FTA and IDEAlliance Launch New Online Course: G7®, Flexography and the Production Environment

G7_FIRSTBOHEMIA, NY – March 16, 2015 –Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), in partnership with IDEAlliance®, today announced the launch of a new, interactive online course, “G7, Flexography and the Production Environment.” Designed for both production and non-production personnel within the flexographic printing industry, the course delivers a comprehensive overview of G7 methodology and outlines its proper implementation to enhance any flexographic workflow.

The eight-module course explores the following topics:

  • Overview of G7 and FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances)
  • Calibration techniques to achieve repeatable results
  • Optimization practices to identify the best possible combination of print variables
  • Fingerprinting procedures to successfully match a contract proof
  • Process control techniques to maintain stable press conditions, and reduce set-up time and waste
  • Global standards that reference G7 or Near Neutral Calibration
  • Procedures for matching standard proofs, versus custom datasets
  • How G7 provides efficiencies for both brand owner and printer
  • Next steps for G7 and FIRST certification

This self-paced course, narrated by Steve Smiley, SmileyColor & Associates, LLC. and Joe Tuccitto, FTA, is $450 for FTA and IDEAlliance members and $900 for non-members. For complete details and to register visit flexographic.wpengine.com/g7

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About IDEAlliance: IDEAlliance® is a global community of more than 1,600 brand owners, agencies, publishers, premedia and print service providers, and their material suppliers and technology partners. Our not-for-profit Association identifies best practices for efficient end-to-end digital media workflows – from content creation through delivery. Through its active committees, educational conferences, webinars, training and certification programs, IDEAlliance provides its members the forum for the exchange of information that results in the creation of the media production industry’s most valued standards. www.idealliance.org 703.837.1070

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.