—  Historic rivals inkjet manufacturers Agfa and EFI have joined forces to expand their respective product ranges by adding OEM machines to their portfolios. In a  joint statement, the agreement will involve Agfa integrating EFI roll-to-roll printers and EFI adding Agfa’s high-end hybrid printers. Each manufacturer will rename the other’s machines and update their liveries in line with their own existing ranges. The rebadged machines will also be available with each manufacturer’s ‘house’ digital front-ends, so the Agfa machines will be available with Fiery RIPs and the EFI machines with Agfa’s Asanti workflow.Machines covered by the strategic alliance include EFI Vutek Q5r, EFI Vutek Q5r+, Jeti Tauro H3300 HS LED and Jeti Tauro H3300 S LED.The OEM machines will be made available through direct manufacturer sales as well as existing reseller networks, where applicable. The two inkjet manufacturers will formally unveil their global strategic partnership in March.