The Toolbox Is Only for FTA Members!






Available to all FTA members is the MemberConnect Toolbox. The resources available in the Toolbox are organized into relevant groups, each of which is available to download. The majority of the content is taken directly from Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications & Tolerances (FIRST) and can be edited to suit the layout needs of any workflow.

Here's What You're Missing in the MemberConnect Toolbox

  • Appendices from FIRST: FIRST Packaging Workflow Process, FIRST 6.0 Appendix A - Contact List, FIRST 6.0 Appendix B - Reference Standards, Specifications and Publications, FIRST 6.0 Appendix F - Process Control of Spot Colors
  • Characterization Targets: Expanded Gamut (EG) Characterization Target, FIRST Characterization Target, IT8.7/4 Characterization Target, TC1617x Characterization Target
  • Fingerprint Test Targets: Birkett-Spontelli Colorimetric Tone Value Calculation, Dot Gain Curve, Dot Size Calculator, Expanded Gamut (EG) Fingerprint Target, FIRST Fingerprint Target, G7 Characterization Test Form, G7 FIRST Narrow Web Layout, P2P51x, Tone Reproduction and Neutral Determination Chart (TRAND)
  • Mail and Bar Codes: ANSI Matrix Symbol Characterization Test Plate, Uniform Code Council Check Digit Calculator, USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Getting Started Guide, USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Q&A, USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Resources List, USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Specification Document, USPS Intelligent Mail Bar Code Technical Resource Guide
  • Optimization Test Targets: Expanded Gamut (EG) Optimization Target, FIRST Optimization Target
  • Process Control Targets: DFTA Control Strip v. 1.3, DFTA Control Strip V. 2.0, FIRST Prepress Scale, FIRST Press Control Target, FIRST Printer's Scale, Idealliance 3-Row Control Wedge, Plate Control Target
  • Process Control Worksheets: DFTA Control Strip v. 1.3, DFTA Control Strip V. 2.0, FIRST Prepress Scale, FIRST Press Control Target, FIRST Printer's Scale, Idealliance 3-Row Control Wedge, Plate Control Target
  • FTA Generational Study: An extensive examination of millennial-aged flexographers, students who are studying flexography and package printing, and seasoned and experienced flexographers
  • Environmental Resources: Carbon Footprinting Calculations for Printers, Facility Emergency Management Planning, In-Plant EHS Self-Assessment

There's More Than Just the Toolbox in MemberConnect

Videos

Weren't able to attend a past Forum or Fall Conference? Watch videos from the events and listen to select presentations. Download the accompanying presentation notes to follow along, make notes and refer to after the video's completion.

Webinars

Revisit past FTA Member Webinars—either for the first time or as a refresher—on valuable subjects like color consistency, doctor blade metering, press bounce control, ink basics and more. Start and stop at your leisure, and use timestamps to jump to specific topics.

Tech Tips

Explore several years' worth of Tech Tips, insightful and informative tidbits of flexographic knowledge to enhance your printing prowess. Longer than a tweet but shorter than a Facebook post, they give bite-sized nuggets of useful information.

FLEXO Magazine Archives

Read articles from FLEXO Magazine in its archives—more than 100 issues and counting—covering every niche and corner of the industry, from press buyer's guides to consumables primers, prepress best practices to meeting brand owner demands.

FLEXO Tech Talks

FLEXO Tech Talks take the magazine's articles and give authors a chance to expand on their writings, offer additional insight and commentary, give updates since publication, provide further evidence to support a claim or finding, and field questions from listeners.

Learn All About FTA
See everything the Association does at www.flexography.org.

And MemberConnect Is Just One of Many Benefits That Comes with FTA Membership

Conferences & Events

Where the smartest minds in the flexographic industry share ideas, spread information and advance packaging printing. From thousands of attendees, to hundreds, to handfuls—there's an event for everyone.

From complimentary to a 50% discount
on non-member pricing for members

FTA Member Webinars

Industry experts present in detail topics spanning all areas of the industry, with PowerPoint slides to follow along and multiple opportunities to ask questions.

Free to attend for members
$199 to attend for non-members

FIRST Individual Certifications

A globally recognized certification program that provides a complete mastery of the flexographic printing process for the different roles within an organization—press operator, prepress operator or implementation specialist.

Level I free for first employee
$990 for non-members

FIRST 6.0

A full scope of specifications, tolerances and guidelines needed to produce high-quality and consistent results.

$105 for members
$210 for non-members

FP&P 6.0

A comprehensive technical resource manual containing illustrations, glossary terms and a troubleshooting guide.

$138 for members
$276 for non-members

Excellence in Flexography Awards

The industry’s longest running and most prestigious annual print competition.

First entry free for members, $75 per additional entry
$150 per entry for non-members

FLEXOGRAPHY 101 Booklet Series

Six books essential to building a solid flexographic foundation or refreshing important concepts.

$80 for members
$160 for non-members

FTA Member Directory Listing

Company info included in SourceBook, FLEXO Magazine’s annual directory of all FTA membership.

Free listing for members
$250 for non-members

Become an FTA Member

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Questions About Membership?
Contact FTA Membership Manager Susan Raab
via email or at 631-737-6020, ext. 111.