“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

Rossini: Opening Print Markets, 90 Years Running

Striving for perfection—one constant—has held for 90 years, spanned three generations, crossed into multiple print processes and carried Rossini SpA forward. This 22-year FTA member’s focus on quality and commitment to evolve smartly has served it well each and every day, stretching from 1928 to 2018. The family owned and operated Italian company’s continuous improvement … 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

Forum 2018: “Cultivating Our Future Through Research” Looks Forward

Forum 2018’s Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) session, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” officially kicked off the event on Sunday, May 6. Chaired by Jean Engelke from RR Donnelley and James Stone from VinEquities Inc, the session featured a look at promising initiatives, student research presentations and more. Jean opened the session by sharing updates on … Continued

Forum 2018: “Cultivating Our Future Through Research” Looks Forward

Forum 2018’s Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) session, “Cultivating Our Future Through Research,” officially kicked off the event on Sunday, May 6. Chaired by Jean Engelke from RR Donnelley and James Stone from VinEquities Inc, the session featured a look at promising initiatives, student research presentations and more. Jean opened the session by sharing updates on … Continued

CalPoly Wins PACK Solutions Challenge at PACK EXPO

LAS VEGAS, NV—Students from CalPoly took first place in the annual PACK Solutions Challenge competition, sponsored by B&R Industrial Automation and presented by the PMMI Foundation. Teammates Nick Abbatelli, Rebecca Kisch, Jeff Norton and Patrick Salibi will share the prize, a $4,000 scholarship. The PACK Solutions Challenge is a contest in which students attending PACK … Continued