Global print-on-demand network – Gelato has launched a new production print platform, GelatoConnect.
Gelato currently operates in 32 countries and targets the fast-expanding creator economy with its on-demand production platform that connects with140 local production partners/ print providers around the world.
Today, more than 100 global printers uses GelatoConnect software for procurement, workflow, and logistics to optimise their efficiency, quality, and profitability. They leverage the software to produce on-demand products, and this new offering caters to the evolving needs of digital printers, helping them to adapt to smaller print runs and on-demand digital production.
“Gelato envisions a future where on-demand makers lead the way in providing every consumer access to personalised goods created locally,” said Gelato founder and CEO Henrik Müller-Hansen noting further that; “For the last 15 years, we’ve collaborated closely with trailblazing production partners and global machine vendors to develop a marketplace that empowers makers to support e-commerce creators around the globe. With local on-demand production, we fuel growth in the digital print industry. By working together with our production partners, we can transform the way our world produces.”
GelatoConnect has been tested and validated by early-access VIP partners and is currently accessible to a select group of production partners. A full-scale launch that will make GelatoConnect available to all makers, is scheduled for drupa from 28 May to 7 June in Düsseldorf Germany.