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Ricoh set to acquire ColorGATE Digital Output Solution GmbH

Digital Printing

 

Ricoh Company based in Tokyo has recently announced to acquire ColorGATE Digital Output Solution GmbH, a leading software provider in the printing industry with specific competence in color management. This acquisition will strengthen Ricoh’s growing industrial printing business. The transfer of shares is scheduled to happen on November 30.

ColorGATE founded in 1997 is based out in Germany. It has been supporting the printing industry for about 20 years by providing software for the wide format and industrial printing sectors.The company has a huge customer base in Europe supplying industrial printing software with unique color management technology in order to support printing along with decorating a wide variety of materials that are used for packaging, floor and wall coverings as well as textiles and signages. Moreover it is one of the leading providers of performance optimized color management and workflow software so as to standardize and automate growing digital print market including the decor and textiles.

Thomas Kirschner, Co-founder, ColorGATE said ,“We are delighted to have been selected by Ricoh to contribute to this strong future growth strategy whilst we continue to serve our established customer base, OEM partners and reseller channel.” Thomas will continue to serve as the CEO.

Ricoh announced about its growth strategy plan, “ RICOH Ignite” in February this year and intend to reinforce its value offering by expanding its printing technology portfolio. The investment in ColorGATE is the latest part of the plan.

Moreover, in order to enhance its industrial printing business, the company has recently established a “Global IP Technology Center” as well as “ Global IP Marketing Center” located in Europe which is increasingly the center of incubation printing markets. This allows access to cutting-edge technology and also enables increased responsiveness to the market needs. The main purpose of the centers is to drive marketing, strategic planning and development of business and products with Ricohls alliance partners present all over the world.

Peter Williams, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Commercial and Industrial Printing Business Group, Ricoh, mentioned, “By combining ColorGATE’s proprietary software technology with our own industrial printers, Ricoh will provide solutions covering the whole printing workflow from Pre-Press to Post-Press. This acquisition will enable ColorGATE to expand its industrial printing business and global presence as together we become better able to support our customers to accelerate their transition from analogue to digital based production.”

Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. It has been there for more than 80 years and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

 

 
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