David Simpson Graphics (DSG), a prepress supplier to the flexographic printing industry, has enjoyed a dramatic lift in business after providing its staff with the latest Esko solutions.
DSG supplies a wide variety of prepress solutions to businesses nationwide that includes HD Flexo plates for wide web and label; specialized plate mounters for corrugated plate mounting; Epson digital proofing systems; and screen print film and thermal imaged film; dry offset plates; varnish plates for offset and for letterpress platemaking; and conventional flexo plates for corrugated printing.
Steve Barron, GM at DSG, says the company uses the Esko CDI 4260 for high definition flexo platemaking. “We have an Esko workflow, the latest version. We are on a service contract so we keep up to date with all the latest versions of the software packages. In relation to the Spark CDI, we see that as the industry standard. It allows us to make high definition plates on any material and in-house. We are not locked into one brand of plate."
Designed to address high-quality flexo applications, the CDI Spark 4260 is positioned in the flexible packaging and folding carton markets, with inroads also in corrugated.
“Our relationship with Esko goes back to 2000, when we started," says Barron. "We have had an Esko workflow from the start. We started with an Esko image setter and the Spark is our latest purchase. This has helped us dramatically. It has opened up new business for us. This helps us service the wide web and label customers especially high-end label printers.
“The Esko equipment is a big part of our plans for the business to grow. We look forward to offering the printers nationally with high definition printing plates and quality prepress. Based in Melbourne, we service the whole country. Our plates go all around Australia.
“The prepress side of the industry has consolidated over the past few years. For us, we base our ongoing success on our service quality and the Esko equipment remains a strong component in that. Of course, our greatest asset is our professional staff. Any successful business needs highly professional, highly trained, and highly knowledgeable staff members."
Barron says the company's membership in the Flexographic Association is a key part of keeping up with latest trends and technology. “We are a part of the Flexographic Association which has combined with LATMA and the membership keeps us up to date with what we need to know, especially with workshops and forums.”
Belgium-based Esko is a global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging and labels, sign and display, commercial printing and publishing industries.