Over the past few years, the speed of advancement in flexographic innovations has enabled printers to increase production, lower costs, minimize waste and maintain quality results. Day two of Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2016 Annual Forum will kick off with a session dubbed “Flexo Game Changers”, which will address the new technologies that have led to these process improvements. The session, chaired by Nicole Ross, Kodak and Joel Engelberth, Esko, will take place Monday, March 7 and will host a group of prominent printers and premedia service providers specializing in the wide web, narrow web and corrugated printing market segments.

“We are very excited to have assembled experts from multiple market segments to be a part of this session,” says Engelberth. “Our goal from the start was to make sure that we are addressing every segment represented in the crowd, and I think we have done a very good job at it. This will be a session truly for each and every attendee.”

The Flexo Gamer Changers session will feature the following speakers and their presentations:

Paul Lancelle, Kodak, “From Pretender to Contender…How Constant Evolution Has Changed the Game”
Bart Wright, InterFlex, “Game Changers”
Kevin McLaughlin, Flexo Concepts, “What’s Next for Corrugated Printing?”
John Crammer, Best Label Co., “LED Curing & Today’s Narrow Web Flexo Quick Change Presses: What’s New?”
David Smith, Cyber Graphics, “Game Changing Technologies in Plate Making & Media”

FTA’s 2016 Forum “Power of the Past, Force of the Future” is slated for March 6-9 at the Omni Fort Worth in Fort Worth, TX, USA. Co-located with the event is the INFO*FLEX Exhibition, staged March 7 and 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, where nearly 250 of the industry’s leading suppliers will be on hand to showcase their latest and most revolutionary products and services. Each Forum registration includes entrance into the INFO*FLEX Exhibition.

To learn more or to register for FTA’s 2016 Annual Forum, visit www.flexography.org. Early-bird rates offer savings up to $350 and are valid through January 29, 2016. Special discounts for printer/converter registrants are available, as well as a “Buy two, get the third free” promotion. Consumer Product Companies are entitled to complimentary registrations. Platinum Plus and Platinum sponsors of the 2016 Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition include: Esko; Kodak; 3M; Anderson & Vreeland, Inc.; DuPont Packaging Graphics; MacDermid Printing Solutions; Sun Chemical Corp., Vianord Engineering and X-Rite.