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Esko
, formerly called
EskoArtwork
, is a
graphic arts
company producing
prepress
software
and
hardware
for the packaging and labels, sign and display and publishing industries.
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Esko is headquartered in
Ghent
,
Belgium
and is a subsidiary of Veralto Corporation.
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History
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Esko was the result of a
merger
between
Barco
Graphics
and
Purup-Eskofot A/S
in 2001.
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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
Danish
private financial company.
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In August 2007 Esko announced that it was 'joining forces'
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with Artwork Systems Group NV (AWS), its chief competitor in the packaging prepress market.
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Esko initially bought 76.69% of AWS shares for €196 million.
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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.
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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
.
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In January 2012, the name changed back to Esko, the logo was also updated. Esko acquired
CAPE Systems
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(a palletization software vendor) in 2013, MediaBeacon
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(a
Digital Asset Management
vendor) in 2015 and
Blue Software, LLC
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(a label and artwork management software vendor) in 2018. At the end of September 2023, Danaher
spun-off
its Environmental and Applied Solutions segment as Veralto Corporation.
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