Packaging & Label
Gravure Association Global
 

2008 PLGA Global Print Quality Awards

Sleeves/Tubes
 
Apple/Carrot Juice  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Surface Printed

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Bolthouse Farms Passion Fruit Apple/Carrot Juice
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
8 Colors printed on PETG using shrink ink on a Schiavi press. This sleeve represents a high-end photo illustration. It looks like a delicately produced label with nice pastel shades. The halftones are good and the black nice and sharp.
 
Bud Light  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Reverse Printed

COMPANY:
SleeveCo, Inc.

ENTRY:
Bud Light
March to the Championship
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
7 Colors printed on a PETG substrate using Sun Chemical inks on a Chesnut press. The simple design using complex screens made this sleeve a challenge for the engraver due to the solid screen combo’s utilizing a duotone effect to create the detailed image needed. It is a nice deep colored sleeve with contrasting lettering. The halftones are good as is the reversed out type.
 
Tangerine Cranberry  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Composite Substrate

COMPANY:
SleeveCo, Inc.

Noble 100% Pure Tangerine Cranberry
ENTRY:
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
8 Colors printed on a PLA substrate (corn based film) using Sun Chemical inks on a Chesnut press. The judges commented that this was a nice bright sample reflecting the orange in the Tangerine in contrast with the red in the cranberries. The reversed out type is very good as are the halftones. The black is legible and the vignettes smooth. There were plenty of opportunities for misregister, but it did not happen.
 
Unilever 3X Cap  
HONORABLE MENTION

CATEGORY:
Heat Shrinkable
Less Than 13%

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Unilever 3X Cap

 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
4 Colors printed on PETG using shrink ink on a Schiavi press. A simple entry that was well executed and met the requirements of the customer in that it provided additional promotional space on the final product.
 
Pulsate  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Heat Shrinkable
More Than 13%

COMPANY:
Gilbreth Packaging

ENTRY:
Pulsate
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
6 Colors printed on PETG using Sun Chemical inks on a Tecmo press. This is a nice sample that uses the color contrast of black and red to full advantage. The metalics are bright and the silver printing came out extremely well – not easy to print. All of the black type is nice and sharp, the vignettes clean and crisp. A nice package.
 
Non PSA Labels/Wraps
 
Prestone De-Icer WW Fluid  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
In Mold Label
Paper

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Prestone De-Icer WW Fluid
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
6 Colors and two varnishes printed on in mold label paper using modified N/C inks, Acrylic & Polyamide coatings on a Schiavi press. This label represents a high-end photographic design for a new product introduction. It is a nice bright label with good contrast. The black type is crisp and clear, the halftones good and the reversed out type is also good. The illustration reminds us of what our friends in the North are looking at. A very nicely printed label.
 
Langer’s Cranberry Juice Cocktail  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
In Mold Label
Film

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Langer’s Cranberry Juice Cocktail
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
4 Colors plus coating printed on opaque PP film for in mold labels using modified N/C inks and a modified polyamide coating on a Schiavi press. This label demonstrates the results that high-end graphics can play in creating an impactful illustration of the cranberries. It is a good-looking label and the fruit does look very good. The halftones are excellent and the black type is clean and clear.
 
BMW “Mini”  Synthetic Motor Oil  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label

COMPANY:
Altivity Packaging
DI-NA-CAL Label Group

ENTRY:
BMW “Mini”
Synthetic Motor Oil
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
7 Colors plus two lacquers printed on DI-NA-CAL gloss finish release coated stock, using a
DI-NA-CAL HTL ink system and two lacquers on Rotomec press. The printer stated that BMW chose the gravure printing process to achieve superior print detail and eye-catching graphics. The judges commented that the engine illustration looks really good. A nice label front and back with nice contrast all around, especially between the red/blue/yellow. The reversed type is outstanding and we understood why BMW chose the gravure printing process.
 
Daily’s Margarita Mix  
HONORABLE MENTION

CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
American Beverage Fruit Mixer
Daily’s Margarita Mix
 
Breakfast Blend, Colombian  
HONORABLE MENTION

CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Folgers Coffeehouse Series
Breakfast Blend, Colombian
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
7 Colors printed on Therimage stock using solvent-based polyamide N/C inks on a Bobst Champlain press. This label represents new graphics for Folgers Coffee House Series of product. It is a neat label and features a nice use of yellow and brown. The type is good and the overall label achieved the desired effect.
 
Southpaw Light  
WINNER

CATEGORY:
Glue Applied Label

COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation

ENTRY:
Southpaw Light
Plank Road Brewery
 
JUDGE'S COMMENTS:
6 Colors plus topcoat printed on metallized label paper using a modified N/C ink system and aqueous coating on a Bobst Champlain press. The judges commented that this was a nice busy little label. The frosted lacquer combined with different story lines added to the complexity of the design.

 

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