DOWNINGTON, PA—Inland, a leader in advanced packaging and label printing, announced that nine of its employees have been certified recently by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the world’s leading professional society dedicated to the advancement of flexographic printing processes.
The FTA currently offers three Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Certifications that recognize expert proficiency within a specific area of the flexographic workflow. They are: FIRST Press Operator (POC), FIRST Prepress Operator (PPC) and FIRST Implementation Specialist (ISC). These certifications, awarded exclusively by FTA, enable individuals to bring increased levels of proficiency to their day to day tasks, allowing them to provide high quality flexographic services to customers.
The following Inland employees earned their prominent FIRST Certifications by passing rigorous and comprehensive examinations, which have been designed specifically to test for knowledge and to prove they have advanced competency in their areas of flexographic expertise:
- Mary Marshall, FIRST Prepress Operator Certification
- Alyssa Cooke, FIRST Prepress Operator Certification
- Sean Cox, FIRST Prepress Operator Certification
- Paul Herber, FIRST Prepress Operator Certification
- Ebe Bosse, FIRST Press Operator Certification
- Scott Huyard, FIRST Press Operator Certification
- Stephen Dudley, FIRST Press Operator Certification
- Isaac Zickert, FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification
- Amy Jungerberg, FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification
“As we continue to invest in flexographic print resources within our facilities, it made perfect sense for us to add FIRST certifications to our portfolio,” shared Dave Slain, COO at Inland. “This was just one of the ways we can assure our flexographic leaders have the knowledge and resources they need to continually provide superior print services to our customers.”