Bak Gravür installs complete Esko ecosystem at new facility

Bak Gravür has introduced the CDI Crystal line of flexographic technology at its plant in Çiğli, in western Turkey’s Izmir district, adding the plate imaging and exposure hardware to its new flexo facility.  

 

Gülşah Özoran, Area Sales and CRM manager, Bak Gravür, said: ‘This investment enables us to take advantage of the latest innovations from Esko and further enhance our leading position.’  

 

Mustafa Salur, general manager Turkey and MEA, Esko, added: ‘Having worked with the Bak Gravür team for a number of years, we were thrilled to be able to build on our relationship and complete the company’s prepress and platemaking workflow with our plate imaging and exposure solution at their new flexo facility.’  

 

The company uses a complete range of Esko software, including ArtPro+ prepress editing, Color Engine, DeskPack and Automation Engine. With the acquisition of the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS, the team has completed its digitized, automated and connected Esko ecosystem.  

 

‘The investment in the new facility underlines the company’s position at the leading edge in terms of using the most up-to-date technology available to guarantee its customers receive the best quality and service. The CDI and XPS Crystal technology from Esko delivers in terms of improved simplicity and optimized quality, ensuring the platemaking process, in terms of imaging and exposure, is now much less complex and has significantly fewer steps,’ Mustafa said.  

 

‘The integration of our workflow solutions and hardware technology means that the Bak Gravür team has complete control over the quality and performance of its plates and their subsequent print consistency.’  

 

Combining UV main and back exposure, the Esko XPS Crystal exposure unit uses LEDs that do not require warm-up time and emit consistently stable light.   

 

‘As well as this latest imaging technology, the team is using Esko Automation Engine, Device Manager, Color Engine, and Imaging Engine to automate the workflow and further boost productivity and efficiency. This means Bak Gravür now has a full Esko ecosystem in operation, producing consistently high-quality plates,’ Mustafa added.  

 

With more than 20 years’ experience in prepress and printing, Bak Gravür serves customers across Turkey and around the world, including in the USA, Brazil, Russia and Europe.   

 

‘With our philosophy of change and continuous development and our innovative perspective, we aim to produce 10,000 square meters of flexo plate annually with our new investments,’ said Özoran.   

 

‘The new flexo plate facility was developed with the latest technology in order to provide product diversity and superior quality, following the market trends driven by the demands of our valued customers. This investment is further evidence that we, one of Turkey’s leading trade shops, are totally committed to meeting the needs of our customers, offering innovative solutions while producing high quality plates that deliver consistent results.’