74% of TLMI Award Winners Using BST Pro Mark® Web Inspection

A review of winners from the 2003 TLMI awards competition provides some interesting insight into the label business. There were noticeable trends toward the use of more complicated vignettes, fine print details requiring higher line screens, greater use of specialty spot colors in the design highlights and extremely tight color-to-color and color-to-die register. In many cases the labels were produced at higher press speeds than in previous years and converted on substrates that ranged from unsupported film to board stock.

The challenge to producing award winning labels was readily apparent, as was the value of in-line quality control. A survey of this years TLMI winners found that 74% of the winners from North America use BST Pro Mark® web inspection systems to manage print quality and process productivity. According to John Thome, BST Pro Mark® Vice President of Marketing, "The results clearly show a strong correlation between the use of video web inspection systems and the production of award winning labels, and the use of BST Pro Mark® inspection systems by companies that produce award winning labels".

"Over the years, our research has quantified that converters with video web inspection systems on their presses are able to produce a higher quality product at faster press speeds and with lower waste than presses without such devices. "The TLMI results provide compelling evidence as well on the impact on print quality", Thome continued. Converters interested in a copy of the research findings are invited to call, write or e mail BST Pro Mark®.

BST Pro Mark® is the worlds largest manufacturer of web inspection systems, with over 12,000 installations in 70 countries worldwide. It's brand names, HandyScan®, Super HandyScan®, ProScan®, POWERscope®® 3000 and Premius are synonymous the world over with print quality and process control for all types of converting.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
John D. Thome
BST Pro Mark®
650 W. Grand Avenue, Suite 301
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Telephone: 630.833.9900
Fax: 630.833.9909
www.bstpromark.com

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