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Robb Frimming has been named the new President of the Flexog- raphic Technical Association.
Serving 36 years at FTA and 21 years as its President, Mark Cistern- ino will assume the role of Presi- dent Emeritus. Cisternino will con- tinue to be integral to FTA as he leads transition efforts. Long Experience Frimming has worked in the print and packaging industry for more than 30 years. He has served SGK (Schawk) for 24 years as print ser- vices director and has been an avid supporter of FTA since 2005. In 2015, Frimming was recog- nized for his dedication and sup- port of FTA, receiving the FTA Pres-
as a close confidante of deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Go- likova and her husband, the former Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko. Mondi’s London, England-listed shares jumped more than 7 percent on the news, as it said it would distribute the pro- ceeds from the sale of Mondi Syktyvkar to shareholders. Last year, Syktyvkar generated earnings before interest, tax- es, depreciation and amortization of some 334 million euros
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on revenue of only 821 million. It earned another 225 million euros in the first half of this year, de- spite the outbreak of war. Mondi also has three much smaller plants in Rus- sia that are not affiliated to Syktyvkar and not part of Friday’s deal with Augment Investments, it said. It plans to divest those as well after it explored all options for its interests in Russia following the Ukraine war. Many Western companies have suspended Rus- sian operations or left the country completely fol- lowing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which has complicated doing business there. Expecting Approval The deal is conditional on approval by the Rus- sian government and Mondi shareholders, who will receive a dividend from the proceeds, the company said. It is expected to close in the second half of 2022, Mondi said. Mondi’s Syktyvkar, a pulp, packaging paper and uncoated fine paper mill located in the capital of the Komi Republic, employs about 4,500 people and generated revenues of more than 821 million euros ($845 million) last year.
The global flexible packaging market was valued at $68.5 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $102.8 billion by 2031, growing at a Compound An- nual Growth Rate of 4.2 percent from 2022 to 2031, according to a new report. Meeting Demand “The high demand for flexible packaging from food and beverages industry owing to change in lifestyles as well as increased consumer aware- ness regarding health and hygiene, particularly in emerging economies such as China and India, will fuel the market growth during the forecast period,” said Eswara Prasad, Manager, chemical and materi- als, Allied Market Research, the company that pro- duced the report. “Moreover, the demand for flex- ible packaging is growing faster due to growing trends like e-commerce, digital printing, and sus- tainability, which is anticipated to boost the market growth.” The market for flexible packaging is experiencing growth due to the rise in demand for snack and convenience foods in single-serving or small-serv- ing sizes, according to the report.
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ident’s Award. As an executive team member for the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) and a co-chair for FIRST, Frimming will look to transition his FTA knowledge into this leadership role. Registration Opens for FPA’s Fall Executive Conference The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that registration for the 2022 FPA Fall Executive Conference is now open. The conference will be held on October 13, 2022, at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, Texas. Registration is open to both FPA members and non-members. This one-day conference will focus on indus- try-specific topics including updates on the global flexible packaging market; the European flexible packaging market; the polypropylene market; the FPA state advocacy program; FPA’s Emerging Lead- ership Council (ELC) activities; and an overview of the United Nations Treaty on Plastic Pollution. Conference Lineup Conference speakers include: • Lauren Aguilar, Government Affairs Associate, Serlin Haley • Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director, Flexi- ble Packaging Europe • Andy Hackman, Principal Lobbyist, Serlin Haley • Jonathan Quinn, Director of Market Develop- ment and Sustainability, Pregis • Esteban Sagel, Principal, Chemical and Polymer Market Consultants • Clint Smith, BDAM, Government & Trade, Euro- monitor International • Felipe Victoria, Senior Manager for Internation- al Plastics Policy, Ocean Conservancy Carlucci Joins All4Labels Group All4Labels Global Packaging Group has acquired Carlucci, Italian manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels and packaging for the pharmaceutical indus- try. Terms and conditions of the transaction were not disclosed. More Acquisitions For more than 50 years Carlucci has been active in the pressure sensitive labels market. With the acquisition of Carlucci, All4Labels has closed its 8th acquisition since October 2021.
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Graphic Packaging Replaces Plastic With Paperboard Fiber-based consumer packaging producer Graph- ic Packaging International has launched its KeelClip packaging solution in the United States with the in- stallation of a KeelClip 1600 multipacking machine at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages’ Elmsford, New York, production facility. The equipment — the first to be installed in the United States following an expansion throughout Europe — is a sustainable packaging system for multipacks of cans. The solution uses fiber-based packaging for can multipacks, eliminating the need for plastic rings and shrink wrap. It is estimated that KeelClip technology saved more than 3 million pounds of plastic in 2021 alone, and has been used with more than 550 million packs worldwide. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, the local Coca-Cola bottler for the northeastern United States Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, and New York markets, is utiliz- ing KeelClip technology to improve sustainability across its entire distribution footprint. The instal- lation of the KeelClip 1600 machinery means the sustainable fiber-based packaging solution can be supplied to markets in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware. This transition will reportedly remove 75,000 pounds of plastic packaging per year from the supply chain for ap- proximately 3.1 million cases. Avery Dennison Enables Rigid Plastic Recycling Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has introduced an innovation that reportedly ex- tends the benefits of CleanFlake technology to its core film portfolio, combining with our HDPE recy- cling compatibility. With the next generation AD CleanFlake Portfo- lio, Avery Dennison says it will become the first label manufacturer to enable rigid plastic recycling across its film portfolio, providing brands and con- verters solutions that support recycling processes without compromising performance to meet sus- tainability goals. AD CleanFlake technology is recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers, European PET Bot- tle Platform and Recyclass, for enabling recycling by working with the rigid plastic recycling process- es to either remove cleanly (PET) or stay with the package (HDPE), resulting in good quality flakes, the conservation of virgin resources, and less land- fill waste.
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FlexStor Resigns Sleeves To Address Supply Chain Issues Covid steel supply woes have driven a cost reduc- tion redesign for the FlexStor sleeve storage system. The new system “FlexStor VII” is the seventh itera- tion of design improvements since the system was first developed in 2006 and provided to Flexo Trans- parent in Buffalo, New York. CP Flexible packaging now has three systems at that plant with a total sleeve storage capacity of ap- proximatley 2100 sleeves. As an added bonus, the newly designed, lower cost FLEXSTOR VII system, now allows for almost 20 percent additional capacity in the same floor space, that’s right storage for approximately 2,500 sleeves. Overhauling A System The company’s engineers have found that in most flexographic press operations, approximately 50 percent of the sleeves are less than 22 inch (550 mm) repeat. Therefore, dedicated, narrower, rack designs have been developed for all sleeves smaller in repeat than 22 inches (550 mm) repeat. Rather than 6 racks per overhead rail bay, 7 can now be installed. All new racks are retrofittable to existing FLEXSTOR installations. The overhead rail system supports the individual racks on rollers to allow side to side motion allow- ing the aisle to be located where the operator wants to access the sleeves. Parkside Shortlisted For FIA Awards Sustainable, flexible packaging company Parkside, Normanton, UK, has been shortlisted for two Flexo- graphic Industry Association UK’s (FIAUK) awards for its environmentally friendly products. The company’s paper, recyclable flexible packing for frozen food created for Iceland’s Northcoast range of frozen seafood has been selected in the technical innovation category. The packaging rep- resents the first successful application of paper flex- ible packaging on frozen seafood, according to the company. Parkside is also shortlisted for packaging collab- oration with sustainable food brand Riverford Or- ganics, which enabled the company to move away from conventional plastic-based packaging. Riverford has now switched all its packaging to flexible paper recyclable and compostable pulp punnets for soft fruits and mushrooms.
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top 10 percent of manufacturing facilities in the paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics industry category, receiving a silver medal rating for its sustainability perfor- mance from EcoVadis. Data shows that companies that have been as- sessed by EcoVadis at least three times have grown their sustainability management practices at an above-average rate and shown year-on-year im- provement across sustainability themes. As part of the process, XSYS Germany GmbH was rated across four themes – Environment, La- bor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Pro- curement – receiving an overall high score of 61 out of 100, which puts the site on the 91st percen- tile in its industry. The strongest scores (70/100) were given in the Ethics category (which looks at elements such as corruption, anti-competitive practices, responsible information, and management), and in the Environ- ment category, where both operations and products are analyzed in great detail. EcoVadis is a provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence, and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains.
Esko, the global developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for the print, packaging, and label industries, has acquired imposition A.I. soft- ware company Tilia Labs. Tilia Labs’ range of intelligent algorithms for sheet layout, estimation, and planning complement Es- ko’s existing software suite and the two companies will work together to develop next generation inte- grated solutions. “Converters are coming under increasing pres- sure to deliver more volume with shorter print runs to bring versatility to the market, while the adop- tion of digital printing continues to grow,” said Mat- tias Byström, Vice President and Group Executive Product Identification, Danaher Corporation. “This acquisition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market process for consumer-packaged goods.” XSYS Achieves EcoVadis 2022 Silver Medal Rating XSYS Germany GmbH has been rated in the
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Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Mike Pot- ter established Flexo Wash LLC in August 2002 to provide Flexo Wash cleaning solutions in North America for the flexographic, offset and gravure package printing industries. Huge Growth Starting with just three employees, Flexo Wash now has more than 20 employees, with represen- tatives in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Flexo Wash is a family-owned business, with Mike Potter acting as the Chairman, his son Patrick is the President and his son Ryan is the Vice President of Sales. After 20 years, Flexo Wash now has more than 1,200 machines in 700 facilities across North Amer- ica. The secret to success, according to Mike Potter, is simple: “We sell equipment, but we are in the service business.” Flexo Wash products will reportedly extend the life of anilox rolls and sleeves, gravure cylinders, flexo plates, flexo plate sleeves, press parts and rotary screens, while decreasing the make-ready down time between job runs.
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Smurfit’s Circular Approach To Benefit Community The Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Nettingsdorf, Austria, has launched a sustainable district heating project that will benefit 20,000 homes across three communities when completed. The project will cap- ture excess heat generated from the Nettingsdorf paper mill to provide heating for local homes, busi- nesses and schools. Civil works have commenced on the project with the first trenches excavated and pipes laid in June. The central heat distribution building and equip- ment will be erected in the coming months and it is planned that a local elementary school and the kin- dergarten in Nettingsdorf will be the first premises to benefit from the scheme early next year. This follows a recent €134 million program at in- vestment at the Nettingsdorf mill, which included the installation of a new recovery boiler that allows the recovery of biomass generated in paper pulp production. This not only boosted energy optimiza- tion but cut CO2 emissions by 40,000 tons annually. Once fully operational, the new central heating network will provide heating to households in the neighboring villages of Kremsdorf, Haid and Ans- felden and replace the fossil fuels previously used. The production process will generate up to 25 MW of heat that will help save approximately 21,000 tons of CO2. Smurfit Kappa has reportedly had success with a similar project operated from its Pitea paper mill in Sweden which has been converting excess heat into central heating for domestic and business premises in the local community for more than 40 years. Labelink Acquires Label Factory, Taylor Label Labelink, a Canadian label and packaging manu- facturer, has acquired Taylor Label and The Label Factory, two trade-only label printers. Respectively located in Brampton and George- town, the two businesses strengthen Labelink’s presence in Ontario and will accelerate Labelink’s plan to grow its footprint in Western Canada, ac- cording to the company. Since 1992 Taylor Label has served Canadian busi- nesses through an extended network of trade bro- kers. The Label Factory was founded in 1985 and owned by Alex Medd and Carl Minor since 1994. Taylor Label and The Label Factory will continue serving existing and new customers, operating un- der the Labelink name.
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Hybrid Software Group Hybrid Software Group has appointed Joachim Van Hemelen as its new CFO and company Di-
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rector following Graeme Huttley’s decision to take up a new role in private equity. Van Hemelen is cur- rently the CFO of Hybrid Software, a post he has held since 2016. Peter Goodwin is being promot- ed from Group Financial Control- ler to Group Finance Director and company Secretary and Floris De Ruyck, currently the Group’s legal
AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series. Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.
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counsel, will be responsible for market relations and compliance. The team will take up their new roles from September 1, 2022. Merging Companies Van Hemelen played a key role before and after the merger of Hybrid Software with Global Graph- ics, the predecessor to Hybrid Software Group. Pri- or to joining Hybrid Software he was employed as a merger and acquisitions advisor in a Flanders-based mid-market M&A boutique. He started his profes- sional career in 2010 as a financial auditor at BDO. Van Hemelen earned his Master of Science in Busi- ness Administration at the Lessius Hogeschool An- twerp. Goodwin has served as group financial control- ler since joining the group a year ago. From 2017 to 2021 he was Group Financial Accountant at AIM-listed Marshall Motor Holdings, taking the lead on group financial reporting. Goodwin has been an ICAEW Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) since 2011 and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Account- ing and Financial Management from Loughborough University. De Ruyck will add compliance to his existing re- sponsibilities for investor relations and legal coun- sel. He holds a Master of Law from Ghent Univer- sity and post graduate degree in corporate finance from Leuven University. Prior to joining the group in 2021 he was a relationship manager at ING Bank. Glenroy Glenroy has appointed Adam Gollnick as Nation- al Account Manager. He joins Glenroy from Tekni- Plex where he was the Regional Sales and Business Development Manager.
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BestBrightHalfHOUSEtwo.qxp_Layout 1 9/12/18 4:28 PM Page 1 Salaries and hourly wages of employees in Unit- ed States independent corrugated converting oper- ations rose an average of 7.0 percent from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2022, according to the Report. The survey was conducted from March through May of this year and is the industry’s most compre- hensive report of key employee salaries, wages and benefits paid by independent corrugator plants, in- dependent sheet feeders, and sheet plants in the United States. The survey is conducted by Associ- ation Research, Inc., an independent, third-party research firm. AICC Releases 2022 Salary, Hourly Wage Report AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has released the 2022 Salary, Hourly Wage & Bene- fits Report for independent corrugated converters. The biennial report is a benchmarking report on the wages and benefits offered in independent cor- rugator and sheet plants across the United States. The Report features information on the compen- sation and benefits of more than 116 job positions in independent corrugator and sheet plants, includ- ing production manager, customer service repre- sentatives, graphic designers, machine operators, and many more.
The salary and report data is presented in tables broken down by type of plant, positions title and AICC regions. AICC members who participated in the survey received a complimentary electronic copy of the final report. To download the 2022 Sal- ary, hourly Wage & Benefit Report visit www.AIC- Cbox.org/Store. Nobelus Acquires AccuFilm Nobelus has acquired AccuFilm, based out of He- bron, Ohio. AccuFilm is a custom contract slitting facility slitting capabilities for a range of materials in addition to other services. After 30 years in contract slitting, AccuFilm’s Founder and President, Bradley Smith, made plans to retire, according to the company. The acquisition has been finalized, and the equip- ment purchased will hereafter be used exclusively by Nobelus for in-house slitting of the company’s thermal laminates and unsupported films. Existing AccuFilm customers who do not currently purchase laminates through Nobelus will be referred to an associated slitting service. Nobelus will be adding five large slitting lines to its production workflow.
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ecutive Officer for Zeller+Gmelin North America. Based in Richmond, Virgina, Podd is responsible for the vision and strategy for operations of the Zeller+Gmelin printing ink division in the United States, Cana- da, and Mexico. Podd will succeed Marcus Ruck- stadter, Zeller+Gmelin President, who remains with the company as Sales Director of Printing Inks.
DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
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Ruckstadter is based out of Zeller+Gmelin’s Ger- man headquarters and will focus on growing ink sales in the European region. NAStar Inc. Kennedy Ludwig has been added to the market- ing department of NAStar Inc. to provide additional customer and product management support.
In her role as Marketing Coordi- nator for the manufacturer of pres- sure sensitive materials, Ludwig will provide first line customer sup- port for NAStar’s roll label clients and assist in the implementation of marketing strategies for key market segments. Eurograv
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Following the early retirement of Managing direc- tor Alan Attard, a management restructure has tak- en place at Eurograv Limited. The UK-based sales and service supplier to the global print and packag- ing industry has appointed Mike Attard to the po- sition of Managing Director with immediate effect. Mike Attard is also taking over as sole owner of the company. Eurograv was established by Robert Attard and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021. The com- pany is sole UK and Ireland agent for many manu- facturers, including Uteco Converting, CBG Acciai, Cason, Camis, D.W. Renzmann, FEBA, Grafikontrol, Lang, Laser Clean, Maklaus, Pure Loop, and Reif- enhauser, supplying wide web flexographic and gravure printing presses, film extrusion lines, plate mounting equipment, doctor blades, recycling ma- chinery, and other ancillaries.
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TLMI Partners With Labelexpo For EcoStage TLMI is partnering with Tarsus in creating an EcoStage, Powered by TLMI, at Labelexpo Americas September 13-15 in Rosemont, Illinois. The EcoStage will be located at booth #3220 and over the course of the show’s three days, speakers and thought leaders will deliver presentations that discuss critical sustainability issues. Sixteen speak- ers have committed to presenting on the EcoStage and presentations will kick off every hour, on the hour. Admission to the EcoStage is free for all show attendees. Presentation highlights include several sessions led by Convergen Energy, a provider of re- newable fuels for power generation facilities. Con- vergen helps manufacturers across industries avoid sending byproducts to landfill in addition to help- ing companies reduce fossil fuel usage and meet sustainability goals. Convergen’s CEO, Ted Hansen, will be giving a presentation all three days on the EcoStage, discussing converters’ non-landfill op- tions for matrix and flexible packaging waste. Other EcoStage highlights include Emily Tipaldo, Executive Director at U.S. Plastics Pact. U.S. plastics pact is a solutions-driven consortium with more than 100 diverse businesses and organizations across the plastics value chain working to rethink the way our industry designs, uses, and reuses plastics to create a path forward toward a more circular economy. The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) will also be presenting on the EcoStage, discussing the ways that labels are currently impacting recyclabil- ity and on the show’s first day, executives from Re- source Label Group and Brook & Whittle will be discussing the current sustainability status of differ- ent brands and how to address label buyers’ unique sustainability goals. Flaherty Leaves President Position At ICPF The International Corrugated Packaging Founda- tion (ICPF) has announced that President Richard Flaherty will be leaving the Foundation in October for a new opportunity. Tim Bergwall, ICPF acting Chairman, will work with the Board of Directors in the coming months to initiate a search for a new leader. The ICPF is an independent, non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation that is largely funded by individual corrugated manufac- turers and supplier companies and is co-sponsored by AICC – the Independent Packaging Association and the Fibre Box Association (FBA).
Industry Events
Labelexpo Americas September 13-15, 2022 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL
FTA Fall Conference October 11-13, 2022 Covington, KY
TLMI Annual Meeting October 16-19, 2022 Scottsdale, AZ
TLMI Committee Meeting November 30-December 2, 2022 Orlando, FL
TLMI Converter Meeting March 12-14, 2023 Converter Meeting Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort St. Petersburg, FL
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Obituary The Phoenix Challenge Founda- tion mourns the loss of a pivotal figure in education and an inspi- ration to many who are devoted to the progress of young students and their success. As a long-serv- ing educator and leader at the Ap- plied Technology Center in Rock Hill, North Carolina, Diann Teague impacted numerous lives, and was People & Places
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Diann Teague
“the” inspiration behind the Phoenix Challenge. She passed on July 13, 2022 surrounded by family. Before the Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) was launched, Teague took the lead in establishing the original Flexo High School Skills Competition for flexography skill, technical education and math- ematics. Once the seed was planted she went on and pursued the first High School Skills program, which was initiated in 1997. Providing A Future Today the Phoenix Challenge Foundation en- compasses High School Skills Competition and the 15-year-old College Competition. It has exposed more than 5,000 students to flexo technology, awarded more than $60K in scholarships and has witnessed several hundred young adults make their way into careers across the entire flexo and pack- age printing industries. The Phoenix Challenge Foundation has been proud to honor Excellence of Education through the Diann Teague Award, presented to her first in 2007. Since then, this award is presented to the in- structor who guides the winning High School Skills competition team each year, recognizing their own excellence in education. This award has been pre- sented at the High School Skills Competition each year since 2008. With the coordination and support from Ron & Katherine Harper, founders of Harper Corporation; and the Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), the Phoenix Challenge Foundation’s inception was a continuation of Teague’s legacy. The Phoe- nix Challenge Foundation will continue to expand and grow, building upon its mission of “Developing tomorrow’s workforce” with the heritage of Diann Teague as inspiration. To make a Donation to the Phoenix Challenge Foundation, contact Bettylyn Krafft - bkrafft@caroli- na.rr.com or 704-309-3748.
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