OptiTex News
6 articlesOptitex Unveils "OPTITEX CREATIVE" - Intuitive, versatile, and pattern-trusted 3D design software - WhichPLM
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Optitex Expands Its Fabric Management Offering With VIZOO And swatchbook
Optitex is collaborating with VIZOO and swatchbook inc to provide its customers with access to a wide variety of scanned materials and create more realistic 3D garments. The partnerships will make fabric management easier and more affordable for Optitex customers. The latest version of Optitex includes newly digitized fabrics from VIZOO and swatchbook, as well as access to additional real sourceable materials. Users can also import additional materials to expand their material range. The collaboration aims to meet the demand for premium-quality digitized fabrics and enhance the quality of 3D rendering for Optitex customers. The CEO of Optitex expressed the companys commitment to providing customers with the digital tools they need for design, development, and marketing.
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Optitex acquired by FOG Software Group
Fashion design software developer Optitex has been acquired by FOG Software Group, a division of Constellation Software, for an undisclosed sum. Optitex will operate as an independent company within FOG. The acquisition is expected to provide added-value to Optitex, its customers, and partners. Optitex expects to achieve lasting business stability with the support of Constellations long-term vision, financial support, networking opportunities, and management best practices.
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Fashion Enter Closes UK's Skills Gap with EFI Optitex 3D - WhichPLM
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EFI enhances Optitex software
EFI has released the latest version of its Optitex 2D/3D CAD platform, offering enhancements for fashion, apparel, and textiles. The new version allows apparel manufacturers to produce small mixed orders on a single roll, address market trends, and increase sustainability. It includes advanced automation tools, improved stitching and grading, an expanded fabric library, and an improved user interface. The release also enables full design-to-production preparation to be automated. EFI recently acquired BDR Boya Kimya, a Turkish manufacturer of reactive inkjet inks for industrial digital textiles printing.
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EFI buys Israeli co Optitex for up to $52.8m
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFII) has acquired Optitex, a 3D design software company for the textile industry. The deal is worth up to $52.8 million, with an upfront cash payment of $20 million. Optitex will be integrated into EFIs Productivity Software business unit. The acquisition is expected to contribute $4 million to $6 million in revenue for the balance of 2016 and be neutral to EPS during that time. Asaf Landau, CEO of Optitex, and the approximately 100 members of the Optitex team have joined EFI, with Landau serving as EFI Optitexs general manager.
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