“Esko, a leading developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the global print and packaging industry, has unveiled a virtual hub from which to launch its 2020 innovations.
Users can explore Esko’s 2020 portfolio via a virtual environment where insights and technical information is delivered in a fresh and exciting way. The hub enables users to navigate hardware and software innovations in their own time, learning ways to boost productivity, efficiency and profitability.
“The huge challenges we’ve all faced as a sector this year motivates and drives Esko to continue developing and releasing new and improved solutions to ensure our customers remain at the forefront of innovation gains,” said Jan De Roeck, Esko Director of Marketing.
“The packaging and label industry is extremely challenged today and is core to the successful operation of many critical supply chains around the world.
“In the absence of key events to showcase our latest innovations to support our customers, we have extended our web presence with a unique approach to interacting with our customers. The Esko Innovation Hub ensures continuous access to relevant and timely information.”
Among Esko’s latest releases is its eagerly anticipated latest generation native PDF editor for packaging and label prepress, ArtPro+ 20.0.
With advantages including 70% faster trapping, significant time and material savings for staggered plate cutting, as well as simplification of shrink sleeve jobs, the software delivers a significant prepress efficiency boost by eliminating errors and increasing automation.
“ArtPro+ built its reputation by enabling prepress operators to reduce unintentional errors and by allowing users to automate repeating tasks without the need for any special programming skills,” explained Frank Woltering, Product Manager Graphic Editing at Esko.
“With ArtPro+ 20.0, a new Preflight tool automatically solves potential print issues, so users can safely and precisely edit only the item that needs attention.”