Cambridge-based Global Graphics Software, the OEM business unit of Hybrid Software, has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise. The company has received the honour for its excellence in innovation for SmartDFE™—intelligent software that drives high-speed label and packaging and industrial inkjet presses.
The company developed SmartDFE in response to growing demands of their customers, who increasingly needed to build inkjet presses that could handle extremely large files while printing at high speed. Global Graphics leveraged artificial intelligence to develop software that analyses the files and then optimises the system configuration to process them in real time as the press operates, enabling faster, more flexible production, reducing delays and enabling immediate adjustments. It ensures that press operators can confidently submit a job to the printer and maintain continuous, efficient production and minimise waste. Much of the drive for innovation has also been fuelled by a global shortage of skilled operators in the markets served by digital inkjet printer manufacturers.
“Developing SmartDFE has been a journey that has seen our company transition from supplying software development kits to a complete platform that our customers can develop into their own customised software to be sold with their digital inkjet printers. Developing SmartDFE has brought a fresh and innovative culture to what was a mature business. It has helped us attract new talent and enabled us to create new patented technology,” said Justin Bailey, Managing Director, Global Graphics Software.
