2022 Standards in Review


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January 26
11 a.m. ET
Steve Smiley, SmileyColor & Associates LLC

2022 Standards in Review

Throughout 2022, there were many changes, revisions and updates to the standards and specifications flexographers use in their production workflows every day.

Join Steve as he provides a comprehensive review of those standards and specifications, describes how these updates impact our production workflows, and identifies the benefits of being in compliance.

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About Our Presenter

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Steve Smiley, SmileyColor & Associates LLC

Steve Smiley is a 50-year veteran from print, premedia and packaging brand solutions. Steve’s previous position was managing color across all printing types, commercial, direct mail and packaging, managing print globally. Steve is a proud member of the FTA family, participating at annual FORUMs.

As a brand manager, Steve has developed the tools for physical and digital standards to define common ingredients and aims across supply chain partners, along with supporting documents like ISO 12647-6 Flexographic Prints, ISO 17972-4 CxF X4 Spot Color Characterization Exchange Format and ISO 19303-1 Guidelines for Schema Writers Packaging. He is the recipient of the Holzinger Award, FTA President’s Award and the Clemson Top Cat Award. Steve has a degree in photography. In 2017, he was inducted into the FTA Hall of Fame.