WINNER
CATEGORY:
Surface Printed
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Bolthouse Farms Passion Fruit Apple/Carrot Juice
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
Reverse Printed
COMPANY:
SleeveCo, Inc.
ENTRY:
Bud Light
March to the Championship
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
Composite Substrate
COMPANY:
SleeveCo, Inc.
ENTRY:
Noble 100% Pure Tangerine Cranberry
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.
HONORABLE MENTION
CATEGORY:
Heat Shrinkable
Less Than 13%
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Unilever 3X Cap
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
Heat Shrinkable
More Than 13%
COMPANY:
Gilbreth Packaging
ENTRY:
Pulsate
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
In Mold Label
Paper
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Prestone De-Icer WW Fluid
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
In Mold Label
Film
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Langer’s Cranberry Juice Cocktail
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label
COMPANY:
Altivity Packaging
DI-NA-CAL Label Group
ENTRY:
BMW “Mini”
Synthetic Motor Oil
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.
HONORABLE MENTION
CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
American Beverage Fruit Mixer
Daily’s Margarita Mix
7 Colors printed on Therimage stock using solvent-based polyamide N/C inks on a Bobst Champlain press. The use of metallic inks enhances this label. It is a nice looking print job combining silver, green and yellow. Both the solids and halftones are good and the black type is clean and crisp.
HONORABLE MENTION
CATEGORY:
Heat Transfer Label
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Folgers Coffeehouse Series
Breakfast Blend, Colombian
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.
WINNER
CATEGORY:
Glue Applied Label
COMPANY:
Multi-Color Corporation
ENTRY:
Southpaw Light
Plank Road Brewery
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.