ProAmpac Wins Two NAPCO packagePRINTING Excellence Awards

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ProAmpac Wins Two NAPCO packagePRINTING
Excellence Awards
(1888 PressRelease) ProAmpac won First Place in
the Flexible Packaging Flexo Print Process
category and also Best of Show from among 200
entries in the 31st packagePRINTING Excellence
Awards. ProAmpac, a large global flexible
packaging manufacturer, won two top honors in the
31st packagePRINTING Excellence Awards. The
competition was conducted earlier and announced
this month by the North American Publishing
Company (NAPCO) media groups packagePRINTING,
a magazine and information resource for the
package printer and converter trades. The award
names Sunrise Growers Cherry Berry frozen fruit
bag best of show from among nearly 200 entries
in all categories of the competition, and with
first place in the Flexible Packaging Flexo
printing process category. The competition
included print entries from corrugated to folding
cartons to labels as well as flexible
packaging. This is a high-wire act in
printing, said Gary Munsch Facility Print
Production Manager in ProAmpacs Auburn, Wash.
facility that produced the winning package. The
design requires generating a photographic,
3-D-like depth-of-field color-clarity in perfect
register on a thin, flexible, stretchable
polyethylene substrate material with a varnished
matte finish that forms the bag for Sunrise
Growers organic frozen berries. Its a
technical challenge even for experts, Munsch
said.
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The secret to success is control through every
step of the process of producing the pouch from
artwork, plate making and printing to having
great suppliers, Munsch added. Control means
having the right material to make the plates for
our Windmoeller Hoelscher presses to custom
inks that provide visual impact and durability in
frozen food cases, said Munsch. This award
reinforces the importance of rigorous process
control throughout the entire value chain, said
Millie Nuno, director, global marketing. We
select the resin system to make the best
polyethylene (PE) film for the customers need
manufacture the plates that enable the
super-quality printing the award has recognized
and, finally, we calibrate the presses to
generate precision impressions on this
difficult-to-control PE material thats so great
as a flexible package, Nuno explained. About
ProAmpac ProAmpac is a leading global flexible
packaging company with enhanced product offerings
unparalleled in the industry. We provide creative
packaging solutions, industry-leading customer
service and award-winning innovation to a diverse
global marketplace. We are guided in our work by
four core values that are the basis for our
success Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and
Involvement. For more information, visit
http//www.proampac.com. ProAmpac is part of
the Pritzker Group Private Capital portfolio of
companies. About Pritzker Group Pritzker
Group, led by Tony and J.B. Pritzker, has three
principal investment teams Private Capital,
which acquires and operates leading North
America-based companies global public markets.
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Venture Capital, which provides early-stage and
growth venture funding to technology companies
throughout the United States and Asset
Management, which partners with top-performing
investment managers across Pritzker Group
Private Capital acquires North America-based
middle-market companies with leading positions in
the manufactured products, services and
healthcare sectors. The firms permanent,
proprietary capital base allows for efficient
decision making, broad flexibility with
transaction structure and investment horizon, and
alignment with management teams focused on
creating long-term value. Pritzker Group brings
significant resources, expertise and credibility
in building businesses and is an ideal partner
for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. For
more information, visit pritzkergroup.com. Please
forward inquiries to ProAmpac 12025 Tricon
Rd Cincinnati, OH 45246 Phone (513)
671-1777 Fax [phone] Email info ( _at_
) ProAmpac dot com