Esko announces the 50th Anniversary of Esko Kongsberg, a milestone celebration for the company. Esko Kongsberg is known worldwide for its digital finishing systems with many thousands of installations around the globe. Durability, reliability and precision have always been key values throughout its history. In the early years, Kongsberg manufactured the first drafting tables used to produce test-parts and verify cutting programmed for ship building. Soon the portfolio expanded to include equipment to engrave print clichés for map printing and then full-size designs for cars and trucks. In the 1980s, the traditional Kongsberg drafting tables were used in both the sign and packaging markets.
In the following years, the company changed owners through a series of acquisitions as it became part of well-known graphic arts companies: first Artios, followed by Barco which transformed in what is today known as Esko. Today, Esko Kongsberg serves three primary markets: packaging, displays and signage. And the future of Esko Kongsberg looks bright, not in the least with the digital printing market continuing to flourish.
