RTI was founded in 1994 by Ken Hillier. The company has sold more than 6,000 Harlequin RIPs world-wide, the vast majority into North America. RTI was an early adopter of internet marketing and has had a website focused on the sales and marketing of its products since 1995. RTI sells integrated RIP and workflow solutions, based on the Harlequin RIP, as well as thermal imaging systems, to the screen printing, flexographic, direct digital, and offset printing markets.