Book printer seizes opportunity to increase efficiency, add value for clients
In the next major milestone for KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology, the company announced today that Webcrafters, Inc., a nationally recognized book printer headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, signed a letter of intent to purchase a KODAK PROSPER Press. The first announced PROSPER Press Market Leader, Webcrafters will use the PROSPER Press in its manufacturing of book products ranging from educational and college to trade books, catalogs, and atlases. Webcrafters’ clients include publishers The McGraw-Hill Companies, Pearson plc, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt among many others.
“Webcrafters continues as a major force in the book industry by adopting new technologies to bring new capabilities and services to our customers,” …

Instant Data Forms of Hong Kong chooses KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology to expand applications and add value for clients
The first KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System has been sold to Instant Data Forms in Hong Kong, one of China’s leading providers of general business forms and direct mail printing services. A monochrome continuous inkjet printhead using KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology, the PROSPER S10 Imprinting System will be installed at Instant Data Forms’ Aidifu Stationery Co. Ltd. in Shenzen, enabling the company to deliver higher quality printed materials with greater efficiency, as well as added value for its clients.
Designed for inline digital printing on high-speed web devices, the PROSPER S10 Imprinting System delivers offset class, variable data …

Since installing thermal CTP platesetters and workflow software from Kodak, newspaper customers have experienced benefits beyond their expectations. Newspaper printers incorporating solutions such as KODAK PF-N Non Process Plates and KODAK PRINERGY Workflow Software are realizing significant cost savings, as well as improved efficiency and image quality.
Alana Schweitzer, Publisher of Battlefords Publishing Ltd. News Optimist of North Battleford, Saskatchewan purchased a digital solution from Kodak to increase automation and save on labor and energy usage costs. The solution consists of the KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS 70 Thermal Platesetter with KODAK PF-N Non Process Plates, KODAK PRINERGY EVO Workflow, and KODAK PREPS Plus Imposition Software.
“By eliminating chemicals and film, our process is more economical, more environmentally friendly, …

Cannon Valley Printing, a newspaper printer in Minnesota, now lowers ink consumption—and produces sharper images without any changes to its workflow—using KODAK’s Ink Optimizing Service. The new service decreases ink consumption, reduces waste and makeready time, enhances reproduction fidelity, and improves stability on press.

With the KODAK Ink Optimizing Service, Kodak provides customers with an ICC DeviceLink profile that gets plugged into the KODAK PRINERGY EVO Workflow. Based on the ICC DeviceLink profile, separated image files go through a gray component removal (GCR) process that reduces ink usage by replacing CMY inks with less expensive black ink, while limiting the Total Area Coverage (TAC) to a predefined level.

“With the Ink Optimizing Service, we no longer have many of the reproduction quality issues caused by images that come in without proper editing,” said Roger Stolley, General Manager of Cannon Valley Printing, a division of Mainstream Publications LLC in Northfield, Minn. “We’ve seen substantial improvements to the quality of photographs printed in our newspapers and realized significant savings on ink.” [...]

Optional speeds and resolutions, dye based inks and MICR support top the list of enhancements
With the addition of four new models, the KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems family extends Kodak’s inkjet leadership and includes six total models to meet the complex needs of a wide variety of users and a broad range of applications. Based on a flexible, powerful Drop on Demand (DOD) inkjet printing platform, KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems are equipped to handle complex variable data print applications such as transactional documents and direct mail.
“The demand for offset class digital output continues to rise, and the opportunities for service providers to discover new revenue streams are strong now,” said Kevin Joyce, VP of …

A new duo of digital trailblazers from Kodak will provide next generation document capture technology to the broad range of enterprises seeking to accelerate access to information and dedicate more time to their core business processes. Capable of delivering image quality of 300 dots per inch (dpi) at 200 dpi speeds, the KODAK i730 and i750 Scanners rapidly extract specific content for immediate use across information dependent workflows. The new scanners join the previously released KODAK i780 Scanner to offer businesses one of the most competitive selections of mid-to-high volume production capture devices designed to handle mixed batches seamlessly, delivering true productivity in real-world environments.
“With no end in sight to the tremendous growth of documents …

De-inkable output stands up extremely well to rigors of the mailing process
Rochester, New York,  — The KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Press was one of six presses in the “Digital Printing and Survivability in the U.S. Postal System” test conducted recently by the PIA/GATF Digital Printing Council. The group included five competitive digital presses and one offset press, printing a total of 400 postcards each that were put into the traditional mail stream through four U.S. cities. Upon delivery, each postcard was tested for marking or abrasion, and on the uncoated address side, 90 percent of the NEXPRESS S3000 Press output was returned with no markings, making it one of the top two digital …

Cyril-Scott Company, a Consolidated Graphics company located in Lancaster, OH, is set to become the first installation of Stream Printheads, Kodak’s new, much anticipated continuous inkjet solution for inline printing on an offset press. First demonstrated at drupa 2008, the Stream Printhead using KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology is a hybrid solution that provides a true bridge between offset and digital printing, extending the business and revenue opportunities of printers of all sizes and adding value to printed pages.
“KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology enables offset class reliability, productivity, cost of ownership, and quality with the full benefits of digital printing for commercial and transactional applications,” said Ronen Cohen, Vice President of Marketing, Inkjet Printing Solutions, Kodak’s Graphic …

Kodak becomes Official Imaging Provider of the PGA TOUR; Six more holes added to Kodak Challenge
Kodak and the PGA TOUR today announced an expansion of their marketing partnership that includes several new official categories, plus the addition of six holes to the Kodak Challenge.
Under terms of the new agreement, Kodak is now the Official Imaging Provider of the PGA TOUR, as well as the Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour, adding the official category designations of Camera, Printer and Scanner. This expands upon the original six-year Official Marketing Partnership between Kodak and the PGA TOUR that began in 2008 and that also includes the first-of-its-kind Kodak Challenge competition, Kodak branding on digital scoreboards and corporate hospitality.
“Kodak …

Latest Addition to Family of Frames Boasts Quick Touch Border and Decorative Mattes for Added Personalization
Rochester, NY, August 21 — Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) has introduced a market-exclusive touch controlled 5-inch frame to its P-Series Digital Frame portfolio. The sleek and stylish new frame offers Kodak’s intuitive Quick Touch Border, vibrant color, and crisp detail, as well as KODAK EASYSHARE Software, Digital Frames Edition.
* Enjoy your pictures in a new and exciting way. The Quick Touch Border enables fun and interactive picture scrolling without the need for a remote control. Touch-sensitive controls allow for simple operation with a touch or slide of your finger, leaving the screen fingerprint- and smudge-free.
* Brand new KODAK EASYSHARE Digital …