MPI Label Systems

When the judges of this year’s Excellence Awards began examining the more than 200 entries, it was like watching kids in a candy store. And, the judges were excited for good reason. packagePRINTING received a great collection of entries this year. But, the entry that took front and center was a wine label submitted by MPI Label Systems of California (MPI, Calif.). The label, produced for Lodi Vineyards’ Windmill Estates Chardonnay, part of the Michael-David Winery’s family of wines, impressed judges with its complexity, aesthetics, embossing, tight tolerances, and small type. “I think it’s a combination of technical difficulty and overall aesthetics,” said Joe

With package printers on the hot seat for nimble customer responsiveness at the lowest possible cost, accurate real-time information is a must. WHEN IT COMES to cutting costs and investing in the future, package printers have always had plenty of options on how to spend their money. The list just keeps getting longer, and the opportunities more tantalizing. In recent years, business and production software has been climbing to the top of the list and increasingly winning the fight for the limited capital resources. The reasons for this vary, but ultimately, it boils down to the growing need to run highly efficient and

Packaging companies reap the benefits from software designed to better manage their business/production processes from start to finish. MOST OF TODAY'S successful packaging converters and printers have one thing in common: a modern business/production software solution. These software applications support companies with one plant or several, making it easy to manage current business and production processes from quotes through shipping, all the while increasing efficiency and adding dollars to the bottomline. To get a better understanding of what today's business/production software can do for packaging companies, packagePRINTING recently spoke to several converters and printers about their success with some of the most popular

Processes: C=Combination, F=Flexo, G=Gravure, L=Letterpress, O=Offset, S=Screen, UV=UV Flexo, D=Digital, T=Thermal/Thermal Transfer 1. Avery Dennison, Framingham, MA Principal Officer: Charles Miller 1999 Rank: 1 # Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: 400+ # of Facilities: 40 Processes: C, F, G, L, O, S 2. Moore North America, Bannockburn, IL Principal Officer: Ed Tyler 1999 Rank: 8 # of Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: N/A # of Facilities: 5 Processes: D, F, UV 3. Brady Corp., Milwaukee, WI Principal Officer: Katherine Hudson 1999 Rank: 3 # of Tag/Label Employees: 2,000 # of Presses: 25 # of Facilities: 10 Processes: F, G, S, D,

International Honorable Mentions LETTERPRESS, Rotary line—prime Walsall Labelling Systems—Clan MacGregor LETTERPRESS, Rotary line and screen/tone—prime Walsall Labelling Systems—Glenfiddich Special Reserve OFFSET, Color process—prime Tapp Technologies—Horton Vineyards—Malbec MULTI-PROCESS, Line—prime Germark S.A.—Mont-Marcal MULTI-PROCESS, Line and screen/tone—prime Arca Etichette Spa—Osmose Shampooing Vitamin Color MULTI-PROCESS, Color process Tapp Technologies—Fess Parker Winery MULTI-PROCESS, Color process Guy & Co.—Merrys Face TAGS, Unique—nonpressure sensitive Label Converters Ltd—Smith & Nephew Intasite Gel North American Honorable Mentions FLEXO, Line-prime Custom Tape & Label—Indego Pale Ale H.C. Berger Beer Label FLEXO, Line-prime Advanced Web Technologies—3M Tape Flag FLEXO, Line-nonprime MPI Label Systems of IL—Fury FLEXO, Line and screen/tone-prime Label Art—Atlantic Brass Dart Box