Better communication, predictable results and less stress—Bay Tech Label Inc attributes these skills and more to Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST). With employees who have completed each FIRST Individual Certification, the company says it is better equipped to speak with customers and meet their evolving needs, with improved skills and work methods. “We … Continued
When FTA member Best Label Co decided to pursue FIRST Individual Certifications, it was for a simple reason: “Because statistical process control and printing to the numbers are essential,” recalls its General Manager John Crammer. As press operators, prepress personnel and implementation specialists at the company’s Union City, CA location achieved their individual certifications, it … Continued
Printing to the numbers, process control, color management—these are data-heavy concepts at the heart of Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST). But the numbers, equations and measurements are means to an end, and in getting to that end, it’s important to keep sight of basic questions, like “Why are we doing this” and “How … Continued
ATLANTA, GA—MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of flexographic printing plates, announced it is the first plate supplier to receive the Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) Implementation Specialist Certification, Level III from FTA. FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification yields experts in flexographic printing support, consultation and communication, who are proficient … Continued
In the war on inconsistent print, it was a handful of Coveris employees at the company’s Battle Creek, MI location who fired the first salvo. While developing training documentation for their flexo presses, explains the FTA member company’s Corporate Continuous Skills Development Manager Sheri Hudachek, those employees pondered how a more comprehensive knowledge base could … Continued
A little can equal a lot. Take, for example, the incrementally small bump in price to go from a medium to large soft drink at any fast food restaurant: How can McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and the like make any meaningful profit from selling an additional 20-oz. of soda for pennies? The answer is, they … Continued
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