Konica Minolta Celebrates Customer FSEA Award Wins
09 May 2024 - 4:30PM
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (Konica Minolta), a
leader in industrial and commercial printing and packaging
solutions, is pleased to announce a project produced on its
industrial print production equipment by customer Print Panther
Direct in Ontario, has been recognized with a Best of Show: Best
Use of Digital Embellishment award by the Foil & Specialty
Effects Association (FSEA) as part of its 31st Annual Gold Leaf
Awards. This is the second consecutive year a Konica Minolta client
has been awarded Best of Show.
The competition evaluates print and packaging
submissions that utilize a wide range of finishing techniques, from
foil stamping and embossing to specialty coating, film laminating,
laser cutting, die cutting and cold foil applications. A record
number of entries were received from countries around the world,
including the U.S., Canada, India, Italy, Switzerland, Poland,
Denmark, United Kingdom, Japan, South Africa and Taiwan. Gold,
Silver and Bronze winners were honoured in 53 categories during a
reception held on Wednesday, April 10, at the Print Embellishment
Conference in Dallas, Texas.
One of two Best of Show awards – Best of Show:
Best Use of Digital Embellishment – was presented to Print Panther
Direct for Extreme Digital Guide 4. Originally entered in the
category for Best Use of Digital Embellishments – Sample Guide, the
team at Print Panther Direct created Konica Minolta’s ‘Extreme
Digital Guide 4’ applications portfolio as a way to showcase to
customers how printed materials can be enhanced. The company’s
digital press allows for extreme embellishment with CMYK, foils, a
second pass of CMYK and varnish. Each page of the portfolio was
created to push boundaries a little further with multiple set-ups.
Print Panther Direct also won Gold Leaf Awards in the Best Use of
Digital Foil (Carton) and Best Use of Digital Foil (Varnish
Adhesive) categories for its Freida Poster Series by Francisco
Herrera.
Eleven other Konica Minolta customers received
awards at the annual FSEA event, six of whom won more than a single
award, totaling 23 FSEA awards for Konica Minolta customers. The
winners included:
- Admore, Inc., Macomb, MI: Best Use
of Foil/Embossing – Presentation Folder, Silver Leaf Award for
Amaizing Folders; Best Use of Digital Inkjet Coating, Bronze Leaf
Award for Amaizing Folders;
- Blue Ocean Press, Fort Lauderdale,
FL: Best Use of Unique Fold, Bronze Leaf Award for Oculus – Save
The Date; Best Use of Digital Foil (Self Promotion), Silver Leaf
Award for On The Wave of Innovation – The Great Wave Off
Kanagawa
- Cereus Graphics, Phoenix, AZ: Best
Use of Foil/Embossing – Greeting Card (Self Promotion), Silver Leaf
Award for Holiday Greetings; Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Direct
Miler (Digital), Gold Leaf Award for Cereus Digital Embellishment;
Best Use of Digital Foil (Self Promotion), Bronze Leaf Award for
50th Anniversary
- DMS Color, Pelham, AL: Best Use of
Digital Inkjet Coating: Gold Leaf Award for Breakline Kiwi
- Elite Print Finishing, Burlington,
NC: Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Folding Carton (Self Promo),
Bronze Leaf Award for EPF Bourbon Box; Best Use of Foil/Embossing –
Client Promotion/Brochure, Silver Leaf Award for NC Museum of
History; Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Posters, Silver Leaf Award
for Sabine Hot Pink; Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Posters, Gold
Leaf Award for Freedom of My Press and Pistil Whipped
(OceanGrown804)
- Gold Leaf Print & Packaging,
Pelham, AL: Best Use of Digital Foil (Carton), Bronze Leaf Award
for Avocorto Slide Box; Best Use of Digital Foil (Varnish
Adhesive), Bronze Leaf Award for Avocorto Slide Box
- NAPCO USA, Sparta, NC: Best Use of
Foil/Embossing (Self Promotion), Bronze Leaf Award for NAPCO USA
Greatest Hits
- PostPress Specialties,
Independence, MO: Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Rigid Box, Gold Leaf
Award for BBQ Sampler 3 Pk Box
- The Seidls’s Bindery Inc., Houston,
TX: Best Use of Digital Foil (Carton), Silver Leaf Award for Happy
New Year 2024 Champagne Bottle Wrap, Topper & Hanger
- SunDance, Orlando, FL: Best Use of
Foil/Embossing – Softback Book Cover, Silver Leaf Award for Ferman
Wood Art Collection Exhibit Book
- Team Concept Printing, Carol
Stream, IL: Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Announcement/Invitation
(Creative), Silver Leaf Award for Beyond the Diamond White Sox;
Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Direct Mailer (Digital), Silver Leaf
Award for Team Lux FX
“We are continually impressed with the
creativity our customers demonstrate when using our equipment to
produce eye-catching pieces that stand out in the market, and are
thrilled to see so many of them recognized for their innovation
through these award wins,” said Frank Mallozzi, President,
Industrial Print and Production Print Business, Konica Minolta.
“Congratulations to all the winners in this year’s competition.
This is a truly exciting program that allows the industry to
showcase world-class applications using the latest digital printing
technologies.”
Learn about Konica Minolta’s Decorative Print
and Embellishment products here.
About Konica MinoltaKonica
Minolta’s journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see and
do things differently. We innovate for the good of society and the
world. The same purpose that kept us moving then, keeps us moving
now. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. is reshaping
and revolutionizing the workplace to achieve true connectivity
through the Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio.
Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent
information management, video security solutions and managed print
services, as well as office technology and industrial and
commercial print solutions. Through its ongoing work, the company
is fortunate to be continuously recognized for its products
and services. This includes, but is not limited to being included
on CRN’s MSP 500 list numerous times; named a finalist in the IT
Software Category by The World Technology Awards; recognized as
the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier
Market by Brand Keys and presented with Keypoint
Intelligence’s BLI 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most
Colour Consistent A3 Brand Awards for its bizhub i-Series.
For more information, please visit Konica
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(@KonicaMinoltaCA), and Instagram!
About Print PantherPrint
Panther Direct is an award-winning commercial print shop. Providing
a truly integrated creative solution for high-end embellished
print, Print Panther has a rich history of being innovators,
embracing embellishment, specialty inks and finishes. Contact us to
learn more about our digital printing, digital foil and varnish,
large format printing, bindery & finishing. President Christine
Yardley is also the Founder of eatprintlove.com, a resource hub for
designers, printers, and anyone else interested in the design and
production of print media.
About FSEAThe Foil &
Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) is the industry resource for
the finishing and decorating of printed materials and helps
strengthen the industry through educational seminars, statistical
surveys, reference and design tools, and technical conferences and
events. To learn more, visit www.fsea.com.
Konica Minolta ContactKonica
Minolta Media Relations – CanadaMarketing Department, Konica
Minolta Business Solutions (Canada)
Ltd.info@bt.konicaminolta.ca
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