Konica Minolta Celebrates Customer FSEA Award Wins
2024年5月2日 - 10:45PM
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (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, Canada 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 honored 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
the 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 Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.'s (Konica
Minolta) journey started 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do
things differently. The company innovates for the good of society
and the world. The same purpose that kept it moving then, keeps it
moving now. Konica Minolta aims to partner with clients to Give
Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through
its expansive 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 Color Consistent A3 Brand
Awards for its bizhub i-Series.
Sustainability also continues to be a key driver for the
company. As such, Konica Minolta Inc. has been named to the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index for nine consecutive years and has
spent six years on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in
the World list. For more information, please visit Konica Minolta
online and follow its accounts on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and
Twitter.
About Print Panther
Print 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 FSEA
The 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.
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Maggie Grande
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
551-500-2659
PR@kmbs.konicaminolta.us