FTA Announces Calls for Entries in Annual Award Competitions

BOHEMIA, NY—FTA, the association for the flexographic printing industry, invites companies to submit entries for its three industry-wide award competitions recognizing printing excellence, technical innovation and environmental commitment.

  • The FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards honors extraordinary flexographic printing of exceptional quality and consistency, and the printers responsible for it. The deadline to enter is Jan. 27, 2023
  • The FTA Technical Innovation Award recognizes flexographic technologies found throughout the workflow that are innovating the flexographic process. The deadline to enter is Feb. 3, 2023
  • The FTA Sustainability Excellence Award is given to companies that demonstrate a commitment to and pursuit of sustainable flexographic printing. The deadline to enter is Jan. 13, 2023

The award competitions, open industry-wide, highlight the best of the best. Each winning individual, company and print sample is chosen by an industry panel comprised of experts and peers.

“The flexographic printing industry continues to be at the forefront of innovation and print advancement. FTA’s award competitions are the perfect place to witness just that,” said Joe Tuccitto, FTA director of education. “We look forward to seeing the examples of sustainability excellence, technical innovation and outstanding flexographic printing that companies achieved this year.”

Award recipients will be honored at FTA’s Award Banquet during FORUM & INFOFLEX 2023, held April 16-19 in Columbus, OH. Honorees will also be featured in all FTA communications, including social channels and FLEXO Magazine, for worldwide exposure.


About FTA

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Chartered in 1958, FTA 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.