Esko will underline the power of collaboration to accelerate the go-to-market process for brands and their packaging supply chains at drupa 2024.

Visitors to booth A12, Hall 8B, will experience the combined expertise and technology of Esko, X-Rite, Pantone, and Enfocus, but also discover its latest evolution in software architecture, the Esko S2 platform, an ecosystem designed to facilitate and enable partner integration.

‘In today’s world, where time to market pressure is felt as the biggest business challenge for the packaging value chain and its stakeholders, the ability to seamlessly integrate with all kinds of data aggregators in the workflow is of key importance,’ said Jan De Roeck, Esko’s director of marketing, industry relations and strategy.

‘As a developer of solutions that connect people and automate processes to accelerate the go-to-market of packaged goods, we believe it is vital that an Esko solution is not a closed platform, but on the contrary actively encourages partner integration,’ he said. ‘Our presence alongside so many of those partners throughout the forthcoming drupa event is a testament to how we are delivering on this commitment.’

The Esko booth at drupa will play host partner integration demonstrations, including MIS software integration with Cerm and LabelTraxx; web front end integration with Infigo and Packitoo Hipe. The Esko booth will also feature a Rhyguan rewinder as part of a demonstration of Esko’s AVT inspection solutions.

Other partner booths on which Esko is showing how its solutions integrate with other platforms include Asahi Kasei, Barberan, Bobst, DuPont, ePS, Fiery, GIS, GlobalVision, HP, Heidelberg, HighCon, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, Landa, and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

Mr De Roeck added, ’We are also grateful to all the partners that helped us develop the print samples that we’ll use to demonstrate Esko screening, Equinox colour management and flexo platemaking innovations, namely Comexi, Gallus, Koenig & Bauer, Soma and Uteco.

‘We’re actively pursuing partnerships to expand our solutions’ capabilities through integration with partners. While it will be inherently easier to collaborate with all Esko products due to their seamless integration, we are giving customers the flexibility to incorporate other products with our platform to suit their own setups and preferences,’ he concluded.