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"Bridging the technology divide"  Labels and Labeling,  November, 2011.

“Fighting back”  Labels and Labeling, April, 2011.

“Dynamic new forces in FTA: Regional networking groups hit their stride” Flexo, February, 2011.

“Keeping control” Labels and Labeling, January, 2011.

Contributed to the development of  “The In-Plant Environmental Self Assessment for Flexo Printers vs 2.0”.  Flexographic Technical Association, 2010.

“FTA Great Lakes Group goes on a Lean journey: PCMC tells its story” Flexo, July, 2010.

“Process perfection: FTA Great Lakes Group examines workflow dynamics” Flexo, April, 2010.

“Making waves” Labels and Labeling, April, 2010.

“FTA Great Lakes Group helps printers weather the economic storm” Flexo, February, 2010.

Penny Wise or Pound Foolish?  Avoiding detours on the road to success Flexo, April, 2009.
Contributed to FIRST 4.0Flexographic Technical Association, 2009. 
“Common sense safety”  Corrugated Today,  September/October, 2007.
“Common sense flexo” - Quarterly column from August, 2007 to August,2009  Converting.
 Common sense flexography: A users guide to improved pressroom productivity Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Released May, 2007.
Contributed to development of the Ergonomic eTool for Flexographic Printers - http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/etools/printing/flexography/flexography_index.html, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2006.
“Safety sonnet"  Flexo, October, 2006. 
Contributing author to Beginner Flexographer Volume X“Cleaning your rolls”.  Flexographic Technical Association, 2006.
“Challenging management philosophy in flexo print shops” Label & Narrow Web Industry,  November/December, 2005.

“Get yourself audited: An anilox audit is a key to improved pressroom productivity” Flexo Canada, June/July, 2004

Contributed to the development of the Virtual Flexo Plant - http://www.pneac.org/virtualflexoplant/Printers National Environmental Assistance Center.

“Cleaning your anilox: Pros and cons of current ink-removal methods” Flexo,  June, 2004. (Also published online on the FTA Environmental E Newsletter)..

“Taking the hocus pocus out of anilox roll specifications”  Labels and Narrowebtech India, December, 2003. 

“No more anilox hocus pocus”  Featured on the Flexoexchange Electronic Newsletter,  August, 2003.

“No más fórmulas mágicas con el anilox: Cómo develar los misterios de las especificaciones de los rodillos”  Conversion (Flexo Espańol), June / July, 2003.

“Engineered coatings: A new approach to improved print-shop productivity”  Flexo,  September, 2002

“Maximize anilox life” -  How long should an anilox roll?  Labels and Labeling International, April / May, 2002.


Contributing author to The flexo environment, Flexographic Technical Association, 2002.

Contributing author to Beginner flexographer Volume VIII,  “The anilox roll audit” Flexographic Technical Association, 2002. 

“The opaque white conundrum”  Labels and Labeling International,  December / January, 2001. 

 “No more anilox hocus pocus” Flexo,  November, 2001.

 

“Cleaner rolls” - The dirt on cleaning anilox rolls  Labels and Labeling International,  October / November, 2001.


Contributed to the document: "Choosing among flexo ink options", US EPA, 2001.

 

“Cleaner and greener flexo printing”  Flexo,  September, 2001.


“Anilox rolls for today’s high print quality environment: The impact of depth to opening ratios on ink release”  FlexoTech, September, 2001.

 

“How to make anilox roll improvements work for you”  Paper, Film and Foil Converter, September, 2000.

 

“Ethics in the anilox roll audit process”  Converting, September, 2000.

 

“The anilox roll audit: The press operator’s contribution to improved productivity”  Flexo, June, 2000 (Flexo magazine’s First Annual Author’s Award – May, 2000) 

 

“Multi-Hit YAG: The new frontier of anilox technology”  TLMI Illuminator, May/June, 2000. 

 

“Use creativity to magnify market presence” Marketmakers,  January, 1999.

 

“Flexography rolls into the future”  Flexo Canada,  June, 1998. 

 

“Printer demands give rise to UV inks” Converting , June, 1997.

 

“Advantages of superfinishing anilox rolls” Flexoexchange electronic newsletter and website: http://www.flexoexchange.com/gorilla/superfinishing.html. 


Anilox performance from Stork Cellramic, (Technical training manual), copywrite 1996.

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