Gent, Belgium-based finishing equipment and workflow software developer Esko announces that its Automation Engine Connect product, a toolkit allowing integration from third party products to an Esko workflow, is a recipient of a 2015 Printing Industries of America InterTech Technology Award. The award honors the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries. This is the eighth InterTech award an Esko solution has received over the past 10 years.

“We are thrilled to receive an InterTech award from Printing Industries of America this year,” says Udo Panenka, president of Esko. “Esko has a legacy of investing a much higher portion of our budget into R&D than the industry average. Automation Engine Connect is certainly an example of creating software technology to help our customers design complete, more efficient workflows. We understand that it is important for our workflow systems to communicate with third party systems. Similarly, we listen to our customers' challenges, and strive to build more effective solutions for them. That is the ultimate reward for us."