Flint Group announces award winners

Flint Group announces award winners

Flint Group Narrow Web announced the winning labels in the 6th annual Narrow Web Print Awards on September 15 at Labelexpo Americas 2010. The winning companies will be presented with an exclusive award from their Flint Group Narrow Web local representative. 

‘The Print Awards continue to be a fantastic tribute to our customers globally who demonstrate the most creative use of color, equipment, and materials possible in narrow web label and print designs,’ said Niklas Olsson, Flint Group Narrow Web’s global brand manager.   

Numerous entries from label converters from around the world were evaluated by a panel of industry judges. Judging criteria followed the standards set by industry associations Finat and TLMI, and included registration, smoothness of dot/vignette, overall print quality and degree of difficulty. In addition, the judges reviewed each label for creative use of inks and color. 

Awards were presented in nine different categories – all print submissions using inks, coatings and specialty products supplied by Flint Group Narrow Web. ‘We are proud of the results printers put forth using our products – each year, we see more and more creative use of inks, creating beautiful works of art. We are extremely proud, as an ink supplier, to host these awards each year, and receive the great response from our customers,’ said Niklas Olsson. ‘This year we also noticed entries utilizing more complicated print methods for specialized labels and for brand security applications. As a supplier, we continue to push the boundaries of narrow web; we are pleased to see that our customers also push these boundaries to create fine art and innovative solutions through label printing.’ 

Brazilian converter Baumgarten Grafica won the combination printing category with its Cachaca Purissima Exclusiva label, which used rotary screen opaque white, UV flexo foil effect silver inks, UV rotary offset inks and a special UV flexo coating. 

Other winners included: 

  • Smyth (USA)
  • Collotype Labels (South Africa)
  • S.E. Industries (Philippines)
  • AutomacaoInd. e Com. de Rotulos Etiquetas (Brazil)
  • M&R Graphics (USA)
  • Consolidated Label (USA)
  • Nosco (USA)
  • Skanem Skurup (Sweden)

Label Works, based in Mankato, Minnesota, won Flint Group’s special award for 2010 – the Force award for outstanding print using Flint Group’s latest UV flexo ink, Flexocure Force. 

The Narrow Web Print Awards will continue at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in September 2011.   

Pictured: the judges inspect the entries during Labelexpo Americas 

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