Taking A Second Look at ‘FIRST'

Though the new edition will likely drive up the implementation rate, Schroder feels "it's a pretty common situation" to hear converters say they aren't using FIRST yet. "Everybody has what works for them now," he says. "Converters will adopt certain areas of FIRST that can make them better."

Where FIRST may be most useful is for printers attempting flexo process printing for the first time—as is just the case with Schroder's customer, Finpak International, a bag printer in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.