Enfocus

Extending their partnership from the United States, Anderson & Vreeland is now an authorized reseller of Esko products in Canada, emphasizing packaging, labels, and sign and display.

PRINT 13 and CPP EXPO had a successful five-day run in McCormick Place. "Two common themes seemed to be repeated by attendees and exhibitors alike at the show this year," reported Ralph Nappi, president of the Graphic Arts Show Company. "First, a sense of optimism existed that has not been evidenced in our industry for a few years; the second was the surprising number of deals that were inked at the show."

An exclusive agreement has been signed between Enfocus and Monotype, one of the world's renowned typeface providers, to address the number one obstacle to correcting PDFs for production: missing fonts.

CAPE Systems, a provider of software solutions for packaging design, pallet load optimization and supply chain profitability, will be purchased by Esko. The CAPE PACK palletization team and software products will be integrated into Esko’s organization.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items Luminer Converting Group, Walter G. Anderson, Inc., Harper Corporation of America, Boutwell, Owens & Co., Bobst, Heidelberg, Altana, Henkel, Gallus, Inc, DuPont Packaging Graphics, The Provident Group and Pamarco Technologies LLC.

Autumn Graphics has extended its reach into the packaging supply chain with Esko WebCenter Lifecycle Management Module. The new service can control job tracking, reviews and asset management for all supply chain partners.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Heidelberg, Bobst, Wilson Manufacturing, Multi-Plastics Inc., Nilpeter, Emerald Packaging and Gintzler Graphics.

The EskoWorld User Conference brought rave reviews from everyone involved, and provided a complete update of all the new Esko products introduced during drupa 2012. The conference also offered a wide variety of industry outlooks, product presentations and future roadmaps.

Esko's entire US Flexo Implementation Quality (FIQ) staff has completed the FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification—Level III. This is the highest level of certification offered by Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on the 2011 InterTech Technology Awards, Toyo Ink America, Heidelberg, Xerox Corporation, Harper Corp., EFI and ICE USA.