“FIRST in Motion”: Technology & Methods

How Each Step of FIRST Was Followed & Special Considerations Taken During the Project This, along with “FIRST in Motion: Scope, Timelines & Schedule” by Bob Coomes, Plastic Packaging Technologies LLC comprises the second installment in a series of articles chronicling the wide web, flexible packaging pouch job at the center of the Forum 2018 … Continued

“FIRST in Motion”: Scope, Timelines & Schedule

Planning the Forum 2018 Print Project This, along with “FIRST in Motion: Technology and Methods” by Mark Samworth, Esko, comprises the second installmentin a series of articles chronicling the wide web, flexible packaging pouch job at the center of the Forum 2018 FIRST in Motion session. Other articles in the series include: FIRST in Motion: … Continued

“FIRST in Motion”: Objectives

The Forum 2018 Session’s Co-Chairs Lead Off an Article Series Focused on Its Print Project & Adherence to FIRST This is the first installment in a series of articles chronicling the wide web, flexible packaging pouch job at the center of the Forum 2018 FIRST in Motion session. Other articles in the series include: FIRST … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Spring Meeting Notes

A special thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) session at Forum 2018! It was well attended and received. Titled, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” it offered a look at promising initiatives, presentations from a pair of FTA scholarship recipients and more. As mentioned at Forum, two members have … Continued

Forum 2018: Preparing for Problems with “Troubleshooting Survival Guide”

Forum 2018’s final session, “Troubleshooting Survival Guide,” provided a comprehensive look at common and persistent problems faced by flexographers, with solutions for both immediate and long-term fixes. Chaired by Catherine Haynes of All Printing Resources Inc (APR) and 2018 FTA President’s Award recipient Jason Cagle of MacDermid Graphics Solutions, the session featured an expert panel … Continued

Forum 2018: Preparing for Problems with “Troubleshooting Survival Guide”

Forum 2018’s final session, “Troubleshooting Survival Guide,” provided a comprehensive look at common and persistent problems faced by flexographers, with solutions for both immediate and long-term fixes. Chaired by Catherine Haynes of All Printing Resources Inc (APR) and 2018 FTA President’s Award recipient Jason Cagle of MacDermid Graphics Solutions, the session featured an expert panel … Continued

Forum 2018: “FIRST in Motion” Looks at a Wide Web Job, Start to Finish

Demonstrating Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) in use on a real-world packaging job has been the guiding idea behind some of FTA’s most memorable individual presentations and even entire conferences. “I’ve been involved in a lot of these projects,” explained Mark Mazur, an FTA Hall of Fame member, “but they’ve always been on … Continued

Forum 2018: “FIRST in Motion” Looks at a Wide Web Job, Start to Finish

Demonstrating Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) in use on a real-world packaging job has been the guiding idea behind some of FTA’s most memorable individual presentations and even entire conferences. “I’ve been involved in a lot of these projects,” explained Mark Mazur, an FTA Hall of Fame member, “but they’ve always been on … Continued

Lon Robinson, as Reliable as the U.S. Mail, Joins the FTA Hall of Fame

An FTA fixture, tireless volunteer, industry stalwart, relentless learner, patient teacher and just about the nicest guy anyone knows. There are numerous synonyms for the word “nice”: enjoyable, agreeable, pleasant, good, lovely, amusing, wonderful, kind, polite, generous, friendly, swell, charming, peachy, delightful, gracious, helpful, fine and dandy, and at least that many more. When you … Continued