EFI is marking the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of
Vutek, a pioneering developer of superwide-format industrial inkjet
technologies. The landmark deal, completed on June 3, 2005, moved EFI from
focusing only on digital production and print MIS workflows into the industrial
inkjet space – an industry segment that continues to be one of the
best-performing parts of the global graphic arts and printing market.
When EFI first announced its plans to acquire Vutek, EFI CEO
Guy Gecht praised the Meredith, New Hampshire (U.S.A.), company as “the best
acquisition to enter the market,” adding that “its UV applications bring
interesting advantages to our customers.”
“Ten years later, the significant success we have seen with
our Vutek, Jetrion and Cretaprint products definitely validates our decision to
enter the industrial inkjet market,” Gecht said today.
“I’m tremendously proud, looking at our accomplishments over
the past decade, of the innovation that EFI has brought to industrial inkjet
and the success of our customers across the world,” said Scott Schinlever, who
joined EFI as part of the Vutek acquisition and is now SVP/GM of EFI Inkjet
Solutions. “Ten years later, when I look at the team, road map and market
expectations, I can only conclude that the best is yet to come.”
Today, EFI’s robust inkjet portfolio has expanded beyond Vutek
superwide-format printers to include Jetrion label and packaging printers,
wide-format printers, inks and Cretaprint ceramic tile printers.
EFI is a worldwide provider of products, technology, and
services leading the transformation of analogue to digital imaging. Based in
Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company's powerful
integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide,
wide-format, label, and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow,
web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise, and
mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate, and
share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to
increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.
