EskoArtwork, producer of industry-leading Kongsberg digital finishing systems and state-of-the-art software for preproduction, will demonstrate its expanded offering of applications for signs and displays at Fespa Digital 2008, in Geneva. In particular, Fespa Digital 2008 marks the launch of SignUp, a new integrated nesting application for sign and display, as well as the European introduction of new, wider Kongsberg iXE32 and iXE54 tables.

Armand Gougay, EskoArtwork Vice President, Sales & Marketing, EMEALA, says: " Sign and display printers are of growing importance to EskoArtwork, and we look forward to demonstrating our expertise during Fespa Digital 2008.  They are delivered with a versatile set of tools for cutting and creasing heavy-duty materials that are used in a wide variety of new emerging applications for signs and displays. The Kongsberg tables can work with a very diverse range of substrates-from textiles to heavy-duty Re-Board materials."
On stand K70, EskoArtwork will present following solutions:

NEW! SignUp: Nesting worklow application for digital sign production
Built on EskoArtwork's expertise in layout technology for packaging printing, SignUp is a nesting application to efficiently match graphic designs with the available substrate. SignUp nests jobs based on size, shape and ordered quantities, placing designs as tightly as possible onto the substrate, minimizing waste and, thus, reducing production costs. SignUp also reduces preparation times dramatically for operator-intensive tiling jobs, particularly for specially shaped large format displays and substrates that require milling. It fully automates the digital printing and the finishing by reading the printed barcodes with the camera on the finishing device.
Esko Kongsberg i-XE32 digital finishing systems - first demonstration in Europe

For the first time in Europe, EskoArtwork will demonstrate the Esko Kongsberg i-XE32 dieless cutting and creasing table, with a working area of 1300x1620mm. Kongsberg i-XE models provide the highest speed, acceleration and precision cutting available in the graphics industry. Screen printed decals, digitally printed POP displays, and pressure-sensitive films, among others, are perfectly kiss-cut or through-cut, using an advanced motion system and patented i-cut® vision system. Esko Kongsberg i-XE tables feature a new tooling system and a lightning-fast motion to increase productivity on a wide range of display substrates.
 
Esko Kongsberg i-XL24
EskoArtwork will also display the Kongsberg i-XL24 large-format finishing table with a powerful MultiCUT toolhead, operating three tools simultaneously, will perform textile cutting with the new RotaCut knife. The Kongsberg i-XL24 complements digital and screen printing, capable of processing the widest range of materials up to 1750 x 3420 mm. The Kongsberg i-XL24 will be demonstrated with a conveyer system combined with an MGE sheet feeding system for continuous material loading for non-stop production.

Structure and graphics design with ArtiosCAD 7.3
ArtiosCAD 7.3 is the ideal structural design system for all corrugated and POP displays.  Complete 3D integration allows for quick prototyping of designs and presentations, eliminating communication errors and reducing design review cycles. Combined with a Kongsberg table, designs can be sent directly to the cutting table to automatically create cutting profiles-using a dry process that allows immediate production of unusual shapes.

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