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The Environmental Printing Awards, now in its third year, now includes expanded categories for packaging. Show off your company’s innovations in the environmental packaging arena by entering. You have until January 11 to make your submissions. The annual gala will be held on February 27 at the Palais Royale in Toronto. We will be featuring Stephen Lewis as our keynote speaker. Please visit the Environmental Printing Awards website for the entry guidelines and submission details.

Environmental Printing Awards Website

The two teams from Gordon Graydon Memorial High School in Mississauga, Ontario have swept the Phoenix Challenge this year, taking home the top two prizes in the competition. The team of Allan Tran and Tim Govey beat out 22 other high school teams from across North America to take the gold award. They were followed by the team of Nathan Plavnick and Stephanie McIntosh, who won the silver award. All four also received Level I Flexographer certification.

Peter Belanger, the head flexo instructor at Gordon Graydon, was also awarded the Diann Teague Award for his work with the winning team as well as the Harper Trophy for his work as a flexo instructor.

The school also won the T-shirt design contest. Designed by Gordon Graydon student Naveet Nayak, the T-shirt was given out to all attendees of this year’s awards banquet. The other Canadian team to enter from the Winnipeg Technical College came in seventh place.

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The Flexographic Technical Association’s annual forum will be held in Montreal this year with the theme of “Crossing Borders…Flexo’s Global Gateway.”

FlexoAction is proud to announce that it was been named the Canadian media partner of the InfoFlex show, which will be held alongside the forum, May 7-8, 2007.

The show floor has been 75 percent sold. By exhibiting at the show, you will:

• Increase your sales & marketing exposure
• Meet new prospects, acquire new clients and connect with returning customers
• Check out what your compietition is doing

For rates and more information about the event, be sure to check out the InfoFlex 2007 Website.

The World Class Flexo Conference was successfully held at the Board of Trade Airport Road on December 1, 2006. FlexoAction and the CFTC would like to thank all the attendees for participating in what we hope was a informative session. Look forward to in-depth coverage of the conference in the next issue of FlexoAction magazine.

In the meantime, we have gotten requests for the presentations given on that day. We have split the presentations into half to facilitate easier downloading. You will need Microsoft Powerpoint or Powerpoint viewer to access these files.

World Class Flexo Conference - Morning Session

World Class Flexo Conference - Afternoon Session

If you have any further questions or comments about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us or leave a comment on this page.

FlexoAction, in association with the CFTC, is proud to present the World Class Flexo Conference, happening December 1 at the Board of Trade, Airport Centre. The conference will centre upon flexo education, current issues facing the Canadian flexographic industry, as well as the future of flexography, both domestically and across borders.

9:00 – 9:45 am
Cross-border Education
Standardizing Flexo Education: The Importance of Harmonization Across Borders
Speakers: Mark Cisternino, President, Flexographic Technical Association; Dr. John Anderson, Technical and Education Director, Flexographic Technical Association

9:45 - 10:15 am
Keynote Presentation
Lean Manufacturing 5S and 6S and What it Means to Your Company’s Bottom Line
Speaker: Dennis Lord, IMS Consulting

10:15 – 10:30 am
Question & Answer Period

10:30 - 10:45 am
Networking Break

10:45 – 11:45am
Lean Manufacturing 5S and 6S
Speaker: Len Jacobs, C.E.T., Len Jacobs Management Consulting

11:45 - 12:00 pm
Question & Answer Period

12:00 – 1:00pm
Roundtable Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION: Business Challenges to the Canadian Flexographic Marketplace
A must attend for decision makers.

1:00 - 1:30 pm
Gravure, Compliment or Competition to Flexo?
Speaker: Wayne Peachey, Keating Gravure Corporation

1:30 - 2:00 pm
V.O.C. Abatement - A Canadian Update
Speaker: Kelly Roberts, Canflexographics Inc.

2:00 - 2:45 pm
New Anti-Counterfeiting Technologies
Speaker: Kevin Harrell, Kodak Traceless Systems

2:45 - 3:00 pm
Question & Answer Period

3:00 - 3:15 pm
Networking Break

3:15 – 3:35 pm
The Phoenix Challenge Foundation - Inspiring and Building Tomorrow’s Workforce
Speakers: BettyLyn Krafft, Krafft Printing Systems Inc.; Robyn Williams, flexo professor, Appalachian University

3:35– 4:00 pm
Canada’s Flexo Educators Speak
A roundtable presentation by representatives from Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, Winnipeg Technical College, Mohawk College and Ryerson University as well as Flexo in High School Alumnus Remy Pravato, Artcraft Label Inc.

4:00 - 4:10 pm
What Have We Learned?
Speakers: CFTC Co-Chairmen Ron Schroder and Jim Brown

4:15 - 4:20 pm
Draw For a Foursome in the 2007 Roll Label Golf Tournament
Donated by FlexoAction magazine.

Friday, December 1, 2006 • Board of Trade, Airport Centre • 830 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario • $69 per person • Two Energy Breaks and Lunch included • Co-produced by FlexoAction magazine and The Canadian Flexographic Training Committee.

Click here to register for this event.

Welcome to the brand new FlexoAction website! This site is here to supplement the print edition of FlexoAction magazine, the flexography & converting authority in Canada.

The flexographic industry in Canada is one which has seen tremendous growth, both in terms of technology used and the number of companies printing with flexography. As such, we here at Youngblood Publishing felt it was time to look upon the industry through a dedicated magazine.

FlexoAction is a part of the Canadian Flexographic Training Committee, a group which is dedicated to furthering flexography’s potential in Canada. The CFTC is involved in education on several fronts, from high school education to night school courses for professionals. From time to time, you will see announcements of special events hosted by the CFTC.

It is the goal of the magazine and the website to introduce more dialogue within the flexographic community, something that will benefit us all. This website features a useful feedback feature at the bottom of each posted item - feel free to add your opinion! Another way to voice your opinion is to send us an email.

For more information about the magazine and how to get your hands on a copy, click on “About FlexoAction” above.

The Canadian Flexographic Training Committee is a non-profit organization aimed at furthering the flexo industry in Canada through education. Its members are dedicated to attracting new members to join this growing industry. Whether its students looking for careers to existing printing professionals looking into flexo technologies, the CFTC is there to help.

If you are a flexo professional who can dedicate some time towards this effort, you are invited to join in. Contact Jim Brown at (905) 273-5656 or email him at james.e.brown@sealedair.com