FTA membership brings technical resources and tools, innovative and future-focused ideas, connection with the industry’s brightest and most knowledgeable members, and everything else package printers need.
Joining FTA means joining a community of flexographic printers, press manufacturers and consumables suppliers, premedia service providers, worldwide distributors and consumer products companies; a diverse range of industry members with one thing in common—the desire to be better flexographers.
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Exclusive FTA Member Benefits
MemberConnect
- Videos of presentations from FTA technical conferences and events
- Hundreds of articles from more than 100 past issues in the 10-year FLEXO Magazine archive
- Training videos for introductory-level press operators
- Recordings of every FTA Membernar and FLEXO Tech Talk
- Printer worksheets, test and control targets, bar code guidelines, and other downloadable tools
- Technical tips focused on print quality, prepress, and press components and consumables
Wi$e1 Member Benefit Program
Discounts on Apple products, car rentals, hotel rooms, office supplies and other products and services, for both businesses and employees.
FTA Membernars
Monthly one-on-one presentations from industry experts covering the technical topics and trends flexographers are most concerned about today.
Members Save on Everything FTA Offers
Attend conferences and events with registration fees anywhere from complimentary to 50 percent off.
Give one employee complimentary enrollment in Level I of FIRST Individual Certification and save 50 percent on additional employees.
Submit print samples in the Excellence in Flexography Awards and have fees waived on the first entry. Members joining in 2019 get five free entries.
Inclusion in SourceBook, the resource guide flexographers turn to year-round for finding companies with which to do business, through a complimentary listing.
Add copies of industry-standard books and publications, like FIRST and Flexography: Principles & Practices, to your offices for 50 percent off.
- Attend conferences and events with registration fees anywhere from complimentary to 50 percent off.
- Give one employee complimentary enrollment in Level I of FIRST Individual Certification and save 50 percent on additional employees.
- Submit print samples in the Excellence in Flexography Awards and have fees waived on the first entry. Members joining in 2019 get five free entries.
- Inclusion in SourceBook, the resource guide flexographers turn to year-round for finding companies with which to do business, through a complimentary listing.
- Add copies of industry-standard books and publications, like FIRST and Flexography: Principles & Practices, to your offices for 50 percent off.
What Else Does FTA Membership Offer?
Award-Winning
Publications & Research
Stay on top of what printers and print buyers expect from modern-day flexographic packaging through insightful reporting, benchmarking studies and research projects.
Robust
Certifications & Training
Learn processes, techniques and methodologies, developed by experts in the flexographic printing industry, put through rigorous testing and refined over decades of practical use.
Industry-Wide
Recognition & Publicity
Amplify everything your company is doing by broadcasting news through dedicated communication channels to other members and the industry at large.
Year-Round
Events & Networking
Shake hands with like-minded forward-thinking flexographers at events throughout the year—in person and online—to develop new relationships and connect with thought leaders, researchers and scholars.
Extensive
Educational Resources
Hear leading-edge ideas and strategic thinking, and find solutions to the daily challenges facing print professionals from the world’s foremost publisher of flexographic books and publications.
Special Membership Opportunities
Multi-Location
A cost-effective opportunity for organizations with multiple locations. In the last two years, multi-location memberships have grown by 30 percent and now stand at more than 130 locations. Multi-location membership offer the same benefits as single locations, but are not tied to employee counts. Memberships are offered in three tiers: one to five locations, six to 10 locations, and more than 11 locations.
Starting at
$2,500 $2,400
CPCs
Consumer product companies are looking to maximize profits and market share in a competitive environment. To do that, they need to meet the changing demands of customers, maneuver through a consolidating market and executing profitable growth strategies. A complimentary membership, which includes admission to FORUM, INFOFLEX and Fall Conference, is the gateway to connecting with companies advancing the package printing industry.
Complimentary
Membership
Join Today, Save $100
Receive up to $100 off your first year of FTA membership, or $100 off registration for FORUM 2020, when you join by March 13.
International
Gain access to the North America flexographic marketplace. CPCs and printers are no longer bound by geography—They need print partners and suppliers around the world. International FTA memberships grow at 8 percent annually, which shows how eager they are to access everything that comes with a membership. International memberships are one price, regardless of the number of employees at a single location.
$550 $450
per location
Students
Accelerate entry into the workforce. Statistics show more than 80 percent of hiring managers cite involvement in trade or industry associations as beneficial to an employee’s career. FTA membership signals commitment and dedication while providing the knowledge and personal connections to have a head start before graduation. Students receive a complimentary membership—and admission to FORUM, INFOFLEX and Fall Conference—while enrolled in school and for one year after graduating.
Complimentary
Membership
Multi-Location
A cost-effective opportunity for organizations with multiple locations. In the last two years, multi-location memberships have grown by 30 percent and now stand at more than 130 locations. Multi-location membership offer the same benefits as single locations, but are not tied to employee counts. Memberships are offered in three tiers: one to five locations, six to 10 locations, and more than 11 locations.
Starting at
$2,500 $2,400
CPCs
Consumer product companies are looking to maximize profits and market share in a competitive environment. To do that, they need to meet the changing demands of customers, maneuver through a consolidating market and executing profitable growth strategies. A complimentary membership, which includes admission to FORUM, INFOFLEX and Fall Conference, is the gateway to connecting with companies advancing the package printing industry.
Complimentary
Membership
Join Today, Save $100
Receive up to $100 off your first year of FTA membership, or $100 off registration for FORUM 2020, when you join by March 13.
International
Gain access to the North America flexographic marketplace. CPCs and printers are no longer bound by geography—They need print partners and suppliers around the world. International FTA memberships grow at 8 percent annually, which shows how eager they are to access everything that comes with a membership. International memberships are one price, regardless of the number of employees at a single location.
$550 $450
per location
Student
Accelerate entry into the workforce. Statistics show more than 80 percent of hiring managers cite involvement in trade or industry associations as beneficial to an employee’s career. FTA membership signals commitment and dedication while providing the knowledge and personal connections to have a head start before graduation. Students receive a complimentary membership—and admission to FORUM, INFOFLEX and Fall Conference—while enrolled in school and for one year after graduating.
Complimentary
Membership
Become an FTA Member
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Questions About FTA Membership?
Contact FTA Membership Manager Susan Raab at 631-737-6020, ext. 111.
More About Membership
Membership Brochure
Learn more about everything that comes with membership.
Membership Roster
Published in FLEXO Magazine’s December issue, SourceBook provides a look at all the companies that choose to be members.
Member Benefits Brochure
A deeper dive into the perks of being an FTA member.