Esko launches software and hardware products

Esko showcases innovations that help label converters and brands produce more at a faster pace while maintaining optimal quality. These advancements include cloud technology, estimating software and inline inspection hardware. 

‘Representing a significant advancement in software architecture, the new Esko S2 platform is a multi-tenant cloud-native platform that delivers on a new technological reality based on cloud computing, data sharing and artificial intelligence,’ said Jan De Roeck, Esko director of marketing, industry relations & strategy. ‘All strategic Esko applications — from ArtPro+, ArtiosCAD and the award-winning Phoenix through to Cape Pack and Automation Engine — connect to the new platform, giving all stakeholders in the value chain 24/7 real-time access to live data and identical resources, wherever in the world they reside. Moreover, Esko S2 is an open platform supporting connectivity with partners.’   

He continued: ‘We show Labelexpo visitors how with Esko S2, we are delivering a next-generation solution that will see brands and their labels supply chains accessing connected cloud-based operations to help them achieve new levels of go-to-market speed and efficiency,’ he said. ‘Existing customers will be able to seamlessly integrate their Esko on-premise applications with the S2 platform, for a new way of working which represents a quantum leap in connected, standardized and integrated workflows.’ 

As well as introducing Labelexpo visitors to its newest software platform, Esko demonstrates its latest hardware innovations, with its AVT varnish inspection equipment featuring at the heart of booth 335.   

Esko uses Labelexpo to showcase its new varnish inspection module, for the Esko AVT Helios system, which facilitates viewing and inspection of varnish and coating on various printed substrates simultaneously with print inspection. This patented varnish inspection module detects issues such as varnish misregister, partial and full starvation simultaneously with the existing print defect detection.   

‘The AVT print inspection module is truly groundbreaking, enabling labels converters to inspect and detect defects in varnish coatings during a live label print run,’ De Roeck said. ‘As an add-on to the Helios system, the Varnish Inspection Module enables the concurrent review and monitoring of varnish and coating on multiple printed materials, enabling labels converters to achieve maximum output while reducing waste in their print production process.’ 

‘We are incredibly excited to meet with our partners, customers and colleagues at Labelexpo, and to showcase these latest innovations that deliver on our promise to automate, connect and accelerate the go-to-market process for packaged goods,’ De Roeck said.