Esko Automation Engine Connect Receives Esteemed Printing Industries Of America 2015 Intertechtrade Technology Awardconnectivity To Powerful Esko Workflow Reaps Rewards For Esko Automation Engine Usersgent Belgium July 2015 Ndash Esko Wwweskocom Proudly Announces That Automation Engine Connect A Toolkit Allowing Integration From Third Party Products To An Esko Workflow Is A Recipient Of A 2015 Printing Industries Of America Intertechtrade Technology Award Since 1978 The Intertechtrade Technology Awards Have Honored The Development Of Technologies Predicted To Have A Major Impact On The Graphic Arts And Related Industries More Than 80 Of Technologies That Receive An Award Experience Continued Commercial Success In The Marketplacethis Is The Eighth Intertech Award An Esko Solution Has Received Over The Past Ten Years Other Recipients Include A Wide Variety Of Technologies Esko Webcenter 2006 Esko Deskpack 3dx 2007 Esko Neo 2008 Esko Studio Toolkit For Shrink Sleeves 2011 Icut Suite 2012 Full Hd Flexo 2014 And Equinox 2014ldquowe Are Thrilled To Receive An Intertech Award From Printing Industries Of America This Year Esko Has A Legacy Of Investing A Much Higher Portion Of Our Budget Into Rampd Than The Industry Average We Believe In Innovation As A Means To Help Our Customers Conduct Their Jobs More Easily Productively And Profitably Automation Engine Connect Is Certainly An Example Of Creating Software Technology To Help Our Customers Design Complete More Efficient Workflowsquot Remarks Udo Panenka Esko President Quotwe Understand That It Is Important For Our Workflow Systems To Communicate With Third Party Systems Similarly We Listen To Our Customers39 Challenges And Strive To Build More Effective Solutions For Them That Is The Ultimate Reward For Usquotesko Automation Engine Connect An Easy Way To Integrate Third Party Systemseven Though Many In The Printing Industry Have Pushed Connectivity Not All Systems Are Jdf Or Even Xml Compliant And Even If They Are It Does Not Mean That Data From One System Maps Out Correctly To Another System This Means That When A Print Provider Wishes To Tie In The Production Workflow To Outside Systems Ndash Erp Mis Webtoprint Shipping Systems Etc Ndash There Will Often Be A Challenge This Usually Requires For Just About Any Other Workflow Customized Programming To Create A Way To Connect Systems Togetheresko Has Significantly Reduced The Cost Of Integration For Its Customer Base With Automation Engine Connect The Only Toolkit Offered Specifically By A Workflow Vendor Expressly Developed To Integrate Other Disparate Business Systems There Is No Other Application On The Market That Is Deeply Rooted Into The Workflow Server Itself Automation Engine Connect Provides A Toolkit That Allows Integration From A Third Party Product With An Esko Component Such As Webcenter Automation Engine Or Artioscad This Means That Mis Web Stores Finance And Shipping Systems And More Can All Be Integrated Into The Workflow Automation Engine Connect Is Easy To Install While Esko Provides The Service To Map And Connect Data Those Who Are Knowledgeable In It Can Do It Themselves With Automation Engine Connect There Is No Reliance On Anyone Who Creates A Customized System To Continue Maintaining The System Automation Engine Connect Is Also Scalable If The Business Invests In More Or New Systems Connect Can Easily Make Sure That These Systems Are Integrated Into Automation Engine Among The Numerous Applications That Have Been Connected To Automation Engine Are Packaged Mis Systems Such As Efi Radius Labeltraxx Cerm And Theurer Custom Systems Based On Microsoft Excel And Filemakerpro And Even One User Who Connects To World Weather Online To Understand Wind Conditions When Planning Outdoor Mounting Activities For Billboardsquotwhen We Purchased Our Mis System It Was Taking Too Much Time For Prepress To Duplicate Csr Efforts Entering Similar Job Information Into The Production System We Invested In Automation Engine Connectquot Comments Rebekah Harmon Art Director Best Label Companyquot After The System Was Set Up It Was Easy To Use Now Our Artists Probably Can Process 50 Jobs Per Day Before Connect We Only Could Produce 30 Per Dayquotflexokliche Provides Design Prepress Services And Plates For Packaging Applications Quotwe Had Purchased Our Mis System Purely On How It Handled And Worked But We Had Not Thought Much About Future Integration We Started A Simple Xml Transfer But It Never Workedquot Remembers Linda Ekehage Owner Flexoklicheacute Quoti Do Not Know How Esko Does It But Esko Automation Engine Connect Works Once We Got In Touch With The Right People From Our Mis Developer To Understand The Data Files It Was Really Easy It Took Esko Only About Eight Hours We Can Now Look Up Jobs Easily In Automation Engine And Keep Track Now That Order Information Is Sent Directly To Automation Engine My Bookkeeping Time Is 50 Faster And That Is Just A Small Part Of The Workflow Chain All Of The Designers And Account Managers Save Time As Wellquotldquothe Judges Commented That Automation Engine Connect Is The Start Of A New And Simplified Approach To Connecting Disparate Systems The User Interface Makes It Very User Friendly To Connect Systems It39s Simple And Effective And Takes Lots Of Extra Work Away From The Userquot Notes Dr Mark Bohan Vice President Technology And Research Printing Industries Of America Ldquothe Judges Were Also Very Impressed With The Wide Array Of Systems That Have Been Connected With Esko Automation Engine Connect In Real Installationsquotabout Printing Industries Of Americawwwprintingorgprinting Industries Of America With Local Affiliated Associations Delivers Services And Products That Enhance The Knowledge Growth And Profitability Of Members Through Advocacy Research Education And Networkingfor More Information About The Intertech Technology Awards Contact Jim Workman Assistant Vice President Center For Technology And Research Printing Industries Of America At 4122591710 Intertechprintingorg Or Visit Wwwprintingorgintertechabout Esko Wwweskocomesko Is A Global Supplier Of Integrated Solutions For The Packaging And Labels Sign And Display Commercial Printing And Publishing Industries Esko Products And Services Drive Profitability In The Packaging And Printing Supply Chain By Reducing Timetomarket And Raising Productivityportfoliothe Esko Product Portfolio Supports And Manages The Packaging And Print Processes At Brand Owners Retailers Designers Packaging Manufacturers And Print Service Providers For 9 Out Of 10 Retail Packages Esko Solutions Are Used In Packaging Management Asset Management Artwork Creation Structural Design Prepress 3d Visualization Plate Making Workflow Automation Quality Assurance Samplemaking Palletization Supply Chain Collaboration And The Production Of Signage And Displaysthe Esko Solutions Consist Of An Extensive Suite Of Software And Two Hardware Product Lines Cdi Flexo Computertoplate Imagers And Kongsberg Digital Cutting Systems Complemented With Professional Services Training And Consultancyenfocus With Its Suite Of Automation Solutions And Pdf Quality Control Tools For Printers Publishers And Graphic Designers Is Part Of Esko Mediabeacon With Its Digital Asset Management Dam Solutions Servicing The Brand Owner And Media Market Is Also Part Of Eskofacts Amp Numbersesko Employs Around 1500 People Worldwide Its Direct Sales And Service Organization Covers Europe Middle East And Africa The Americas And The Asia Pacific Japan And China Regions And Is Complemented By A Network Of Distribution Partners In More Than 50 Countriesesko Is Headquartered In Gent Belgium And Has Rampd And Manufacturing Facilities In Five European Countries The United States China And India Esko Is A Danaher Company Wwwdanahercom
