The Labor Shortage: Part 3 in a Series on Workers in the Print Industry

[Editor’s Note: This three-part series takes an in-depth look at the worker shortage facing the print industry. Part 1, in May’s FLEXO Magazine, covered the many statistics and facts that illustrate why there is a labor shortage and what we can expect in the future. Part 2, in July’s FLEXO, looked at various ways of … Continued

The Labor Shortage: Part 2 in a Series on Workers in the Print Industry

[Editor’s Note: This three-part series takes an in-depth look at the worker shortage facing the print industry. Part 1, in May’s issue of FLEXO Magazine, covered the many statistics and facts that illustrate why there is a labor shortage and what we can expect in the future. This second article looks at various ways of … Continued

The Labor Shortage: Part 1 in a Series on Workers in the Print Industry

[Editor’s Note: This three-part series takes an in-depth look at the worker shortage facing the print industry. This first article covers the many statistics and facts that illustrate why there is a labor shortage and what we can expect in the future. Part 2 (in FLEXO Magazine’s July issue) looks at various ways of solving … Continued

Flexographic Tech Wins Gold in Excellence in Flexography Awards

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Flexographic Tech took home the Gold award for the College Student Category of Flexographic Technical Association’s 2018 Excellence in Flexography Awards. Student Aaron Pitt (Computype) from Flexographic Tech’s 12-week Press Operator Course produced the award-winning card. The winning holiday card was printed on both sides of 8pt tag (supplied by Avery Dennison). The black … Continued

Flexographic Tech Wins Gold in Excellence in Flexography Awards

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Flexographic Tech took home the Gold award for the College Student Category of Flexographic Technical Association’s 2018 Excellence in Flexography Awards. Student Aaron Pitt (Computype) from Flexographic Tech’s 12-week Press Operator Course produced the award-winning card. The winning holiday card was printed on both sides of 8pt tag (supplied by Avery Dennison). The black … Continued

Flexographic Tech Congratulates Four New Graduates

MINNEAPOLIS, MN— Congratulations to the latest graduating class of Flexographic Tech’s Press Operator course: Andrew Webber, Aaron Pitt, Xai Thao and Vang Thao. When the now-graduates began the course almost 12 weeks ago, they were completely new to flexographic printing. After completing the rigorous mix of 80 percent hands-on and 20 percent classroom training, all … Continued