The 2019 FLEXO Magazine Cover Project

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

Harper Corporation of America Welcomes Angel Jackson as Marketing and Event Coordinator

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

The 2018 Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship Recipient Researches the Influence of Varying Anilox Roll & Tint Sleeve

The Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship, made available through the Foundation of FTA (FFTA), provides a grant for students to conduct a flexography-focused research project. I was awarded this scholarship in 2018 to pursue a project examining how press setup variables influence soft-touch coating results. Specifically, I wanted to discover if consumers could discern between samples … Continued

Defining Color: Second-Place 2018 FFTA Rossini Scholarship Recipient Researches Accurate and Consistent Color Reproduction

Color matching is a challenging task that requires communication across many different parties; brand owners, printers and ink companies all need to stay in the loop regarding color management procedures. Color management is particularly important for international brands that print their brand colors at various plants worldwide and expect all of their suppliers to maintain … 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

Joe Prunier Joins Harper Corporation of America as Regional Sales Manager

CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America announced that Joe Prunier has joined the organization as regional sales manager for the eastern region. Prunier will be responsible for promoting anilox sales and HarperScientific products to customers throughout the region. Prunier brings with him more than 27 years of industrial sales, marketing, product and … Continued

Kyle Podolanko Joins Harper Corporation of America as Technical Account Manager

CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America welcomed Kyle Podolanko to the team as technical account manager for the Southwest region. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge with nearly a decade of experience in the printing and packaging industry. Podolanko studied business management at the University of Texas at Arlington and acquired … Continued

OMET Americas Presents Future of Flexo Event at Clemson’s Sonoco Institute

CLEMSON, SC—On Feb. 6-7, an inaugural Future of Flexo event was hosted at Clemson University’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, presented by OMET Americas. The event centered around “New Year, New Technology” and was sponsored by industry print suppliers Eaglewood Technologies, Siegwerk, Phoseon Technology, Nazdar Ink Technologies, DuPont, Techkon USA, DBT Coatings and … Continued