Global Award Winners Announced At LOUPE Americas 2026 Labels & Labeling announced the winners of this year’s Labels & Labeling Global Awards. Held on the opening day of LOUPE Americas 2026 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on September 15, the awards brought together in- dustry leaders to recognize standout achievements across five categories: Innovation, Sustainability – both converter and supplier categories, Converter of the Year, and Future Leader. The Innovation award went to AVT for its Helios Varnish Inspection Module, a technology that enables converters to inspect clear varnish during high-speed production. The Sustainability Converter award was presented to Brook + Whittle for its GreenLabel BlockOut recyclable light-blocking shrink sleeve, which blocks up to 99 per- cent of light while keeping containers clear and recyclable. The Sustainability Supplier award went to Siegwerk for its high-barrier mono-layer polypropylene pouch devel- oped with Enplanter. Kentucky-based converter Steinhauser won the Con- verter of the Year award, while the Future Leader award was presented to Rachel Jackson, Vice President of Oper- ations at Columbine Label in Centennial, Colorado. Hybrid Software’s ColorLogic Releases New Software Versions Hybrid Software announced new releases for all three core products in the ColorLogic Complete Color Solu- tions Suite. ColorAnt 12, CoPrA 12, and ZePrA 14 advance every stage of the color management workflow at once, from measurement data optimization and printer profiling through to automated color conversion, according to the manufacturer. All three also move to a new streamlined package structure designed for different print segments and production environments, giving the reseller network a complete and consistent portfolio to take to market. ColorAnt 12 makes Evaluation Methods customizable. Users can now adjust reporting parameters such as Delta E limits and methods to reflect their own production stan- dards. CoPrA 12 delivers stronger Multicolor profile quality and precision. For DeviceLink profile creation, a new ren- dering mode, Paper White / OBA Match, optimizes results through an optimized OBA compensation method when paper white differs significantly between source and tar- get media. For ZePrA 14, the standout advancement is the updated PDF flattening engine, which handles complex flattening jobs more efficiently and reduces PDF processing errors, a critical step in keeping production workflows accurate and current, said Hybrid.
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