Harper Corp. of America

After a successful event in March at Mark Andy, the 2013 Harper SMART Roadshow continues at Central Peidmont Community College. The Charlotte, NC, stop will be co-hosted with Bobst and will provide participants with valuable insight regarding the flexographic industry's leading products and services.

The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is all set to celebrate its 55th anniversary at its big bash—the annual FTA Forum and INFO*FLEX exhibition. With a theme of "Right Here. Right Now.", this year's technical conference and exhibition will take place at the San Diego Convention Center in beautiful San Diego, California from April 28 to May 1.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on World Top Brewery and Color-Logic; Label Technology and Label Technology; Bunting Magnetics Co.; iSys Label; Grafix Equipment; Harper Corporation of America; and Louis Oscar Werneke, founder of Werneke Ink.

Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has unveiled its latest division: Harper Echo-Xccessories, or HEX division.

At the Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix later this month (Jan. 29 to Feb. 1), representatives from Harper Corp. of America will be on hand to perform live flexographic and gravure process demonstrations and training.

Because of its strong work ethic, the team at Harper Corp. of America was honored with a 2012 Best of DePere Award in the category of printing trades machinery.

Harper Corp. of America's 2012 Roadshow was a major success. Each stop on the Roadshow featured a series of seminars that were presented by local industry leaders, that shedded light on a variety of topics relevant to today's flexographic professionals. Harper is already developing a new list of venues to continue the Roadshow tradition in 2013.

Harper Corp. of America and Inometa GmbH, Harper's former European licensee, have mutually decided to discontinue their partnership. Harper will contine to provide service and support to Inometa's European clients.

Harper Corp. of America will team up with ALE and Cal-Poly December 4-6 at Printed Electronics USA 2012. Harper Corp. will be displaying a laser engraved ceramic sleeve with simulated printed circuitry at the ALE booth. The vertical sleeve will allow event attendees to see line width capabilities and other precision engravings.

The closing of the 2012 Harper Roadshow will take place at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday, October 24 in Rochester, NY. The event is open to flexographic professionals who are interested in learning more about the challenges, technology and other factors that are relevant to today's industry.