The 2018 Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship Recipient Researches the Influence of Varying Anilox Roll & Tint Sleeve

The Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship, made available through the Foundation of FTA (FFTA), provides a grant for students to conduct a flexography-focused research project. I was awarded this scholarship in 2018 to pursue a project examining how press setup variables influence soft-touch coating results. Specifically, I wanted to discover if consumers could discern between samples … Continued

The Printer Perspective on Forum 2019’s “A Screening of Screening” Print Jobs

Three jobs, three consecutive days; same press, same crew, same ink, same substrate, same plate mounting tape—fair, consistent and equal conditions had to be maintained in readying each job for public peer review at FTA’s Forum 2019. A daunting task? Perhaps for some. Interflex Group in Merrill, WI, presented with the potential assignment, answered affirmatively … Continued