Charlotte, North Carolina, March 11, 2019—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is honored to once again be a purple sponsor for the 22^nd Annual Phoenix Challenge High School Skills Competition, an event that the company has supported since its inception.

The competition brings together high school student teams from across the United States to demonstrate their skills in the flexographic process. They spend two of the two-and-a-half-day team event competing in five skill-related tests. They take a math test, the FTA FIRST Level One Operator examination, and a prepress skills test. For the hands-on portion, they are tested in plate making and a 90-minute two-color flexo press run judged by industry expert volunteers. There are other educational events and a plant tour for the students as well. There are expected to be 30-40 students competing in teams.

In addition to being a purple level sponsor for the competition, Harper Corporation of America encourages its employees to help as volunteers and pressroom judges. The first-place student team will receive medals and scholarships as well as a plaque and the coveted “Harper Cup” to display at their school for one year.

Harper Corporation of America is a strong supporter of education and both sponsors and participates in various initiatives throughout the year to raise funds for educational programs, scholarships, and other causes. The company, starting with Ron and Katherine Harper who were instrumental in the establishment of the Phoenix Challenge, continues in its commitment to helping build future generations of flexographic professionals.

The 22^nd Annual Phoenix Challenge High School Skills Competition will be held March 20-22, 2019, at the Harper Campus of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Siancas at 704-588-3371, ext. 4292, or jsiancas@harperimage.com. 

 Charlotte, North Carolina, April 17, 2018—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has announced that it has achieved certification to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, reflecting the organization’s long-term commitment to quality, transparency, and customer satisfaction. The certification is valid for three years and is provided by DNV GL – Business Assurance.   

ISO 9001 is the most widely used quality management standard, and has recently undergone a periodic update to better reflect modern business challenges. Last modified in 2008, the new 2015 version of ISO 9001 is the result of input from business and technical experts around the world. The program requires greater involvement of senior management, broader understanding of supply chains, and more focus on stakeholder (not just customer) expectations. By obtaining the certification, the company has confirmed its dedication to quality in its manufacturing and distribution processes.

In accepting the ISO registration certificate, Harper Corporate Quality Assurance Manager Ben Carter said, “We are extremely proud of our commitment to quality.” “Our ISO certification helps us continually move forward and, equally important, allows us to publicly communicate our dedication to excellence. It’s a symbol that everyone – our employees, our partners, our customers – recognizes and values.”
 
President Lee Kluttz adds, “We consider it an honor to be worthy of a place along with the superior performing companies who have ISO certification. This certification confirms our customers’ trust in us and validates Harper’s dedication to excellence in our manufacturing processes. We are pleased to be among first anilox manufacturers compliant to the latest ISO standard.”

About Harper Corporation of America
Harper is the leading innovator in anilox roll production and restoration for corrugated, wide web, narrow web and newspaper flexographic printing markets worldwide with manufacturing facilities in Charlotte, NC and Green Bay, WI.

About DNV GL – Business Assurance
DNV GL – Business Assurance is part of the DNV GL Group, a world-leading certification body helping businesses assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, facilities and supply chains through certification, verification, assessment, and training services. For more information about DNV GL – Business Assurance, visit http://www.dnvglcert.com.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Siancas at 704-588-3371, ext. 4292, or jsiancas@harperimage.com.

Charlotte, North Carolina, June 15, 2015—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is proud to support the Munich IMI Industrial Ink Jet Technology Showcase by partnering with adphos Digital Printing GmbH and supplying a QD™ Flat Bed Flexo Printer to demonstrate flexographic printing capabilities.  

Harper and the adphos Group have collaborated at previous printed electronics conferences in the United States but this will be the first time the two have joined together for a demonstration in Europe. Harper will ship the QD™ Flat Bed Flexo Printer to the German headquarters of adphos for use in their open house to demonstrate a simulate printed circuit using silver ink. The print samples will be sintered with an adphosNIR^®curing solution so that attendees can see electrical conductivity in the Harper Flexo printed sample. The open house is part of the IMI Europe program and Harper will have information available for attendees to learn more about flexographic printing and Harper’s QD™ system.

Harper Corporation of America is proud to provide its cutting edge technology to demonstrate how systems can work together in the flexographic printing process. The two-day event will be held June 24-25, 2015 at the angelo Hotel Munich Westpark with transportation to adphos headquarters in Munich for the open house. For more information or to register, visit www.imieurope.com.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Cordero at 704-588-3371, ext. 4292, or jcordero@harperimage.com. 

Charlotte, North Carolina, July 6, 2015—Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America is excited to announce its participation at the 3M 2015 Flexo Symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Productivity – Maximum Results when there is Minimum Time,” and Shawn Oetjen, Harper’s Midwest Technical Graphic Advisor, will be a featured speaker.

This one-day event will focus on how businesses can improve their flexographic printing, integrate new technology, and better meet the needs of “end-user” customers. Oetjen will discuss effective use of anilox rolls in his presentation “Anilox Rolls: Making the Difference in a Productive Workflow.” Attendees will learn how to best manage workflow for improving productivity through better selection, handling, and maintenance of anilox rolls.

Following the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to speak with Oetjen at the Harper Corporation table top and gather more information about available services and products.

This free, one-day event will be held on July 14, 2015 from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the 3M Customer Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minnesota. Harper Corporation of America invites interested individuals to stop by and learn from leaders in the industry about how to remain competitive and improve their flexographic printing capabilities.

For more information, please contact Jazmin Cordero at 704-588-3371, ext. 4292, or jcordero@harperimage.com.