INDIANAPOLIS, IN –May 6, 2018 –Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2018 Excellence in Flexography Awards has become ever more competitive with judges attesting to the fact that, technical detail and flawless execution took entries to a new level. In front of an audience of hundreds, 114 coveted awards, plus six best of show recipients, were revealed to be the winners at tonight’s Awards Banquet at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indiana.
Guests enjoyed an evening of festivities on the first night of FTA’s May 6-9 Forum & INFOFLEX 2018. Vivid images of winners flashed on screens overhead, filling the Marriott Ballroom with visions of excellence, spawned by continually advancing package print technologies. Winners consisted of:
· 38 Gold awards
· 39 Silver awards
· 33 Bronze awards
· 3 Self Promotion awards
· 1 Non-Traditional award
“Best of Show” designees (selected from the gold award recipients in their respective categories) in the 2018 Excellence in Flexography Awards included:
· Transcontinental Robbie for the Post Fruity Pebbles/Cocoa Pebbles Wrappers in the wide web category
· Industrias de Plásticos SA de CV for the Cappy Infladitos Queso y Mantequilla Justice League Wrapper in the mid web category
· Multi-Color Corp for the Francis Ford Coppola The Countess Walewska Authentic Potato Premium Vodka Label in the narrow web category
· Visual Communication Tech on behalf of Proactive Packaging & Display for the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Carton in the combined corrugated category
· WestRock Company of Canada Inc for the Danone Oikos Greek Yogurt Box in the preprinted linerboard category
· Mac Papers Envelope Converters Inc for the TruGreen Welcome to TruGreen Envelope in the envelope category
Award winners will be displayed May 7-8 at INFOFLEX 2018 in the Excellence Award Winner’s Gallery on the show floor at the Indiana Convention Center.
For more information about all 114 award winners, readers can look to FLEXO Magazine’s May 2018 issue.
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About FTA: Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others–together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 35,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.