Durst Group has integrated GMG’s spectral colour management technology into its Durst Workflow software and Smart Factory portfolio. The move comes as part of the company’s Open Software Initiative, and will be officially unveiled at Printing United 2025.
The development means all new Durst Workflow systems will include GMG’s colour management capabilities as standard, with existing customers who hold a valid software agreement receiving the upgrade at no additional cost. The integration is designed to provide automated, consistent colour across substrates and printing systems, covering Durst’s markets in labels and packaging, corrugated, and sign and display.
“By integrating GMG into our Durst Workflow and open Smart Factory platform, we are delivering a new level of colour consistency – fully automated and highly scalable,” said Michael Deflorian, director business unit software and solutions at Durst Group. “At the same time, this marks a first real-world example of a true best-of-breed integration in the spirit of our Open Software Initiative. It underlines our ambition to deliver the best software solutions on the market – not just for Durst customers, but for the entire print industry.”
Darrian Young, global partnership manager at GMG, added: “This partnership brings together two companies with innovation and quality at the core of their DNA. The integration into the Durst Workflow and Smart Factory architecture enables a consistent, media-neutral production process – a real gamechanger for the market.”
Durst said the move supports its strategy of providing end-to-end production solutions while furthering the cross-system approach of the Open Software Initiative, which aims to establish an open, connected production ecosystem. The company described the integration as a milestone that sets a new benchmark in colour-accurate print production.
