{"id":8770,"date":"2014-10-30T09:41:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=8770"},"modified":"2014-10-30T09:41:08","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T13:41:08","slug":"efi-acquires-polymeric-imagings-thermoforming-ink-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2014\/10\/efi-acquires-polymeric-imagings-thermoforming-ink-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"EFI Acquires Polymeric Imaging\u2019s Thermoforming Ink Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREMONT, California \u2013 October 29, 2014<\/em> \u2013 EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has acquired key intellectual property assets for digital inkjet printing of thermoformed products from Polymeric Imaging, a specialist provider of UV and LED inks for industrial and graphic arts applications.<\/p>\n

Based in North Kansas City, Mo., Polymeric Imaging has extensive R&D experience in the development of inkjet inks that address important curing, adhesion, density and durability issues that industrial and graphic arts print professionals encounter when printing on challenging substrates. EFI will use the acquired technology to enhance its customers\u2019 inkjet production capabilities for thermoforming and other high-elongation applications requiring exceptional ink durability and flexibility.<\/p>\n

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the deal is not expected to be material to EFI\u2019s Q4 or full-year 2014 financial results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis acquisition continues EFI\u2019s momentum in inkjet graphics printing following a highly successful SGIA Expo highlighting our leading portfolio of UV and LED inkjet technologies,\u201d said Stephen Emery, vice president of EFI\u2019s ink business. \u201cThe technology we are acquiring will allow EFI to continue expanding our efficient, high-quality inkjet platforms into new markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a world leader in UV inkjet manufacturing, EFI has long set a standard for excellence and innovation in digital printing,\u201d said Polymeric Imaging founder and owner Don Sloan. \u201cThis deal provides significantly greater scale and reach for the development and commercialization of some of the key R&D breakthroughs we have made with inkjet ink.\u201d \u00a0 In addition to buying technology from Polymeric Imaging, EFI has hired key Polymeric Imaging employees responsible for technical and market development of digital ink and coating products. Those employees are currently assisting EFI\u2019s ink operations in the development and testing of new formulations for use in EFI inkjet products.<\/p>\n

For additional information about EFI, visit www.efi.com<\/a> or contact 800-875-7117.<\/p>\n

About EFI \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

EFI (www.efi.com<\/a>) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FREMONT, California \u2013 October 29, 2014 \u2013 EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has acquired key intellectual property assets for digital inkjet printing of thermoformed products from Polymeric Imaging, a specialist provider of UV and LED inks for industrial and graphic arts applications. Based in North Kansas City, Mo., Polymeric Imaging has extensive R&D experience in the development of inkjet inks that address important curing, adhesion, density and durability issues that industrial and graphic arts print professionals encounter when printing on challenging substrates. EFI will use the acquired technology to enhance its customers\u2019 inkjet production capabilities for thermoforming and other high-elongation applications requiring exceptional ink durability and flexibility. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the deal is not expected to be material to EFI\u2019s Q4 or full-year 2014 financial results. \u201cThis acquisition continues EFI\u2019s momentum in inkjet graphics printing following a highly successful SGIA Expo highlighting our leading portfolio of UV and LED inkjet technologies,\u201d said Stephen Emery, vice president of EFI\u2019s ink business. \u201cThe technology we are acquiring will allow EFI to continue expanding our efficient, high-quality inkjet platforms into new markets.\u201d \u201cAs a world leader in UV inkjet manufacturing, EFI has long set a standard for excellence and innovation in digital printing,\u201d said Polymeric Imaging founder and owner Don Sloan. \u201cThis deal provides significantly greater scale and reach for the development and commercialization of some of the key R&D breakthroughs we have made with inkjet ink.\u201d \u00a0 In addition to buying technology from Polymeric Imaging, EFI has hired key Polymeric Imaging employees responsible for technical and market development of digital ink and coating products. Those employees are currently assisting EFI\u2019s ink operations in the development and testing of new formulations for use in EFI inkjet products. For additional information about EFI, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117. About EFI \u00a0 EFI (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[179,1861],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8770"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8771,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8770\/revisions\/8771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}