Esko Full HD Flexo and Esko Equinox are milestones in a culture of innovation, resulting in seven InterTech awards over the past ten years. Gent （Belgium）， July 2014 – Esko （www.esko.com） announces that Esko Full HD Flexo platemaking system and Esko Equinox, Esko?s solution for the implementation of extended gamut – or fixed inkset - printing, are both recipients of 2014 Printing Industries of America InterTech? Technology Awards. Since 1978 the InterTech? Technology Awards, sponsored by Printing Industries of America, have honored the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries. More than 80% of technologies that receive an award experience continued commercial success in the marketplace.

These are the sixth and seventh InterTech awards Esko solutions have received over the past ten years. Other recipients include Esko WebCenter （2006）， Esko DeskPack 3-dX （2007）， Esko Neo （2008）， Esko Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves （2011） and i-cut Suite （2012）。

“We are very honored to receive two awards from Printing Industries of America this year. Esko has a legacy of listening to our customers and using our ingenuity to develop products – very often new product concepts or categories – that offer our customers tremendous added value,” explains Carsten Knudsen, Esko President and CEO. “Esko’s insistence in investing a much higher portion of our budget than the industry average into R&D every year helps to support our continuous innovation helps to fuel these products that result in competitive advantages for our customers.”