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STFI-Packforsk coordinated the world’s largest graphic arts research program |
The network of T2F, the Printtech Research program, developed into the world’s largest research program in graphic art and media.
The target for the program was to increase the competitiveness of the Swedish paper and graphic arts industry by building up a higher knowledge level over the whole country through the distribution of the research results within the program.
The network was greater than its financing
The original budget was around 11 million euro, but most of the projects had got additional financing from the participant organisations. The research network coordinated by STFI-Packforsk turned out being so valuable for the participants that many other non-T2F-financed researchers joined the network. Associated to the program were the five projects in the S2P2-program (Surface Science Printing Program) and some of the print related projects in the Surface Treatment Program at Karlstad University.
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Reference groups from the industry
In order to ensure the industrial relevance of the program, the network included active working reference groups in each sub-program with representatives from the industry.
Organisation and financing
T2F consisted of five research programs;
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Flexographic printing on packaging materials
Multicolour printing
Prepress and quality assessment
Cost-effective production
Print as communications medium |
STFI-Packforsk
STFI-Packforsk
Linköping University
STFI-Packforsk
KTH |
Other members in the program were Acreo, Dalarna University, Karlstad University, Mid Sweden University and the Institute for Surface Chemistry.
The program was basically financed by;
- The Knowledge Foundation 50 %
- The Swedish Pulp and Paper Research Foundation 35 %
- Stiftelsen Grafisk Forskning 15 %
If you want to know more about the program, get access to the research reports or newsletters visit T2F homepage
www.t2f.nu (mainly in Swedish) or contact the sub program "Multicolour printing" coordinator Anita Teleman
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