CPCC and Harper join forces for continuing education

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America have announced an aggressive continuing education program for the flexographic industry. According to Dr Tony Zeiss, president of CPCC, and Margaret Harper Kluttz, president of Harper Corporation, the program will be initiated with the creation of a new position, that of a full-time flexo education administrator for the college.

The administrator will work with Harper’s GraphicSolutions Division to develop, plan, implement and market a variety of subjects, including: color management, graphic design guidelines, prepress, plates, inks, substrate, simplifying anilox roll requirements, press operation, flexo basics, and enhanced process printing. Seminars will normally run from one to three days. A minimal fee will cover costs.

Harper’s highly successful series of ‘Flexo Solutions Tour’ road shows have shown the need for an expanded flexographic educational program at the professional level. Attendance at each of the seven 2006 road shows, held at colleges throughout the US, averaged 72 participants: up 50 per cent from 2005.

Alexander James, technical manager of the eastern division of Harper GraphicSolutions, said: ‘We are excited to work with the CPCC staff to enhance the educational program and contribute to continuing education in the flexographic industry. We intend to use the Harper Campus at CPCC, which is home to the Harper National Flexographic Center, and host to the annual International Phoenix Challenge High School Flexo Competition.’

The campus has a terraced auditorium that will seat 75. Larger seminars will take place at Central Piedmont Community College’s Harris Conference Center, located approximately eight miles from the campus.