Graph-Tech USA

What Graph-Tech USA does

Graph-Tech USA (GTUS) is a privately held Florida-based manufacturer of industrial inkjet printing systems, RFID and card personalization equipment, and industrial controllers, founded in 2004 and operating from a 10,000+ sq ft manufacturing center in Fort Pierce. The company's core technology stack centers on the eZ-Inkjet family of 600 DPI single-pass DOD industrial printers (models 54, 65, 100, and 120+), the eZ-ColorJet 100 four-color UV inkjet, and the Raptor Kyocera-based wide-format printer, all integrated with the proprietary GT industrial controller / SuperTracker running on Windows 10/11 IoT Enterprise. Specialized turnkey systems include the RFIDRunner (high-speed UHF RFID encode-and-print capable of 10,000 tags in under 12 minutes using triple-Impinj architecture), the EMVRunner (patented open contactless NFC/EMV card personalization starting at $150,000), the LabelRunner, and the RoadRunner/DeskRunner/MailRunner card, check, and mail systems, plus TotalMag magnetic encoding and GTUS Premium Inks consumables.

The business model is hardware-led, with revenue generated primarily from sales of industrial printers, integrated turnkey systems, controllers, and consumables, supplemented by in-house service and support. Pricing is largely quote-based, with only EMVRunner publicly disclosed at $150,000. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (e.g., North America and Europe-based specialists), channel partnerships (Rosas Maschinenbau, Trimatt Systems, FASTechnology), and a heavy trade show presence at Loupe Americas, ICMA EXPO, TRUSTECH, Drupa, Pack Expo, and Label Expo.

The company serves industrial label converters, card personalization bureaus, mail/logistics operators, and security/commercial printers. Strategic positioning emphasizes USA-engineered and manufactured, vertically integrated production with in-house software and electronics capabilities (bolstered by the 2021 iO Engineering acquisition), patent-protected RFID and EMV encoding processes, and cost-competitive pricing relative to incumbents. Recent strategic activity includes a 2025 partnership with Digimarc for gift card fraud prevention and 2025–2026 sales expansion in North America and Europe, against a backdrop of a small 1–10 person team and undisclosed financials.

Name

Graph-Tech USA

Legal name

Graph-Tech USA, LLC

Website

https://graphtech.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Graph-Tech USA designs and manufactures industrial inkjet printers, RFID and EMV card personalization systems, and proprietary controllers from Fort Pierce, Florida, serving label converters, card bureaus, and commercial/security printers globally through direct sales and channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Equipment

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Printing Ink Manufacturing (32591)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555), Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Receipt, Label & Card Printers (Thermal/Impact) (HDACAKAD), Digital & Specialty Inks (Inkjet, UV, Conductive) (IMAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Industrial inkjet printers
• Card personalization systems
• RFID encoding systems
• Single-pass inkjet printing
• Magnetic stripe encoding

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Pierce

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Industrial Inkjet Printer Sales: Sale of industrial inkjet printers including eZ-Inkjet series (54, 65, 100, 120+), eZ-ColorJet, and Raptor printers. Revenue from hardware sales with varying print widths and resolutions.
2. Integrated Systems Sales: Complete turnkey systems combining feeders, transports, inkjets, controllers, cameras, encoders, curing systems, and software. Includes RFIDRunner, EMVRunner, RoadRunner, DeskRunner, MailRunner card personalization systems.
3. Industrial Controllers: GT industrial controllers and SuperTracker systems for existing and new industrial printing installations.
4. Ink and Consumables: Premium digital inks for various inkjet systems including Spectra, Xaar, Konica, Kyocera, HP, and Ricoh printheads.
5. Service and Support: In-house parts and service center, technical support, repairs, and maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Graph-Tech USA (GTUS) designs and manufactures industrial single-pass DOD (Drop-on-Demand) inkjet printers and scalable integrated printing systems engineered and built in the USA. The portfolio spans HD eZ-Inkjet printers (54/65/100/120+), eZ-ColorJet color inkjet, Raptor wide-format printers, RFIDRunner high-speed UHF RFID encode-and-print systems, EMVRunner contactless card personalization, LabelRunner digital imprinting, RoadRunner/DeskRunner/MailRunner systems, TotalMag magnetic encoding, GTUS industrial controllers/SuperTracker, and premium consumables.

Product overview

Graph-Tech USA offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial inkjet printing systems and card personalization solutions engineered and manufactured in the USA. The core product line centers on the eZ-Inkjet series of high-definition single-pass industrial inkjet printers (54, 65, 100, and 120+ models) offering 600 DPI resolution, complemented by the eZ-ColorJet 100 four-color UV inkjet system for color applications. These printing platforms integrate with GTUS Industrial Controllers and SuperTracker systems for synchronized production control. The company provides specialized systems including the RFIDRunner for high-speed UHF RFID encoding and printing, EMVRunner for contactless EMV/NFC card personalization, LabelRunner for digital label imprinting, and RoadRunner/DeskRunner/MailRunner for various card, check, and mail addressing applications. Supporting add-ons include TotalMag magnetic encoding, eZ-Tipping systems, and premium consumables. The solutions are designed as fully integrated platforms combining feeders, transports, inkjets, controllers, cameras, encoders, curing systems, and software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eZ-Inkjet: Line of industrial inkjet printers including eZ-Inkjet 54, 65, 100, and 120+ models, featuring high-definition printing capabilities.
• eZ-ColorJet
• EMVRunner
• RFIDRunner
• LabelRunner
• RoadRunner
• SuperTracker

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced production time by up to 30%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Atlas RFIDmajorTechnology or Integration · 29 April 2026Atlas RFID selected Graph-Tech RFIDRunner to support high-speed UHF RFID label production across North America. Atlas RFID is a leading provider of RFID hardware and solutions.
• AccuformNMC (Justrite Safety Group)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026AccuformNMC, a division of Justrite Safety Group, uses the RFID-Runner to accelerate UHF RFID label production. Reports 50%+ reduction in consumable costs.
• DigimarccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Strategic partnership to combat gift card fraud through integrated print and security technologies. Graph-Tech USA prints Digimarc's secure digital watermarks on gift cards using eZ-Inkjet systems. The watermarks provide tamper detection at POS activation, addressing organized gift card fraud. Joint presentations at ICMA EXPO 2026 and ongoing collaboration.
• Trimatt SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 January 2025Trimatt Systems, based in Melbourne Australia, authorized Graph-Tech USA to sell the Trimatt CardLine 7000 in the Americas. This extends Graph-Tech's card personalization offerings in the American market.
• iO EngineeringcoreOthers · 1 January 2019Acquired in 2019 - iO Engineering from Minnesota designs electronics for super-fast I/O, imaging, and tracking applications. Gary Altenberg became VP and shareholder. SuperTracker and MagBox were co-developed.
• Rosas MaschinenbaucoreTechnology or IntegrationGerman partner for label production systems. Co-exhibits at trade shows including Loupe Americas, Label Expo. Integrates eZ-ColorJet printer with Gazelle II rewinder platform for LabelRunner digital imprinting system.
• FASTechnologyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-exhibiting partner at Printing United 2023 and other shows. Sells/installs/services DOD Printing Technology and Controllers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Domino Printing Sciences: Domino is a global leader in industrial CIJ, TIJ, and DOD inkjet printing, coding, and marking. It directly overlaps with Graph-Tech's industrial inkjet product line (referenced as a legacy competitor that GTUS's SuperTracker explicitly helps customers replace), and serves similar label, packaging, and card personalization end markets.
• Videojet Technologies: Videojet is a major industrial inkjet coding and marking equipment manufacturer with comparable product offerings (CIJ, TIJ, laser, thermal transfer) for packaging, labeling, and product identification. It shares Graph-Tech's enterprise customer base and is named alongside Domino in GTUS's legacy-replacement messaging.
• Markem-Imaje: Markem-Imaje is an industrial coding, marking, and traceability solutions provider serving packaging, label, and industrial customers globally. It competes with Graph-Tech across industrial inkjet, RFID encoding, and integrated line-control systems in the same enterprise sales motion.
• Atlantic Zeiser: Atlantic Zeizer (an OLITRA group company) builds industrial inkjet and DOD printing systems for card personalization, security printing (lottery, documents), and coding/marking applications. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Graph-Tech's EMVRunner and security printing product lines, serving overlapping card bureau and security document customers.
• Matthews Marking Systems: Matthews Marking Systems is an industrial inkjet and marking/coding equipment manufacturer serving packaging and product identification end markets. It competes with Graph-Tech in industrial CIJ and DOD inkjet for similar manufacturing and packaging customers.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Zebra is a broad enterprise asset intelligence, barcode, RFID, and industrial printing incumbent that serves many of the same label converter, logistics, and retail compliance customers as Graph-Tech. Its RFID encoding/printing solutions and broader portfolio make it a competitive incumbent even though it does not specialize in GTUS's single-pass DOD industrial inkjet niche.
• Entrust (formerly Datacard): Entrust is a broad incumbent in secure card issuance and personalization, covering financial cards, IDs, and gift cards with high-throughput systems. It overlaps directly with Graph-Tech's EMVRunner, RoadRunner, and DeskRunner card personalization lines but operates across a much broader secure-issuance portfolio.
• HID Global: HID Global is a broad incumbent in secure identity, RFID, and card personalization solutions, including card printers/encoders and RFID inlays. It overlaps with Graph-Tech's RFIDRunner (via its RFID inlay and encoding portfolio) and card personalization systems, serving similar enterprise and government customers.

Emerging players

• Ricoh (Industrial Printing): Ricoh supplies industrial inkjet printheads (referenced as one of the third-party printhead brands GTUS inks are compatible with) and also develops its own industrial printing solutions. It is a partial overlap: a supplier/ecosystem participant to GTUS today, but an emerging competitor if it expands deeper into integrated industrial inkjet systems.
• Xaar: Xaar is a printhead manufacturer specializing in industrial inkjet, whose printheads GTUS inks are designed to support. It is an enabling/ecosystem participant to GTUS today but competes in the broader industrial inkjet value chain and could evolve into a more direct competitor with integrated solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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