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Digital transformation
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) models can deliver new freedoms to businesses, they highlighted how Esko innovations had made improving digitisation and automation
of processes simple and underlined the importance of improved connectivity across a business through cloud-based solutions.”
EskoWorld’s brand delegates were treated to a keynote presentation by David Feber and Daniel Nordigarden of leading management consultant firm McKinsey
& Company, detailing the megatrends affecting the global packaging industry and the next normal for the supply chain.
“A standout feature of the brands
event was the high-level of interaction we experienced with delegates,” said Andy Warnement, vice president and general manager of Esko Brand Solutions. “We
had 80 questions that led to lively debate on topics such as content management, colour management and digital asset management through to the power of scalability. EskoWorld was a great platform for hundreds of brand executives to benefit from first-hand access to the challenges, best practices and the technology leading brands use to help inform their own digital transformation journeys.”
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dominates EskoWorld 2021
The benefits of digital transformation were the key takeaways from this
year’s two EskoWorld events, which saw 80 sessions, workshops, and Fdemonstrations take place to help packaging specialists get connected.
or the second year running “As the industry continues to navigate EskoWorld was held virtually. the new normal, we were thrilled to be able Running concurrently, an EskoWorld to give so many of our valued packaging conference programme dedicated to supply customers the opportunity to benefit suppliers, was complemented by an from such a wide-ranging program,” said
event schedule geared toward brands. Melissa Plemen, Esko senior director of
Over the course of the events, hundreds of brands and packaging supplier professionals gained insight into how automating processes, and deploying cloud- based solutions, can boost efficiency and productivity in packaging.
There were 15,000 registrations for the 81 dedicated sessions across the five days
of the annual technology showcase. Almost 1,000 online attendees joined daily sessions, demonstrations and workshops with
Esko experts and packaging supply chain partners, to learn, share and discover the latest innovations.
Inside Sales and Marketing. “We welcomed online attendees to more than 80 dedicated sessions, tailored to each audience’s specific needs. Our supplier-focused sessions addressed everything from the latest
cloud technology solutions and new flexo platemaking hardware developments, through to the latest artwork, design and prepress software innovations.
“The sessions on Automation Engine and WebCenter were hands down the most popular with suppliers throughout the week,” said Plemen. “From roadmaps on integration through to workshops on how
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Newman points to cold foil, sourced from Univacco in Taiwan, as a growth area for Foilmakers’ customers. “There is increasing demand for roll- fed and flatbed cold foil, and Univacco has proven to be excellent for that range of our products, he said.”
Foilmakers local
Terry Newman, director, says that
Foilmakers - part of Milford Astor -
prides itself on its service offering,
saying, “it is second to none”. Newman
also says, “We have a wide range of products, so if someone decides they
want a metallic pink or crimson or
whatever, we can make it. We are a
fully Australian-owned company, and
we have plenty of sales representation
– our sales reps are in front of the
customers a lot, so we can hear and adapt to their needs.”
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