EFI relocates US inkjet center to new, state-of-the-art facility

The new EFI inkjet center will allow consolidation of operations into a single facility and include research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, training and service for EFI VUTEk and EFI wide format printers, along with worldwide sales and marketing management for EFI’s broader portfolio of narrow, wide- and superwide-format industrial inkjet printers and presses.

A new, state-of-the-art customer briefing and demo center in the facility will house EFI Inkjet production printers for signage and graphics, textile and label applications, along with related EFI productivity software and EFI Fiery digital front end workflow products.

‘EFI’s annual inkjet revenues are closing in on $500M USD, and it is happening because our customers are capitalizing on new market opportunities using our expanding portfolio of industrial inkjet printers,’ said Scott Schinlever, EFI inkjet’s senior vice president and general manager. ‘With the growth we are witnessing in LED inkjet and other key production applications, we have outgrown our existing facilities.’

Schinlever continued: ‘While we are extremely grateful to have been part of the very welcoming business community in Meredith [New Hampshire], relocating to the Manchester [New Hampshire] area comes with some key advantages to help us continue growing, including proximity to the tremendous pool of talent in the greater Boston metropolitan region.’

The design of the facility is being modeled on the open concept the company has implemented in its Silicon Valley, California, global headquarters. The facility will be more than 25 percent larger and much more efficient in layout than the multiple buildings used to house EFI’s current inkjet operations in Meredith. Plus, the site in Londonderry includes space for additional expansion if needed. EFI is entering into a long-term ground lease with the City of Manchester, New Hampshire, for the Londonderry site, as well as a lease for the building from BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance LLC, a subsidiary of MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups.