Japs-Olson Co. has added the first Kodak Prosper 6000C full-color inkjet press at its facility in St. Louis Park, MN. The installation is part of beta testing already in operation, conducted by Kodak and Japs-Olson to push the new press to its performance limits and tap the potential offered by the press’ innovations in transport, drying, writing systems and advanced press management technology.
ROCHESTER, NY—Kodak has introduced the new Kodak Prosper 6000 series of digital presses that offer high levels of reliability, print speed and application flexibility. The Kodak Prosper 6000C press is ideal for commercial print applications requiring high-ink laydowns; and the Kodak Prosper 6000P press is designed specifically for publishing applications, such as books and newspapers which typically use light weight paper and low to medium-ink laydowns.
Kodak has introduced the new Kodak Prosper 6000 series of digital presses that offer high levels of reliability, print speed and application flexibility. The Kodak Prosper 6000C press is ideal for commercial print applications requiring high-ink laydowns; and the Kodak Prosper 6000P press is designed specifically for publishing applications, such as books and newspapers which typically use light weight paper and low to medium-ink laydowns.
With new innovations in transport, drying, and writing systems, combined with advanced press management technology, the new Kodak Prosper 6000 presses are a completely new product offering that deliver high levels of reliability, print speed and application flexibility.
Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ June 2014 edition, including HardingPoorman, Lithographix Inc., Brilliant Graphics, Graphic Edge Printing and Packaging, Kodak, Agfa and Heidelberg, First Edge Solutions, The U.S. Postal Service, Menasha Packaging, and Quad/Graphics.
By some key mileposts, Eastman Kodak likely won't look much different this year than it did in 2013. But while sales and operational earnings will be flat to somewhat down, CEO Jeff Clarke said, where that money comes from will be changing radically.
"You see a transformation," Clarke told a Manhattan conference room of shareholders Wednesday as the company held its annual shareholder meeting—its first in three years.
During the brief, half-hour meeting, Clarke gave a quick overview of the state of Kodak's business today and
Effective June 15, 2014, John McMullen has been named executive vice president and CFO of Kodak. The Board of Directors has elected McMullen a corporate officer of Kodak, and he will become a member of the company’s Executive Council
Kodak, Agfa and Heidelberg have joined together to file petitions with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) in an effort to combat patent licensing demands made on their customers by CTP Innovations. The petitions, through an established process with the PTO known as Inter Partes Review, seek to invalidate U.S. patents 6,738,155 and 6,611,349, which were acquired by CTP Innovations and are being asserted against the customers in patent infringement lawsuits brought by CTP Innovations, a non-practicing entity.
During the first quarter of 2014, Eastman Kodak experienced a net loss of $36 million. The loss is an improvement of $54 million on a comparable basis. The results are in line with company expectations and key product lines in the strategic technology businesses achieved solid revenue growth.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ May 2014 edition, featuring Prospect Printing, Vision Graphics/Eagle:xm, Joseph Merritt Co., 4over Inc., Solo Printing, Oakley Signs & Graphics
