FMN | July 20th, 2020

FLAG Postpones Annual Meeting

FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group LLC) will post- pone its Annual Meeting until April 19-21, 2022. The 2022 meeting, which is expected to draw more than 100 members and vendors, will take place at the Hy- att Regency Bloomington/Minneapolis located close to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, and will include a tour of FLAG Member Lofton Label and Packaging. Recognizing the need for a continuous focus on ed- ucation and networking for independent converters in these turbulent times, FLAG will conduct a Virtual Summit during the dates originally scheduled for the 2020 Annual Meeting, October 27-29, 2020.The Virtual Summit has been designed to educate team members with relevant industry content, build relationships through virtual round tables, share technical educa- tion with Member teams, ignite Member/Vendor con- nections through a virtual trade show platform and one-on-one meetings and recognize outstanding per- formance by Members and Vendors at the final virtual Awards Reception. FLAG Members -- with an average size of $2 to $30M -- realize the type of benefits usually enjoyed by larg- er multi-site converting conglomerates.These include bottom-line savings, catastrophic recovery plans, pen- etrating new markets and application niches, and hav- ing access to new resources. In addition to the Annual Meeting, these benefits are delivered through a 24/7 online resource site, quarterly calls,“Lunch and Learns” and FLAG Peer Groups.

Africa Stereos Invests In Exposure Equipment

Africa Stereos, Cape Town, South Africa-based suppli- er of plates, has invested in Glunz & Jensen Concept 501 exposure and dryer units, 505 DW XP and Heights S-line equipment to increase its repro capabilities. In South Africa’s ever-changing and flexographic in- dustry, Africa Stereos said it is committed to keeping pace with advances in technology. For more than two decades, this Cape Town-based business has grown steadily as a supplier of plates, primarily to the corrugated industry, but increasing- ly moving into the fields of roll-label, shrink label and flexible packaging. The company was named as the platemaker in four award-winning entries in last year’s FTASA Print Excel- lence Awards, including a gold medal winner printed by Mpact Corrugated using MacDermid plates sup- plied by Africa Stereos.

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