Agfa has completed the acquisition of Inca Digital Printers, as previously detailed.
Inca is a Cambridge, UK based developer and manufacturer of advanced high-speed printing and production technologies for sign and display applications, as well as for the rapidly growing digital printing market for packaging. The acquisition is regarded as an important step towards the achievement of Agfa’s ‘ambitious growth targets’, and strengthens the group’s position in the sign and display, and industrial printing markets.
‘The Inca acquisition is a major step in Agfa’s transformation,’ according to Pascal Juéry, president and CEO at Agfa. ‘Digital printing is a profitable growth engine for the group with a tremendous potential that will be further accelerated by the addition of Inca.’
The acquisition encompasses the portfolio of Inca’s existing high-speed multi-pass printers, as well as a strong service organisation, new single-pass printers for several packaging applications, and joint development of a customised inline print engine in collaboration with BHS Corrugated.
Mr Juéry said, ‘I am pleased that we are now able to start integrating Inca’s activities into our organisation. This acquisition is a major step in the transformation of our group. Our digital printing growth engine has a tremendous potential, which will be further accelerated by the addition of Inca.’
Vincent Wille, president of Agfa’s digital print and chemicals division, commented, ‘The combination of Inca’s manufacturing knowhow and Agfa’s inks, technical expertise, worldwide presence and excellent service networks, makes this a great opportunity to grow in the fast-moving packaging business. We now can take our position with high-end and high speed systems in both the sign and display, and the developing carton and corrugated markets.’
