As interpack 2026 approaches, the focus across the packaging industry is increasingly shifting toward how workflows connect across the value chain. Among the demonstrations planned, Esko will present an integrated packaging approach that links design, data, and production into a more unified process.
While the experience brings together multiple partners, the emphasis remains on how packaging data moves continuously from concept through to execution, reflecting a broader transition toward more integrated and data-driven operations.
Connecting Design to Production in a Single Workflow
Esko’s role in packaging has traditionally centred on design, artwork, and prepress workflows. At interpack 2026, its presence expands this perspective by showing how these upstream processes can remain connected to downstream production environments.
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Working alongside Videojet and other partners, the demonstration follows a packaging journey from digital artwork creation through to production-line coding and palletisation. The focus is on maintaining data consistency across each stage, ensuring that information created early in the process is carried through without disruption.
Why Integrated Packaging Workflows Are Gaining Importance
The packaging sector is evolving under increasing pressure from regulatory requirements, sustainability expectations, and growing product complexity. In response, the ability to maintain consistency across workflows is becoming more important.
Esko’s approach centres on reducing fragmentation between stages by enabling systems to work from a shared source of data. By connecting design, artwork, and production preparation, workflows can become more aligned, supporting accuracy, traceability, and efficiency across operations.
Core Focus Areas Shaping Packaging Workflows
The demonstration highlights several areas shaping packaging operations, with a strong focus on how Esko’s technologies enable more connected workflows. This includes linking design, artwork, and production processes to improve efficiency and reduce duplication, while also supporting material optimisation, waste reduction, and greater visibility into environmental impact. It further reflects how structured data can be maintained across packaging stages to support traceability and evolving regulatory requirements. These areas are presented through a practical, end-to-end workflow rather than as standalone capabilities.
Who Will Benefit from This Approach
Esko’s presence is particularly relevant for professionals looking to understand how packaging workflows are evolving beyond isolated stages. Brand teams can gain insight into how development cycles can be streamlined, while converters and packaging engineers can assess how design and production processes are becoming more closely aligned.
For operations and supply chain teams, the experience offers a view of how data continuity supports traceability and consistency across packaging levels. Sustainability and compliance professionals can also explore how packaging data is being used to support regulatory and environmental requirements.
Where to See It in Practice
The Esko-led experience will take place from 7 to 13 May 2026 at Messe Düsseldorf in Hall 8b, Booth 8BC14. A guided, end-to-end walkthrough will demonstrate how packaging moves from concept through production, coding and final palletisation within a connected workflow.
For those attending, the session offers a structured opportunity to see how integrated packaging systems are being applied in practice across the value chain.
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