Melbourne printer Enviro Print Group won the Point of Sale (POS) award and was runner-up in the Poster and Annual Report categories at this year’s FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Innovation Print Awards (IPA). Digital Print Australia won the award for Catalogues. The Wide Format award went to Thailand's Image Quality Lab.
Best Innovation Award winner: "The Voyage of Life" using Fujifilm digital press by Winson Enterprise, Hong Kong - photo supplied by Fujifilm AP
“In its 15th year, IPA is congratulating 47 winners from 10 countries across the Asia Pacific region for winning this prestigious award,” said Fujifilm.
The annual competition is open to all users of FUJIFILM Business Innovation graphic communications solutions across the region.
“There was a total of 193 (single) submission for 25 categories -- with the most competitive categories in Brochure, Catalogues & Leaflets and Packaging & Labels -- over 40 entries were received for each of the category,” Fujifilm said.
“The entries under Brochures, Catalogues & Leaflets and Packaging & Labels categories grew more than double of last year and it demonstrated an upcoming trend and demand for short run packaging and labels. Brands not only seek for more impactful appeal on their packaging to entice customers, but to reach them quickly as well. The current digital print packaging allows shorter run length, just-in-time delivery, and a reduced minimum order quantity (MOQ) requirement as product lifecycle becomes shorter.”
Head judge Paul Callaghan: "What we saw, what is trending and what we noticed this year -- digital packaging in this competition has taken off and was one of the most significant categories we judged. In fact, we had to split into two sub-categories, Rigid Packaging and Carton Packaging. If you think digital packaging was lagging in any way, I can assure you, it is here and has come of age."
2022 Innovation Print Awards Winners
Best Innovation Award
- Winner | Winson Enterprise (H.K.) Limited | Hong Kong
Books
- Winner | Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. | Thailand
- Runner-up | Shandong Daoke Graphic Express Co. | China
Annual Report
- Winner | Toppan Security Systems Pte. Ltd. | Singapore
- Runner-up | Enviro Print Group | Australia
Educational
- Winner | TVG Thai Co., Ltd. | Thailand
- Runner-up | LittleLand (Ideastore Limited) | Hong Kong
PhotoBook
- Winner | Shanghai Jiaqi Printing Technology Co. | China
- Runner-up | Ningbo Xerox Business Co. | China
Catalogue
- Winner | Digital Print Australia | Australia
- Runner-up | The Print Department | Australia
Leaflet
- Winner | Fingerprint Ltd | Hong Kong
Multi-Piece Campaign
- Winner | Marga Kirana Printing | Indonesia
- Runner-up | GMW Creative Prints | Malaysia
Folding Carton
- Winner | NK Printing Solutions | Vietnam
- Runner-up | Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd | Singapore
Rigid Packaging
- Winner | Hebei Xionganshengcai Culture Media Co. | China
- Runner-up | Kunming Gejie Packaging Service Co. | China
Label
- Winner | Sumeka Co., Ltd. | Thailand
- Runner-up | NK Printing Solutions | Vietnam
Calendars
- Winner | Tzuen Yu Enterprise Co., LTD. | Taiwan
- Runner-up | Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. | Thailand
Food/Drink Menu
- Winner | Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd | Singapore
- Runner-up | Sincere Service Centre Sdn Bhd | Malaysia
Art Production
- Winner | Shoei Printing Co., Ltd. | Japan
- Runner-up | Shanghai Jiaqi Printing Technology Co. | China
- Runner-up | Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. | Thailand
Company Self Promotion
- Winner | Winson Enterprise (H.K.) Limited | Hong Kong
- Runner-up | Nanjing Yihao Printing Digital Graphic Imaging Co. | China
- Runner-up | K-print Company Limited | Vietnam
Direct Mail
- Winner | TAKEDA PRINTING CO., LTD. | Japan
- Runner-up | Pen's House Wedding Invitation Production | Vietnam
Office Products
- Winner | Fingerprint Ltd | Hong Kong
- Runner-up | KepMedia International Pte Ltd | Singapore
POS
- Winner | Enviro Print Group | Australia
Poster
- Winner | Suzhou Industrial Park Times Advertising & Decoration Design Co. | China
- Runner-up | Enviro Print Group | Australia
Design
- Winner | PLUS Collaboratives | Singapore
- Runner-up | Guangzhou Snail Printing Ltd. | China
Specialty Colour
- Winner | Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd | Singapore
- Runner-up | Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. | Thailand
Sustainability
- Winner | Banway Marketing Sdn Bhd | Malaysia
- Runner-up | TVG Thai Co., Ltd. | Thailand
Business Effectiveness - Mock Up
- Winner | SJ Print and Pack Co., Ltd. | Thailand
Technology - Embellishment +Specialty Colours
- Winner | Guangzhou Zibai Printing Co. | China
Technology - NFT + Digital Fingerprint
- Winner | Hung Hing Offset Printing Co. Ltd | Hong Kong
Wide Format (UV)
- Winner | Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. | Thailand
The winning applications will be showcased in FUJIFILM Business Innovation Graphic Communication showroom in Tokyo, Japan and in regional Graphic Communication industry events.
To further profile these talents, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. will submit all entries (*3) to the Asian Print Awards, a competition for printers in the region.
*1: Judges serving on the panel include Paul Callaghan who is the chairman of the Regional Asian Packaging Conference and Asian Print Awards committee, and a publisher at Print Innovation Asia magazine, the region's only print industry magazine.
*2: Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was an American artist and early environmentalist. https://thomascole.org/
*3: Innovation Print Awards 2021 entries from Australia and New Zealand are not eligible for the Asian Print Awards as they have their own local award.
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific is the regional headquarters of the global company FUJIFILM Business Innovation, providing corporate support and shared services for the Asia Pacific region. https://fujifilm.com/fbglobal
