Here are the self-promotion, non-traditional flexo, college student and high school student winners in the 2019 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards.
Self-Promotion

Label Impressions Inc/Correct-TouchGraphic Arts Marketing Insert
Label Impressions Inc
“This is a stellar outcome with marrying the two substrates in register.”
– Judges’ Comment

PPC Flexible Packaging Self-Promotion
PPC Flexible Packaging
“Gorgeous piece! We were impressed with the many rival effects on one piece. Keep up the good work!”
– Judges’ Comment

2019 Calendar
McDowell Label
“A very complex job that was executed extremely well.”
– Judges’ Comment
Non-Traditional

United States Postal Service The Art of Magic Optical Illusion Stamp
Imageworx
“A combination of unique technology, unique substrate and complex printing technology. The ability to hold a 2.7-micron pixel on the plate and print it is so remarkable.”
– Judges’ Comment
College Student


Flexographic Tech Holiday Card
Flexographic Tech
“Judges were impressed with this piece! Registration tolerances are extremely high. The hoops the press team went through to achieve this gorgeous piece are highly admirable—Way to go!”
– Judges’ Comment


Estate 48 Playing Card Box
Clemson University
“Creatively ambitious project with great design. This uses many techniques to achieve a visually pleasing result. Four-color process is generally quite ‘forgiving’ but the fine lines in the flowers and leaves added difficulty.”
– Judges’ Comment


Clemson University Graphic Communications Matchbook
Clemson University
“Nice, challenging design with a great use of multiple colors to achieve many other colors. It’s a beautiful print. Great backup of a two-sided piece with nice solids, scores and custom die cut.”
– Judges’ Comment
High School Student


Phoenix Challenge High School Competition Team #9 Label
Phoenix Challenge Foundation of Behalf on Careerline Technical Center
“Great impression control, very clean screens and, overall, a terrific print job!”
– Judges’ Comment


Phoenix Challenge High School Competition Team #1 Label
Phoenix Challenge Foundation of Behalf on Asheville High School
“Good ink density and consistency, with great solids.”
– Judges’ Comment


Phoenix Challenge High School Competition Team #2 Label
Phoenix Challenge Foundation of Behalf on Asheville High School
“Good ink coverage and density. This print is nicely registered.”
– Judges’ Comment
See the Rest of the 2019 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards

Wide Web
There is a very broad range of obstacles facing any printer entering a print sample into the wide web category.

Mid Web
Too wide for narrow web, too narrow for wide web—the mid web category is a mix of substrates, sizes and segments.

Narrow Web
Labels—and tubes, and labels, and boxes, and even more labels—were the stars of the narrow web category.

Combined Corrugated
For the printers who run work in the combined corrugated category, their biggest challenge is with their substrate of choice.

Preprinted Linerboard
When it comes to web widths and repeat lengths, it doesn’t get any bigger than the preprinted linerboard category.

Envelope
Judges of the envelope category looked for excellent printing in the face of adversarial substrates and registration-hostile speeds.
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