Esko was formed in 2001 through the
merger of
Barco Graphics and Purup-Eskofot A/S. In the fall of 2005, Esko was acquired by
Axcel, a
Danish private equity firm. In August 2007, Esko merged with Artwork Systems Group NV, its chief competitor in the packaging prepress market. Esko initially bought 76.69% of AWS shares for €196 million. Enfocus, a brand of
PDF pre-flighting and workflow software acquired by Artwork Systems in 2000, became a subsidiary of the company. In January 2011, the company was acquired by
Danaher Corporation for €350 million or $470 million. Esko acquired CAPE Systems, a palletization software vendor, in 2013. It acquired MediaBeacon, a
digital asset management vendor, in 2015. It acquired Blue Software, a label and artwork management software vendor, in July 2018. In December 2021, it launched a new inline colour measurement system. In August 2022, it acquired Tillia Labs, an
artificial intelligence software company. In March 2023, the company launched Mox software. In September 2023, Danaher completed the
corporate spin-off its Environmental and Applied Solutions segment, including Esko, as
Veralto. In early 2025, the company sold Advanced Vision Technology. ==References==