Esko launches Esko Software Suite 7

Esko, provider of packaging design and preproduction solutions, has announced the rollout of Esko Software Suite 7, a complete collection of Esko software tools.

Esko Software Suite 7 consists of components that packaging professionals ‘have relied on for years’, as well as some innovative new applications, says the company:

• Esko ArtiosCAD 7.30 – for structural design of folding carton and corrugated packaging and for manufacturing of die-cutting tools

• Esko DeskPack 7.0 – the family of packaging plug-ins for Adobe Creative Suite applications, including the revolutionary 3-dX design application

• Esko PackEdge 7.0 – a powerful PDF editor designed to efficiently prepare packaging and label jobs for volume reproduction

• Esko Plato 7.0 – controls step & repeat operations for packages and labels, with dramatically extended functionality

• Esko BackStage 7.0 – for workflow automation, error-reduction and JDF-based system integration

• Esko FlexRip/FlexProof 7.0 – and associated screening options for high-quality output to the widest range of CtP devices, digital presses and proofers, and including the new FlexProof/E

• Esko Kaleidoscope 7.0 – best-in-class ICC compatible color management for multi-color printing

• Esko WebCenter 7.0 – for on-line collaboration and efficient approval workflows

• Esko Visualizer 7.0 – breakthrough new dynamic packaging visualization application to reduce the need for mock-ups and proofs 

• Esko FastImpose 7.0 – JDF driven sheet layout going beyond interactive page stripping

• Esko Digital Flexo Suite – Significant cost savings through automated flexo plate optimization, integrating Esko CDI digital flexo CtP, Esko Kongsberg cutting tables, and third party auto-mounting devices in an integrated solution

‘The full value of each component becomes apparent when used as part of an integrated Esko solution, such as the new Solution Suites, which provide the full set of Esko applications required to get started in each of the main segments of the packaging industry, including Solution Suites for labels, folding carton, corrugated and flexible packaging,’ said the company in a statement.