K-1 Packaging Group Adds New Technology From Esko

K-1's involvement with Esko expanded again in 2007, when the packaging specialist installed ArtiosCAD structural design software, replacing the original general purpose CAD software. There is a significant difference, notes Tsai. "ArtiosCAD is developed specifically for packaging; our older software had to rely on packaging plug-ins," explains Tsai. "Now, all the material thickness allowances are considered automatically when a design is being created." Parametric design capabilities within ArtiosCAD also allows K-1's structural designers to quickly re-size and fine tune designs that have been standardized.