Real-world projects implemented in cooperation with other leading vendors illustrate how EskoArtwork solutions bring true value to professional print and packaging workflows.

EskoArtwork (stand 8b/A23) will be demonstrating the capabilities and customer benefits of its advanced solutions together with a diverse range of industry partners at drupa (May 29-June 11). The connection between EskoArtwork hardware and software products and selected partner technologies create more complete solutions and offer a higher level of systems and process integration in the packaging or printing supply chain.

Cooperative Packaging Color Strategy with Sun Chemical (06/B75)

EskoArtwork and The SmartColour ™ group at Sun Chemical are announcing a partnership to produce color-accurate proofs by providing access to Sun Chemical’s SmartColour database of ink readings from within EskoArtwork’s KaleidoScope color management software, thus eliminating the need to fingerprint a press. SmartColour will extend the EskoArtwork ‘Color for Everyone’ platform for brand owners, designers, prepress, and converters by enabling the entire packaging development process to specify real colors printed with real inks on real substrates via relevant printing methods. Proofing samples can be evaluated during drupa on both companies’ booths.

Complete end-to-end JDF packaging production workflow solution with Dr. Lauterbach & Partner, MAN Roland (06/D28) and Bobst (10/A04)

EskoArtwork will present the first fully integrated end-to-end JDF workflow solution for packaging production at drupa 2008, in cooperation with Dr. Lauterbach & Partner (an SAP Business Partner), MAN Roland, Bobst S.A., Limmatdruck Zeiler AG and Migros. The solution incorporates and automates all steps of folding carton production, from initial idea through to product delivery. The project was kicked off with a 6-pack muesli bar for Swiss retailer Migros. LP Packaging, the SAP based packaging solution developed by Dr. Lauterbach & Partner, lies at the heart of the JDF workflow. This application covers all the key logistic and financial processes of the packaging conception and production process. Software tools from EskoArtwork are used in packaging development, graphic design and prepress. MAN Roland has developed a JDF-compliant application that uses product and job information to automatically set up the printing press, optimize the ink fountains and adjust the printing units. BOBST S.A. has integrated its folder/gluers into this workflow via the HIGHWAY interface program. The production and productivity data is then sent back to SAP for optimum production monitoring, report generation and quotation optimization.

EskoArtwork has held the chairmanship of the packaging subcommittee of CIP4 for 6 years now, and many of the packaging additions to the latest version of the JDF specification have resulted from the work of the members of this subcommittee.

Demonstrations of strong connections to Management Information Systems (MIS)

Along with the abovementioned JDF demonstration, EskoArtwork will be showcasing MIS initiatives with a large number of other partners, connecting their respective business systems with EskoArtwork’s production software. EskoArtwork has assured that its systems are JDF enabled for an easy interface between systems. At its stand EskoArtwork demonstrates an automated prepress workflow featuring an intelligent JDF connection between BackStage or and Nexus and LabelX pro , CERM ’s MIS system for the label industry. BBI and NSK will demonstrate their MIS solutions to ArtiosCAD, as will QBF and Out-of-the-Box with other EskoArtwork software. Prism Adare (07a/C12) will be demonstrating its MIS integration with BackStage.All demonstrated partner cases are based on real-life customer projects.