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