American Thermoplastic Company Wins Top Three SGIA Awards for Binders

American Thermoplastic Company received three awards in the 2010 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s Golden Image/Andre Schallenberg competition in the Ring and Catalog Binders category. American Thermoplastic Company (ATC) won both awards for Single/Multicolor Screen Printing and also won the prestigious Andre Schallenberg Award for Digital Printing.

Steve Silberman, President of American Thermoplastic Company, commented that “Winning the top awards for both screen printing and digital printing of binders is quite an accomplishment. I am very proud of the work our team does for our customers and glad their efforts have been recognized.” Founded in Pittsburgh, PA in 1954, ATC is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of custom-imprinted ring binders and related loose-leaf products.

The SGIA Awards competition was conducted during the annual Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s Convention and Exposition, held this year in Las Vegas, NV, October 13-15, 2010. More than 90 countries from around the world entered the competition, submitting over 450 entries in 43 categories. The entries were evaluated by a team of judges selected from the association’s international membership.

Johnny Shell, Vice President, Technical Services for the SGIA, noted “The Golden Image/Andre Schallenberg is a technical competition, excluding aesthetic issues from the judging process. Entries were judged on the level of difficulty and quality of execution.” Shell further explained that “Winning these awards for both screen printing and digital printing puts American Thermoplastic Company among the top specialty printers in the world in terms of quality and capability. The ability to consistently print such high quality products indicates that ATC is an expert at controlling the many variables involved in screen printing and digital printing.”