SixB Labels is beyond grateful for another year of Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) Awards recognitions and partnership with the Printing Industries of America (PIA), showcasing some of our favorite projects. In this blog we weave in as much humility as possible, highlighting our awards with homes to inspire readers' future labeling projects. Part of our family business’ third generation and siblings Jonathan and Jacob Bakhshian represented us at the ceremony themed "The Wizard of Print" at their Emerald City.
Churtars Candy Labels: Two (2) Awards, including Best of Category for Division II, Rolls Labels & Best Use of Substrate
SixB Labels regularly undergoes research and development projects to showcase and hone our capabilities, as was the case with this batch of labels. This candy label was printed on a high-definition press that has the technology to add a matte or spot glossy varnish, enhancing the labels with sheen and texture.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- HD Digitally Printed
- Silver Bopp Film Material
- Labels Die-Cut
- Four-Color Process & White ink
- Digital Toner Ink
Sheer Alternatives Tallow Balm Series: Two (2) Awards for Flexo/Hot Stamp — Best of Category for Division II, Flexo/Hot-Stamp & In-Line Finishing Combination
This series of labels has been quite insightful with our client. We took the journey with them to go beyond preparing the art for the project. Additional design services were incorporated in this project, from graphics creation to purposefully designing the labels for their later application on hexagon-shaped jars.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- Flexo/Cold Stamp Inline Finishing Combination Printing Method
- White Bopp material base
- Self-Wound Laminate
- Printed Black Ink
- Gold Foil
Precise Foods — Seasoning Series: Award of Recognition for Division ll, Label Series
While we have printed these spice labels for our client in the past, this year we recommend they try another HD Digitally Printed format that also provided options for matte or spot-glossy varnish option for a beautiful sheen and texture feel results. All the while preparing the labels for a wraparound application to the final packaging bottle.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- HD Digitally Printed
- Toner-Based Ink
- Semi-Gloss Paper
- Four-Color Process
Vibrant Living Therapeutics — Inner Radiance: Best of Category for Division II, Label Series, and Best Use of PrePress
SixB Labels was honored to provide labels as a part of the Vibrant Living Therapeutics products launch. While additional art services were incorporated in the project, the client also adapted their label sizes to utilize in-stock tooling adding costs savings and streamlining their production process.
Highlights of this labeling project include:
- HD Digitally Printed
- White Bopp Film Material
- Self-Wound Laminate
- Four-Color Process
PIA MidAmerica notes that the Graphic Excellence Competition (GraphEx) was created in 1989 to recognize the outstanding abilities of print producers to transform paper and ink into outstanding forms of communication. Since the industry is comprised of very diverse companies, the competition has over 300 categories in three different divisions. The categories reflect products such as: labels, annual reports, brochures, letterheads, newsletters, direct marketing, presentation folders, cross-media campaigns, and much, much more. Divisions are determined by size of firm. Division I – Small Firm (1-20 employees); Division II – Medium Firm (21-100 employees); and Division III – Large Firm (101+ employees). PIA MidAmerica is a regional division of the PIA — covering Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. 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.
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| Members of SixB Labels' third generation, and brothers, Jonathan and Jacob Bakhshian accepted the 2025 PIA Awards. |
The SixB Labels team looks forward to connect with you on your next labeling project. Who knows — maybe in addition to the success of your product line — it could be a PIA honoree in its own right?
