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
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
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
After 19 years as a graphics communications teacher at Johnson High School in Gainesville, GA and serving as the teacher liaison for his students in numerous Phoenix Challenge High School Competitions, Scott Porter is retiring. But what makes his particular retirement unique is that Grayson Anthony, who will be taking over the entire graphic arts … Continued
Another quarter, another standards update. And speaking of standards, did you all have the opportunity to read Dr. Danny Rich’s article, “From Practice to Standard,” in the April issue of FLEXO Magazine? Danny is the chair of the Flexo Quality Consortium’s (FQC) Standards Working Group (SWG). We are fortunate to have his expertise in the … Continued
Forum 2019‘s “FQC: Research Is the Key to a Successful Flexo Future,” co-chaired by Jason Cagle, MacDermid Graphics Solutions and Jean Engelke, FFTA Board chair-elect, spotlighted research projects completed by a handful of students, as well as a Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) project report and, for the first time, featured the Phoenix Challenge College Competition … Continued
The phrase “Bringing It All Together” may have only applied to the four days of Forum 2018—after all, that was its official theme. But the idea extended both before and after the early May event, with flexographers seeing it play out during the entire year. From Forum and INFOFLEX in May, to Labelexpo Americas in … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has named Josh Sigmon the new sales and technical manager for the eastern region of the world. In this role, he will serve the entire Eastern Hemisphere, including Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East. Josh served as technical account manager for the central plains region … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—Teachers and students at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC have been sharing the positive effects on their flexographic projects after the arrival of a Melanie DUO Anilox Cleaning system from Alphasonics USA. The donation of the equipment comes after a chance meeting between students and the company’s vice president, following a presentation … Continued
When I left South Carolina four weeks ago, I would have never imagined everything that was to come. I spent the last four weeks creating and living in a world so different than my own. Sprawling cow pastures were replaced with Victorian buildings, Walmart with Tescos, slow southern accents with clipped British affections. As I … Continued
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