FIRST Methodology Takes a ‘By the Numbers’ Approach
The FIRST methodology can enable users to achieve accurate, consistent, repeatable color from process to process and from job to job.
The sheer variety of flexographic printing techniques has been an undeniable boon to the field of packaging and labeling. It has also been something of a double-edged sword in resisting the establishment of standard criteria and practical process controls associated with color-managed systems. To remedy this state of affairs, the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) 12 years ago sought to impose order on potential chaos by developing a set of Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances—better known as FIRST.
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