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

Miraclon Assembles Key Innovators to Focus on Transforming Flexo Together

ROCHESTER, NY—Miraclon, the new independent home of Kodak FLEXCEL Solutions, is only a few weeks old, but the company is moving quickly with its strategy for continuing to drive innovation in the flexo package printing sector. Customers, industry influencers, channel partners and Miraclon team members from around the world are meeting at a series of … Continued

EskoWorld 2019 Sees Record Attendance

NASHVILLE, TN—A record number of packaging and print specialists from across the globe descended on Nashville Monday, as Music City becomes EskoWorld 2019 for the next three days. More than 550 delegates and 19 sponsoring companies are in town for EskoWorld 2019. With a huge selection of workshops and presentations to showcase the benefits of … Continued

Print Sequence in Expanded Gamut Printing and Its Effect on Color Gamut

What does a percentage increase in gamut size mean, and do consumers see a difference when the print sequence is optimized? After all, it is a well-known fact that flexo printers cannot reproduce the full range of Pantone colors when using conventional CMYK inks. Yet every day, they are asked by brand owners to reproduce … Continued

3M Flexo Symposium Discusses Efficiencies, Proper Processes

ST. PAUL, MN—Roughly 50 flexographers and industry members attended 3M’s Flexo Symposium on July 16, held at the company’s Innovation Center in St. Paul, MN. Jamie Eggleston from 3M and Ellen Farrell from DuPont began with an overview of flexographic printing, showing how far the process has come since its inception. Eggleston then went into … Continued

Flint Group Hires Eric Gibbs as National Accounts Manager

CHARLOTTE, NC—Eric Gibbs joined Flint Group Flexographic Products in October 2013, as national accounts manager. In his new position with Flint Group, Gibbs will be responsible for new business development as well as national account management for the North American region. Gibbs brings 24 years of printing industry experience in various sales and operational roles … Continued