SUITE 14
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Suite 14 Packaging Management, Design & Pre-production Software Suite 14 is a complete collection of preproduction software tools for packaging, signage and display production. Suite 14 supports and manages the packaging and print processes at brand owners, retailers, designers, packaging manufacturers and print service providers. 9 out of 10 retail packages are touched by Esko solutions in packaging management, artwork creation, structural design, prepress, 3D visualization, sample-making, plate making, workflow automation and integration, quality assurance, palletization and supply chain collaboration. Suite 14 software covers: • Structural packaging design and manufacturing • 3D design, including store simulation • Automatic artwork creation • Packaging prepress • Step & repeat and imposition • Workflow automation • Color management • RIP, screening and output control • Packaging approval and copy management • Packaging project management • Asset management • Palletization and shipping optimalization

Suite 14: add value, improve efficiency and reduce cost The Suite 14 tools for design, prepress, workflow and management cover the widest possible range of professional applications for the packaging, labels and display manufacturing industries. Suite 14 supports this integrated approach with tools that create added value, improve efficiency and drive cost out of the entire process. With Suite 14, users widen and deepen their impact, grip and control over the packaging supply chain. A packaging buyer doesn’t merely consider an individual label or box. He considers all components that...

For the brand owner the term packaging refers to more than just a single label or a box design. Packaging is the overall embodiment of the brand and includes ever y single component of the complete brand experience. Print: Print text and graphics on packaging Finishing & digital cutting Finishing & digital cutting: Apply finishing to individual packages: embossing, cutting, creasing, folding ... Filler Packer Fulfillment: Fill package with product Logistics: Transport packaged product to store Retail: Place on store shelf ready for sale

Design packaging & displays Design packaging in 3D Packaging and display development starts with structural design. Whether you create folding carton boxes, corrugated containers, shelf ready packaging,bags or pouches; Esko supplies the world’s leading structural design and manufacturing tools. These tools offer creativity and productivity for the most demanding production environments. The global standard in structural packaging design Fast packaging design in Adobe® Illustrator ® Why work in a flat world if packaging isn’t? Studio is a unique set of easy tools for 3D packaging design....

Esko Store Visualizer places 3D packaging designs on virtual shelves. Discover how your designs will work in an interactive and dynamic 3D retail environment. Studio Toolkit Studio Visualizer Studio Store Visualizer Cape Pack Studio Toolkit adds easyto-use structural design tools to Adobe Illustrator. Studio Visualizer adds the finishing touch. Its patented dynamic print visualization previews a wide range of substrates, printing and finishing effects in real-time. With Visualizer you can share the results as images or movies. Studio Store Visualizer (developed by Vtales graphics) creates a...

Advanced packaging prepress Eliminate production errors ‘It’s wrong!’ That might very well be the most hated phrase after something has already been produced. Not only is it an enormous waste of time, it may very well be a huge waste of money too. There are ways to better control the risk of production errors. Prepress functionality dedicated to packaging Streamline your workflow You can further add automation and integration to your prepress. It drives cost out of packaging prepress and it reduces cycle times. Workflows are defined in a very intuitive and user-friendly way. The Automation...

Design studios, trade shops and conver ters around the world rely on Esko prepress tools for the make ready of packaging and labels. Moire detection using the flexo plate and print view Add and edit dynamic barcode Automatic and interactive trapping on Mac, PC and in Adobe ® Illustrator®

Packaging approval & copy management Control your production flow In many companies, drafts and changes of designs are emailed back and forth between product management, marketing, packaging development and prepress until the final artwork is agreed. The opportunities for errors to be introduced are rife. And what’s more, it’s all extremely time consuming. Use one central point for all assets It makes more sense to streamline this facet of the process. All this data can be shared online, in one dedicated, centralized spot. All stakeholders, including product managers, packaging buyers,...

Esko´s packaging workflow and management tools are accessible 24/7, even on mobile devices. WebCenter streamlines and helps control the complexities of packaging brand execution. Ultimately the managed approval process with digital signatures accelerates time to market and facilitates working between diverse global suppliers. WebCenter acts also as a gateway to other 3rd party systems (PLM, DAM, ERP, MIS).

Color management & output Get brilliant results, time and time again Everyone in the packaging supply chain has a stake in getting color right the first time. Successful color management doesn’t just happen in the moment right before going to print. The key to effective color management is communication. Accurate color information needs to be present throughout the whole production process. From the moment the brand owner decides on a color, over the designer’s first creations, all the way through to the press: a glitch-free color communication evens the path to success. Consistent high...