Dean Gilbert

When presented with a challenge, MPI Label Systems stepped up to the plate, impressing its customer, as well as the judges of this year’s packagePRINTING Excellence Awards.

During the judging of packagePRINTING’s 2007 Excellence Awards, the judges’ eyes were drawn to this year’s collection of digital entries. But, one entry earned more than just a glance. Wilmington, Mass.-based Dow Industries, received the honor of Best in Show for it’s “Canary Island Banana - Hybrid” label, produced for The Yankee Candle Company. The entry is also the first-place winner in the digital labels category. What struck judge Dean Gilbert—assistant professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University—was that the label’s sharpness, striking color, and offset-like quality were achieved using a digital press. “Until now, [digital printing] hasn’t really been recognized for outstanding

Excellence Awards — And the Winner Is...

Q.C. Packaging Systems takes Best of Show in packagePRINTING's 18th Annual Excellence Awards competition. Q. C. PACKAGING SYSTEMS (Mississauga, Ontario) will take home this year's Best of Show honors for the intricate printing and packaging of its "Buick Rainier" compact disk case. This entry was the first place winner in the Folding Cartons—Flexo (Process) category. The consistent color, the diecut registration, the UV inks with water-based coating, and the quality of the flexo printing job made this year's judges of packagePRINTING's 18th annual competition look twice at the CD case. Commenting on the print quality, Clemson University Instructor Dean Gilbert said, "This piece could