Virtual FORUM 2020 wrapped up May 6 with FQC: Exploring Technology & Defining Value in Packaging, chaired by Jean Engelke, FQC Executive Committee chair, and Dr. Sam Ingram of Clemson University. The session began with Anissa Mollett, a graduate student at Clemson University and the 2019 second-place recipient of the FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic … Continued
Drivers… Speakers… Messages… Take Homes—These are critical components of each of the nine technical sessions constituting FTA’s FORUM 2020. The event, set for April 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH, is built around a central theme—Color, Brands, Technology: The Complete Package. Over the course of four days: Benchmarks and data points will … Continued
Integrity, trust, honesty, continuous improvement, service and safety—These are the core values of Glenroy Inc that the company says have led to its success and longevity. Established in July 1965 by Edwin and Ruth Jablonka and their son Roy in Milwaukee, WI, Glenroy (named for Edwin’s and Ruth’s sons Glen and Roy) has always been … Continued
With each passing year, innovations in flexography continue to grow and expand, and this year was no exception. In 2019, flexography was once again a preeminent force. Attendees to events like INFOFLEX and Labelexpo Europe saw firsthand the new and upcoming technologies that are allowing companies to streamline processes, automate and become more competitive. Printers … Continued
Analogies, analogies: Press teams and pit crews… Racetracks and pressrooms… Drivers and operators… Mechanics and pressman… Pace cars and process control… Chassis and web paths… Checkered flags and impulse buys… Sponsors and CPCs… Time trials and optimization runs. Fast and Furious—oh no, that’s a movie franchise! Stock car racing and FTA? You get the picture—Blurs … Continued
BROADVIEW, IL—Graymills has donated three ink pumps to the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. The latest contribution of two pneumatic small peristaltic pumps joins the centrifugal pump that was donated to the university last December. All three pumps will be used in the institute’s Advanced Print Technology … Continued
Tessa Libby, a technical representative at All Printing Resources Inc (APR), didn’t expect to find herself in the flexographic industry. But while in the graphic communications program at California Polytechnic State University, she was inspired by her professor Dr. Malcolm Keif to apply for the FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic Research Scholarship. From then, her … Continued
For Emerging Leaders Committee member Ashley Cash, a career in flexography started with a tip from a teacher. “My high school biology teacher encouraged me to combine my creative abilities with science,” Cash says. “She recommended I explore the possibilities of a career in the packaging industry.” Now, as a technical sales representative and business … Continued
Even as a young flexographer, Emerging Leaders Committee member Thomas Koester has a wealth of industry experience under his belt. A graduate of Clemson University, he received the 2017 FFTA Rossini North America Flexographic Research Scholarship for his research on varying repeat lengths. From there, he joined All Printing Resources Inc (APR), training for six … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America announced that Angel Jackson has joined the organization as marketing and event coordinator. Jackson graduated from Clemson University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic communications and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Upon graduating, Jackson worked as a graphic technical representative … Continued
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