Charlotte, NC – The second to last stop on this year's Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour is set for the Blackwell Hotel in Columbus, near the Ohio State University campus, on August 5. Seminars are organized by Harper GraphicSolutions, the technical service division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America.

The free, all-day event in the Ohio capital will feature eight presentations and offer insights from Harper flexographic insiders and other printing experts. Seminar topics appeal to a wide audience, including print managers and supervisors, operators, pre-press managers, designers, ink, plate and pre-press suppliers, general managers and purchasing personnel.

Opening the morning session will be a discussion of plate and anilox cleaning systems by FlexoWash's Mike Potter. EIC's Jeff Tyree will follow with his outline of substrates and ink adhesion procedures.  

Anilox technology takes center stage when Bill Poulson,  Harper's Northeast  Technical Graphic Advisor, talks about key sleeve care and maintenance procedures. John Bearden of MicroDynamics will discuss his firm's 3DQC inspection microscope for flexo and gravure printers.     Pacur's Jack Minton will close the morning portion by reviewing linticular printing techniques for flexo 3D graphics.

After a complimentary lunch, attendees will learn about NX digital plate technology from Kodak's Doug Weiss. Ken Friedman, The Provident Group, will show how to implement leak-free, clean printing stations.