BOHEMIA, NY—With a mix of sessions that covers everything from sustainable flexography to mounting tape best practices, employee training and retention, color measurement to flexographic essentials, and a widescreen look at the industry’s past, present and future, FTA’s FORUM 2023 has a schedule packed with can’t-miss content.

The four-day technical conference—April 16-19 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown in Columbus, OH—will deliver on its theme of “Tradition Reimagined” by showing innovation and iteration in every part of the flexographic workflow, from all angles. More than 25 industry experts will take the stage during the conference, delivering over 20 presentations broken into nine sessions:

Sustainable Business, Sustainable Planet
Off the Shelf and into Your Cart
The Great Tape Debate
Find ’em, Train ’em, Keep ’em: 21st Century Flexographer
The Value of Color Measurement
Color Throughout the Workflow
FQC: Respecting the Past While Focusing on the Future
Flexographic Essentials
Flexography: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

“Over the past several months, the FORUM 2023 Committee has been working diligently to assemble sessions that will offer not only technical solutions for workflow productivity, but also the means to find and keep the employees to perform those tasks,” said FTA Director of Education Joe Tuccitto.

Registration for FORUM 2023 is open now and includes four days of technical content, access to INFOFLEX 2023, a ticket to the Awards Banquet, entrance to the Monday Evening Social and more. Learn more and register at forum.flexography.org. 

FORUM 2023 will be held in conjunction with INFOFLEX 2023, taking place April 17-18 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. A limited number of booths are still available. Contact FTA Director of Membership & Business Development Jay Kaible at 631-737-6020 ext. 120 for details.

Chartered in 1958, FTA is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others—together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 35,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry. Visit www.flexography.org to learn more.