FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) have announced the launch of new EFI Fiery print servers and workflow software for FUJIFILM Business Innovation's two Revoria production printer models, the Revoria Press PC1120 and the Revoria Press E1 series. Sales of the new Fiery print servers for these printer models, EFI Fiery PC11 and EFI Fiery E11 respectively, will begin from June in the Asia-Pacific region and selected countries in the European region.

Catering to the various needs for high-speed, quality printing with ease of use, the new Fiery print servers bring innovation to an extensive lineup of Revoria Press series for use in office, commercial, in-plant and package printing environments.

• EFI Fiery PC11 drives the Revoria Press PC1120, a production color printer for the high-end professional printing market, by providing greater advantages and enhancements to create professional-quality prints.
• EFI Fiery E11 powers the Revoria Press E1 Series, a monochrome production printer for on-demand printing both for professional and office use, with improved usability and seamless integration across Windows and macOS business environments.

Both Fiery print servers are equipped with Fiery Command WorkStation to bring a familiar and easy-to-use unified interface to customers.

"Customers rely on market-leading Fiery technology to deliver exceptional quality digital prints while increasing their production efficiency and profits," said Toby Weiss, COO of the Fiery Business, EFI. "EFI is excited to partner with FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corporation and broaden the reach of Fiery technology and solutions."

"We are incredibly excited about the new business partnership with EFI which ensures FUJIFILM Business Innovation continues to evolve within an ever-changing print industry, keeping us at the forefront of technology," said Hiro Kida, corporate vice president and executive general manager, Graphic Communication Business Group, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. "The collaboration with EFI, and the combination of our Revoria Presses with Fiery technology, are a digital enabler for many customers with whom a Fiery workflow will accelerate their growth. We also see this as an exciting opportunity that will enable us to deliver our technology to several new markets outside of Asia-Pacific as well."

In other news, EFI has announced that it has acquired Inèdit Software S.L., a developer of raster image processors (RIPs) and related software for digital industrial textile printing. The acquisition extends EFI's strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print through investments that advance the company's presence and capabilities in packaging & corrugated, display graphics, textile and building materials/décor applications. Inèdit will be integrated into the Reggiani textile business.

"Digital represents the biggest transformational opportunity we have ever seen in industrial printing," said Jeff Jacobson, CEO and executive chairman, EFI. "We are committed to driving innovation and expanding our offerings through all economic cycles as we address our customers' critical need to digitize and automate their workflows."

Delivering powerful digital print workflows for textile Based in Barcelona, Inèdit will help build on the market leadership of the EFI Reggiani portfolio of digital inkjet printing products for the industrial textile space.

"We are enthusiastic about the expanded business opportunities this acquisition creates by reinforcing EFI Reggiani's strategic role as a trusted advisor for our customers," said Adele Genoni, senior vice president and general manager, EFI Reggiani. "Inèdit's products and its world-class professional services organization open the door to creating more complete digital printing workflows that leverage best-in-class digital technologies. Our customers can continue to win new opportunities and grow by establishing higher-volume, higher-quality digital production services in ways that reduce the textile industry's high carbon footprint.

"Inèdit's extensive market coverage will be a key point of emphasis to fully leverage the strategic synergies arising from the combination of the EFI Reggiani and Inèdit businesses," Genoni continued. "It is an acquisition that significantly strengthens our presence in key textile markets."

Similar to EFI's Fiery digital front end and RIP technologies for the digital commercial and industrial printing markets, Inèdit's neoStampa product is a worldwide leader and recognized benchmark solution for RIPs in digital textile printing. The Inèdit product portfolio features proven, highly advanced workflow solutions for textile profiling, calibration, design integration and much more. Inèdit's RIP technology is employed across the worldwide textile industry and is a leading RIP used to drive EFI Reggiani digital printers and other digital industrial textile printer brands. As part of EFI Reggiani, Inèdit will continue to support products for a broad range of digital printers.

"Becoming part of the EFI Reggiani business empowers us to develop and deliver an even greater level of end-to-end textile integrated workflow solutions and Industry 4.0-driven automation enhancements that will further drive customers' productivity, printing performance, profitability and sustainability in textile printing," said Jose Antonio Caballero, co-founder and sales manager, Inèdit. "Our team is excited to join a company that is a leading innovator in digital textile printing."

Inèdit's employees are joining EFI Reggiani but will continue to work from their current offices. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.