Rochester, NY - 11/18/09 - Label World of Rochester, NY has been awarded the Best Workplace in the Americas designation, Best of the Best 2009, for their exemplary human resources practices. Begun to specifically honor the printing companies that provide a superior work environment, this year marks the tenth year of the Best Workplace in the Americas program.

Rochester-based Label World announced the installation of a 12-station 10” Ko-Pack Combination Press with UV inks for advanced high-quality printing and converting of labels and flexible packaging.

The Ko-Pack press, supplied by KPG Corporation in Williston, VT, is highly unique in offering not just a large number of print stations (in this case 12 print stations plus a 13th station for applying UV varnish), but also includes a number of finishing capabilities inline:

•    Up to 12-color printing with solid pigment UV inks for super-saturated color
•    Screen-printing for extra opacity or texture
•    Plow-folding, pattern adhesive coating, and laminating for converting multiple webs—creating nearly any label or flexible packaging construction required

Late in 2008 Label World won recognition for outstanding digital printing of a snack food label for Tavern on the Green Restaurant located in New York City. The particular label was printed on metalized paper using our HP Indigo digital press and walked away with Best of Show honors at the Annual TLMI Label Awards event. This was the first time that a digital label won Best of Show out of all competing print technologies at this prestigious competition with over 300 entries.

Early this year this same label was honored again by the World Label Association for excellence in technical achievement in printing in the category of digital printing. The World Label Association is a joint association of TLMI from the North America, FINAT, JFLP and LATMA, each of which represents different regions of the world.

AB Graphic International has supplied Rochester NY based Label World with the first Omega Digicon Series 2 converting line equipped with flat bed tooling for stamping and embossing. The new line will enable Label World to offer its customers in the wine, nutraceutical and health and beauty markets advanced features such as hot foil stamping, embossing and spot UV varnish coatings.

The Omega Digicon series 2 from AB Graphic International is a modular label converting line for digitally printed webs and offers all the traditional finishing options. The company has recently introduced several new finishing modules that expand the range of applications available including the flat bed tooling option.

Label World of Rochester, NY has been awarded the Best Workplace in the Americas designation, Best of the Best 2008, for their exemplary human resources practices by Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation.  Begun by PIA/GATF to specifically honor printing companies that provide a superior work environment, this year marks the eighth year of the Best Workplace in the Americas program and seventh year Label World has been recognized for its workplace practices.

Fifty-three converters from around the globe submitted more than 300 entries for this year’s TLMI Annual Label Awards Competition. Winners were announced at the TLMI Annual meeting held recently in Palm Beach, Florida.

Label World of Rochester, NY has been awarded a Bronze Award from the International Association of Printhouse Craftsmen for their printed “Mango Symphony” wine label.

Esko Software Suite 7 and CDI 2530 help the company produce high quality labels on digital and flexo presses more productively.