FTA's 2012 INFO*FLEX:
Technology & Beyond

Show floor nearly 90 percent occupied

December 22, 2011 - Eight exhibit hall aisles. Two hundred and twenty-five booth units. One show floor nearly 90 percent occupied. Two-hundred venders, visited by approximately1,600 printers/converters, package buyers, and other flexographic professionals, comprise INFO*FLEX 2012, the world’s most comprehensive packaging, printing and converting networking event.

According to show organizers Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), the list of exhibitors is climbing on a daily basis. Commitments for nearly 90 percent of all floor space are in, with 20 new companies in as many days, recently reserving space on the show floor. All forecasts point to heavy traffic when the show opens on March 19-20 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.

“It’s a special year for INFO*FLEX, as FTA marks a milestone in 2012 by celebrating the 30th anniversary of the exhibition. With three months to go, the event is destined to live up to its billing as the year’s most comprehensive packaging, printing and converting event in North America,” commented FTA Director of Business Development Jay Kaible. “Plus our attendees and exhibitors have voiced their excitement about the San Antonio location. It’s an ideal destination--a past favorite. It’s affordable and easy to get to from anywhere in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Kaible went on to mention that INFO*FLEX, along with its sister event, the FTA Annual Forum, both share a unique feature in that they will “take on the competition.”  All printing processes—flexo,offset, gravure and digital--are represented on the show floor, as well as in Forum’s technical sessions.

Every year for the past 30 years, suppliers from across the packaging, printing and converting industry chose INFO*FLEX as their show of prime importance. The success of the exhibition over the last few years is largely attributed to the high percentage of printer/converter attendance and the plethora of networking opportunities that occur in conjunction with the event.

Coming off a sold-out show floor for INFO*FLEX and Fall Conference 2011, exhibitors can expect an energetic atmosphere once again for 2012. The Presentation Theater, located right in the hall--and no stranger to overflow crowds--features a full line-up of presentations by the industry’s leading companies. Additionally, INFO*FLEX will showcase the winners of the 2012 Excellence in Flexography Awards competition. Plus, INFO*FLEX will host a complimentary luncheon for all attendees on Monday and a Social Networking Event on Tuesday, where those printers/converters and Consumer Product  Companies in attendance are eligible for the “Suitcase Stuffed with Cash” and Apple® iPad™ give-away, courtesy of FTA and its Platinum Plus and Platinum level sponsors.

Sponsors include: EskoArtwork; 3M; Anderson & Vreeland; Degraf; DuPont Packaging Graphics; Luminite Products Corporation; MacDermid Printing Solutions; Sun Chemical; Pamarco Global Graphics; Actega WIT; Max Daetwyler; Siegwerk Ink; Apex; FlexoWash; Flint Group; Harper Corporation of America; and ICE USA.

For more information on exhibiting, visit the INFO*FLEX webpage or contact Jay Kaible, FTA’s director of business development at 631-737-6020 ext. 20.

Those looking for information on attending INFO*FLEX 2011 can visit this page or contact Sharon Cox, FTA’s director of marketing at 631-737-6020 ext. 46.

About FTA/FFTA: Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others--together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 60,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.