Israel-based Highcon Systems has announced a commercial and technological cooperation agreement with Esko to integrate the Esko ArtiosCAD structural design and manufacturing software with its Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine.
Popular with packaging professionals globally, ArtiosCAD has dedicated tools for structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing.
With its Direct-to-Pack solution that uses new technology to eliminate conventional dies and deliver high quality cut and creased sheets from digital data, Highcon Euclid will process ArtiosCAD designs to be digitally cut and creased.
Miki Zimmer, co-Founder and COO of Highcon, says: “Throughout the development of the Euclid we have focused on combining our own technology with that of best-in- class suppliers, to deliver optimized solutions to the customer. There is no doubt Esko is our first choice of workflow partner.”
Bernard Zwaenepoel, Esko senior VP software business, says: “We are proud to be part of the game-changing revolution that Highcon is bringing to the folding carton market.
“As the world’s major player in packaging prepress workflow, Esko is the natural partner to also drive this digital cutting and creasing revolution together with Highcon.”
The Highcon Euclid accepts digital files from standard sources that contain the carton’s cutting and creasing information within two layers. The creasing layer information is used to rapidly create the Highcon DART, laying polymer rules onto a foil mounted on the creasing cylinder.
Complete setup takes approximately 15 minutes and then production begins. The second data layer controls three CO2 lasers and a Highcon scanning system, which cuts and perforates the cartons in high quality prior to stacking, at run lengths up to 10,000 sheets.
