The Best in Flexo Awards, hosted annually by the Italian Technical Association for Flexography (ATIF), honour outstanding achievements in flexographic printing. Competing amongst 220 entries, Carminati was honoured to receive a handful of awards for its work with leading printers and brand owners. These accolades are not only a testament to Carminati’s pre-press expertise but also to the exceptional print quality made possible by XSYS’ new nyloflex® eco plates.
“We’re thrilled to have won so many awards with our new sustainable nyloflex® eco FAC plates which we believe is the future of flexo. As a beta site, we collaborated closely with XSYS during the development and testing of this new technology. The plates perform exceptionally well on press, delivering high quality print while also reducing our climate impact to meet our customers’ complex demands,” said Carlo Carminati, CEO.
Carminati together with four of its customers were honoured for outstanding corrugated print jobs produced with nyloflex® eco FAC plates. The awards include:
- Gold in the ‘Innovative Use of the Flexographic Process’ category won with Toppazzini SpA for Bottega Gold Prosecco (box of six bottles). This entry also took home the top trophy, securing the judges’ votes for ‘Best in Show’.
- All three prizes in the ‘Corrugated Board Processed on a Case-maker’ category: Gold for Scatolificio Ceriana; and Silver and Bronze for Scatolificio Ondulkart.
- Bronze for Antonio Sada & Figli SpA in the ‘Uncoated Corrugated Post-Print’ category.
“We are incredibly proud to have contributed to Carminati’s success at the Best in Flexo Awards with our groundbreaking plate technology,” said Roberto Malagu, Regional Sales Manager, Italy, XSYS. “nyloflex® eco plates helped secure not only five awards but also brought home Best in Show. This clearly proves that moving to more sustainable plates does not compromise on print quality.”
The awards follow Carminati’s earlier success at the FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2024. At this pan-European event, the prepress provider dominated the ‘Corrugated Post-Print Uncoated Double Flute’ category, securing both the first and the third prize for Scatolificio Ceriana.
