MALAYSIA, 23 May 2024 – FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific announced today the winners of the Global Innovation Print Awards (GIPA) 2024. Heartfelt congratulations to 31 winners from eight countries for their amazing entries.
With Innovation Print Awards (IPA) extending global submissions this year, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific received an astounding number of 179 submissions from 16 countries in the Asia Pacific, Germany, India, Sweden, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
This year's design entries were unorthodox, illustrating a clever fusion of various applications, technology and colours, especially on the use of specialty colours. The extra cost and effort incurred from using specialty colours were often barriers to design decisions. But with the advancement of production technologies, ease of use and wide availability of specialty colours, these unique colours have become integral with designs decisions, especially for dgital printing.
"The landscape of printing is undergoing a transformative shift, with digital printing emerging as a powerhouse of innovation," said Paul Callaghan*1, Independent Judge, 2024 Global Innovation Print Award. "The Global Innovation Print Awards (GIPA) bore witness to the ascendancy of digital printing, where once perceived limitations have been shattered, and new frontiers of creativity have been unlocked. From stunning special colours to awe-inspiring designs and applications, digital print has not only closed the gap with conventional methods but has emerged as a trailblazer in its own right."
"It is great to witness how our valued customers and the wider market are increasingly adopting progressive technologies into their applications, enabling win-win scenarios for our customers, and ultimately their end customers," said Hiroshi Kida, Corporate Vice President, Executive General Manager, Graphic Communication Division, FUIFILM Business Innovation Corp. "Fujifilm as an industry leader in toner and inkjet, is committed to creating an integrated approach for our customers which will result in a printing experience tailored to the needs of the market. For example, through continuous R&D, we are now able to offer unique colours to our customers easily and readily. Making specialty colours accessible to all, enabling next level applications are no longer a luxury, but a prerequisite for growth."
Best Innovation Award 2024 Global
Category:Books
Entry Name:TWE Design Book
Printed On: Revoria Press PC1120 / Jet Press 750S / Acuity Select 48
WEGNER GmbH., winner of the "Best Innovation Award 2024 Global" wowed the judges with its TWE Design Book using Revoria Press PC1120, Jet Press 750S and Acuity Select 48. As the first winner of this award, WEGNER has exemplified avant-garde design creativity by leveraging on the different advantages of Fujifilm technologies and cleverly adopted specialty colours and different paper media to produce this award-winning masterpiece. Jet Press 750S produced vibrant photo images, Revoria Press PC1120 utilized white for reverse printing on transparent media while Acuity Select 48 printed on silver metallic foil.
| Winning Category | AP | Company Name | Region |
| Best Innovation Award 2024 Global | Winner | WEGNER GmbH | Germany |
| Art Reproduction | Winner | Image Quality Lab Co. Ltd. | Thailand |
| Runner-Up | Ideastore (Hong Kong) Limited | Hong Kong SAR | |
| Books | Winner | WEGNER GmbH | Germany |
| Runner-Up | Nanjing Amity Printing Co.Ltd | Chinese Mainland | |
| Photobooks | Winner | Suvi Color Spot | India |
| Runner-Up | CC Joint Printing CO Guangdong Ltd | Chinese Mainland | |
| Brochure, Catalogue and Leaflet | Winner | Rajams Digital Offset Prints | India |
| Runner-Up | WEGNER GmbH | Germany | |
| Calendar | Winner | Journey Box Digital Printing | Indonesia |
| Runner-Up | Khang Viet Design & Printing Co. Ltd | Vietnam | |
| Company Self Promotion - Other | Winner | KPP Packaging Pte Ltd | Singapore |
| Creative Design | Winner | Beluga Ltd (a subsidiary of the Hung Hing Printing Group) | Hong Kong SAR |
| Runner-Up | 2T Group Production & Trading Co. Ltd | Vietnam | |
| Direct Mail | Winner | Shandong Daoke Graphic Printing Co., Ltd | Chinese Mainland |
| Runner-Up | Pen's House Wedding Invitation | Vietnam | |
| Folding Carton | Winner | IN NHANH CO Co., Ltd | Vietnam |
| Runner-Up | Solusi Digital Batamindo (Print Art Batam) | Indonesia | |
| Flexible Packaging | Winner | Fadel Digital Printing | Indonesia |
| Rigid Packaging | Winner | PT Suburmitra Grafistama | Indonesia |
| Runner-Up | Nanjing Yihao Printing Digital Graphic Imaging Co., Ltd | Chinese Mainland | |
| Food & Drink Menu | Winner | Neo Digital Co., Ltd. | Thailand |
| Runner-Up | MIW Group Co., Ltd. | Thailand | |
| Multi Piece Campaign | Winner | Gibon Boras | Sweden |
| Runner-Up | chloe Copy Center | Indonesia | |
| Sustainability | Winner | Okumura Printing Co. Ltd. | Japan |
| Use of Specialty Colours | Winner | VSB AB (Visual Business System) | Sweden |
| Runner-Up | Tara TPS | Sooth Korea | |
| Use of Technology | Winner | Fotofabriek | Netherlands |
| Wide Format Applications | Winner | ARC UK Technologies Limited | UK |
| Runner-Up | Beluga Ltd (a subsidiary of the Hung Hing Printing Group) | Hong Kong SAR |
*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+Packaging Innovation Asia magazine, the region's only print industry magazine.
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About FUJIFILM Business Innovation
FUJIFILM Business Innovation is a global leader committed to continuously deliver innovations to customers’ businesses worldwide, for creating innovative and fulfilling workplaces by effectively adopting information and knowledge through digital transformation (DX). We have pioneered numerous technologies and accumulated expertise since our establishment in 1962, to build an environment that encourages the use of one’s creativity to maximize organizational strengths. Our portfolio includes conducting R&D, manufacturing and sales of world-class workflow solutions, IT services, and printing equipment such as digital multifunction printers (MFPs). We also offer business process outsourcing (BPO) services as well as marketing and implementation support of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
On 1 April 2021, we have changed the company name to FUJIFILM Business Innovation. More than just a name change, it embodies our commitment to continue as a company that always pursues business innovation. 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.
Media contact:
Eva Choong
Brand Marketing
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Email: eva.choong.kj@fujifilm.com