FTA Recognizes Annual Award Winners At FORUM & INFOFLEX 2023 The FTA hosted its annual awards banquet on Sunday, April 16, at FORUM & INFOFLEX 2023, the association’s annual four-day technical conference and exhibition. FTA unveiled the winners of the 2023 Excellence in Flexography Awards. This year’s list of winners further ex- emplifies the diverse capabilities that flexographic printing has to offer in today’s changing market. Six prints were selected for the Best of Show award: • The Vet IQ Skin & Coat/Calming/5-in-One Soft Chew Bags, printed by PPC Flexible Packaging (Wide Web category) • The Framar CideKicks Disinfectant Pods Bag, printed by Accredo Packaging (Mid Web category) • The Wander Folk Spirits Garden Club Gin Label, printed by Multi-Color Corp (Narrow Web category) • The Social Burgerjoint Takeaway Container, entered by Marvaco Ltd on behalf of Adara Pakkaus Oy (Combined Corrugated category) • The Angry Orchard Hard Cider Explorer Variety Pack Box, printed by International Paper Co (Preprinted Lin- erboard category) • The M&S Start Your Spring Collection Today Envelope, printed by Encore Envelopes Ltd (Envelope category) Hall Of Fame Recognizing a career steeped in education and instruc- tion, Joe Tuccitto has been inducted as the newest mem- ber of the FTA Hall of Fame. Tuccitto’s contributions to the flexographic industry, its practitioners and its Association have made an enormous impact. His career has included stops at multiple printers—Phoenix Packaging, Anagram
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employee roster to build the Technical Education Services Team and the FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances) Certification rogram. “It is fitting that during FTA’s 65th anniversary, one of our own is being inducted into the FTA Hall of Fame,” added FTA President Robb Frimming. “Joe has been and continues to be an amplified force for the flexographic in- dustry and a touchstone for our members. I have worked with him for nearly 20 years and I appreciate all he brings to the table.” President’s Award FTA has recognized Bob Coomes and Bobby Cong- don, two supporters of the Association, with the 2023 FTA President’s Award. CONTINUED ON PAGE 34
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