BOHEMIA, NY – December 12, 2014 – Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), today announced it is accepting entries for its global awards program recognizing organizations and individuals for innovative technologies, processes and services that are accelerating and transforming the flexographic print process. Submissions are open now through Feb. 13, 2015. Winners will be recognized in front of 2,000 industry professionals at FTA’s gala Awards Banquet during the Association’s 2015 Annual Forum in May (May 3-6; Nashville, TN). The winning technology will also be featured in FLEXO Magazine, and in a press and social media campaign showcasing the achievement.
Technical Innovation Awards submissions are open globally to any organization/individual within the flexographic supply chain (printers/converters, print buyers, suppliers, designers and students). Joint entries are welcome if two or more organizations are involved in developing an innovative technology.
“The FTA Technical Innovation Awards are unique—and highly valued—because they honor not just ingenuity but the way that the technology is used in the real world, bringing tangible creative and commercial benefits to the industry as a whole,” said FTA Education Director Joe Tuccitto. “Oftentimes they celebrate collaboration between one or more technology partners that worked together to create an innovation that truly makes a difference in advancing the flexographic printing process.”
Entries are judged by FTA member professionals and placed in one of the following three categories: Prepress-Graphics, Prepress-Pressroom and Heavy Converting Equipment. Each entry is then scored in six specific areas:
- Technical Achievement
- Technical Impact on The Industry’s Future
- Description of Technology
- Supporting Material Required
- User Testimonials
- Presentation of Submission
For complete details and entry forms visit FTA Technical Innovation Awards webpage or contact Shelley Rubin, manager of educational services at 631-737-6020 ext. 36.
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About FTA/FFTA: Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others–together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,300 member sites that represent more than 50,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.