Harper Corp. of America

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Harper GraphicSolutions will be heading out on the road for its 2008 Flexo Solutions Tour. The theme of this tour will focus on troubleshooting all aspects of the printing process. Anilox, prepress, and flexographic printing experts from Harper will hold the sessions with the help of other industry experts. COST: No charge—Send as many people as you’d like, but register quickly because seating is limited. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Print managers, print supervisors, prepress managers and graphic designers, your ink, purchasing and/or general managers. SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE : • Presentations and discussions on substrate, ink, plate mounting tape, diecutting, prepress, color proofing, preparation, optimization

The NorthEast Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) will be holding its 6th Annual Expo and Networking Conference on Thursday, May 8th at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The event will run from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event will feature an exhibit hall with key suppliers of products and services to the label printing industry. They will included such vendors as UPM-Raflatac, Technicote, 3M, FlexCon, Spinnaker Coating, Mark Andy, AquaFlex, Matik NA, PCS (Degrava), Siegewerk Ink, Alden & Ott, Sun Chemical, Wilson Mfg., Kocker & Beck, Tek Graphics, Anderson Vreeland, Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, Quality Discount Press Parts, AAA Press Parts, Rotoflex,

CHARLOTTE, NC.—With its annual high school event approaching, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation recognized the sponsors that will make this year’s Annual International High School Flexographic Skills Competition possible. This year’s 11 new sponsors include: Applied Laser Engineering Ltd. Bryce Corporation Design Label Systems Inc. Eastman Kodak Co. ECP, Engineered Coated Products Huggins & Company North State Flexibles LLC Nu Tech Coatings The Provident Group Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn The Phoenix Challenge Foundation also recognizes the returning sponsors whose loyalty makes the high school competition bigger and better each year: 3M All Printing Resources, Inc. Anderson & Vreeland Inc. Appalachian State University BB&T

CHARLOTTE, NC.—With its annual high school event approaching, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation recognized the sponsors that will make this year’s Annual International High School Flexographic Skills Competition possible. This year’s 11 new sponsors include: Applied Laser Engineering Ltd. Bryce Corporation Design Label Systems Inc. Eastman Kodak Co. ECP, Engineered Coated Products Huggins & Company North State Flexibles LLC Nu Tech Coatings The Provident Group Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn The Phoenix Challenge Foundation also recognizes the returning sponsors whose loyalty makes the high school competition bigger and better each year: 3M All Printing Resources, Inc. Anderson & Vreeland Inc. Appalachian State University BB&T

Many of us have relayed the line, “it’s the little things,” in response to something we find funny or which made us feel good. It’s the same for your print jobs—“little things” play crucial roles. Critical components of flexographic or gravure print jobs are the anilox rolls or gravure cylinders and the doctoring systems that work to control the ink that lays upon the finished product. Properly installed and maintained doctoring systems also go a long way toward improving your bottom line, as they can directly impact whether or not your rolls or cylinders last as long as they should. “Eighty percent of all

Anilox rolls are at the heart of the flexographic printing process, so it only makes good business sense to try to extend the life of these critical components to protect your investments. Proper care is essential. While the flexographic process essentially is the same on every press, unique characteristics of each print job, each print shop, and each press make anilox roll care methods different for every print shop. Each anilox roll supplier has its own recommendations for ­caring for and ultimately extending the lives of its anilox rolls, and you should always start with your supplier. But as package printers run their jobs,

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The American Technical Education Association (ATEA) recently announced that Ron and Katherine Harper, founders of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, will receive the association’s Silver Star Award at the ATEA’s 45th National Conference on Technical Education this spring in Biloxi, Mississippi. This award is presented jointly by the American Technical Education Association and the National Technical Honor Society each year to recognize exceptional support and commitment to advancing postsecondary technical education. Rich Wagner, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota, nominated Mr. and Mrs. Harper for the award. The Harpers are well known

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Harper GraphicSolutions™, the technical service division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, is once again offering its popular series of FREE one-day seminars that focus on troubleshooting and solving specific flexographic printing problems. Dates and cities for the 2008 Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour are shown below. Specific venues are in the final planning stages and will be announced in February. • April 16, 2008 - Springfield, MA • May 8, 2008 - Nashville, TN • June 19, 2008 - Reno, NV • July 9, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI • August 14, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN • October 14, 2008 - Fayetteville,

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Harper GraphicSolutions™, the technical service division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, is once again offering its popular series of FREE one-day seminars that focus on troubleshooting and solving specific flexographic printing problems. Dates and cities for the 2008 Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour are shown below. Specific venues are in the final planning stages and will be announced in February. • April 16, 2008 - Springfield, MA • May 8, 2008 - Nashville, TN • June 19, 2008 - Reno, NV • July 9, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI • August 14, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN • October 14, 2008 - Fayetteville,

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Over the last three months, Harper GraphicSolutions has presented three all-day anilox sleeve seminars: two at the company’s Charlotte, N.C., headquarters and one at its Green Bay, Wis., manufacturing facility. The seminars initially began as a 24-slide presentation created by Bill Poulson, HGS northeast technical representative, and Tony Donato, process & product development engineer. It has now evolved to almost 70 slides and a table full of training aids. Spearheaded by Alan Rogers, HGS southeast technical account manager and David Watson, HGS southeast technical service representative, the “Anilox Sleeve Presentation” has expanded into a full day of training, including an expanded question-and-answer session