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EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

LABELS—FLEXO (LINE)

FIRST PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasGrapes Skin MoisturizerPress: Gallus; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont, RotoMetrics; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Water Ink Technologies

SECOND PLACESpear, Mason, OhioCoors Light Home Draft

THIRD PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasFahrenheit Label

LABELS—FLEXO (LINE & SCREEN)

FIRST PLACESpear, Mason, OhioMineragua BacksPress: GMC; Plates: Asahi; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: Kocher+Beck, Electro Optics; Substrate: Avery-Dennison; Inks: Sun Chemical

SECOND PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasFlameOut Label

LABELS—FLEXO (PROCESS)

FIRST PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasShredded BeefPress: Rotopress; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel, RotoMetrics; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Water Ink Technologies

SECOND PLACELabeltronix, Orange, Calif.Lean ‘N Complete

THIRD PLACEMulti-Color Corporation, Sharonville, OhioTradewinds–Sweet Tea

LABELS—COMBINATION PROCESS

FIRST PLACEDow Industries, Wilmington, Mass.Jack Frost LabelPress: Arsoma; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel Digital Fast; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Sericol

SECOND PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasHemp2 Bronzer

THIRD PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, Texas2009 McDowell Calendar

LABELS—OFFSET

FIRST PLACEHammer Packaging, West Henrietta, N.Y.OvaltinePress: Drent Goebel; Plates/Screens: Kodak; Substrate: Bonset OPS; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Flint Group

SECOND PLACEHammer Packaging, West Henrietta, N.Y.Chadwick Bay

LABELS—SCREEN (ROTARY OR FLAT)

FIRST PLACESpear, Mason, OhioMogen David PomegranatePress: Kammann; Dies: Kocher+Beck, Electro Optics, I-Kela; Substrate: Avery-Dennison; Inks/Coatings/ Adhesives: Sun Chemical

SECOND PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasCherry Limeade Soda

THIRD PLACESpear, Mason, OhioAfter Shock Silver



LABELS—GRAVURE

FIRST PLACEMulti-Color Corporation, Sharonville, OhioEarly Times - Mint JulepPress: Schiavi; Substrate: Shrink sleeve film

SECOND PLACESpear, Mason, OhioBud Light

THIRD PLACEMulti-Color Corporation, Sharonville, OhioGot 2 B–Guardian Angel

LABELS—DIGITAL

FIRST PLACELogotech, Fairfield, N.J.Mario Batali Sauce LabelsPress: HP Indigo; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Wausau Coated Paper

SECOND PLACEDow Industries, Wilmington, Mass.Japanese Cherry Blossom Label

SECOND PLACEDow Industries, Wilmington, Mass.Venus “Sea Breeze”

THIRD PLACEDion Label Printing Inc., Westfield, Mass.Antipasti Tuscani

WINE LABELS—FLEXO (LINE & TEXT)

FIRST PLACEMPI Label Systems Inc., Stockton, Calif.BERGHOLDPress: Mark Andy; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: INX, Water Ink Technologies

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WINE LABELS—FLEXO (LINE & SCREEN)FIRST PLACEMPI Label Systems Inc., Stockton, Calif.XPRESSIONPress: Mark Andy; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel, Stork Screen, Trinity; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics, DMS; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: INX, Environmental Inks and Coatings

SECOND PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasRed Rose

THIRD PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasShadow Brook White Zinfandel

WINE LABELS—FLEXO (PROCESS)FIRST PLACEAll Stick Label Ltd., Vaughan, OntarioPanama Jack’s French Vanilla CreamPress: Gallus; Plates/Screens/: Kodak; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/ Adhesives: Sun Chemical

SECOND PLACELabeltronix, Orange, Calif.Claiborne & Churchill–Straw Bale White Wine

THIRD PLACELabeltronix, Orange, Calif.Wyland–Brut Sparkling Wine

WINE LABELS—OFFSET (LINE & SCREEN)

FIRST PLACECollotype Labels, Adelaide, South AustraliaDai Gum SanPress: Nilpeter; Plates/Screens/ Cylinders: Fuji, Stork; Dies: RotoMetrics Sleeve; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Flint Group

SECOND PLACECollotype Labels, Adelaide, S. AustraliaEchelon

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WINE LABELS—OFFSET (PROCESS)

FIRST PLACECollotype Labels, Adelaide, South AustraliaZinopolisPress: Gallus; Plates/Screens/ Cylinders: Fuji, Gallus; Dies: RotoMetrics; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Flint Group

SECOND PLACECollotype Labels, Adelaide, S. AustraliaLost Highway

THIRD PLACECollotype Labels, Adelaide, South AustraliaDrink ‘N’ Stick

WINE LABELS—DIGITAL (PROCESS)

FIRST PLACEMPI Label Systems Inc., Stockton, Calif.ZinfestPress: HP Indigo; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: Gerhardt; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: EIC

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING—FLEXO (LINE)

FIRST PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasThriller Bronzing LotionPress: Gallus; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel, RotoMetrics; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Klockner Pentaplast; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Water Ink Technologies

SECOND PLACEGlenroy Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis.Alberto - Culver V05 Hot Protein

THIRD PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasBleeding Love

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING—FLEXO (LINE & SCREEN)

FIRST PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasVision CarePress: MPS; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel, RotoMetrics; Anilox Rolls: Harper; Dies: RotoMetrics; Substrate: Fasson; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Water Ink Technologies

SECOND PLACEMcDowell Screen and Label Printing, Plano, TexasFirst Blush

THIRD PLACEGlenroy Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis.Humphreys Teething Relief



FLEXIBLE PACKAGING— FLEXO (PROCESS)FIRST PLACECoating Excellence International, Wrightstown, Wis.Remington Innovations Deer Corn BagPress: W&H; Anilox Rolls: Interflex; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Sun Chemical

SECOND PLACEGlenroy Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis.Palmer’s Olive Butter LotionTHIRD PLACEMcDowell Label and Screen Printing, Plano, TexasPosh Couture

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING—GRAVUREFIRST PLACEAmpac Flexibles, Cincinnati, OhioAmpac/Bell Laboratories Tom Cat Ant Killer PouchPress: Toshiba; Plates/Screens/ Cylinders: Southern Graphic Systems; Inks/Coatings: Lamiall Inks

FOLDING CARTONS—FLEXO (LINE & SCREEN)FIRST PLACEMaster Packaging Inc., Borden, Prince Edward IslandMoosehead Lager 3x5 Sleek CanPress: BHS; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont; Anilox Rolls: Interflex; Dies: Die-X; Substrate: Graphic Packaging; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: SiegwerkSECOND PLACEEllis Packaging Group, Pickering, OntarioPrilosec OTC 42ct– Procter & Gamble

With thousands of cartons to oversee for a customer base that relies on it for inventory management and package production, ABOX Packaging can’t afford to invest in any but the most efficient manufacturing solutions. When the time came to move up to fully automated diecutting, the Kaufman, TX, firm spent a full year scouring the market for a system capable of keeping up with its rising workload. In the end, the research pointed to one clear choice: a Dymatrix 106 CSB diecutter from Heidelberg.

The diecutter that the Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB replaced last November wasn’t an integrated system. Because of this, blanking had to be done on an offline unit, creating an undesirable production bottleneck in a plant with more than enough volume to keep six gluing lines busy. But now, says ABOX president Keith Thompson, “we can diecut, strip, and blank, and go direct to the gluer. There’s no more manual scrapping or offline blanking. It’s incredibly efficient.”

Thompson says that depending on the thickness of the substrate it is processing, the Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB can turn out as many as 8,000 carton flats per hour: 500 to 2,000 units per hour faster than the plant’s other two diecutters, which require offline blanking. He estimates that the increase in speed combined with the Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB’s fast makereadies has boosted overall productivity by 25 percent.

Gains like that are crucial for ABOX as it strives to keep its productivity in step with the 15 percent growth in sales volume that it expects to achieve this year. The company, founded in 1975 and acquired by Thompson and his wife, Stephanie, in 2003, is a printer and converter of custom folding cartons for a wide array of industries including medical, food packaging and office products. The plant, located 27 miles southeast of Dallas, comprises 200,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space.

The company runs mostly 12- to 36-point paperboard stock as well as a large volume of e-flute corrugated. According to Thompson,

this was another reason it opted for the Dymatrix, which can handle paperboard up to 2,000 gsm and 4mm corrugated. Other desirable features are its DySet® photo-eye registration, horizontal sheet path, automatic non-stop pallet feeding and delivery, minimal downtime and ease of use. “The user-friendliness is outstanding,” Thompson says.

He uses the same word to describe the installation, training, and post-sale support that ABOX has received from Heidelberg ever since the Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB went into production. “Because Heidelberg brought the right crew in beforehand, our need for training was minimal,” he says. “We knew exactly what to expect.” What’s more, “they drop by to check to see how we’re doing.” Thompson adds that his ownership experience with the Dymatrix is “90 percent” of the reason why the company decided to purchase its seventh folder-gluer—an ECO 105—from Heidelberg, which will be installed later this year.

Performance has been strong across the board for ABOX, which has tripled its gross revenues and more than doubled its workforce since the present owners took it over six years ago. Heidelberg, notes Thompson, is likely to play a continuing role in the company’s investment strategy. “We’re thrilled to death with Heidelberg as a corporation,” he says. “We will do business with them again.”

Left to right: Bryan Thorpe, Keith Thompson, Stephanie Thompson, Michael Stacy, and Sara Sommer.

ABOX Packaging Supports Growth with Careful Investment in Diecutting, Folding Carton Gluing Systems from Heidelberg

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

“We candiecut, strip,

and blank, and go direct to the gluer.

There’s no more manual scrapping

or offline blanking. It’s incredibly

efficient.”

– Keith Thompson

Heidelberg USA, Inc.



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FOLDING CARTONS—FLEXO (PROCESS)FIRST PLACEEllis Packaging Group, Pickering, OntarioAlign 49ct Capsules–Procter & GamblePress: Candian Primoflex Systems; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Kodak; Anilox Rolls: Praxair; Substrate: Everest IP; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Siegwerk, Cork Coating

SECOND PLACEEllis Packaging Group, Pickering, OntarioPrilosec OTC Brett Favre– Procter & Gamble

FOLDING CARTONS—OFFSETFIRST PLACEBert-Co, Los Angeles, Calif.South Park SSN 12Press: Mitsubishi; Plates: KodakSECOND PLACEImpressions Incorporated, St. Paul, Minn.Legend™ hand of godTHIRD PLACECatalent Pharma Solutions, Moorestown, N.J.OLAZ Derma-Pod Sleeve

CORRUGATED (PREPRINT)—FLEXO (LINE & SCREEN)

FIRST PLACETemple Inland-Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind.AF Chobani Greek YogurtPress: Fischer & Krecke; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel; Anilox Rolls: Praxair; Inks/ Coatings/Adhesives: Flint Group

SECOND PLACETemple Inland-Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind.Horizon Organic 2%

THIRD PLACETemple Inland-Graphics Resource Center, Indianapolis, Ind.Michelob ULTRA 24/12

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SPECIALTY CATEGORY— TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

FIRST PLACELas Vegas Color Graphics, Las Vegas, Nev.Las Vegas Color Graphics PortfolioPress: Heidelburg, HP Indigo; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Fuji; Dies: Emboss; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Vanson U.V. Ink, Nicoat Soft Touch

SECOND PLACEJohns Byrne Company, Niles, Ill.Paul Mitchell Systems Tea Tree Package

THIRD PLACEBert-Co, Los Angelos, Calif.Sex and the City Collection

SUSTAINABILITY

FIRST PLACE Genpak LP, Aurora, OntarioKey West Gourmet Foods - Biodegradable PackagingPress: Fischer & Krecke; Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont Cyrel; Inks/Coatings/Adhesives: Opaltone Ink

SECOND PLACEDiamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y.Highland Lilac™ Perfume

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