FLEXO Magazine's Current Issue - Flexographic Technical Association

In the Latest Issue of FLEXO Magazine

Be positive your imminent wide web purchase is fulfilling business needs and can deliver a return on investment.
Evaluating the most important factors to consider when selecting a narrow web press.
What narrow web press buyers need to keep in mind when preparing to make a purchase.
Mulling a new wide web press? Take these recommendations into consideration when talks wind down.
After signing on the dotted line, here’s what to expect for getting a new press built and producing sellable print.
Post-purchase training (immediately and down the road), as well as maintenance and general support, are critical pieces.
How to get the word out and reach potential customers to tell them about your new press.

A call for FQC project volunteers and a look at recently completed ballots from the Standards Working Group.
The 2018 Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship recipient’s research on whether consumers can discern between samples generated through different press setups.
Part 3 in a series on workers in the print industry discusses on-the-job training and how specialized programs are creating the next generation of flexographers.
Retiring graphics communications teacher Scott Porter is replaced by a former student and Phoenix Challenge participant Grayson Anthony.
SKU proliferation can serve as a key business differentiator for printers with the machinery necessary to produce short runs quickly and efficiently.
Investing in solutions to counter static electricity and contamination is vital to a printer’s production and business profitability.
Smithers Pira examines the next five years of digital printing’s future in its recent market study.
Three market research firms weigh in on the bright future for synthetic papers.