Partners

If your business is packaging, there is no better partner

Arden Software’s partners include leading technology companies that set industry standards as well as innovative organisations that develop and support complimentary solutions to our products and services.

We also work with a wide range of educational institutions, including top universities, around the world to help nurture the talents of the packaging experts of the future and ensure they’re trained to the highest standards

If you’re a customer and don’t see your hardware or software supplier listed here, don’t worry, this is not an exhaustive list of supported systems. We’ve got more than 30 years experience driving machines and integrating with a wide range of MIS/ERP systems, so it’s more than likely we’ve got you covered.

Just contact us and we’ll set you on the right path. Similarly, if you’re a supplier and want to discuss working with us more closely then please get in touch.

Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

Educational

Founded in 1899, it’s one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, enrolling more than 19,000 students and offering more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Berufsschule Munchen

Berufsschule Munchen

Educational

Founded in Munich in 1905, this educational institution, specialises in vocational training and education in the graphic arts sector.
Cimex Corporation

Cimex Corporation

Technical

American software company Cimex Corporation is part of the Arden Group, after we purchased the business in 2020. Cimex develops CimPACK Software, which, like Impact, is a leading name in the print, packaging and die-making sectors.
Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Educational

A prestigious higher education institution in Hungary, founded in 1782, specialising in technology, informatics, natural sciences, economics, business and management.
HTWK Leipzig

HTWK Leipzig

Educational

Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig) offers a combination of practically oriented teaching and application-oriented research. Its regionally unique selling point is its range of engineering programmes, offering a wide variety of degree programmes and research opportunities.
Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong Design Institute

Educational

A leading design institution under the VTC Group. It provides high-quality education to cultivate knowledge and professionalism, and produces emerging talents who underpin the creative industries in Hong Kong.
Lahti Institute of Design

Lahti Institute of Design

Educational

Part of the Lahti University of Applied Sciences in Finland, LAMK or Lahti UAS is an international multidisciplinary higher education institution located in the city of Lahti. Fields of study include culture, business and hospitality, social and health care and technology.
Lewis-Clark State College

Lewis-Clark State College

Educational

A regional state college based in Lewiston, Idaho, with a three-part mission that encompasses traditional academic programmes, career and technical education programmes, along with community college and community service programmes.
Moscow publishing-printing college named after Ivan Fyodorov

Moscow publishing-printing college named after Ivan Fyodorov

Educational

Founded in 1929, the college has trained more than 40,000 highly-qualified specialists in the publishing and printing sectors, and offers specialist courses in paper and cardboard packaging production. Students have access to a dedicated training centre where they use Arden’s Impact software.
North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

Educational

NC State began as a land-grant institution grounded in agriculture and engineering. Today, it's a pre-eminent research enterprise that excels across disciplines, specialising in science, technology, engineering and math. In 2019, it launched its first Corrugated Packaging and Design programme, and Arden donated 20 Impact licences for students to hone their skills.
New York City College of Technology

New York City College of Technology

Educational

City Tech is a baccalaureate and associate degree-granting institution committed to providing broad access to high quality technological and professional education for a diverse urban population.
Print Now

Print Now

Integration

PrintNow is our web-to-print partner. Our nServer CAD engine drives their web-to-pack platforms that solve simple and complex challenges in the print and packaging industry, from attracting more buyers and converting sales online to automated packaging software workflow systems.
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey

Rutgers - State University of New Jersey

Educational

Established in 1766, Rutgers is the State University of New Jersey and a leading national research university. Arden Software has donated Impact CAD licences for use in their dedicated packaging and design training labs for students.
Shih Hsin University

Shih Hsin University

Educational

Established in 1956, this university in Taiwan specialises in media technologies.
Univerza v Ljubljani

Univerza v Ljubljani

Educational

Established in 1919, it's the oldest and largest higher education and scientific research institution in Slovenia and is renowned for its quality social and natural sciences and technical study programmes.
VTC

VTC

Educational

Established in 1982, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational and professional education and training provider in Hong Kong.
Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University

Educational

Established in 1903 – WMU is a public university and has 120 students on its paper and printing courses. It’s been able to expand its offer in the corrugated packaging sector thanks to the donation of Impact CAD licences from Arden Software.
Agione GmbH

Agione GmbH

Integration

A specialist in ERP software in the packaging industry, developing system solutions and advising customers on costing, production, optimization and stock management, as well as the transport of corrugated cardboard, cardboard packaging, labels and packaging.
Augment

Augment

Technical

Augment is the most complete and user-friendly augmented reality app for iOS and Android.
Impact generated 3D models are quickly and easily made available to the Augment app via our product integration to provide a realistic soft-proofing alternative.
BOBST

BOBST

Technical/Hardware

BOBST is the world’s foremost supplier of equipment and services to the packaging industry.
Our partnership allows us to deliver a seamless workflow to our joint customers.
CSG Boxsoft

CSG Boxsoft

Integration

Boxsoft by CSG is a comprehensive and intelligent ERP system solution for the packaging industry.
To further complement its existing product features, our CAD engine 'nServer' has been integrated into the estimating module.
EFI

EFI

Integration/Technical

Based in Silicon Valley, EFI specialises in digital printing technology.
The accurate representation of design information is critical to estimating and job planning in a business system, and our integrations projects with EFI guarantee a smooth and effortless roundtrip for design data.
Fifth Dimension

Fifth Dimension

Integration/Technical

Fifth Dimension, which has now been acquired by Symphony Retail, provides software for virtual reality and advanced store planning in the retail sector.
Impact can generate compatible models that can be used in a fully customisable retail environment.
FWI Information Technology GmbH

FWI Information Technology GmbH

Integration

FWI provides holistic IT solutions for optimising business processes. It offers production planning and resource management solutions powered by the CAD engine behind our Impact CAD software, meaning quick and accurate estimating without the need for a CAD system across a wide range of design styles.
Highcon

Highcon

Integration/Technical

Highcon is an Israeli company, founded in 2009, that invented the first digital cutting and creasing machines for folding carton finishing and commercial applications – the Highcon Euclid series.
Arden Software recognises the growing need and opportunities for tool-less carton manufacture, that's why we've worked closely with Highcon to generate a highly compatible output to deliver a production-ready solution.
Hybrid Software

Hybrid Software

Integration/Technical

A software development company focused on innovative productivity tools for the graphic arts industry. CAD and graphics naturally flow into each other within the packaging production cycle. Changes to one often affect the other, so it's important they speak the same language. Thankfully Hybrid and Arden Software work together to guarantee compatibility at all stages.
Kiwiplan

Kiwiplan

Integration/Technical

Kiwiplan provides powerful, industry-specific software solutions to corrugated, folding carton, rigid packaging and other manufacturers world-wide.
Arden Software work with them to offer a seamless workflow from our design solutions to their estimating and production planning solutions.
Kodak

Kodak

Integration/Technical

Kodak offer a comprehensive suite of pre-press and print solutions that compliment the structural designs created within our own products. Kodak and Arden Software are together able to offer a complete solution with precise and effort-free data exchange.
Lasercomb GmbH

Lasercomb GmbH

Hardware

An innovative provider and supplier of system solutions for the packaging and die-making industry. With its headquarters in Notzingen, Germany, Lasercomb specialises in high-tech products, offering complete solutions for the day-to-day tasks facing customers in packaging and display production and die-making.
Lean Projects

Lean Projects

Integration

Lean Projects AG is a specialised supplier of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions based on the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform. Lean Projects has built a sophisticated industry solution - Print and Packaging. With Arden Software's joint CAD integration, standard design styles or custom designs can be used within their estimation module.
SSh GmbH

SSh GmbH

Integration

A software provider specialising in ERP/PPS software solutions for the packaging industry. Their popular PrimaV solutions can optionally include an integration with Arden Software's own CAD enginer 'nServer' to achieve fast and accurate production estimating.
TOPS

TOPS

Integration/Technical

Founded in 1990, TOPS Software offers the most advanced tools available for packaging and distribution optimisation. Arden Software's dedicated plug-in links our products together seamlessly, saving you time and allowing you to design efficiently from the the very beginning.
Zund - Swiss Cutting Systems (UK)

Zund - Swiss Cutting Systems (UK)

Technical/Hardware

Specialising in the development, manufacturing and distribution of multi-functional digital cutters, Zund has long since produced the finest Swiss-made short run and sample production equipment. Our software partnership guarantees an error-free data exchange and time-saving machine optimisation. Whether you drive your Zund directly from Impact or via their powerful ZCC front-end software, you'll get great results every time.
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