Durst Group has announced the full integration of GMG’s spectral color management technology into its proprietary Durst Workflow software. It is also slated for integration into the open Smart Factory portfolio of the Open Software Initiative.

The official launch will coincide with the presentation of the Open Software Initiative at PRINTING United 2025.

With this integration, Durst is setting a new industry benchmark for automated and color-consistent production – regardless of printing system or substrate, the company says. From now on, Durst will deliver its workflow with fully embedded spectral color management from GMG. Existing customers with a valid software agreement will receive the new solution at no additional cost.

Open Software Initiative

The integration covers all market segments in which Durst operates. This includes labels and packaging, corrugated, and sign and display. In addition, the GMG solution becomes a key component of Durst’s modular Smart Factory architecture. This feature is central to the Open Software Initiative – Durst’s vision of an open, fully connected production ecosystem.

“By integrating GMG into our Durst Workflow and open Smart Factory platform, we are delivering a new level of color consistency – fully automated and highly scalable,” says Michael Deflorian, director, Business Unit Software & 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, adds, “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 game-changer for the market.”