The acquisition will help both firms to collaborate to create the next generation of integrated solutions for packaging, label, and wide format markets
Esko closes acquisition of imposition AI software company Tilia Labs. (Credit: Esko-Graphics BV)
Esko, a Belgium-based software company and a subsidiary of Danaher, has completed the acquisition of Canada-based imposition AI software company Tilia Labs.
The deal will help the brand owners and converters to connect and integrate the entire value chain through upstream digitalisation.
The software portfolio of Esko is complemented by the spectrum of sophisticated algorithms from Tilia Labs for sheet layout, estimate, and planning.
With the acquisition, both firms will collaborate to create the next generation of integrated solutions.
Danaher product identification vice president and group executive Mattias Byström said: “Converters are coming under increasing pressure to deliver more volume with shorter print runs to bring versatility to the market, while the adoption of digital printing continues to grow.
“This acquisition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market process for consumer-packaged goods.”
According to Mattias, Esko can provide superior service to its customers in the packaging, label, and wide format markets because of the integrated solutions contained inside its software platform.
Tilia Labs CEO and co-founder Sagen de Jonge said: “We have long shared a common goal with Esko of empowering businesses to improve ways of working, eradicate waste and optimize operational processes to meet the challenges they face today and tomorrow.
“We are therefore thrilled that our technology for sheet and roll optimization, automation, planning, and estimation has been identified as a perfect fit with the market-leading Esko suite of solutions.”