Esko flexo customers named Best of Show in FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards

Esko has announced that four out of six Best of Show winners at the 2014 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards used plates from Esko CDI digital flexo imagers. More than 70 percent of the winning entries were submitted by Esko software or CDI customers.

• Cellotape-Landmark, (Fremont, CA) took Best of Show for its Narrow Web entry with Ron Teeguarden's Dragon Herbs Tonic Alchemy Label

The competition regularly showcases the best print work from the industry. Each year, judges evaluate an assortment of labels, pouches, shrink sleeves, folding cartons, corrugated boxes, linerboard containers, envelopes, napkins, balloons, cups, plates and flexibles. Print samples are evaluated for high-quality graphics, tight registrations, extensive tonal ranges, crisp color, and solid type, amongst other criteria.

‘It’s very rewarding to see many winning entries using plates imaged on an Esko CDI and receiving Best of Shows for a variety of categories – from corrugated to labels. It shows that our imaging devices can be used successfully in virtually any facility that requires high quality flexo,’ explained Ian Hole, Esko VP, market development. ‘Also, many of the entries used our HD Flexo or Full HD Flexo imaging technology, extending printable dots as well as expanding the printable gamut.’

The four Best of Show Entrants using plates imaged from Esko CDIs were:

  • Marvaco Oy Ltd. (Finland), winner of the Best of Show award with its Falcon BBQ Wrapper in the Mid Web category, using Full HD Flexo
  • RockTenn, (Jacksonville, FL) received Best of Show award in the Preprinted Linerboard category for its Hartz Multi Cat Litter
  • Cellotape-Landmark, (Fremont, CA) took Best of Show for its Narrow Web entry with Ron Teeguarden's Dragon Herbs Tonic Alchemy Label
  • Lewisburg Container Co., (Lewisburg, OH) received Best of Show for Combined Corrugated with Boulevard Brewing Co. Pale Ale Box

‘On behalf of Esko, I want to congratulate those who were successful at the 2014 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards. Esko is proud of the solutions we offer to our customers. We also understand that it takes a dedicated and knowledgeable staff to get the most out of any prepress and press software and equipment. We are proud to play a part in their successes,’ commented Tony Wiley, president, Esko North America. ‘We commend everyone’s efforts. Their clients must be proud of the work they produced. In the year ahead, we hope that our customers find even more novel ways to demonstrate the excellence of their work. We’ll be there to help them.’

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