestions on how to remedy them. At the end of the class you’ll be able to describe the best procedure for inspecting the entire printed web identify the most common print defects and what causes them develop an effective action plan to remedy print defects and suggest corrective actions to be taken to press production
10-12
Flexographic Color Fundamentals
Virtual Event | 10:00 am EST | Non-Member: $300.00 | Member: $250.00
Color, in a way unlike any other subject in visual communication, is very complex and frequently misunderstood. It has physical, psychological and learned behavioral attributes, and can shape effective visual communication in packaging.
As a flexographer, you must learn the fundamental logic of color structure. This class will help you to train your eye to recognize, describe, define, replicate and memorize color in everyday experiences, specifically in the flexographic environment.
January 2026
Thur
15
Color, Clarity, Confidence: A Guide to Proofing in Flexo
Virtual Event | 2:00 pm EST | Non-Member: $99.00 | Member: Free
Before the first plate hits the press, proofing plays a critical role in ensuring print accuracy, consistency, and client satisfaction. This FTA webinar takes a look into the flexographic proofing process—from file preparation to color management—and reveals insider tips and tricks to streamline workflows, reduce costly errors, and align expectations between brands, prepress, and production.
april 2026
26-29
2026 FORUM INFOFLEX
Milwaukee, WI
Future Focused. Flexo Driven.
The 2026 FORUM INFOFLEX comes to Milwaukee—bringing the flexographic community together in a region home to one of the highest concentrations of industry expertise and leadership. Designed to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, our event offers in-depth, expert-led sessions with real-world takeaways, and our industry suppliers complement the learning by connecting flexo printers and converters with the people, technologies, and solutions that move flexo forward—all set against the backdrop of one of flexography’s most established and influential regions.
FTA Membership
Webinars are just one of the many benefits of FTA membership, providing access to expert insights, technical resources, cutting-edge innovations, and a network of the industry’s top professionals.
Webinars Archives
The complete archive of FTA webinars is available on MemberConnect, the online home of content exclusively for FTA members. Watch and rewatch past webinars, and use markers to jump to specific topics.
Advancing Flexography
FTA Webinars bring industry experts directly to flexographers eager to learn and stay ahead in the field.
Past sessions have covered ink basics and metering, prototyping and proofing, color theory and consistency, mounting tape optimization, the future of corrugated packaging, printed electronics, doctor blade metering, press bounce control, sustainability, and more.
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