Shanghai-based platemaking company Yuncheng Plate-Making Co. has improved efficiency by installing Esko’s web-based project management system WebCenter pre-press workflow automation software Automation Engine and 14 licenses of PackProof.
The company tested a variety of pre-press solutions available in the market, but liked how Esko’s Automation Engine efficiently handles real production to automate the pre-press workflow. ‘We determined that Esko solutions were the best option on the market to help us achieve our goals of reduced lead time, improved quality and better equipment uptime,’ Yang Zhendong, general manager, commented.
Bjorn Willems, Esko’s general manager Greater China, explained, ‘Yuncheng had an existing software provider but was seeking a better solution that could drive automation, improve quality control and increase colour proofing accuracy, including proofing spot colours on its Epson printers and CMYK matching of spot colours. After a thorough market review, the company chose to work with Esko’
Also installed across its network were a large number of DeskPack pre-press tools and Esko’s Equinox, the total solution for the implementation of expanded gamut printing. ‘Yuncheng was also testing a competitive solution in parallel,’ Mr Willems noted. ‘However, that competitor has been unable to meet deadlines and requirements, whereas the Esko solutions are fully operational and already delivering significant results.’
Yuncheng produces rotogravure printing, embossing, die-cutting, hot stamping, soft rotogravure and ceramic cylinders as well as flexo plates.
