FTA Sees Sustained Membership Growth: 12 Percent Over 3 Years

BOHEMIA, NY – Dec. 17, 2015 – Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the world’s foremost organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the flexographic printing process, today announced its membership roster has grown by 12 percent over the last 3 years. Currently, the Association has nearly 1,400 member locations representing some 50,000 individuals worldwide. In addition to serving the flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated sectors, FTA is the largest association for the tag & label community, with more than 400 members servicing that segment of the industry.

“FTA’s diverse membership base is an added value to each individual member company as we collectively leverage our market insights and perspectives to advance this ever evolving industry,” said FTA President Mark Cisternino. He added, “This sustained increase in FTA’s member footprint is a continued sign of FTA’s relevancy, growth, and its strength as the voice of the flexographic industry.”

The Association offers its members an extensive suite of benefits, including industry intelligence, conferences and exhibitions, networking opportunities, certification and training programs, publications and research, and participation in standards-setting—all designed to deliver meaningful value for members and the industry in ways that support innovation, investment, economic growth and global competitiveness.

Comprised of the entire supply chain of package printing and converting, FTA’s membership roster is made up of printers/converters, consumer products companies, prepress providers, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, brand management firms, designers and educators/students.

For more information on FTA and its benefits, contact Jay Kaible, FTA director of membership & business development, at 631-737-6020 ext. 20 or visit flexographic.wpengine.com.

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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.