FTA presents President’s Awards

In recognition of their strong support for the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), Lon Robinson III of Tension Envelope Corp and Sean Teufler of Harper Graphic Solutions have been presented with FTA President’s Awards. They become the 60^th and 61^st individuals to be honored in such fashion, since the award made its debut in 1991.

FTA president Mark Cisternino called both Robinson and Teufler to the stage at a gala awards banquet held in conjunction with Foundation of FTA’s 54^th Annual Forum and 30^th anniversary Info*Flex exhibition.

Cisternino observed that Robinson has been called upon in a number of different capacities to lend his technical and leadership expertise to FTA. ‘As a staunch believer and proponent of FIRST (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances), Lon’s involvement on the 4.0 project included contributions to the book’s content from the envelope industry’s perspective.’

Robinson, who is currently serving on the FTA board of directors, as well as its foundation’s board of trustees, was credited with working to develop a strong, collaborative relationship between FTA and the Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA). Cisternino noted: ‘Lon has been instrumental in securing EMA’s commitment to customizing FFTA’s training curriculum delivered via the TEST (Technical Education Services Team) Virtual Campus for its membership.’

Regarding Teufler, Cisternino said: ‘Sean is one of those strong, disciplined leaders who bring efficiency to every project. He will co-chair to this year’s upcoming FTA Fall Conference – Efficiency in Flexography: Connecting the Dots – and the event’s theme represents an ideal reflection of Sean’s philosophy in business.

‘Research activities of FFTA’s Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) have also attracted Sean’s interests as he has led the very successful “ink spitting” project over the past few years. In fact, the findings of this informative project provide a wealth of important data on this pervasive flexo phenomenon.’

Teufler was commended for continually demonstrating a strong commitment to professional development. He attained National Council for Skill Standards in Graphic Communications Certified Flexographic Press Operator status in 2004. This past year, he successfully completed the FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification program.

Pictured: Sean Teufler of Harper Graphic Solutions

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