BOHEMIA, NY – April 11, 2018 – Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has put Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) at the forefront of its Tuesday, May 8 Forum & INFOFLEX 2018 program by starting the day with “FIRST in Motion – Wide Web Project.” This is a three-hour, print-by-example session meant to demonstrate predictable reproduction for wide web flexible packaging using a promotional pouch incorporating 7-color expanded gamut (EG) printing on one panel and 4-color plus spot colors on the other.
Leading the pack of panelists for this demonstration are co-chairs Mark Mazur, FTA Hall of Fame and Dr. Malcolm Keif, California Polytechnic State University. With the printing project taking center stage, each speaker will address their area of expertise while maintaining a linear discussion of how to apply FIRST methodology.
“When FTA organizes one of these projects, it is documenting the complications that often arise in everyday production,” shared Mazur. “So, this type of project is something people relate to very well. The most important part of this job will be that it is being done on a wide web film press. I have been involved in a number of FLEXO Magazine Cover Projects. Each of those projects has had some specific new technologies being highlighted: expanded gamut, plates, inks or a press. While these all presented their own difficulties, they were all done on narrow web presses where we had extremely good control of everything that went into the final job. While every segment of the flexographic industry has its challenges, in my opinion, wide web film printing is the most challenging.”
The panelists joining our esteemed co-chairs for the 8:00 a.m. session include:
- Richard Black,All Printing Resources Inc
- Bob Coomes,Plastic Packaging Technologies
- Mark Samworth,Esko
- Steve Smiley,SmileyColor & Associates LLC
- Sean Teufler,Harper Corporation of America
To learn more about this session, visit FTA’s website.
Forum 2018, themed “Bringing It All Together: Synchronizing Processes, People and Potential,” will take place May 6-9 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indiana. Co-located with the event is INFOFLEX 2018, set for May 7 and 8 at the Indiana Convention Center. Every full Forum registration includes entrance to the INFOFLEX show floor, where 240+ of the industry’s top suppliers will be exhibiting their most innovative technologies.
Special discounts are available for printer/converter registrants, including “Buy two, get the third free” or “Buy three, get two more free” promotions. Consumer Product Companies are entitled to complimentary registrations. To learn more, or register for Forum & INFOFLEX 2018, visit www.flexography.org.
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About FTA: 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 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 35,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.