For 2024, SixB Labels has been awarded four Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) Awards: Best of Category for Flexo/Hot Stamp — In-Line Finishing Combination Print; Best of Category for Tags & Labels — Digital, and Two Awards of Recognition for Tags & Labels — Digital. These print awards are bestowed by the Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, a regional division of Printing Industries of America (PIA), covering Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Hundreds of entries are submitted in such categories as brochures, calendars, packaging, labels, et cetera. As members in good standing with PIA, the SixB Labels family will always be excited and happy to receive custom label printing awards from this body, knowing that these awards are designed to honor craft, customer service and contributions to the printing industry. This blog post highlights SixB Labels' 2024 PIA honors with a deeper look at each award-winning label.
Ranger Creek Rum Bottle Set: Best of Category for Division II, Flexo/Hot-Stamp — In-Line Finishing Combination
SixB Labels produced labels for the Ranger Creek Rum Bottle Set used by the 
San Antonio-based Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling. While the award-winning "brewstillery" is noted particularly for its handcrafted beer and whiskey this group of labels was created for their limited small-batch release of original rum. The high-quality production of these labels had to match Ranger Creek's approach of utilizing the finest ingredients and vessels to create authentic and desirable spirits.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- Flexo Printed with brown ink
- Printed on Classic Crest Material
- Hot Stamped with Bronze Metallic Foil
Dry Farm Wine Labels: Best of Category for Division ll, Labels & Tags — Digital
SixB Labels chose a high-definition digital label production for the artisan wines brand 
Dry Farm Wines. Similar to the winemaking group's small, family organic growers employing heritage farming practices and planting native grapes to nurture their land and regenerate nature, SixB leveraged our historical printing expertise while utilizing the latest technology for this project to reduce the impact on the environment.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- Digitally Printed
- Printed on Estate material with Wet Strength Adhesive
- Four Color Process + Uncoated Black Ink
Max Life: Award of Recognition for Division ll, Tags & Labels — Digital
SixB Labels chose high-definition digital label production for Max Life Supplement labels. As one of the leading providers of liquid nutritional supplements, Drucker Labs was searching for high-quality labels to complement their product.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- Digitally Printed
- Printed on Semi-Gloss
- Self Wound Laminate
- Four-Color Process
Garden Cup Product Labels: Award of Recognition for Division ll, Tags & Labels — Digital
For Gardencup fresh produce-packed salads and superfoods delivery service, SixB Labels has provided graphically appealing, bright coloring and tamper seal functionality labels. All the while utilizing our capability to efficiently print multiple design versions at varying volumes per the client's requirements.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- Digitally Printed
- Printed on White Bopp
- Self Wound Laminate
- Mag Die with micro-perforation for tamper seal
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| Fari Bakhshian is, photographed at left, accepting SixB Labels' 2024 PIA Awards |
The GraphEx Awards are given in a highly competitive field, full of talented applicants with impressive submissions. Created to celebrate the power of print, they stand as a testimony to the technical achievements and innovativeness of print professionals who have honed their craft and listened carefully to their clients. We believe that being a GraphEx 2024 Award winner — for a single honor, let alone four — is a high recommendation of the quality of our work and we invite you to contact us about your next label project and let us continue to show you our capabilities!
