Kodak Unveils "Drive Digital Your Way" at drupa
Highlights of Kodak’s presence at drupa:
• New 1,000 fpm KODAK PROSPER 6000XL Press, a four-color press that delivers monthly print volumes (MPV) of up to 160 million A4 pages. Commercial print, direct mail and publishing customers benefit from the industry’s fastest digital throughput on a proven inkjet printing platform.
• New 3,000 fpm KODAK PROSPER S30 Imprinting System, which boasts the highest speed in the industry for hybrid printing applications. The device enables web offset printers to increase profit potential by offering more digital printing applications.
• KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology powers the new TIMSONS T-Press press. Developed as part of Kodak’s Inkjet Technology Partnerships program, the TIMSONS T-Press delivers outstanding productivity, functionality and cost-effectiveness for fully digital book printing, improving business models for book printers and publishers.
• New Paper Rating Program and optional Image Optimizer Station, giving printers the freedom to print inkjet on any substrate. Customers can choose Kodak’s prequalified papers or treat any off-the-shelf paper for more flexible application options.
• New Gold, Pearlescent and Neon Pink printing effects now available using Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions on the KODAK NEXPRESS Press, and new enhancements to the NEXPRESS SX Platform including inline UV coating and long-sheet delivery trays. These developments enable service providers to expand applications and increase profit potential with digital printing.
• New KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System, which introduces innovative, energy-efficient, high-power direct laser engraving for flexographic sleeve production. With imager and consumables designed to work as an optimized solution, the advancement enables more affordable production of high-quality, in-the-round sleeves for package printing and drives an increase in print quality, greater consistency, and faster press setup times.
• New KODAK ACHIEVE All-in-One CTP System, which makes it easy for printers in emerging markets to affordably transition to CTP with Kodak’s state-of-the-art thermal imaging and plate technologies. Printers and publishers in target regions are now able to increase efficiency and reap the benefits of a CTP system with exceptional performance and great value.
• New suite of workflow production tools, including KODAK PRINERGY 6 Software, KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal Software and App for iPad Devices, and new versions of KODAK COLORFLOW Software and KODAK PREPS Imposition Software. These tools help increase profitability by automating manual production processes in customers’ digital and hybrid printing environments.
• New KODAK SONORA XP Process Free Plates provide mainstream quality and print capability without a processor or chemistry, offering streamlined platemaking, removal of operational costs, and a reduced environmental footprint.
• New KODAK Intelligent Prepress Manager 2.0, the next generation of connected proactive services that enable printers to harness more productivity and achieve peak quality and efficiency from their prepress systems. The new mobile app gives customers the flexibility and convenience to manage their prepress systems anytime, anywhere from their smartphone or other mobile device.