Imaging Engine Essentials

Raster Image Processor (RIP)
Tailored screening and calibration tools for optimal CDI performance.

Product Overview

Quality & Performance

Imaging Engine Essentials is a set of prepress production tools designed for optimal CDI performance. Tailored screening and calibration tools enhance efficiency, reducing waste and errors. Generate open image files for various printing processes including offset lithographic and gravure printing.

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Quality, Flexibility, and Power

Integration Using Open Standards

Jobs flow smoothly from one component of the suite to the next, with metadata preserved in production files using the open XMP standard.

Control, as You Like it

Set RIP parameters with the option to automate adjustments based on ink name and type using flexible rule-based logic.

PressSync

PressSync eliminates the problems associated with creating and maintaining custom press curves. It is fully integrated into the Curve Pilot application.

Consistent and High-Quality Output to Any Imaging Device

Consistent, Reliable RIP

Imaging Engine Essentials is based on Adobe PDF Print Engine, the industry standard, for consistent print results.

Simple to Use

Imaging Engine Essentials streamlines job submission and monitoring in the “Pilot” interface of Automation Engine.

Engineered Specifically for Flexo

The Imaging Engine Essentials comes with screening adapted to flexo: a range of dot shapes, angles, and rulings.

Reduce Errors & Waste

Quality control tools verify ripped data for content and printability before output for reduced waste.

Save Time & Money with Integration

Imaging Engine Essentials can be integrated with the other Esko products.

Imaging Engine Essentials Modules

Monitor with design application on a screen

Extreme Quality Control

Bitmap Viewer is a quality control tool that digitally verifies ripped data for content and printability before output.

Users can preview ruling, angles, traps, line thickness, dot gain, resolution, seamless check, minimum dot size and many more job critical data.

Compare job versions and automatically highlight differences. Identify mistakes before output to plate, saving time and reducing waste.

Esko understood exactly what we needed and was completely committed and consistent during the evaluation phase in demonstrating the benefits of its solutions. We hope to significantly improve our competitive position in the market.

Andreas Keller

Managing Director, PAWI

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Case Study

PT Menara Cipta Profilindo Drives Consistency and Efficiency Through the Esko Ecosystem

With over 100 employees, five flexographic presses, and two rotary letterpress machines, Menara Cipta is built for high-volume, high-complexity production — where consistency, speed, and reliability are not optional.

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