Vandalia, Ohio

MIAMISBURG, Ohio—EskoArtwork announced that its North American headquarters has relocated from Vandalia, Ohio to a new 30,000 sq. ft. facility in Miamisburg, another suburb of Dayton Ohio. The facility houses the company’s software support group, customer training and demo centers, marketing and business development, human resources, and finance and administration.

VALIDATION OF AN idea comes with commitment. Creo (Bedford, Mass.) and Esko-Graphics (Vandalia, Ohio) are only two of the companies that demonstrated their commitment to packaging and flexo digital plating at CMM in April. Both announced enhancements to their flexo CTP devices. With several hundred machines out there now, and the assumption that CTP technology is here to stay, each company has focused on speed, automation, and improved sleeve, or in-the-round, imaging capabilities. I had the opportunity to get a close-up as Creo unveiled its next generation ThermoFlex. The result of more than 18 months of engineering, the machine design seems to consider every