Flair Packaging Installs Flexo Press, Expands BY GREG KISHBAUGH
FFTA & FQC Announce 2025 Scholarship Recipients FFTA has announced the recipients of the 2025 Scholarship and Gary Hilliard FQC Schol- arship, recognizing two outstanding students.
Flair Packaging is expanding its Canadian manufacturing capabilities with the installation of a 10-color flexographic press and a solventless laminator at its plant in Calgary, Alberta. To support this growth, Flair has also acquired a second plant in Calgary, adding 35,000 square feet of warehouse and production space, which now serves as the new location for its converting equipment. This investment marks the first in
Andrew Kidd, a Graphic Communication student at California Polytechnic State Univer- sity - San Luis Obispo, has been awarded the 2025 FFTA Scholarship. A full-time student, parent, and wine label designer, Kidd brings a unique blend of industry experience and cre- ative vision to his studies. Maxon Morse, a senior at Clemson Uni- versity studying Graphic Communications, is this year’s recipient of the Gary Hilliard FQC Scholarship. His research project explores how the use of foil in four-color process print- ing affects color management. The FFTA and FQC Scholarship Programs continue to support students pursuing careers in flexography and graphic communications. Recipients must demonstrate academic excel- lence, commitment to the field, and potential to advance the printing and packaging industry. PRINTING United Alliance To Focus On AI Initiatives PRINTING United Alliance is prepared to help the industry embrace and adopt artificial intel- ligence (AI). Through a series of strategic pro-
a series of planned ex- pansions to strengthen Flair’s Canadian manu- facturing platform, with additional presses and converting equipment in the near future. “Unprecedented disruptions in recent years have exposed supply chain vulnera-
bilities across all industries, and we took that as a signal to evolve,” said Young So, Flair’s President and Owner. “We saw an opportunity to help brands stay agile in the face of changing demand by integrating advanced material innovation with onshore manufacturing.” The new investments enable Flair to deliver complete, specialty
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