Approximately 240 works received, more than 400 participants in the award ceremony. These are the numbers that ATIF – the Italian Technical Association for Flexography – has recorded for BestInFlexo 2022, the award for flexographic printing quality which, since 2015, has celebrated this important industrial sector, promoting the excellence of the supply chain. New this year is the creation of the Jury Prize, a special mention desired by the jurors Massimiliano Ferrari (Barilla) President of the Jury, Paride Banzola (Eurocompany), Alessandra Biava (Bonduelle) and Simona Poli (La Linea Verde) to award recognition to works that are distinguished by particular qualities. An acknowledgment destined to remain also for the next editions and which will expand the list of companies awarded by ATIF. During the evening, the Lifetime Achievement Award was also awarded, now in its fifth edition. It was Felice Rossini who received this recognition for a career dedicated to flexography.
Here is the final classification unveiled during an evening at times hilarious for the eventful conducting of Debora Villa, traditional guest of the ATIF awards. During the evening, in addition to the printers, the prepress companies of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were also awarded.
FILM CATEGORIES
Narrowband awarded by I&C GAMA
- 1st place ARO
- 2nd place ARIO
- 3rd place IL DOGE
Medium stripe internal print awarded by LOHMANN
- 1st place FLEXOFAB
- 2nd place SIMPLAST
- 3rd place FLEXOFAB
External print medium band awarded by STUDIO ENNE
- 1st place FLEXOFAB
- 2nd place FLAVIO DI PIERO
- 3rd place IMBALPLAST
Internal print broadband awarded by DIGITALFLEX
- 1st place SACCHETTIFICIO NAZIONALE G. CORAZZA
- 2nd place – FLEXOFAB
- 3rd place ALUCART and CORAPACK
- Jury Prize to CIELLE IMBALLAGGI
External printing broadband awarded by MAVIGRAFICA
- 1st place ALUCART
- 2nd place TONUTTI TECNICHE GRAFICHE
- 3rd place ALUCART
PAPER/CARDBOARD CATEGORIES
Narrow band awarded by ROSSINI
- 1st place ESSITY ITALY
- 2nd place TIKEDO
- 3rd place AUROFLEX
Medium band awarded by INCIFLEX
- 1st place EKAFLEX
- 2nd place CARPAD
- 3rd place EKAFLEX
Broadband awarded by UTECO
- 1st place EUROPOLIGRAFICO
- 2nd place CARTOTECNICA POSTUMIA
- 3rd place CARTOTECNICA POSTUMIA
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD CATEGORIES
Coated post print awarded by Z DUE
- 1st place SCATOLIFICIO TS
- 2nd place GHELFI ONDULATI and SCATOLIFICIO ONDULKART
- 3rd place SCATOLIFICIO TS
Uncoated post print awarded by CARMINATI & GUIZZARDI
- 1st place SCATOLIFICIO CERIANA
- 2nd place SCATOLIFICIO TS
- 3rd place SCATOLIFICIO ONDULKART
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Innovative use of the flexographic process awarded by SIMONAZZI
- 1st place ACM-SIT GROUP
- 2nd place AUROFLEX
- 3rd place ARO
Combined and/or creative use of the flexographic process awarded by OMET
- 1st place GRAFICHE PRADELLA
- 2nd place AUROFLEX
- 3rd place MULTI-COLOR ITALY
Flexo printing and UV inks awarded by 3M
- 1st place ACM-SIT GROUP
- 2nd place ARIO
- 3rd place TERMOPLAST NORD
BEST IN SHOW
The 2022 award went to FLESSOFAB for the work “STAIRS SNACKS CHIPSNACK / BAR COCKTAIL / ARACHIDI E MAIS” delivered by the President Marco Gambardella and the President of FTA Europe Sante Conselvan.
FLEXODAY 2022
The traditional ATIF conference was divided into two sessions this year, the first on scenario and the second more technical. Guests of the first session, which saw the participation of about 330 people, were an economist (Fabio Papa of the I-AER) and representatives of Burgo and Taghleef who respectively presented contributions on the economic-financial situation and its impact on SMEs, as well as market scenarios for paper and plastic supports. This first session was closed by the interview by Armando Garosci (Largo Consumo) with Gianangelo Cattaneo (CEO of PLASTIK).
The second day (about 350 registered attendances) moderated by Chiara Bezzi of Rassegna dell’Imballaggio, was opened by the greeting of the President of ATIF Marco Gambardella, with the report on the Italian economic scenario of the paper converting sector (prepared by Assografici), market data for flexo machines on a global scale (processed by Acimga) and the main activities of the Association. The session then continued with the presentation of the traditional technical contributions, with the interventions of the representatives of the ATIF Technical Committee on the new method of measuring the tonal value of color (CVT) in flexography (Stefano d’Andrea) and on the new communication standards PRX-PQX, for a better interaction between client and printer (Carlo Carnelli). The interventions of the Education Commission of ATIF (edited by Ira Nicoletti) then followed, which presented the training projects of the Association, the reports of the members INCIFLEX, ROSSINI and UTECO partners of the 2022 event, and the testimonies of Stefano Capelli and Michele Bondani respectively on the European legislation on emissions and on the marketing of packaging.
Finally, as part of the BestStudentInFlexo initiative, sponsored by ENIP-GCT, Diego Pellegrini, a student of the CFP SAN MARCO MESTRE – VENICE, was awarded for a paper on flexography. The student will receive a scholarship made available by I&C GAMA.
