The Phoenix Challenge Foundation, A Unique Way to Help Young People

Feb. 26, 2008 - The Phoenix Challenge Foundation, Charlotte, NC, is a non-profit organization consisting of industry professional volunteers who are dedicated to encouraging today’s youths to explore the exciting and valuable career opportunities available to them in the flexographic printing industry.

Each year the Phoenix Challenge Foundation hosts its annual International Phoenix Challenge Competition on the Harper Campus at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte. The 2008 competition, the largest ever, will have 62 high school students from the U.S. and Canada, participating in the 2 day competition. All travel, hotel and meal expenses for the students and their teachers are paid for by the PC Foundation, with funds donated from within and from outside our industry.  Learn More
 

Constantia Hueck Foils Introduces New, Patented CPI Security Foil

Feb. 6, 2008 - Constantia Hueck Foils, a leading converter of foils and films for the healthcare and food industries, will be unveiling their new CPI Security Foil at Booth #2056 at the 2008 Interphex Show in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA on March 26 – 28, 2008.

Recently developed by Constantia for pharmaceutical primary packaging, the unique, patented CPI Security Foil allows for fine-line graphics, text, logos and micro-features to be applied directly to the surface of the aluminum during the rolling process. Because the images are embedded in the foil, they cannot be removed and because the high precision laser technology that created CPI Security Foil is not readily known or available on the market, it cannot be imitated or copied by counterfeiters.  Continued
 

The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association Selects the Learn.com LearnCenter Platform to Deliver Training to its Members

5-Feb-2008 » Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), the educational foundation representing the world's leading professional society dedicated to advancing the flexographic print process, with headquarters in Ronkonkoma, NY, has selected the LearnCenter® platform to deliver certification courses to its members. Continued
 

Creative Materials Develops New Conductive Inks

Feb. 6, 2008 - Creative Materials Inc, a manufacturer of electrically conductive ink, coating and adhesives, has developed a product line of conductive inks specifically designed for high-speed rotogravure and flexographic printing.  Continued
 

EskoArtwork Introduces ArtiosCAD 7.3

World's most popular structural design software for packaging now provides unique rubber design functions

Gent (Belgium), February 6, 2008 - EskoArtwork, the global market leader in innovative design, pre-production and collaboration solutions for the packaging and commercial printing industry, announces the introduction of ArtiosCAD 7.3. The latest version of the world's most popular structural design software for packaging provides easier design features, more realistic views of packaging against backgrounds and extensive support for new operating systems and applications. With dedicated tools specifically designed for packaging professionals for structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing-and with integration capabilities with product design packages such as SolidWorks-ArtiosCAD increases productivity throughout the entire packaging supply chain, a significant reason why nearly 70% of all structural packaging worldwide is designed on ArtiosCAD.  Continued
 

2007 Reed Technology Medal Recognizes
Eugene Langlais II

Pittsburgh, PA, February 5, 2008--The Ben Franklin Society, honor society to the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF), is proud to announce that Eugene Langlais II, an independent consultant and retired chief technology officer of Presstek, Inc., is the recipient of the 2007 Robert F. Reed Technology Medal.

Mr. Langlais, who began his career as chief chemist for a government research company, has dedicated over 40 years to the development of products and processes that advanced the science of printing. Not only does he possess substantial technical expertise, but he is also recognized as an experienced manager, businessman, and mentor. Continued
 

Flexibly Speaking about Printed Electronics: Final Musings from the Flex Conference

Jan. 29, 2008 - Before I move on to other topics, here are a few final musings and observations from the 7th annual USDC Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference, held last week in Phoenix.

Roll-to-roll manufacturing is already here, but it's also a long way off: For many, the idea of using solution-based processing (AKA pure printed electronics) on gravure, Web-coat, or flexographic manufacturing equipment, continuously producing kilometers' worth of flexible devices at modest price points, is the proverbial holy grail.
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