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News Release from: EskoArtwork
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2007
Esko pre-production solutions
Esko will present a broad range of products for the entire packaging supply chain at Graphispag, held in Barcelona from February 19 to 25th, 2007.
Visitors to Esko's stand D-611 can receive the latest updates and live demo's about the Scope innovative packaging software suite including ArtiosCAD, and the CDI Spark 4260 and Kongsberg i-XL24 During Graphispag, Esko collaborates with their industrial and commercial partners giving the Esko's products a high level of visibility: To demonstrate their leadership in the flexo market, Esko and DuPont team up on the same booth (D-611) to give live demo's of the DuPont CyrelTM Fast and Esko CDI Spark 4260
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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At Graphispag, Esko also partners with Agfa (stand C-421).
Esko and Agfa have a global reseller agreement in place that allows Agfa to sell Esko's DeskPack and Plato pre-press software to the packaging market.
Under the terms of this agreement Agfa is able to add file creation applications to its prepress portfolio for packaging printers.
The inclusion of Esko's popular DeskPack range of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop and the Plato step and repeat/nesting system enables Agfa to offer a more complete workflow solution - from file creation through production.
Lacor, Esko's Spanish distributor for CAD/CAM, will be demonstrating the Kongsberg XL44 on their stand D-610.
The Kongsberg XE10, a robust, small-format dieless cutting table, will be presented in cooperation with Lasa Trokel (stand D-608), an Esko customer who is currently using the solution.
Scope 3 The packaging industry has very specific requirements that arise from combining various substrates with a range of printing techniques, often on the same press.
Scope is the core of Esko's solution to turn the entire packaging supply chain - from brand owner to retailer - into a straightforward collaborative process.
Scope 3, the newest version of Esko's innovative packaging software suite, includes prominent features such as an even closer interaction between CAD and graphic production utilities, and the systematic adoption of PDF as the native file format throughout the entire Esko workflow.
Scope 3 also brings improved web collaboration facilities and new on-line review and approval capabilities.
New tools for easy installation and on-line monitoring facilitate customer support and guarantee a stable working environment for the thousands of Esko software users.
ArtiosCAD 7 ArtiosCAD version 7, Esko's component for structural design, offers now full import / export support for SolidWorks 3D CAD files.
ArtiosCAD users will able to work directly with SolidWorks models, creating a seamless workflow between SolidWorks and ArtiosCAD.
Complete 3D CAD integration allows for quick prototyping of designs and presentations, eliminating communication errors and reducing design review cycles.
ArtiosCAD 7 also offers a wider series of carton specifications that covers the complete range of packaging materials (folding carton, corrugated board, plastics, foam, etc.).
The new 3D export formats for the creation of presentations and assembly drawings contain animations and background illustrations.
Kongsberg tables The Esko Kongsberg XL and XE series of die-less cutting and creasing tables for packaging applications are the benchmark in their kind for reliability and productivity.
They deliver record-breaking productivity and versatility, resulting from leading edge technology.
They are the industry's most cost-effective machines, loaded with unique features that save time and boost sample quality.
The Kongsberg i-XL, a series of finishing tables based on the XL series, integrate the Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering (MGE) i-cut vision system.
The Kongsberg i-XL complements digital printing of sign and displays with a unique finishing solution for the widest range of materials, providing automation, high productivity and outstanding precision.
CDI (CyrelTM Digital Imager) Esko's range of CDI Imaging Devices span the entire range for flexo printing applications: from narrow web label printing to wide format corrugated printing, from one color printed corrugated boxes to highly sophisticated security printing.
The CDI Spark 4260 addresses the highest quality flexo applications, primarily in the flexible packaging and folding carton markets, with inroads also in corrugated.
With its larger size plates and impressive productivity, but yet entry-level price, this device fits the demands of tradeshops and converters.
The DuPontTM Cyrel FAST, their portfolio of thermal platemaking systems uses a dry thermal technology for plate development, completely eliminating conventional solvents and aqueous washout solutions.
In addition to the obvious environmental and health gain, it also reduces the plate processing times by up to 300%.
The latest version of the CyrelFAST system is ideal for trade shops that tend to require a high volume of plates in varying sizes.
This new system retains all of the benefits of the smaller CyrelFAST 1000TD, producing a high quality finished plate in less than one hour, while being environmentally sensitive.
The thermal technology eliminates the need for solvents and waste polymer is collected on a non-woven fabric, making disposal simple and safe.
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