1999 TLMI Awards Winners
North American First Place Awards
1. Flexo, Line/Prime
Northwest Flexo Specialties, Lynnwood, WA
Columbia Wine Labels
8 waterbase and matte UV spot varnish colors. 380-440 lpi laser-engraved anilox. 55# metallized silver paper foil. 130 fpm for 6 hours. Double bump red & black for opacity. Passed 2,000 rubs on a Sutherland rub tester
Mark Andy 7" 2200; Cyrel .067 plates; RotoMetrics dies/cylinders; AKZO Nobel inks; Fasson substrate; Praxair anilox
2. Flexo, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Adams Label & Tag,
Surrey, BC
Kiona, 1997 Cabernet Merlot
Varnished on a second pass. 175 line screens; 125 fpm; 3 colors plus gold foil stamp & UV varnish
Fasson stock; Custom Printing Inks; Controlled Coatings varnish; RotoMetrics dies; Astor foil; Mark Andy 2200;
Cyrel plates
3. Flexo, Color Process/Nonprime
Wallace Computer Services, Lisle, IL
Dimple Technology
100 fpm, 175 line screen, 4-color process plus black & UV varnish
4. Rotary Screen, Line/Prime
Package Service Co.,
Kansas City, MO
Sobe
5-color in-line rotary screen
Fasson stock; INX ink; Stork screen; Instaflex press
5. Rotary Screen, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
DowIndustries,
Wilmington, MA
Tan Express
High opacity & color cleanliness were crucial to the execution of this package; gradient is 175 line screen
Fasson Fasclear material; UV Tech letterpress inks; Norcote screen inks; RotoMetrics dies; Toyobo plates; Gallus screens & press
6. Letterpress, Rotary Line/Nonprime
Impressive Labels, Safford, AZ
Oxygen Saturation
Hirari letterpress
7. Letterpress, Rotary Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Copac, Spartanburg, SC
Pharmassure Glucosamine/ Chondroitin
All colors printed over a solid laydown of silver 877 for a metallic sheen
Silver 877 by AKZO Nobel; other inks by Wikoff; Ko-Pack 7-color combo press; BASF plates
8. Letterpress, Rotary Color Process/Prime
CCL Label, Rosemont, IL
Thirst Buster
FLEXcon E-Z white substrate
9. Letterpress, Rotary Color Process/Nonprime
Gintzler Graphics, Buffalo, NY
Crown Royal
200 line screen
Fasson white high-gloss substrate; 40# liner; AKZO Nobel inks & varnish; Toray plates; RotoMetrics tooling; Gallus R200 press
10. Gravure, Line & Screen, Tone/Nonprime
National Label, Lafayette Hills, PA
Energizer E95 "D" Battery
4 colors w/overlaminate non-supported film applied in-line w/press coating unit. Heat-shrink PVC metalized film used as substrate for printing
11.Offset, Color Process/Prime
Impressive Labels,
Safford, AZ
Whitehall Lane
Matrix stripping was extremely difficult due to the corner radius and stock; run 4 colors at 150 fpm
Estate #4 stock; INX ink; Ashwell dies; Shiki F-330 press
12. Offset, Color Process/Nonprime
TAPP Technologies,
Langley, BC
Willamette Valley Vineyards Tualatin Estate
Printed on uncoated cream vellum stock with aqueous varnish
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates
13. Offset, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
TAPP Technologies,
Langley, BC
Grove Street
5 pms colors on uncoated linen stock at 300 line and 4064 dpi; aqueous coated
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates
14. Offset, Line & Screen, Tone/Nonprime
TAPP Technologies, Langley, BC
Mission Hill Winery
2 pms colors plus black at 4064 dpi
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates
15. Multi-Process, Line/Prime
TAPP Technologies, Langley, BC
St. Clement Oroppas
Gold foil & embossing registration to line work, & blue crosses knocked out of foil; rotary diecut, UV varnished
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Foil-mark foil; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates; DeCrevel engraving
16. Multi-Process, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
TAPP Technologies,
Langley, BC
Oakville Miner
Black and gold screens at 300 lines; second black screen at 300 lines printed over gold foil; multi-level embossing; white vellum stock w/ aqueous varnish
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Foil-mark foil; Kohl & Madden inks; DeCrevel engraving; Toray plates
17. Multi-process/Nonprime
TAPP Technologies,
Langley, BC
BV Centennial necks
7 pms colors plus white foil stamp; all colors printed at 4046 dpi; gold screen at 300 lines
JAC Canada paper; Sanjo press; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates
18. Multi-process, Color Process/Prime
TAPP Technologies,
Langley, BC
Blackstone Napa Merlot
3 color process w/black, gold, & gray; gray screen at 300 line; gold & clear foil stamping
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Foil-mark foil; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates
19. Multi-process, Color Process/Nonprime
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
Shower Shine
7 rotary letterpress colors; 2 screen colors plus varnish
Gallus press; AKZO Nobel & Coates inks; Avery material; RotoMetrics dies
20. Screen Printing, Flatbed, Line/Prime
Impressive Labels,
Safford, AZ
High Performance
5 colors, 2 are transparent for metallic look; embossed, debossed
420 screenmesh Norcote inks; M & R Saturn press; diecut, embossed on Braus diecutter
21. Screen Printing, Flatbed/Nonprime
Graphic Solutions,
Burr Ridge, IL
Linear MC 150
Multi-layered finished product; non-scratch textured finish w/clear windows; selective-textured non-scratch UV finish
Majestech screens; Nazdar inks & emulsion; Lauson press
22. Coupon
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
O-Scope
9 colors on 60# C1S semi-gloss & .008 semi-gloss; .0015 polystyrene & red decoder film; registration of 5 webs w/printing on 3 surfaces
Nilpeter press; AKZO Nobel & INX inks; Spinnaker, Avery, & Courtaulds stocks; RotoMetrics dies
23. Tags/Merchandising
Copac, Spartanburg, SC
Hot Wheels
Kiss diecut; film distorted to compensate for press growth; 4-color process, silver, & PMS orange; back-printed on uncoated stock
High-gloss permanent 100# liner; Technikote stock; Wikoff inks; Fuji plates; Man-Roland 7-color 40" press
24. Tags, Unique/Nonpressure-sensitive
Copac, Spartanburg, SC
Sally Foster
Wikoff inks; Fuji offset plates; MAN
Roland 700 6-color 40" sheetfed press
International First Place Awards
25. Rotary Screen, Line/Prime
Schreiner Etiketten & Selbstklebetechnik, Germany
Touch Screen "Stiebel"
Backside printing, high-relief embossing, adhesive-laminated. Diecut around the transparent
window
Polycarbonate material backside-printed with 5 colors
26. Letterpress, Rotary, Line/Prime
Schreiner Etiketten & Selbstklebetechnik, Germany
Highway Fee
Behind-glass label w/highly transparent cover film; adhesive lamination; copy-proof thanks to red security luminescence color; hot stamp, printing, numbering, subsequent bar coding in one run
Ko-Pack press
27. Offset, Color Process/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Sainte Dominique
4-color process plus 1 special color; printed on textured stock at 60 meters per minute; 175 line screen
Banksia felt white birch CPI paper; Flint Inks ink; Fuji plates; Nilpeter MO3300 press
28. Offset, Color Process/Nonprime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Southcorp Chalambar Illustration
5 colors plus 4-color process on silver metallized paper; 175 line screen at 50 meters per minute
Avery Dennison silver metallized paper; Flint Ink inks; Triforme dies; Fuji plates; Nilpeter MO3300 press
29. Flexo, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Schreiner Etiketten & Selbstklebetechnik, Germany
Touch Screen "Biolind"
Transparent, adhesive-free "window" for display & button.
± 0.3mm tolerance dome stamping; delivered on reels for automatic processing; one pass for two printing procedures and stamping
Ko-Pack combo letterpress/
screen press
30. Multi-process/Nonprime
Schreiner Etiketten & Selbstklebetechnik, Germany
Security Seal
Microtext is only legible with magnifying glass; special color shows a reaction when contacted with a special crayon. Hi-res guilloche printing in 3 luminescent colors
Sanjo press; JAC Canada stock; Foilmark foil; Kohl & Madden inks; Toray plates; DeCrevel engraving
31. Multi-process, Line/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Devil's Lair
5 colors plus gold silk screen; embossed on a flatbed letterpress
Banksia felt white birch CPI paper; Flint Inks ink; SA Photoengravers dies; Fuji plates; Stork screens
32. Multi-process, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Villa Mt. Eden
5 colors & white rotary silk screen; matte gloss varnish; printed & embossed in-line in one pass
Avery Dennison silver metallized paper; Flint Ink inks; Triforme dies; Fuji plates; Stork silk screen; Nilpeter MO3300 press
33. Multi-process, Color Process/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Akuna Reserve
4-color process, gold silk screen, & hot stamp foil; second pass one hot stamp foil & emboss
Mirrorkote C51 paper; Flint Inks ink, Triforme diecutter; Fuji plates; Nilpeter M3300 & ONDA 0250 presses; Kurz foil
34. Multi-process, Color Process/Nonprime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Kingston Wetlands pictures
4-color process plus special red; 1 silk screen (gold)
Mirrorkote C58 paper; Flint Ink inks; SA Photoengravers dies; Fuji plates; Nilpeter M3300 press
North American Honorable Mentions
Flexo, Line/Prime
Northwest Flexo Specialties,
Lynnwood, WA
Columbia Sagemoor
Flexo, Line/Prime
Universal Label, Mississauga, ON
Pillers Kolbassa
Flexo, Line/Prime
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
L.A. Looks
Flexo, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Northwest Flexo Specialties,
Lynnwood, WA
Apex
Flexo, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Tape & Label Engineering,
St. Petersburg, FL
Spring Valley Brewers Yeast
Flexo, Color Process/Prime
Label Technology, Merced, CA
Hatcher Deliverance
Flexo, Color Process/Prime
Belmark, DePere, WI
EMMBER Traditional Pot Roast
Flexo, Color Process/Prime
Adams Label & Tag, Surrey, BC
Andres Wines (AB) Ltd, Calgary Stampede Proprietor's Reserve
Flexo, Color Process/Nonprime
GBS Printed Products & Systems, Stow, OH
Spring Flowers
Flexo, Color Process/Nonprime
Tape & Label Engineering,
St. Petersburg, FL
Ocean Spray
Juice Drink
Rotary Screen, Line/Prime
Mid South Graphics, Nashville, TN
Our Best Aloe
Vera Gel
EDP Label
Wallace Computer Services, Lisle, IL
Kodak Picture Disk
Letterpress, Rotary Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
Skintimate
Letterpress, Rotary Color Process/Prime
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
Drano
Letterpress,
Rotary Color Process/Nonprime
Promo Edge Div., Menasha, Neenah, WI
Super Stars
Offset, Color Process/Prime
TAPP Technologies, Langley, BC
Duckhorn Paraduxx
Offset, Color Process/Prime
Impressive Labels, Safford, AZ
Carneros Chardonnay
Multi-process, Line/Prime
Impressive Labels, Safford, AZ
Tendskin
Multi-process, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Adams Label & Tag, Surrey, BC
Tinhorn Creek Chardonnay
Multi-process/Nonprime
Century Marketing, Bowling Green, OH
Avalon Floral
Multi-process, Color Process/Prime
TAPP Technologies, Langley, BC
Di Loreto PerSempre
Multi-process, Color Process/Prime
DowIndustries, Wilmington, MA
Refreshing Gel
Multi-process, Color Process/Nonprime
TAPP Technologies, Langley, BC
San Antonio Maddalena
Flat Screen Printing, Line/Prime
Impressive Labels, Safford, AZ
Fender 50
Flat Screen Printing/Nonprime
DowIndustries, Wilmington, MA
Aromatherapy
Coupon
National Label,
Lafayette Hills, PA
Pepcid AC
Tags/Merchandising
Premiere Labels,
Troy, OH
Play Station
Tags/Merchandising
Copac, Spartanburg, SC
Doug
Promotional
Tape and Label Engineering,
St. Petersburg, FL
Rain Vision
Promotional
Lord Label,
Charlotte, NC
Molson Beer
International Honorable Mentions
Flexo, Line/Prime
Label House Limited, Trinidad
Stag Lager Beer
Flexo, Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Label House Limited, Trinidad
Howler Lager Beer
Flexo, Color Process/Prime
Label House Limited, Trinidad
Bigga Grape
Flexo, Color Process/Prime
Label House Limited, Trinidad
Nestle Sweetman Condensed Milk
Letterpress, Rotary Line & Screen, Tone/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Calina
Multi-process, Line/Prime
Collotype Labels Int'l, Australia
Angoves Fortified Range