please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message esko type private industry graphic arts founded ghent belgium 2002 headquarters ghent belgium key people udo panenka ceo 1 number of employees 1500 2015 website www.esko.com esko formerly called eskoartwork is a graphic arts company producing prepress software and hardware for the packaging and labels sign and display commercial printing and publishing industries . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 markets 4 references 5 external links history edit esko was the result of a merger between barco graphics and purup eskofot in 2002 . 3 the merged company was called esko graphics but was renamed esko in 2006 . in the fall of 2005 esko became fully owned by axcel a s a danish private equity investment company . 4 in august 2007 esko announced that it was joining forces 5 with artwork systems group nv aws its chief competitor in the packaging prepress market . 6 esko initially bought 76.69 % of aws shares for 196 million . 7 enfocus a brand of pdf pre flighting and workflow software originally acquired by artwork systems in 2000 became a subsidiary of the combined eskoartwork company . 8 reflecting the merger esko changed its name to eskoartwork . it also introduced a new logo though it is visually very close to the esko original . in january 2011 100 % of eskoartwork shares have been transferred to danaher . 9 in january 2012 the name changed back to esko the logo was also updated . esko is headquartered in ghent belgium . products edit esko s portfolio includes esko suite 14 . this is a suite of software for the packaging labeling print signage and display supply chain . esko suite 14 consists of software for packaging management webcenter structural design artioscad and studio packaging prepress artpro packedge deskpack and neo sheet layout plato powerlayout and fastimpose workflow automation automation engine 10 and webcenter color management color engine equinox 11 pantonelive 12 imaging screening & output imaging engine hd flexo full hd flexo flexproof and the digital flexo suite signage and display production and for the large format printing market the i cut suite 13 palletization cape pack and cape truckfill 14 cdi flexo computer to plate systems . cdi stands for cyrel digital imager referring to a joint marketing arrangement with dupont maker of cyrel photopolymer flexo plates . however the cdi systems can work with any brand of photopolymer plate provided it has an integral black mask layer to absorb laser energy . kongsberg computer controlled cutting and creasing tables for short run production and sample making in packaging signage and display markets . esko owns the manufacturer which is based in the town of kongsberg in norway . enfocus specialises in pdf productivity and automation tools . main products are pitstop pro the core product for pdf quality control preflight auto correction and manual editing . this runs as a plug in to adobe acrobat . pitstop server a hot folder based version of pitstop professional . connect you to guide the creation including verification of pdfs for professional publishing . this is the successor of instant pdf . connect all to help printers receive certified pdf files . connect all is the successor of pitstop connect . switch a workflow tool which integrates and automates file handling and third party software . certified pdf is a core technology supported by all enfocus products that can embed a range of metadata into a pdf file such as creator modification editing history preflight history and criteria and optionally a sequence of undo states . enfocus products can create read and update certificates as a pdf is passed through a production sequence . markets edit esko is active in the graphic arts industry and offers solutions for structural cad desktop design converting sign making commercial printing . references edit udo panenka named new president of esko labels & labeling . labelsandlabeling.com . 2014 11 19 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . a business model for the future print news packaging news wide format news print i grafix australia new zealand and asia . i grafix.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . graphics and purup eskofot to merge . barco.com . 2001 09 07 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . 1 dead link esko and artwork systems to join forces to consolidate packaging strengths package design . packagedesignmag.com . 2009 10 19 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . package deal print news packaging news wide format news print i grafix australia new zealand and asia . i grafix.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . esko acquires artwork systems . label and narrow web . retrieved 2016 08 08 . classic pitstop developer enfocus software acquired by artwork systems . planetpdf.com . 2016 04 11 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . will daley 2011 01 20 . danaher to acquire eskoartwork for 350 million euros . bloomberg . retrieved 2016 08 08 . the esko enigma print news packaging news wide format news print i grafix australia new zealand and asia . i grafix.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . expanded gamut carey color inc . careyweb.com . 2014 06 20 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . graphics pantonelive digital color management color supply chain management . pantone.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . trends and innovations in cutting and routing technology . signindustry.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . esko to acquire cape systems . printweek.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . external links edit official website v t e danaher people steven m. rales subsidiaries beckman coulter esko fluke corporation gems sensors & controls gilbarco veeder root hach company jacobs vehicle systems keithley instruments leica microsystems matco tools molecular devices radiometer tektronix retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title esko company & oldid 733527760 categories software companies of belgiumcomputer hardware companiesprinting companies of belgiumdanaher subsidiarieshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from august 2016articles with a promotional tone from november 2013all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from november 2013all articles lacking reliable referencesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia 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