FTA Great Lakes Group October meeting

The next FTA Great Lakes Group meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 27th at Quad Tech, Inc., from 3:00-7:00 PM.

QuadTech, Inc., is a worldwide leader and innovator of performance proven press control technology. Founded in 1979, QuadTech sells its automated auxiliary control systems in more than 100 countries to the web offset newspaper and commercial markets, packaging and converting markets, and publication gravure market. Headquartered in Sussex, WI, USA, QuadTech maintains a worldwide network of sales and service operations, including facilities strategically located throughout Europe, and in Japan, China, Singapore, India, and North and South America. QuadTech is proud to be registered ISO 9001:2008 DNV. QuadTech is a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, one of the largest and most technologically advanced printers in the world. Directions follow.

Randy Freeman, Vice President and General manager of Packaging for Quad Tech, will give a brief overview of Quad Tech followed by a plant tour.
John Seymour (Quad Tech R&D Engineer) will speak about color theory
Denny McGee of MPS America will discuss automatic preprogrammed print control.
Colleen Twomey of MacDermid will do a presentation about advancements in plate technologies.

Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Richard McDonald and PPCTS Packaging, Printing and Converting Equipment.

Admission:
$10 FTA Members
$20 Non-Members
Complimentary Students/Educators
Admission fees are used to support FFTA Scholarship Fund.

Reservations are requested, but not mandatory. Please RSVP your interest in attending to David Lanska at david.lanska@yahoo.com.


N64 W23110 Main St. • Sussex, WI 53089 • ph. 414-566-7500

From General Mitchell International Airport
Take the airport spur (Hwy 119) west, and merge right to
I-94 west (Milwaukee). Move to the left lane, and prepare
to exit left on I-894 west (Madison/Fond du Lac exit
#316). After merging, move to the right lanes and remain
on I-894 as it turns north. Move again to the far left lane
as you approach I-94, take exit #1B left to I-94 west
(Madison). Continue west on I-94 past Waukesha. Take
exit #295 (Waukesha/Sussex) right, and turn north on
county trunk F toward Sussex. Traveling under Capitol
Drive (Hwy 190), continue straight north as F becomes
Hwy 74 East. Continue north on Hwy 74 to Sussex. Once
in Sussex, you will pass through one set of stoplights at
Silver Spring Drive (VV). Continue north one block to a
4-way stop at Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street
and pass over the railroad tracks. QuadTech’s High Tech
Centre is the building on the left (north) side of Main
Street. The reception desk is located inside the doors
nearest the flag poles to the east.

From Chicago
Take I-94 west toward Milwaukee. Follow directions from
General Mitchell International Airport (above).

From Green Bay
Take I-43 south toward Milwaukee. Exit right at Silver
Spring Drive (exit #78). Travel west on Silver Spring Drive
(VV) approximately 15 miles to Sussex. Turn right (north)
on Waukesha Avenue. At the 4-way stop, turn right onto
Main Street and pass over the railroad tracks. QuadTech’s
High Tech Centre is the building on the left (north) side
of Main Street. The reception desk is located inside the
doors nearest the flag poles to the east.

From Madison
Take I-94 east toward Milwaukee. Exit right on exit #295
(Waukesha/Sussex), and turn north (left) on county trunk
F toward Sussex. Traveling under Capitol Drive (Hwy 190),
continue straight north as F becomes Hwy 74 East.
Continue north on Hwy 74 to Sussex. Once in Sussex, you
will pass through one set of stoplights at Silver Spring
Drive. Continue north one block to a four-way stop at
Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street and pass over
the railroad tracks. QuadTech’s High Tech Centre is the
building on the left (north) side of Main Street. The
reception desk is located inside the doors nearest the
flag poles to the east.