Flexo 101
The meaning of the acronym "RIP" when used in reference to imaging film or plates.
What is Raster Image Processor?
The two FTA-hosted events that take place every year.
What is the Spring FTA Forum/InfoFlex and Fall FTA Technical Conference?
This was the city that the spring 2025 FTA Forum and InfoFlex was held.
What is Pittsburgh, PA?
PMS 185
What is Red?
This is often used to measure the viscosity of inks and coatings.
What is an efflux cup? (also called Zahn or Shell cup)
The energy used to develop photopolymer plates.
What is UV light? ...specifically UVA and UVC
The magazine published by the FTA.
What is FLEXO-The Flexographic Technology Source?
The location of the FTA headquarters.
What is Bohemia, NY?
Pantone 361
What is Green?
This part of a print station is used to meter ink from the anilox roller.
What is a doctor blade (or a metering roll)?
The test form used to identify the print capabilities of a press and establish curves.
What is a fingerprint? Also called the curves run.
A characterization is for establishing the profile of the press for color management.
The FTA's new president.
Who is Nathan Ridnouer?
This is where the Fall FTA Technical Conference will be held, September 21-23, 2025.
What is Orlando, FL?
Pantone 286
What is Blue?
These are the three primary rollers common to all print deck configurations.
What are the plate cylinder, anilox roller, and impression cylinder?
The two terms used together to describe the configuration of an anilox roller.
What are lpi/cpi and bcm/volume?
Set of prepress and printing guidelines created by members of FTA and the Flexo Industry.
What is FIRST 7.0?
The location of the FTA print quality awards judging.
What is Long Island, NY?
Pantone 11
What is Gray?
This type of flexographic press is typically less than 18 inches wide in web width.
What is a narrow web press?
This is the reason the our industry was originally called Aniline Printing.
What are aniline inks?
The 67th member of the FTA Hall of Fame.
Who is Bettylyn Krafft
The location of the first FTA Forum Event.
What is New York?
GCMI 26
What is green?
This instrument measures density AND color.
What is a spectrodensitometer?