The strategic acquisition of Colorware, which was announced yesterday (14 November), will extend X-Rite’s ability to provide real-time colour management products for converters, printers, and packaging specialists, allowing for more efficient and accurate colour management.
Colorware's flagship product, MeasureColor, serves print production needs for both print producers and print buyers, simplifying colour quality control processes and workflows.
X-Rite – which is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, said that the product’s feature-rich, user-friendly interface “will empower printers and packaging converters to achieve lower costs through real-time colour control at the press while reporting conformance and quality to brand customers”.
The acquisition will enable X-Rite to offer a complete, integrated offering that combines its own hardware and software with Colorware’s specialised colour management technology.
X-Rite president Jeff McKee said: “By bringing Colorware’s expertise and solutions into X-Rite, we can better serve our customers with seamless, end-to-end colour management offerings.
“Our customers need tools that are precise, user-friendly, and efficient while reducing waste and ensuring colour consistency from concept to finished product. The addition of Colorware to X-Rite will enable us to offer even greater fidelity to our customers.”
The companies said that incorporating Colorware’s products into X-Rite’s portfolio of colour measurement instruments and software would provide customers with enhanced control, data integration, and the ability to achieve precise colour matches across various substrates and processes.
Erik Koldenhof, director at Colorware, also commented: “Joining the X-Rite team offers an incredible opportunity to explore new markets and further integrate both our technologies to bring innovative state-of-the-art MeasureColor solutions to brand owners, premedia companies, and printers/converters worldwide.”
Founded in 1958, X-Rite today employs more than 800 people in 11 countries. It is owned by Veralto, which also owns Pantone, Esko, Videojet and Linx.
