WEXHAM SPRINGS, UK—Sun Chemical has signed an exclusive agreement with German printing inks manufacturer Epple Druckfarben to combine their resources to make Epple’s series of sheetfed offset inks for direct food contact, BoFood Organic, available to a global audience. BoFood Organic is a worldwide patented sheetfed offset ink for printing on the inside of folding … Continued
Who can volunteer to be on an FQC project? You can! Each project is a little different and the team members may differ, based on those varying needs. It is the responsibility of the leader to determine what skill sets are needed for success. FQC is chartered to provide the industry with a better understanding … Continued
PARSIPPANY, NJ—DIC Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE). The acquisition will broaden DIC’s portfolio as a global manufacturer of pigments, including those for electronic displays, cosmetics, coatings, plastics, inks and specialty applications, by creating a world-class pigments supplier that offers customers … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NC—For more than 20 years, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) has been the premier organization who solely focuses on building tomorrow’s workforce. Its annual fundraiser to support growing flexo in education is the annual Phoenix Challenge Foundation Golf Tournament. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the beautiful Stonebridge Golf Club … Continued
A thriving e-commerce industry and a growing trend in big box retailing together offer a promising growth trajectory for the corrugated packaging market. Known for its structural rigidity, the corrugated box offers good protection to heavy contents or fragile products and is a lighter weight than many other packaging substrates. These attributes show why corrugated … 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
PARSIPPANY, NJ—Sun Chemical‘s Danny Rich, Ph.D. was recently honored by the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) with the prestigious Godlove Award. The Godlove Award honors current or former ISCC members who have made “long-term contributions in the field of color.” A member of the ISCC for 43 years, Rich currently is a member of the board … Continued
In our last FQC update, we communicated the importance of the Standards Working Group (SWG) and its impact on developing standards that may affect our industry. We reached out to you, the membership, to take an active role in the discussions. There are several items under current discussion that will shape how we work in … Continued
Priorities, advantages, impact—suppliers are pressing flexographic printers and converters to focus on this trio of overarching concerns in 2019. They claim doing so will help advance the industry, facilitate moving out on 10 commonly cited strategic directions, enhance flexography’s competitive posture and maintain its position as packaging’s print process of choice. Included in that top … Continued
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