Amica

What Amica does

Amica (Beijing Yameike Software Co., Ltd.) is a privately held Beijing-based software company founded in 2001 that develops ColorPRINT, a professional RIP (Raster Image Processor) and color management suite for the large-format inkjet printing industry. The product operates as a Microsoft .NET-based application and is offered in three tiers — Tiff (entry-level), PS (mid-range), and Server (professional/production) — addressing distinct price-performance points within the print production workflow. ColorPRINT supports more than 20 printer brands and integrates proprietary RIP engines, color management algorithms, PCS (PostScript/Printer Color System), and hardware control modules, all of which Amica owns outright.

The company's commercial model is built on perpetual software licensing sold through a global authorized dealer and regional distributor network, supplemented by OEM bundling partnerships with major hardware manufacturers including Roland DG and HP. End customers span six primary segments: large-format advertising producers, photography studios, commercial printing and proofing houses, textile and digital fabric printers, design agencies, and sign-making shops — predominantly SMB print service providers rather than enterprise accounts. The company operates under the umbrella of Amiable Technologies, a US-based parent with over 30 years of history in RIP development, providing technical lineage and cross-border distribution reach.

Operationally, Amica has sustained a 20+ year track record without disclosed external funding, maintaining presence at major international printing exhibitions (such as FESPA) to drive channel recruitment and brand visibility. No public revenue, headcount, or growth metrics are disclosed, and the company shows no documented AI/ML capability in its current product architecture — its competitive positioning rests on proprietary color science, printer-driver breadth, and OEM channel relationships rather than data-driven or learning-based differentiation.

Name

Amica

Legal name

Beijing Yameike Software Co., Ltd. (北京亚美科软件有限公司)

Website

https://amica.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amica develops ColorPRINT, a proprietary RIP and color management software for large-format inkjet printing, serving SMB print shops, photo studios, textile printers, and sign makers across 20+ printer brands via a global dealer and OEM channel network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Print Production Software (RIP and Color Management)

SIC

Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMALAKAM

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Labels, Sleeves & Packaging Printing

Keywords

• RIP software
• Color management software
• Wide format inkjet printing
• ICC profiling solutions
• Digital proofing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (ColorPRINT Tiff, PS, Server): One-time perpetual license sales of ColorPRINT software in three tiers: Tiff (entry-level, 1 printer), PS (mid-range, 2 printers), and Server (professional, 4 printers). Sold through authorized dealers and directly from manufacturer.
2. ColorProfiler Module Add-on: Optional ColorProfiler color management module available for ICC Profile creation, sold as add-on to ColorPRINT PS and Server versions.
3. Eye-One Pro Spectrophotometer: Resale of GretagMacbeth Eye-One Pro spectrophotometer as part of complete color management solution (ColorProfiler CMS).
4. Technical Support and Training: Provides technical support services including phone, online, and on-site support, plus standardized and customized training courses covering ColorPRINT operation, color management, inkjet technology, and industry applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Amica develops and sells ColorPRINT, a professional RIP and color management software suite built on the Microsoft .NET platform for large-format inkjet printing. The suite is offered in three tiers (Tiff 2.0, PS 2.0 and Server 2.0) supporting 1 to 4 printers, complemented by the ColorProfiler ICC profile module and resale of the GretagMacbeth Eye-One Pro spectrophotometer. Amica also markets the NuviJET printer control system, MagicPage variable-data printing software and NuviPRINT PDF printing software as part of its complete wide-format printing workflow portfolio.

Product overview

Amica offers ColorPRINT, a modular professional RIP and color management software suite for large-format inkjet printing. The core product family consists of three tiers: ColorPRINT Tiff 2.0 (entry-level, 1 printer), ColorPRINT PS 2.0 (mid-tier, 2 printers with PostScript support), and ColorPRINT Server 2.0 (professional, 4 printers with digital proofing). Supporting modules include ColorProfiler for ICC profile creation and Eye-One Pro spectrophotometer for color measurement. The software uses .NET development platform and supports industry-standard ICC color management workflows with PostScript/PDF compatibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ColorPRINT: Professional RIP and color management software for large-format inkjet printing, available in Tiff, PS, and Server versions.
• ColorProfiler
• MagicPage
• NuviJET
• NuviPRINT
• 彩绘 (Caihui)

Quantifiable outcome

• RIP processing speed significantly faster than comparable products when handling TIFF and JPEG bitmap files
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DimatixminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2009Amica participated as Dimatix's cooperative exhibitor at the 17th Shanghai International Ad & Sign Equipment Exhibition in July 2009. Demonstrated newly developed Polaris PQ-512/15 and Q-class Sapphire series printheads at their W3 Hall 197 booth (90 sqm). The cooperation showcased Amica's ability to work with major printhead manufacturers.
• GretagMacbethcoreTechnology or IntegrationAmica integrates GretagMacbeth's Eye-One Pro spectrophotometer into the ColorProfiler color management system. Eye-One Pro is described as an all-in-one color management device with spectral analyzer, supporting measurement of reflectance and emission across 380-730nm wavelength range with 10nm optical resolution. The partnership enables Amica's complete color management workflow from measurement to ICC profile creation.
• Roland DGcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAmica's parent company Amiable Technologies established strategic OEM partnership with Roland DG globally. Roland is described as one of the world's famous wide format inkjet printer manufacturers. This partnership historically validated Amica's software quality and market positioning.
• HP (Hewlett-Packard)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAmica's parent company Amiable Technologies established strategic OEM partnership with HP globally. HP is described as a worldwide famous inkjet printer manufacturer. This partnership validated the company's software quality for enterprise printer OEM applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caldera: Caldera provides RIP and workflow software for digital printing (wide format, textile, label), with a similar tiered product strategy and emphasis on ICC color management and variable dot technology, making it one of the closest direct competitors to ColorPRINT.
• Wasatch Computer Systems: Wasatch SoftRIP is a RIP and color management software widely used in small-to-medium print shops and textile/direct-to-garment operations, competing in the same RIP-for-inkjet segment.
• ONYX Graphics: ONYX Graphics is a leading RIP and color management software vendor for wide-format and grand-format inkjet printing, directly competing with ColorPRINT across the same advertising, photographic, and production-print use cases.
• SAi (FlexiSign/FlexiPRINT): SAi's Flexi product family is a RIP and design software suite for sign-making, vinyl cutting, and wide-format printing, addressing the same signage and contour-cutting workflows as ColorPRINT.

Broad incumbents

• EFI (Fiery): EFI's Fiery RIP is the dominant RIP platform for production digital printing and wide-format workflows. EFI is a much larger incumbent offering a broader workflow and printer-portfolio play that competes with ColorPRINT at the enterprise tier.
• Adobe: Adobe is the underlying PostScript/PDF standard-setter for the RIP ecosystem; ColorPRINT explicitly integrates with Adobe PostScript 3.0 and Adobe Creative Suite, and Adobe Print Engine alternatives are an indirect competitive threat.
• Agfa (Asanti / wide-format workflow): Agfa's Asanti workflow and inkjet solutions target the same wide-format sign, display, and industrial print customers as Amica, with a broader product portfolio spanning hardware, inks, and software.

Others

• MIMAKI Engineering: Mimaki is a wide-format and textile printer OEM that ColorPRINT explicitly supports (TX-1600S, TX2-1600S, etc.). It is an ecosystem partner and channel that also bundles its own RIP, making it both a customer/distribution channel and an indirect competitive ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Ergosoft (Ergosoft RIP): Ergosoft specializes in RIP software for digital textile and direct-to-garment printing, overlapping with ColorPRINT Server's textile printing use case but focused on a narrower apparel-print segment.
• ColorLogic (RIP and color management): ColorLogic provides ICC color management and RIP-related software tools competing in the same professional color-managed workflow niche as Amica's ColorProfiler module.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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