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Esko ArtPro turns 20!
Nov 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Esko and its customers celebrate a mission
critical solution that has improved with age
Gent (Belgium), November 2012 -
Esko is celebrating two decades of delivering value and partnership through
ArtPro, the number one packaging prepress editor for the Mac platform (www.esko.com/ArtPro). "It is hard to
believe that ArtPro has been in the market for two full decades," says
Bjorn Willems, Product Manager Interactive Premedia Applications at Esko.
"And its capabilities have not stood still over all those years. We have
many customers who have been using and benefiting from ArtPro in their
packaging workflow since the beginning. ArtPro has grown with their businesses
and evolved with market needs, maintaining premier market position in this
space. Their wholehearted endorsement of ArtPro speaks for itself."
ArtPro is a full-featured packaging preproduction editor offering unique
technologies and dedicated tools focused on relieving major prepress pain
points. It supports all industry standard file formats and can be integrated
into any packaging workflow. When seamlessly integrated with ArtiosCAD and
Automation Engine, ArtPro turns Esko's unmatched packaging software into a
complete and unbeatable solution.
Voice of the customer
In honor of ArtPro's 20th birthday, Esko turned to long-time users for their
perspective on how ArtPro has benefited their businesses. "After
all," adds Willems, "without customer acceptance and endorsement, no
product would be successful. The comments you see here are just a few of the
well-wishes we received from our ArtPro customer base around the world on this
historic occasion." A 20th birthday celebration video including customer
statements can also be viewed on Esko's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3QoF-So2gs).
Ducommun, Switzerland: Jean Ducommun, owner of Ducommun in
Switzerland, has used ArtPro since the very beginning. "It's true,"
he says. "We've been a happy user since 1992. The software evolved
alongside our company. It's so versatile that you cannot only work in
separations rather than composite files, but also make changes on the go
without having to go back to rip-and-trap. We cannot recommend it highly
enough. It's a must-have for any company involved in packaging."
Van Eerd, The Netherlands: "In the 15 years that we've been
using ArtPro," states Jeroen Sneijders of Van Eerd, "ArtPro has grown
with us and the tool has allowed us to expand even further. ArtPro capabilities
and our Esko partners have encouraged us to keep growing by continuously
assessing and improving our processes. We develop packaging for the
pharmaceutical industry, so quality and traceability are imperative, and the
Certified module has been crucial. The Certified module enables us to perfectly
streamline all steps in the artwork process so we can easily and rapidly
anticipate and trace back any issues. ArtPro is designed specifically for
packaging and labels, which makes it the perfect user-friendly tool for us,
enhancing our productivity to the fullest."
Schawk, Los Angeles, USA: Dino Fiocchi, Applications Specialist
at Schawk in the US, has been an ArtPro fan from the very beginning. He
explains: "The technical properties of the program are outstanding. ArtPro
enables you to deal with large images, but still allows you to work quickly. It
doesn't slow down with larger images and more complex files. The Stepper,
trapping and the editing tools I also consider to be invaluable. The ruler/editing
tool far superior to any other editors."
Flexocolor, France: "ArtPro is an excellent solution for
producing labels and packaging. It is comprehensive, efficient and scalable. It
achieves in record time an unprecedented level of productivity and quality for
our flexographic and gravure printing processes," comments David Machado
De Lima, R&D Department, Flexocolor.
RAKO Graphic Services, Germany: "The Esko solutions used by
us helped to increase the print quality and productivity in packaging printing
significantly," says Mirco Wilke of RAKO Graphic Services. "ArtPro
plays a decisive role in preparing and monitoring high end print data in a
reliable workflow."
A bright looking future
"Esko will continue to improve the existing packaging tools in ArtPro such
as trapping, S&R and preflighting and at the same time respond to new
trends in the packaging industry," concludes Bernard Zwaenepoel, Senior VP
Software Business at Esko. "In addition, the integration with other
Esko solutions will be taking another step forward: structural design files
from Studio and ArtiosCAD will be handled better and communication with
Automation Engine and WebCenter will be further aligned. Finally, by
modernizing the kernel, that will be shared with other Esko applications,
ArtPro will become PDF native, platform independent and more productive than
ever!"
About Esko (www.esko.com)
Esko is a global supplier of integrated solutions for packaging, sign and
display finishing, commercial printing and professional publishing. Esko
products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market,
lower costs and expand business and improve profitability.
Portfolio
Esko is the worldwide market leader with software for artwork creation,
structural design, pre-production, workflow automation, quality assurance and
online collaboration. Esko solutions support and manage the packaging and print
processes at brand owners, retailers, designers and packaging manufacturers.
CDI flexo computer-to-plate imagers and Kongsberg digital finishing systems
complete the portfolio for the packaging, label, signage and display
industries.
Enfocus, with its suite of PDF tools for graphic designers and print production
professionals, is part of Esko.
Facts & numbers
Esko employs around 1200 people worldwide. Its direct sales and service
organization covers Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific region, completed
by a network of distribution partners in more than 50 countries.
Esko is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing
facilities in five European countries, the United States, China and India.
