Esko Presents Complete Package Production, From Ideation to Production at Graph Expo Stand 5268

11/08/06 Esko, the market leader in packaging pre-production solutions and world leader in digital imaging of flexo plates, will showcase in booth 5268 at Graph Expo a broad range of products for the entire packaging supply chain. For commercial printers and tradeshops who wish to learn how to expand their businesses into packaging, Esko provides the most complete suite of tools and knowledge base in the packaging industry. Expert Esko consultants will be staffing the booth and available to discuss all the typical business and technology challenges for companies that want to expand from commercial print into packaging.

Visitors who attend the Esko booth can also qualify for a unique one-of-a-kind opportunity; details of which will be revealed on the show floor.

Esko turns the entire packaging supply chain - from brand owner to retailer – into a straightforward collaborative process, delivering consistent quality while reducing time to market and product costs. Esko will demonstrate its new Scope 3 packaging software, the Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) Spark 2530 flexo imager for narrow web platemaking, and the Kongsberg XE10 samplemaking table.

Product highlights in the Esko booth will include:

Scope 3: Scope, used for packaging—as well as commercial printing—preproduction 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.

The CDI Spark 2530, accepting plates as large as 25 x 30, is designed specifically for companies that serve tag and label markets with a need for high throughput. It boasts a new plate loading table and the new EasyClamp II drum for easier and faster plate loading. With the EasyClamp drum, tape is not needed to mount plates onto the drum. The clamp design allows separate front and tail plate loading, with a simple one-turn operation. The CDI Spark 2530 is equipped with a fiber laser and multiple beam optics for highest quality and productivity.

The newest and smallest member of the Kongsberg CAM table product line is the XE10 table, a robust, small-format dieless cutting table ideally suited for samplemaking for decal, small folding carton and other specialty print applications. The XE10 is based on the successful technology and robust architecture of the Esko Kongsberg cutting and creasing table, scaled down to a new platform and a smaller format. Its 31.5” x 43.3” work area can accept material as large as 35.4”x 47.2”. Since its introduction at the end 2005, the XE10 has gained great interest in the market, and the first series of orders are being delivered at customer sites around the world.