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Puntes Adopts Esko Quartz
Board Converting News® is published weekly by NV Business Publications, PO Box 802, Manasquan, NJ 08736-0802. Sub- scription Rates in U.S. and Canada: $275 per year or $395 for two years. Overseas rate USD $395 per year. No part of this pub- lication may be reproduced without written permission. Len Prazych - President/Publisher: lprazych@nvpublications.com Robyn Smith - Sales Consultant: rsmith@nvpublications.com Greg Kishbaugh - Digital Content Mgr: gkishbaugh@nvpublications.com Greg Prazych - Sales & Marketing Mgr: gprazych@nvpublications.com Puntes Packaging Partners, a Spanish pre-press provider, has begun using Esko Quartz technology to supply flex- ographic plates to customers in Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal, following its recent acquisition of French tradeshop Art Media Graphic (AMG). AMG was already a long-standing Esko customer with an integrated Esko environment. ‘Our investment in the Esko Quartz ecosystem is a nat- ural step in our long-term commitment to innovation,” said Sergio Montañés Cubero, Marketing and Sales Manager at Puntes Packaging Partners. “We have already seen the benefits of advanced Esko technologies such as Crystal screening, and Quartz allows us to take that to the next level. It gives us the opportunity to deliver even greater detail, smoother highlights and improved print stability for demanding packaging applications.” Improving Imaging Puntes is using its Quartz-equipped production in Spain to manufacture plates for the French market, and the same capability will also support customers in Portugal. This combines centralized, highly controlled plate production with the local customer relationships and service provided by AMG in France. Quartz optical technology images higher-frequency surface structures at 2,000 lpi (Q-Cells), with an imaging resolution of 4,000 ppi. Esko says the microcells engraved in the solid ink areas significantly boost ink transfer, giving converters a way to match gravure print quality in flexog- raphy. The dual optics system supports both legacy and forward-looking flexo platemaking with optimized Quartz Screening and complements the Crystal ecosystem in Es- ko’s digital flexo portfolio.
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