The European Digital Press (EDP) Association has announced the 24 winners of its 17th awards, with Benny Landa honoured as a digital printing pioneer with the first ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
The awards jury stated: “The EDP Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Benny Landa is intended to honour the most significant figure in the modern printing industry. He is the visionary behind the groundbreaking Indigo printing technology. In addition, he has also ingeniously integrated nanotechnology into printing, redefining the industry’s landscape with nanopigment ink and precision engineering. Landa’s innovations push conventional boundaries and demonstrate the transformative potential of technology. Beyond his technical prowess, his contributions have ushered in a new era of printing – an era of efficiency, quality, and imagination. He has always accompanied his visions, the development of his ideas into finished products, with exemplary presentations and sometimes entertaining communication. His relentless, lifelong pursuit of excellence underscores his status as a pioneer who has left an indelible mark on an industry he has reshaped with unparalleled innovation and vision.”
The other awards winners are:
Software
Best Layout, Design and Editing Software: Durst – Smart Editor
Best Colour Management: ColorLogic – ColorAnt, CoPrA, ZePrA
Best MIS/ERP Solution: Dataline – MultiPress AI Assistant
Best Automation Solution: HP – PrintOS Suite
Best Web-to-Print Solution: HP – Designer ad E-Commerce
Print (large- and wide-format)
Best Roll-to-Roll Printer < 170cm: Mimaki – UJV100-160Plus
Best Roll-to-Roll Printer > 350cm: HP – HP Latex 2700W
Best Flatbed/Hybrid Printer < 150m2/h: Agfa – Anapurna Ciervo H3200
Best Textile Printer Direct to Transfer: Mimaki – TXF Series
Best Object Printer: Mutoh – XpertJet 1462UF
Print (commercial)
Best Cutsheet Printer B2: HP – HP Indigo 18K Digital Press
Best Webfed Printer < 550mm web width: HP – PageWide Advantage 2200
Packaging solutions
Best Label Printer > 50m/min: HP – HP Indigo V12 Digital Press
Best Flexible Packaging Solution: Fujifilm – Jet Press FP 790
Best Folding Carton Solution: Agfa – Agfa Speedset Orca 1060
Best Corrugated Boards Solution: Kento – Kento Hybrid Press
Best Special Printing Solution: Fujifilm – Printbars 42K and 46UV
Finishing and embellishment
Best Wide Format Cutting Solution: Kongsberg PCS – Kongsberg Ultimate
Best Digital Embellishment Wide Format: Fotoba – XLA 320
Best Digital Embellishment Packaging: MGI – JetVarnish 3D Web 400
Automation and quality control
Best Robotics for Commercial Production: MoviGo – Sharko5
Consumables
Best Rigid Material: Sign Again – Sign Again
Best Specialty: Vivid – Velo Taper
