Digiflex installs Esko Automation Engine

Indian flexographic plates supplier Digiflex has invested in Esko Automation Engine at its Hyderabad facility as part of a drive to improve overall efficiency and capacity.

L-R: Paul Land, Esko product manager; Muralidhar Nalli, managing partner of Digiflex and Murad Kalal, Esko regional sales manager

The Digiflex operation has two flexo plate imaging lines, including a new Esko CDI Crystal 5080 with the latest imaging software, installed in early 2019. The company supplies label converters, flexible and corrugated packaging printers across the country, as well as Africa and South East Asia customers.

‘We are focused on creating the highest level of satisfaction for our customers,” said Muralidhar Nalli, managing partner of Digiflex. ‘We constantly aim to fulfill both their current and future needs and our stated mission is to continually improve all our business processes and productivity. As our reputation continues to grow, earning plaudits for our commitment to providing the highest quality products and services, the number of jobs the business is handling has been steadily increasing. Automating our workflow to ensure we maximized our efficiency and productivity became an obvious necessity.’

Following a full demonstration Digiflex selected Automation Engine from Esko. The scalable workflow server automates print production tasks and also integrates business systems to speed up the production process. It also reduces the error rate and the need for operator intervention, ensuring both maximum accuracy and efficiency of platemaking.

‘Our decision to install Esko Automation Engine means we can offer our customers the same or even better standard of service on which we have built our business, while maximizing our efficiency and productivity,’ added Nalli. ‘Not only that, but Automation Engine will clearly help us to effectively avoid errors that happen in the process of handling files, achieving cost reductions through minimizing waste.’

John Fredrick, Esko sales manager for South India, said: “As a comparatively young business, Digiflex is making a real name for itself with its cutting-edge equipment and commitment to unparalleled customer service. The fact that the company has seen fit to use Esko solutions to automate its entire prepress process is testament to the tremendous success Digiflex has enjoyed with our CDI Crystal 5080 plate imager.’