Phoenix Challenge Students Facing Challenges During Global Pandemic Find Ways to Complete Projects
This year’s Phoenix Challenge collegiate competitors overcame the challenges of a global pandemic.
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In Memory of Luis Novaro
El Señor Luis Novaro, president of Distribuidora Gráfica Novaro, passed away in May. Novaro, who was awarded the FTA President’s Award in 2017, was a supporter and longtime close friend of FTA, representing Latin American flexographers’ interests for many years. As a recognized leader within the FTA Spanish-speaking flexographic community, Novaro provided a variety of … Continued
Continuous Improvement Creates & Controls Cost-Cutting Opportunities at Press
Since the process of flexographic printing was conceived, an increasing demand for consistency, print quality and creative design elements has led to the application of continuous improvement across all channels. Sophisticated point-of-sale packaging, or labeling, has been a key driver for the success, thanks to flexography’s proven posture. Simply put, it’s less expensive and more … Continued
Greg Collins, Who Gave Much to the Flexographic Industry and FTA, Joins Its Hall of Fame
They say you only get what you give. Looking at what Greg Collins has given, it would seem he’s owed quite a bit. He gave, as a steadfast supporter of FTA, a methodical and measured approach to its governing boards, and laid the groundwork for consistency and repeatability in its operations. He gave, as a … Continued
Former Fox Valley Technical College Teacher Lloyd C. Hoeffner Passes Away
APPLETON, WI—Former Fox Valley Technical College teacher Lloyd C. Hoeffner passed away on Jan. 31 at the age of 81. Hoeffner taught from 1968 to 1988 at Fox Valley. After leaving teaching, he helped establish TechniFlex from 1990 to 2004 in Appleton, WI. He was the chair of FTA’s FORUM 1984. Prior to becoming home … Continued
FQC/SWG Updates: New Projects & Meeting Activity
The calendar year may be ending, but the work being undertaken by the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) is ongoing. Currently, the FQC is working on a pair of projects and exploring a third. Current Projects The first is called the Ink Temp Project. The team is working on Phase 1, which will be an evaluation … Continued
Phoenix Challenge College Competition-Winning University of Wisconsin-Stout Chronicles Bakery Rebrand & Packaging Pieces
The time it takes to make most sweets—custards, cookies, candies and all types of confectionary concoction—can be measured in hours and minutes. For the five students on the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s 2019 Phoenix Challenge College Competition team, the timer on their oven stretched into days, weeks and months. For most of the 2018-2019 school year, … Continued
FTA Emerging Leaders Committee Member Tessa Libby on Accumulating Experience as a Millennial in Flexography
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
FTA Emerging Leaders Committee Member Thomas Koester Talks Experiences as a Young Flexographer, Career Path, Advice for Millennials
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
Anilox Rolls for Coatings
When print designers of the past thought of adding value to the printing for a product, they thought about plate screens, color combinations and fineness of print. For many years, added value also meant hot-foil stamping, cold foil, couponing or some other downstream enhancement. Today, 4-color process—and to a large degree 7-color process—have become well-established, … Continued
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