APR will have two team members participating in the sessions at this year's FTA Forum 2018, May 6-9. Richard Black is one of the speakers in the First in Motion session on Tuesday. Catherine Haynes will be co-chairing and speaking in the Troubleshooting Survival Guide on Wednesday. Both of these sessions hit on key areas of concern or “pains” consistently faced by our industry.
- First in Motion takes the stance of being well prepared, knowing your aims, and doing the work to better ensure repeatability through the process.
- Troubleshooting Survival Guide focuses on arming your teams with the right tools to more quickly and successfully drill down to the root cause and resolve common production issues.
We encourage you to attend both sessions at this year's FTA Forum 2018!
Also, check out upcoming issues of FLEXO magazine for more session details!
FIRST in Motion – Wide Web Project
Tuesday, May 8
Tired of unpredictable print results? Then it is time to implement FIRST. This session reviews the FIRST methodology, but more importantly, takes you on a journey with a live job demonstrating predictable printing for wide-web flexible packaging. We will demonstrate using a live job how to optimize your press, complete a fingerprinting trial to develop correct plate curves, get accurate profiles by characterizing using CRPC6 reference color, controlling your process throughout, all while focusing on process improvement. Want predictable printing? Here’s where you start: FIRST.
Troubleshooting Survival Guide
Wednesday, May 9
[Setting: Not so distant future] Some mocked you for being overly prepared. They called you a worrier. But here you are, in the trenches. You can hardly believe it has happened, all hell just broke loose. Fortunately, you had the presence of mind to not only optimize, but fully invest in your process control tool kit. You are armed. You are educated. You ARE ready! These gremlins don’t stand a chance. Because of the information learned from this Troubleshooting Survival Guide, you will be that much more prepared for the inevitable.
