FQC/SWG Updates: Fall Conference 2017 & SWG Project Progress

Greetings! I hope all of you enjoyed summer working, playing and getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Since Forum, our project teams have been wrapping up some final details and getting ready to continue trials at member companies. We’ve got new leadership on the High-Resolution Printing Project and welcome Brian Cook from MacDermid Graphics Solutions … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: A Wrap Up of Forum 2017, a Look Forward

A huge thank you to all of the presenters at the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Pre-Conference Session at Forum 2017! This year’s session was jam packed with project reports and research presentations that brought in more than 250 attendees. Forum 2017 Session Summary The session started with an update from the Standards Working Group (SWG). … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: Winding Down 2016 & Preparing for 2017

Greetings from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee! We have got a full plate of projects underway and they are gaining momentum as we head through the holidays. They include the CxF Characterization Comparison, the Flexographic Plate and Stickyback Optimization Project, the Environmental Impact on Flexo Printing – Temperature Effects of NW Waterbase and … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: A Recap of Forum & Looking to the Future

The Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee would like to extend its thanks to all Forum 2016 attendees who came to the FQC preconference session and the main FQC session. Both were well attended and delivered important information. Session Summaries The preconference session, Corral the Process and Ride the Workflow, took us from color definition … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: Upcoming at Forum & Ongoing Around the World

Sessions are scheduled. Hotels are booked. Bags are packed. It’s time for Forum! This year’s iteration is ready to go, with the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) participating in two events: The first is the very popular preconference session. Dr. Sam Ingram, Jean Jackson and Steve Smiley are putting together a hands on program that is … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: The Groups Wrap Up 2015 & Look Toward Next Year

This quarter, the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Executive Committee worked toward the initiation of new projects. During the FQC Pre Conference Session at Forum 2015 we brainstormed with attendees on topics of interest. After initial shyness, Jean Jackson and Dr. Sam Ingram got the crowd on board and we received a great response! The Executive … Continued

FQC/SWG Updates: A Look at Summer 2015 and What’s Next

The summer of 2015 has not been very active for the Standards Working Group (SWG) and the July meeting was canceled as it overlapped with the Forum 2015 planning meeting. The ISO TC 130 held its spring meeting in mid-May in Bologna, Italy.  Working Group 1 – Terminology Continues to work on and further expand the … Continued