Training and Education

X-Rite to Host Spring Color Training Series
January 18, 2016 at 2:26 pm

X-Rite has announced a spring Fundamentals of Color Training Series in 15 locations throughout North America. The spring seminar series is designed to help attendees establish and implement color quality standards in their organizations.

CalPoly Wins Annual PACK Solutions Challenge
October 6, 2015 at 9:55 am

Students from CalPoly took first place in the annual PACK Solutions Challenge competition, sponsored by B&R Industrial Automation and presented by the PMMI Foundation.

Esko Leads Honors Class in Flexible Packaging
September 15, 2015 at 8:52 am

Esko reports that Ryerson University students participated in a highly successful edition of this summer's Honors Class in Flexible Packaging. The honors class was organized in cooperation with the Artevelde University College Ghent.

Golf and Fun to Support Flexo Education
June 23, 2015 at 1:25 pm

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation's annual golf tournament will be held Wednesday, August 5 at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe, NC (near Charlotte). The Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) Golf Tournament is the primary fundraiser supporting graphic arts and flexography through education.

Paperboard Boot Camp for Millennials and New Hires
May 26, 2015 at 1:48 pm

The Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) Folding Carton Boot Camp, next taking place on June 9-10, 2015, in Springfield, MA, provides Millennials and other new packaging professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the design and manufacture of sustainable paperboard packaging.

Phoenix Challenge College Competition Honors 2015 Winners
May 26, 2015 at 1:12 pm

On Saturday, May 2 near the honky-tonks of Nashville TN, 53 students from nine different colleges across the United States made music to the ears of judges at the eighth annual Phoenix Challenge college competition.

High Schoolers Battle it out for Packaging Supremacy
February 3, 2015

For the 18th year, graphic arts students and teachers from throughout the United States and Canada will participate in the Phoenix Challenge Foundation’s 2015 High School Competition. The event comprises a two and half-day skills-based competition with hands-on and comprehensive testing in printing mathematics, flexo press operation, prepress, plate-making, and overall flexo knowledge.