Esko has launched ArtPro+, the latest generation of its award-winning native PDF editor for packaging and label pre-press.
Launched in April, ArtPro+ has a new variable data printing module and full integration with HELL gravure equipment.
ArtPro+ enables operators to reduce unintentional errors when editing and to automate repeating tasks without the need for any special programming skills. A recently introduced aesthetic trapping algorithm makes trapping jobs up to 70 per cent faster.
Frank Woltering, product manager for graphic editing at Esko said: “With ArtPro+, prepress teams can enjoy the significant benefits of working directly on PDF files with a complete set of editing features. “With this new release, our next generation prepress editor further evolves to meet the growing needs of packaging professionals in today’s business environment.”
The programme is the only solution provider that offers a Variable Data Printing (VDP) solution to label and folding carton converters running Adobe Illustrator or PDF in their prepress operation.
Woltering added: “Traditionally, VDP jobs can take hours to expand and rip, for what takes minutes to print on press. Jobs can be cumbersome, involving patchwork data from various sources or vendors, and can comprise thousands of variations, making normal human approval processes impossible.
“But now with ArtPro+ users can convert any artwork file to a VDP template and validate the output before print,” he said. “ArtPro+ contains all the functionality needed to go from a customer file to a print ready file in just a few clicks and without leaving the application. Images, text and barcodes can be made variable in size, layout and color by reading a record from a CSV database. The rule-based validation capabilities not only check the database, but also preflight the final output and report on potential printing issues before going to press.”