2000 Excellence Awards
Labels—Flexo (Line)
First Place
LSK Label Co.
El Dorado Hills, CA
M.G. Vallejo 750 ml
Press: Gallus/Arsoma EM-280
Plates: DuPont Cyrel
Anilox Rolls: Harper
Dies: CompuDie
Substrate: Technicote
Ink: Akzo Nobel
Judges' Comments:
Nice combination of flexo printing with foil stamping/embossing. The sharpness of this entry's line work stood out.
Second Place
MPI Label Systems
Stockton, CA
Island Essentials Sunblock
Press: Mark Andy 2200
Plates: DuPont
Anilox Rolls: Harper
Dies: Avis RotoDie
Substrate: Fasson
Ink: INX International
Third Place
Tape & Label Engineering
St. Petersburg, FL
Spring Valley
Brewer's Yeast
Press: Mark Andy 4150
Plates: DuPont Cyrel
Dies: RotoMetrics
Substrate: Green Bay
Ink: Water InkTechnologies
Labels—Flexo (Process)
First Place
Spectrum Label
Hayward, CA
Calona Vineyards,
Cabernet Franc Blush 1999
Press: Mark Andy 4120
Plates: DuPont Cyrel
Anilox Rolls: Praxair
Dies: RotoMetrics
Substrate: Avery Dennison
Ink: Akzo Nobel
Judges' Comments
Done excellently at 200 line screen on a film laminated to a paper.
Second Place
Tape & Label Engineering
St. Petersburg, FL
Watch Us Grow
Press: Mark Andy 4150
Plates: DuPont Cyrel
Anilox Rolls: Praxair
Dies: RotoMetrics
Substrate: Fasson
Ink: Water Ink Technologies
Third Place
LSK Label Co.
El Dorado Hills, CA
Private Harvest
Hot Mango
Press: Gallus/Arsoma
EM-280
Plates: DuPont
Anilox Rolls: Harper ceramic
Dies: Compu-Die
Substrate: Technicote
Ink: Akzo Nobel
Labels—Offset (Process)
First Place
McCoy Label
Petaluma, CA
Sky River
Press: Iwasaki
Plates: Toray
Dies: RotoMetrics
Substrate: Avery Dennison
Judges' Comments: An almost perfect job; zero registration defects.
Second Place
Metro Label Co.
Toronto, ON
Harfang des Neiges
Press: Sanjo PO3
Plates: Toray
Dies: KDS
Ink: Toka/Sun Chemical
Third Place
Fort Dearborn
Elk Grove Village, IL
Hansen's Energy Kiwi/Strawberry
Press: Mitsubishi
Plates: Kodak
Substrate: Rexam
Ink: INX International
Labels—Letterpress (Process)
First Place
Best Label Co.
Cerritos, CA
Lifeguard Cholesterol Control
Press: Gallus R160
Dies: A&W Die
Substrate: Fasson S246
