MGI Digital Graphic Technology : Three MGI JETvarnish 3D Customers Win Eleven FSEA Gold Leaf Awards (EMEA Version)

Three MGI JETvarnish 3D Customers Win Eleven FSEA Gold Leaf Awards

Konica Minolta Clients Receive Elite Honors for Digital Special Effects

MGI JETvarnish 3D Winners at FSEA Conference

The internationalFoil & Specialty Effects Association(FSEA)recently held its annual conference outside Nashville, Tennessee and threeKonica MinoltaJETvarnish 3D customers received a total of 11 prestigiousGold Leaf Awards for their impressive creative craft work with digital print embellishment technology fromMGI.

The winning Print Service Providers (PSPs) were:Seidl Bindery,Houston, TX;DMS Color,Birmingham, AL andPrint Panther,Toronto, ON. The enhanced print applications that were honored ranged from brochures, retail merchandising & point-of-sale (POS) display signage, event invitations, mailpieces, magazine/program covers and luxury packaging labels across 9 different judging categories.

The Elite Peak of Tradecraft Finishing

Victor Abergel, MGI Managing Director, congratulated the winners by stating, "The FSEA's annual Gold

Leaf Awards program recognizes some of the most artistic and highly skilled printing achievements in our business. So, we're very proud that the expert FSEA judges recognized that our friends at Seidl, DMS and Print Panther used the digital JETvarnish 3D process to achieve spectacular results to rival the quality of conventional analog methods used for decades."

Digital Embossed Foiling Quality Honored

Abergel continued, "It is truly impressive to see the creative designs and expert production techniques of our customers being selected by the judges as the best in the business. Seven of the eleven winning entries that our clients received for superb quality were chosen in general application categories via direct comparison with traditional die-stamping methods of foil embossing. We believe that such results confirm the value of our digital embellishment processes to produce the highest level of decorative special effects on offset, flexo and digital print output."

"Our mission at MGI is to help our customers show the potential of digital embellishment to transform 2D colors into 3D physical and emotional experiences - and energize the power of print for their customer communication campaigns.," concluded Abergel.

Seidl Bindery Inc. (SBI) 2018 FSEA Gold Leaf Winners

Founded in 1975, Seidl Bindery is a leading national trade finishing house that has been providing mechanical binding, perfect binding, and other postpress solutions to printers and packaging converters over 40 years. They offer a complete range of mechanical & perfect binding, die-cutting, embossing, folding, gluing, laminating, collating, tabbing, hand-kitting and other print support services.

Print Panther 2018 FSEA Gold Leaf Winners

The visionary spirit of Print Panther led them to implement the first JETvarnish 3D solution in Canada. Since then, they have developed a unique digital design model that utilizes creative graphic artwork and omni-channel print campaign models to elevate corporate brand identities in the marketplace. They also specialize in deluxe binders, presentation folders, notebooks and integrated print & mail projects.

DMS Color 2018 FSEA Gold Leaf Winners

DMS Color was established in 2006 as a print technology and marketing services firm. TheirDigiFLO® platform (Online Print Management System Software) has been adopted by companies across the United States as a core infrastructure for print media management and fulfillment. They also offer a complete suite of graphic design and commercial print services, including wide-format, retail signage, promotional products, and direct mail.

For more information, please visitwww.mgi-fr.com andwww.konicaminolta.com.

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About the MGI Group: International Printing Industry Leader

Founded in 1982, the MGI Group is a public company with offices around the world and is registered on the Euronext/Alternext stock exchange (ALMDG). The MGI Group is a global digital printing technology leader composed of MGI Digital Technology, headquartered in Paris (Fresnes), France and KÖRA-PACKMAT, located in Villingendorf, Germany and CERADROP, located in Limoges, France.

About Konica Minolta: International Printing Industry Leader

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future™(www.reshapework.com). With their comprehensive portfolio, they deliver solutions to leverage mobility, cloud services, and optimize business processes with workflow automation. The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals.

Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for 10 consecutive years and is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2017 America's Best Employers list. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for five years in a row. They partner with customers to give shape to ideas and work to bring value to society. Follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter @KonicaMinoltaUS. For more information, please visitwww.konicaminolta.com.

About the Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA): International Print Industry Trade Group Since its inception in 1992, the Foil & Specialty Effects Association has worked toward industry awareness and growth. It serves as a resource and educational platform for decorating technologies, including foil stamping, embossing, cold foil technologies, specialty coatings, laminates and laser cutting.

The FSEA is dedicated to promoting the value of postpress enhancements and their global membership community includes many of the most experienced and advanced print finishing craftspeople in the combined graphic arts industries of commercial printing, packaging and labeling. For more information, please visitwww.fsea.com.

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