Move flexo plate production closer to the press - Esko

Move flexo plate production closer to the press

Move flexo plate production closer to the press

Uncover three strategies that help you build a competitive print business:

  • Upstream automation
  • Bring flexo platemaking closer to the press
  • Implement extended gamut printing

Flexo simplified

With Esko’s new Crystal technology digital plate imaging and UV exposure (simultaneously main and back!) are combined in one automated process.

This means that there’s less need for the operator to interfere. This also means that it has become easier for converters to start making their own plates closer to the press

Flexo plate making redefined from scratch
CDI Crystal Flexo quality

Removing complexity through automation

With the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS, flexo platemaking has finally consolidated into a far more efficient workflow.

The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS offers distinct benefits:

  • Reduce manual steps by 50%
  • Reduce errors by 50% – less plate waste
  • Reduce operator time with 73%

Winner of FTA and Red Dot awards

The XPS Crystal exposing unit won the prestigious FTA award. The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS was the winner of the prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2017!

Absolute control over the plate making room

Time spent on manual repetitive tasks during plate processing should be avoided. The new automated flexo platemaking module for Automation Engine allows running a fully automated workflow. Prepare .LEN files automatically for plate making.

The Device Manager moves operational control upstream to the prepress department. Flexo platemaking and digital finishing operations are better integrated with the prepress workflow. Operators use Device Manager to monitor job statuses, and to manage and prioritize the queues of all connected devices.

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Esko, a Veralto company, is a global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions that digitize, automate and connect the go-to-market process of consumer goods. Esko connects people, processes and tools to meet the needs of global brands and the people who trust them.

Esko customers bring consumer products to life with accuracy, efficiency and speed. Packaging for 9 out of 10 major brands is produced by Esko customers today. Headquartered in Gent, Belgium, Esko employs 1800 people worldwide with a unique focus on the packaging sector.