FTA Offers New Forum & INFO*FLEX Sampler Package for Those Wanting a Taste of the Events

Forum_INFOFLEXBOHEMIA, NY – Feb. 8, 2016 – For those who are new to the industry, or who want to brush up on their flexographic knowledge, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is now offering an all-new “Forum & INFO*FLEX Sampler” package that gives delegates a condensed, 2-day version of the events, as opposed to the full 4-day time commitment. The package includes entrance into the INFO*FLEX Exhibition on Tuesday, March 8, a lunch voucher, drink tickets, and admission into Forum’s technical sessions on Wednesday, March 9. Available to printers/converters who hold an active FTA membership, the offer aims to broaden the appeal of the events to those who have never attended before and can be purchased at www.ftastore.com for $125.

Those who select the package will have access to the INFO*FLEX show floor and browse the latest offerings from the nearly 250 exhibiting companies. The exhibit floor, housed at the Fort Worth Convention Center, will also feature an all-new Solutions Theater as well as live demonstrations of running machinery.

The next day, sampler-goers can attend the final two technical sessions of Forum 2016, “Flexography 101: Define It!” and “Flexography 102: Control It!”, chaired by Zachery Blackburn, Central Piedmont Community College and Shawn Oetjen, AWT Labels & Packaging. The sessions will explore flexo fundamentals, with key focuses on topics such as: press types, press components, print quality, calibration, optimization, fingerprinting, and characterization.

Flexography 101: Define It! will feature the following speakers and their presentations:

  • Shawn Oetjen, AWT Labels & Packaging, “How Does It Work? Flexographic Presses and Print Stations”
  • Sean Teufler, Harper Corporation of America, “Understanding Aniloxes and the Vital Relationship with the Metering System”
  • Keith Nagle, ACTEGA WIT, “Ink Basics: Water-Based, UV, Solvent & What They Print On”
  • Zachery Blackburn, Central Piedmont Community College, “The Plate Package: Fundamentals of Image Carrier & Mounting Tape”

Flexography 102: Control It! will host:

  • Zachery Blackburn and Shawn Oetjen, “Getting Control of Process Control: Tools You Need in Your Pressroom”
  • PJ Fronczkiewicz, Flint Group “Optimization: How to Get From Here to There”
  • Mark Mazur, “Fingerprinting”
  • Tim Reece, All Printing Resources, “Automating Characterization: Nope, it’s Not the Same as Fingerprinting”
  • Zachery Blackburn and Shawn Oetjen, “Putting It All Together: Process Control & Improvement”

To learn more or to register for the Forum & INFO*FLEX Sampler package, visit www.ftastore.com. For complete details about the events, visit flexographic.wpengine.com.

Platinum Plus and Platinum sponsors of the 2016 Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition include: Esko; Kodak; 3M; Anderson & Vreeland, Inc.; DuPont Packaging Graphics; MacDermid Graphics Solutions; Sun Chemical Corp., Vianord Engineering and X-Rite.

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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 60,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.