FREMONT (Calif.), July 05th, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Fiery®, the digital front end (DFE) and workflow business of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (“EFI™”), today announced that it has acquired CADlink® Technology Corp. is an industry leader in software solutions. It offers high-growth areas such as digital direct to garment (DTG), direct-to film (DTF), printing, digital cutting and engraving, digital wide format print and vehicle wraps. CADlink’s products address increasingly important customer needs for customization and personalization, and for reducing the time spent moving work from design to production.
CADlink, a Canadian software company, is based in Ottawa. It serves different markets with unique workflows that use different production equipment. CADlink’s products are recognized leaders in design, RIP and workflow technology, and are sold globally to customers through OEM partners and an extensive network of resellers. CADlink’s products, partners and channels are a natural complement to what the Fiery business delivers for its global commercial, display graphics and industrial printing customer base.
EFI Fiery and CADlink have a long history of investing and leading in color management and RIP, workflow solutions, and helping customers achieve the highest productivity from their digital printing and imaging systems.
“The synergies between our two companies are tremendous and we look forward to providing customers with more world-class software and support to accelerate their adoption of digital print and imaging,” said Toby Weiss, chief operating officer, EFI Fiery. “This acquisition will directly benefit our customers and it significantly strengthens and expands our presence in growing markets.”
The CADlink software suite includes advanced, proven solutions to support the growth and development of ecommerce for custom-manufactured goods.
“The technology to produce customized and personalized garments, engraved products, vehicle wraps, and other merchandise has transformed the printing industry and requires capable software to create and layout those designs,” according to industry observer Greg Cholmondeley, principal analyst of Keypoint Intelligence’s production workflow service. “CADlink and EFI are well positioned to integrate the design, layout, RIPing, and printing processes in ways that will be key to meet evolving customer demands.”
“Becoming part of the EFI Fiery business will extend the geographic reach for our products and enhance our ability to support and drive greater value to customers and partners worldwide,” said CADlink Co-founder and CEO Gordon Reynen. “Our team is excited to join the industry leader in DFE, color management and imaging technologies and combine forces to bring more innovation to market for our customers.”
EFI Fiery will join the CADlink team and they will keep their existing offices. The terms of the deal were not revealed.
For more information about EFI’s advanced portfolio of innovative digital printing solutions, visit www.efi.com.
EFI
EFI™ is a global technology company, leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. Understanding our customers’ needs, we have developed breakthrough technologies that will help them on their digital journey. That’s why we’re passionate about driving their business growth with a scalable portfolio of products, solutions, services, support, and world-class partnerships for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, building materials, commercial print, and personalized documents with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and workflow software. They work together to increase profits, cut costs, improve productivity, and optimize efficiency – job after job, year after year. We’re committed to our customers’ success. (www.efi.com)
NOTE TO EDITORS Electronics For Imaging, Inc. registered the EFI logo, Fiery trademarks in the U.S.A., and/or other countries. Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is the trademark for EFI in the U.S.A. CADlink is a registered trademark of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in Canada and may also be a trademark in other countries. Other terms and product names could be trademarked or registered trademarks and they are acknowledged.
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