04.20.15
The L9, a conglomerate of nine label industry associations from various regions of the globe, have announced the results of the 2014 L9 World Label Awards competition judged by an international jury during Labelexpo in Chicago, September 2014. The L9's alliance of global label associations formulates policies and strategic information in connection with global matters affecting the worldwide label industry.
The class segmentation structure introduced in 2012 was implemented once again with no changes to the 22 classes covering all the main printing processes and markets. The results are listed in class order with the winners announced first followed by the Honorable Mention (HM) awards. “The World Label Awards are seen as the technical Oscars of the global label industry with members of the L9 group showing off the best labels from their own domestic competitions. Every year we see technically excellent labels from around the world which tend to reflect the technical advances within the international label industry. As judges we see ‘new’ applications being presented especially in the Innovation class,” says Tony White, chairman of the judging panel. “The final icing on the cake is the selection of the entries for ‘Best of the Best’ awards which represent the five main printing processes.”
Representing the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), the leading North America-based label industry association, members McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Hammer Packaging and Collotype were among the World Label Award winners. winning awards.
The associations that took part in the competition included: FINAT (Europe), TLMI (North America), JFLP (Japan), LATMA (Australia), PEIAC (China), and SALMA (New Zealand).
The Results
Class 1: Flexo Line
Winner - TLMI: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for “Sweet & Sexy Bronzer”
Class 2: Flexo Line Screen/Tone
Winner - TLMI: Hammer Packaging Inc., USA for “Right Guard Xtreme Fresh”
Class 3: Flexo Color Process
Winner - LATMA: Multicolor (QLD), Australia for Lite n’ Easy Sesame Beef Noodles
HM - FINAT: Permapack AG, Switzerland for “Crème d’or Special 750ml”
Class 4: Flexo Wine/Spirits
Winner - FINAT: Stratus Packaging, France for “Marquise Blanc Magnolia”
Class 5: Letterpress Line
Winner - JFLP: Tokiwa Seal Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Headgear 03FATYO”
Class 6: Letterpress Line Screen/Tone
Winner - PEIAC: Shanghai Tungkong Security Printing Co. Ltd., China for “Sticky Sealing on Cigarette”
Class 7: Letterpress Color Process
Winner - JFLP: Shimokuni Co. Ltd., Japan for “Japan Tea”
HM - FINAT: Ҫiftsan Etiket, Turkey for “Carjen Hand & Body Cream Moisturising”
Class 8: Letterpress Wine/Spirits
Winner - JFLP: Sankyo Tac Label Co. Ltd., Japan for “Date Craft Beer”
Winner - LATMA: Signature Labels, Australia for Stockwell Creek £King Shot” Shiraz
Class 11: Offset Color Process
No winner
HM - JFLP: Fuji Mark Co. Ltd., Japan for “LINA Health Plus”
Class 12: Offset Wine/Spirits
Winner - JFLP: Seieido Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “tojuno”
HM - LATMA: CCL (SA) Australia for Rymill “The Dark Horse”
Class 13: Combination Line
Winner JFLP: Kansai Takara Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Marudaizy Soy Sauce”
Class 14: Combination Line Screen/Tone
Winner - PEIAC: Wenzhou Haoge Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Co. Ltd. China, for “Labels for Guyue Longshan”
Class 15: Combination Color Process
Winner - JFLP: Miracle Industrial Co. Ltd., Japan for “Tiger for iPhone”
HM - FINAT: Omnipack AG, Switzerland for “Braumeister Speck”
HM - TLMI: ASL Print FX, USA for “Sunny and Share Citrus Saison”
Class 16: Combination Wine/Spirits
Winner TLMI: Collotype, USA for “Girl & Dragon 2013 Malbec Argentina”
HM - FINAT: Collotype Labels, Australia for “Griffith De Bortoli Wines – La Boheme”
HM - JFLP: Seieido Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Toukou”
Class 17: Digital Printing
Winner - FINAT: Gráficas Varias, Spain for “Miss Tela ”
HM - JFLP: Maru-Sin Inc., Japan for “Organic Shampoo”
Class 18: Digital Wine/Spirits
Winner LATMA: Collotype (SA), Australia for Montepulciano
HM JFLP: MSP Inc., Japan for “TSUGANOKI”
Class 19: Screen
No winner
HM - JFLP: Sibel Industry Co. ltd., Japan for “Face Wash”
Class 21: Booklets
Winner - LATMA: Multicolor (QLD), Australia for Beef Casserole Coupon
Class 22: Innovation
Winner - FINAT: Schreiner Group, Germany for “Pharma-Tac Plus Label”
Winner - JFLP: Keiyusha Co. Ltd., Japan for “Glass Coating Indication”
Best of the Best
In the past two years, five additional L9 Global awards were presented representing the “Best of the Best” entries from the principal printing processes. This year the awards will be presented during Labelexpo 2015 in Brussels in September. The winners are selected from the winning entries in the L9 World label Awards competition from the following classes: Flexography, Letterpress, Offset Litho, Combination Printing, and Digital Printing. The identities of the winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony.
The judging for the 2015 L9 WLA competition will take place on the September 28, 2015 in Brussels at the Labelexpo venue.
The class segmentation structure introduced in 2012 was implemented once again with no changes to the 22 classes covering all the main printing processes and markets. The results are listed in class order with the winners announced first followed by the Honorable Mention (HM) awards. “The World Label Awards are seen as the technical Oscars of the global label industry with members of the L9 group showing off the best labels from their own domestic competitions. Every year we see technically excellent labels from around the world which tend to reflect the technical advances within the international label industry. As judges we see ‘new’ applications being presented especially in the Innovation class,” says Tony White, chairman of the judging panel. “The final icing on the cake is the selection of the entries for ‘Best of the Best’ awards which represent the five main printing processes.”
Representing the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), the leading North America-based label industry association, members McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Hammer Packaging and Collotype were among the World Label Award winners. winning awards.
The associations that took part in the competition included: FINAT (Europe), TLMI (North America), JFLP (Japan), LATMA (Australia), PEIAC (China), and SALMA (New Zealand).
The Results
Class 1: Flexo Line
Winner - TLMI: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for “Sweet & Sexy Bronzer”
Class 2: Flexo Line Screen/Tone
Winner - TLMI: Hammer Packaging Inc., USA for “Right Guard Xtreme Fresh”
Class 3: Flexo Color Process
Winner - LATMA: Multicolor (QLD), Australia for Lite n’ Easy Sesame Beef Noodles
HM - FINAT: Permapack AG, Switzerland for “Crème d’or Special 750ml”
Class 4: Flexo Wine/Spirits
Winner - FINAT: Stratus Packaging, France for “Marquise Blanc Magnolia”
Class 5: Letterpress Line
Winner - JFLP: Tokiwa Seal Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Headgear 03FATYO”
Class 6: Letterpress Line Screen/Tone
Winner - PEIAC: Shanghai Tungkong Security Printing Co. Ltd., China for “Sticky Sealing on Cigarette”
Class 7: Letterpress Color Process
Winner - JFLP: Shimokuni Co. Ltd., Japan for “Japan Tea”
HM - FINAT: Ҫiftsan Etiket, Turkey for “Carjen Hand & Body Cream Moisturising”
Class 8: Letterpress Wine/Spirits
Winner - JFLP: Sankyo Tac Label Co. Ltd., Japan for “Date Craft Beer”
Winner - LATMA: Signature Labels, Australia for Stockwell Creek £King Shot” Shiraz
Class 11: Offset Color Process
No winner
HM - JFLP: Fuji Mark Co. Ltd., Japan for “LINA Health Plus”
Class 12: Offset Wine/Spirits
Winner - JFLP: Seieido Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “tojuno”
HM - LATMA: CCL (SA) Australia for Rymill “The Dark Horse”
Class 13: Combination Line
Winner JFLP: Kansai Takara Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Marudaizy Soy Sauce”
Class 14: Combination Line Screen/Tone
Winner - PEIAC: Wenzhou Haoge Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Co. Ltd. China, for “Labels for Guyue Longshan”
Class 15: Combination Color Process
Winner - JFLP: Miracle Industrial Co. Ltd., Japan for “Tiger for iPhone”
HM - FINAT: Omnipack AG, Switzerland for “Braumeister Speck”
HM - TLMI: ASL Print FX, USA for “Sunny and Share Citrus Saison”
Class 16: Combination Wine/Spirits
Winner TLMI: Collotype, USA for “Girl & Dragon 2013 Malbec Argentina”
HM - FINAT: Collotype Labels, Australia for “Griffith De Bortoli Wines – La Boheme”
HM - JFLP: Seieido Printing Co. Ltd., Japan for “Toukou”
Class 17: Digital Printing
Winner - FINAT: Gráficas Varias, Spain for “Miss Tela ”
HM - JFLP: Maru-Sin Inc., Japan for “Organic Shampoo”
Class 18: Digital Wine/Spirits
Winner LATMA: Collotype (SA), Australia for Montepulciano
HM JFLP: MSP Inc., Japan for “TSUGANOKI”
Class 19: Screen
No winner
HM - JFLP: Sibel Industry Co. ltd., Japan for “Face Wash”
Class 21: Booklets
Winner - LATMA: Multicolor (QLD), Australia for Beef Casserole Coupon
Class 22: Innovation
Winner - FINAT: Schreiner Group, Germany for “Pharma-Tac Plus Label”
Winner - JFLP: Keiyusha Co. Ltd., Japan for “Glass Coating Indication”
Best of the Best
In the past two years, five additional L9 Global awards were presented representing the “Best of the Best” entries from the principal printing processes. This year the awards will be presented during Labelexpo 2015 in Brussels in September. The winners are selected from the winning entries in the L9 World label Awards competition from the following classes: Flexography, Letterpress, Offset Litho, Combination Printing, and Digital Printing. The identities of the winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony.
The judging for the 2015 L9 WLA competition will take place on the September 28, 2015 in Brussels at the Labelexpo venue.