HYBRID Software, a global graphics company that develops innovative productivity software tools for the graphic arts industry, has reached its milestone tenth anniversary.
The company’s original focus was order lifecycle management based on MIS and Web2Print integration. Two years later, the company pivoted with the birth of PACKZ, a revolutionary application — with native PDF support, colour separation, trapping, screening, quality control, and much more — that made high quality editing of packaging accessible to small, medium and high production volume professionals. In 2013, the company also introduced CLOUDFLOW, a modular production workflow suite for file processing, asset management, soft proofing and workflow automation. With these two products, Hybrid Software became the pre-press and workflow company people are most familiar with today.
The company’s 124 employees work with thousands of customers — including some of the industry’s largest — around the world.
Hybrid Software’s mission is to be a driving influence for innovation in the industry. They say they have been able to distill the pre-press craft into software, creating a repeatable manufacturing process that is truly intelligent. In keeping with its open systems philosophy, they built a solution that would work with any flexo workflow, not just their own. The company believes that everyone should have the freedom to choose any system that offers true quality or productivity benefits.
“Ten years ago, I realised that the packaging industry was looking for more customer-driven innovation and I brought this DNA to Hybrid Software,” comments Guido Van der Schueren, Chairman. “We have always operated on the three pillars of pre-press automation, customer collaboration, and tight integration with customers’ systems and processes. We know that this takes hard work and — even more significant — the loyalty and trust of our customers. Our biggest strength is our ability and willingness to listen to customers and act upon their feedback. Our successes would not be possible without them. It’s exciting how far we have come in just ten years. The acquisition with Global Graphics is a continuation of our strategy for innovation. We expect that this will bring another decade of innovation that truly serves our customers.”
