ALFT Opens Flexo Plate Production Facility ALFT Packaging has opened a new flexo packag- ing production plant in Kotugoda, Sri Lanka. To bring plate production in-house, ALFT installed a FLEXCEL NX 4260 System at the new production facility, providing plates for its new Windmöller & Hölscher Miraflex II press. In-House Investment “Investing in in-house flexo platemaking and print- ing gives us total control of production and delivers a host of benefits that are relevant to our customers,” said Chairman Lakshman De Fonseka. “The faster turnaround with flexo is a particular advantage, en- abling packaging design changes — to color or for regional variations — to be expedited. With gravure, we’re talking about lead times of three to four weeks for cylinders, which all have to be imported. And if a cylinder gets damaged during production, you wait ten to 12 days for a replacement. Compare that to the 90 minutes to make new FLEXCEL NX Plates.” The FTA has released details of its upcoming Fo- rum 2023 schedule. The four-day technical confer- ence will take place April 16-19, at the Hilton Co- lumbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. Industry Presentations More than 25 industry experts are planned to take the stage during the conference, delivering more than 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, Focusing on the Future • Flexographic Essentials • Flexography: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 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 IN- FOFLEX 2023, taking place April 17-18 at the Great- er Columbus Convention Center. FTA Reveals Session Details Of Forum 2023
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