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Save the date for FTA’s Fall Conference 2022, which takes place Oct. 11-13 in Covington, KY, just over the river from Cincinnati, OH. The event will explore the theme “The Future Is Here” with flexographic industry professionals addressing timely topics in eight technical sessions.

Are advances in film barrier technology to the point that multi-web structures could soon be obsolete? Or is multi-web still preferred to produce today's high-end packaging? By Chris Bauer PRODUCERS OF FLEXIBLE packaging materials are constantly on the lookout for products that help bring down costs while speeding up the process. film suppliers now have the ability to add more sophisticated barrier properties to a single layer of film. So does this mean single layers of film for packaging have the potential to replace common multi-web structures? "We are actually seeing more multiple layer structures being put together at this point," says Rich Eichfeld,