SOMA, producer of flexographic printing presses, plate mounters, slitter rewinders and laminators, demonstrated a remote, offsite flexo press run via a live video feed from the Flexo Xperience Center during the FTA Technical Conference.
As part of its session, ‘Proof in Print Teaching FIRST 7.0 Measurement & Verification Through a Live Press Run’, SOMA explained how FTA FIRST measurement and verification can play an important role in effective flexographic printing. The session was delivered by Garrett Taylor, SOMA North America Sales Director, and Bob Coomes, Graphics, Pre-Press and Print Specialist at PPC Flex, member of the FTA & FFTA Board of Directors, and FIRST Implementation Specialist & Pre-Press Operator – Level III.
Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications-and Tolerances (FIRST) supports a methodical approach to process control, optimization, fingerprinting, characterization and process improvement. While each organization may use its own workflow based upon its specific needs, there are certain fundamentals universal to the flexographic printing process.
With a firm understanding and application of the FIRST methodology, flexographers can identify potentially troublesome issues, benchmark press performance, utilize statistical analysis to maintain optimal conditions, perform accurate device calibrations, identify improvement opportunities and preserve stable conditions for repeatable results—all with the end result of satisfactorily reproducing the graphic design.
In this session, a live SOMA Optima2 flexo press run became a tool for teaching the importance of measuring, verifying, and maintaining print standards in real time. Using real-world examples, attendees saw a real-time walk-through of the steps of setting targets, capturing data, and making adjustments—demonstrating how measurement drives process control.
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