Tim Claypole presenting
The FTA Europe Session was held in Bologna, 15 November, during the 2017 Italian ATIF Flexo Day, with an entire panel dedicated to experts sharing their experience with flexo.
The session included presentations by Peter Verryt, packaging segment manager, graphic systems Europe at Fujifilm – ‘How to make flexo printers more efficient’, Paul Horton, graphic services manager at Parkside – ‘Discovery Parkside and prepress’, Kai Laikinen, Marvaco CEO – ‘Expanded gamut printing in real practice’, and Tim Claypole (as pictured) director of the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating/Swansea University – ‘Effect of surface patterning and profile on the image quality’.
The panellists provided useful and interesting information about the current developments of flexo technology, and highlighted the importance of similar initiatives to foster the cooperation between European associations. Moreover, Xavier Boadas, president of ATEF Spain, gave the entire ATIF Flexo Day another touch of internationalisation by moderating all the sections of the congress.
Finally, the participants warmly greeted and applauded Sante Conselvan whose mandate as president of ATIF is ending in June 2018. Mr Conselvan will continue acting as president of FTA Europe until June 2019. FTA Europe thanks ATIF for the opportunity offered to the European flexo association, and welcomes similar initiatives during other national flexo congresses.
