An OEM relationship has been entered into by Esko and Epson to provide a customised digital front end (DFE) for use with the SurePress L-4033A and L-4033AW inkjet digital label presses.
‘As the label and packaging market increasingly transitions from analogue to digital solutions, manufacturers of digital printing equipment are looking for digital front end alternatives that can effectively address workflow and job processing issues specific to their industry,’ said Jef Bogaerts, commercial partnerships at Esko. ‘Our DFE does just that by streamlining pre-press and workflow for greater efficiency. And with Esko’s Color Engine 12 integrated into the DFE, it offers Epson the ability to process files of up to seven colours to take full advantage of the capabilities of the L-4033 series presses. We are pleased to be partnering with Epson, one of the printing industry’s best known brands.’
The six colour SurePress L-4033A and seven colour L-4033AW (with white ink) inkjet digital label presses are designed for short run label printing.
Kitahara Tsuyoshi, general manager, Epson, added: ‘Combined with Epson’s reputation for high quality, affordable printing solutions, this DFE powered by Esko will bring even more value and automation to customers serving the digital label printing market. As the market continues to evolve, so do Epson products and the Esko partnership is another example of our dedication to bringing our customers best in class solutions that help their businesses grow and grow with their businesses.’
The new DFE will be standard on the SurePress L-4033 series sold in Europe and Australia, and will be an option for presses sold in other parts of the world.
