Following the nomination as
finalist in the shortlist of the 2014 Label Industry Global Awards, Gidue is
proud to announce that it has been awarded with the Label Global Award for
Innovation for the Digital Flexo Excellence Project, the latest revolutionary
technology launched by Gidue for the Labels & Packaging industry. Following
the nomination as finalist in the shortlist of the 2014 Label Industry Global
Awards, Gidue is proud to announce that it has been awarded with the Label
Global Award for Innovation for the Digital Flexo Excellence Project, the
latest revolutionary technology launched by Gidue for the Labels &
Packaging industry.
The Label Industry Global Awards
have been founded in 2004 to celebrate innovations and excellence and during
the last 10 years it has become the highest label industry’s accolade, judged
by the most important Label Associations (FINAT and TLMI) and the 3 main
technical magazines of our industry. Sponsored this year by Flint Group, the
Award for Innovation rewards a specific innovation, introduced during 2013, by
a supplier or converter company in the label industry.
On 9th September, the label
industry awards gathered together some of the sector’s leading companies and
individuals at the Label Industry Global Awards 2014 to celebrate the most
advanced technologies of the Industry. Held as part of Labelexpo Americas 2014,
the awards ceremony and gala dinner took place at the main Ballroom of the Donald
E. Stephens Convention Center.
Gidue won the Innovation price
for 2014’s edition with the Digital Flexo Excellence Project, the latest
technology launched for the Labels and Packaging industry. Digital Flexo
Excellence is a system of technologies developed to make the workflow, set-up
and run of a flexographic press “digital” and fully automated. Digital Flexo
Excellence presses are designed to deliver high productivity, costs reduction,
flexibility and consistent quality, with “digital” efficiency, repeatability
and ease of operation. With faster changeover times, higher press up-time, and
minimum waste, it projects flexography into a new era in the label and
packaging industry, challenging Digital printing on quality, efficiency and
profitability also in micro and short runs.
Federico d’Annunzio, Gidue
President, affirmed: “We are proud that Gidue Team work has been recognized
with this Innovation Award. Since the year 2000, Gidue technologies introduced
many concepts and innovations, which today have become the standard for our
industry. This award is a high incentive for Gidue to continue developing new
technologies for the benefit of the Labels and Packaging.”
Matteo Cardinotti, MD of Gidue,
commented: “Digital presses in combination with advanced automated flexo
presses are the future for the next generation converters. We are happy that
judges have understood the Gidue Digital Flexo Excellence concept in this
important moment of our industry. “Excellence“ in Digital Flexo automation grants
coverters very high profits and extreme flexibility.”
Cristina Toffolo, Gidue VP
Marketing, added: “This award is dedicated to the entire Gidue Team that in
these recents years has worked hard to confirm and strengthen its role as an Italian
innovative manufacturing company. We want to deeply thank all our customers in
the world that have supported Gidue with continuous trust and confidence by
investing in our new technologies; and our suppliers and distributors for their
tight partnership and constant commitment.”
Maurizio Trecate, Gidue VP Sales,
concluded that Digital Flexo Excellence presses have already been installed in
Europe and soon in Middle-Eastern countries. “We believe that Gidue Digital
Flexo and Excellence technologies will increase the manufacturing efficiency of
many Labels and Packaging converters in the world. A new Digital Era for
Flexography was born.”
Gidue is represented in India by
Reifenhauser India Marketing Ltd.
