Printing and Converting Research Center
Optimizing the Digital Plate for Flexography

Location: Godfrey Hall Graphics Labs, Clemson, SCFTA
Coordinator: Duane Woolbright, duanew@clemson.edu
Type: 1 1/2  Day Seminar
Class Size: Limited to 32 (Book Now to Guarantee Space)
Course Fee: Individual $495, Group (3+) $475
        Registration includes breakfasts, lunches and evening dinner event.
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Upcoming Date(s): June 24-25, 2009

Course Outline (with topics)
Seminar Overview
In today's environment, digital workflow processes such as plate making should be SIMPLER not more complicated. In a series of seminars, demonstrations and hands-on sessions you will learn how to uncomplicate the digital plate process from prepress to RIP to final plate production while achieving optimal results from your digital investment.

Working with industry leaders, you will learn to recognize the pitfalls, avoid common mistakes and develop procedures to achieve consistent and repeatable results on every plate, every press run. Increase ROI by first learning the proper rules and then correctly applying the workflow tools available. Its knowledge appropriate for all segments of flexography whether currently using a digital workflow or planning to convert to a digital system in the future.

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA).
 Target Audience
  • Those wishing to maximize their digital plate making capabilities.
  • Companies planning to convert to a digital plate making workflow.
  • Training new employees and updating current staff.Companies with plate consistency and performance issues
  Topics Include
  • Digital Workflow Software
  • Digital Imagers
  • Measuring Devices
  • Calibration Curves
  • The “One Bit Tiff”
  • File Compression
  • Plate Inspection
  • Screening Technologies
  • Two Approaches to Digital Calibration
  • Evaluating Plates
  • ROI Benefits of Plate Consistency
  • Troubleshooting
  • Role of Tradeshops
  • Digital Plate Care
Planned Presenters Include
  • Mark Mazur (Dupont Imaging Technologies)
  • Mark Samworth (EskoArtwork)
  • Larry Goldberg (Beta Industries)
  • David Chinnis (Flint Group Flexographic Products)
  • Colleen Twomey (MacDermid)
  • Alvin Myint (Kodak)
  • Jay Sperry (Clemson University)
  • Rory Marsoun (Clemson University)
  • Kern Cox (Clemson University)