JK Group
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersComo, Italy
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
JK Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- JK Group
- Legal name
- JK Group S.p.A.
- Website
- https://j-k-group.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
JK Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Digital Textile Printing Inks
- NAICS
- Printing Ink Manufacturing (325910), Printing Ink Manufacturing (32591), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130)
- SIC
- Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Printing Operations (Rotary/Flat/Digital/Sublimation) (IMAOACAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ), Dyeing, Printing & Finishing (Chemical & Mechanical) (CRAAAMAJ)
Keywords
Where JK Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Como
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
JK Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Digital Textile Printing Solutions: JK Group generates revenue through the sale of digital sublimation printing technology, equipment, and solutions under its J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital brands to industrial textile printing customers globally.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
JK Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
JK Group develops, manufactures, and sells dye sublimation and pigment ink technologies for industrial digital textile printing. The company operates through three commercial brands, with J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital serving as the primary commercial faces for high-performance digital sublimation printing solutions supplied to textile manufacturers and printers worldwide.
Product overview
JK Group is a Dover company operating as a portfolio of three commercial brands (J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital, plus a third unnamed brand) in the digital textile printing market. The group is positioned as the largest industrial digital sublimation group globally, offering leading technologies for textile printing applications. The individual brands operate under the unified JK Group corporate structure, with J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital serving as the primary commercial faces of the group's digital sublimation printing solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- J-Teck 3: High-performance brand for digital textile printing solutions and alternative solutions to customer needs
- Kiian Digital
Products and services
- J-Teck 3
Companies that use JK Group
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
JK Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
JK Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Dover CorporationcoreJK Group is a Dover Company (subsidiary of Dover Corporation, www.dovercorporation.com). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider. JK Group operates as part of the Dover corporate family.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
JK Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kornit Digital: Kornit Digital is a direct peer — a publicly traded leader in digital textile printing technology (DTG and roll-to-roll sublimation inks and presses). It competes head-to-head with JK Group's J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital brands for industrial textile manufacturer accounts across the same digital sublimation and pigment ink applications.
- SPGPrints: SPGPrints is a Dutch-headquartered direct peer that manufactures digital and rotary printing systems for the textile industry, including sublimation and pigment ink solutions. It targets the same industrial textile printers as JK Group and competes on equipment, inks, and after-sales service.
- Durst Group: Durst Group is a direct peer — an Italian/German industrial inkjet press manufacturer with a dedicated textile printing division. It competes directly with JK Group in the industrial digital textile printing market, with overlapping product offerings in sublimation and pigment printing systems.
- EFI Reggiani: EFI Reggiani (part of Electronics For Imaging) is a direct peer focused on industrial digital textile printers and inkjet inks. It competes with JK Group's J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital on digital sublimation, pigment, and reactive ink solutions for textile manufacturers globally.
- Mimaki Engineering: Mimaki Engineering is a direct peer — a Japanese manufacturer of industrial inkjet printers and textile inks, including sublimation printers. It serves many of the same industrial textile printing customers as JK Group and competes directly in the digital textile printing equipment space.
Broad incumbents
- Epson: Epson is a broad incumbent — a major Japanese digital printing and imaging company with a sizable industrial textile printing (sublimation and direct-to-garment) presence. It is larger than JK Group and addresses overlapping customer needs through its broader commercial and industrial printing portfolio, including SureColor textile lines.
- Agfa-Gevaert: Agfa-Gevaert is a broad incumbent — a Belgian diversified imaging and printing company offering inkjet inks, including textile printing inks, as part of a wide portfolio. It overlaps with JK Group's ink business and serves industrial textile customers through OEM and direct channels.
- Roland DG: Roland DG is a broad incumbent — a large Japanese manufacturer of inkjet printers and printers/cutters with textile and apparel printing applications. It competes in adjacent digital printing markets with overlap to JK Group's pigment and sublimation ink offerings.
- Ricoh: Ricoh is a broad incumbent — a large Japanese imaging company with industrial inkjet printhead and digital textile printing solutions. It participates in the same digital textile printing market as JK Group, both as a printhead supplier and increasingly as a systems integrator serving textile customers.
Emerging players
- ColorJet Group: ColorJet Group is an emerging player — an India-based manufacturer of digital printers, including textile and sublimation printers. It competes with JK Group in several emerging markets, particularly in South Asia, with lower-cost digital printing systems targeting a similar textile manufacturer base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
JK Group social profiles
Digital presenceJK Group financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
JK Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
JK Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
JK Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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JK Group M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about JK Group
What does JK Group do?
JK Group develops, manufactures, and sells dye sublimation and pigment ink technologies for industrial digital textile printing. The company operates through three commercial brands, with J-Teck 3 and Kiian Digital serving as the primary commercial faces for high-performance digital sublimation printing solutions supplied to textile manufacturers and printers worldwide.
Is JK Group a public or private company?
JK Group is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was JK Group founded?
JK Group was founded in 2003. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is JK Group based?
JK Group is headquartered in Como, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does JK Group make money?
One revenue line is on record: digital Textile Printing Solutions.
Who are JK Group's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Kornit Digital, SPGPrints, Durst Group, EFI Reggiani and Mimaki Engineering. Broad incumbents are Epson, Agfa-Gevaert, Roland DG and Ricoh. ColorJet Group is listed as an emerging player.
Does JK Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for JK Group.
What industry is JK Group in?
JK Group's product category is Industrial Digital Textile Printing Inks. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAOACAC, Printing Operations (Rotary/Flat/Digital/Sublimation), with a secondary code of HDACAEAJ, Production & High-Volume Printing Systems. Its NAICS code is 325910 and its SIC code is 3555.