Esko-Graphics formally introduced at IPEX 2002
Offers widest range of CtP solutions
The merger, announced last September, between Belgian Barco Graphics and Danish Purup-Eskofot, has created one of the largest prepress suppliers in the world with the widest range of computer-to-plate imagers and the strongest range of pre-production software. The new company “Esko-Graphics” was formally introduced at IPEX 2002.
Barco Graphics is the leading global supplier to the packaging pre-production industry. It dominates the world market of flexo computer-to-plate imaging devices as well as digital prepress solutions for the cartographic market. Purup-Eskofot is one of the world’s most capable digital prepress suppliers to the commercial printing, newspaper publishing and quick printing markets. Its solutions for copydot scanning and computer-to-polyester-plate imaging are the most technologically advanced in the industry.
Building onto the combined resources, the consolidated product portfolio represents one of the largest and broadest to be offered to the printing industry, selecting the best products for each specific market segments in areas of Commercial Printing, Packaging Preproduction, Newspaper Publishing and Quick Prepress Printing. Esko-Graphics is perfectly positioned to further strengthen its competitive position in today’s fast changing market, and to increase its share of the printing, publishing and packaging markets.
