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20 Apr 2021
Topic
15:20
Web Session: A single Platform Workflow Solution: One vendor. One Workflow. Fully managed.
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https://events.drupa.de/en/event/a-single-platform-workflow-solution-one-vendor-one-workflow-fully-managed
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/page/prinergy-on-demand
https://events.drupa.de/en/event/a-single-platform-workflow-solution-one-vendor-one-workflow-fully-managed
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/page/prinergy-on-demand
21 Apr 2021
Topic
15:20
Web Session: Digital Agility for a Changing Market
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https://events.drupa.de/en/event/digital-agility-for-a-changing-market
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/products/digital
https://events.drupa.de/en/event/digital-agility-for-a-changing-market
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/products/digital
22 Apr 2021
Topic
15:20
Web Session: New Process Free Plate Technology Makes Going Green Easy for All Printers
Please join us on Earth Day to find our more about our latest innovation, and how you can reduce waste & save big.
https://events.drupa.de/en/event/new-process-free-plate-technology-makes-going-green-easy-for-all-printers
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/page/sonora-process-free-plates
https://events.drupa.de/en/event/new-process-free-plate-technology-makes-going-green-easy-for-all-printers
Meanwhile, all product info can be found on: https://www.kodak.com/en/print/page/sonora-process-free-plates
Our range of products
Product categories
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.01 Publishing software
- 01.01.035 Personalization software
Personalization software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.030 Workflow systems
Workflow systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.035 Archiving software
Archiving software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.050 CIP4 applications
CIP4 applications
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.055 Color management software
Color management software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.060 Remote data transmission
Remote data transmission
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.065 JDF applications
JDF applications
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.070 PDF software
PDF software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.075 Proofing software
Proofing software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.080 Screening technologies
Screening technologies
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.02 Workflow and data handling software
- 01.02.095 Web-to-print solutions
Web-to-print solutions
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.010 Job costing and project management software
Job costing and project management software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.015 Production planning and control software
Production planning and control software
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.020 ERP systems
ERP systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.025 Management information systems
Management information systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.030 Production and machine data processing
Production and machine data processing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.035 Software for Customer Relationship Management
Software for Customer Relationship Management
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.03 Software
- 01.03.040 Analytical CRM / data mining
Analytical CRM / data mining
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.04 Software for packaging prepress
- 01.04.010 Software for production preparation
Software for production preparation
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.05 Equipment & systems for printing forme production
- 01.05.020 Computer to plate systems for offset printing
Computer to plate systems for offset printing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.05 Equipment & systems for printing forme production
- 01.05.035 Processing systems (film & printing plate)
Processing systems (film & printing plate)
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.11 Hybrid printing machines (combination of methods)
- 01.11.010 Sheet-fed hybrid printing machines
Sheet-fed hybrid printing machines
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.11 Hybrid printing machines (combination of methods)
- 01.11.015 Web-fed hybrid printing machines
Web-fed hybrid printing machines
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.010 Inkjet
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.015 Web-fed inkjet printing systems
Web-fed inkjet printing systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.020 Sheet-fed inkjet printing systems
Sheet-fed inkjet printing systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.025 Inkjet imprinting systems
Inkjet imprinting systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.050 Inkjet – coating
Inkjet – coating
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.060 Inkjet varnish
Inkjet varnish
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.080 Xerography/electrophotography
Xerography/electrophotography
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.12 Digital printing machines and digital printing systems
- 01.12.085 Xerography sheet-fed production systems
Xerography sheet-fed production systems
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.14 Pad / Tampon printing machines
Pad / Tampon printing machines
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.030 Printing machines for label printing
Printing machines for label printing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.045 Printing machines for tissue printing
Printing machines for tissue printing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.050 Printing machines for security printing
Printing machines for security printing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.060 Folding box printing and stamping machines automatic (combined)
Folding box printing and stamping machines automatic (combined)
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.090 Machines for label printing
Machines for label printing
- 01 prepress / print
- 01.15 Printing machines and systems for special printing applications
- 01.15.095 Numbering machines
Numbering machines
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.01 Software for multimedia
- 02.01.065 Software for sales and marketing planning
Software for sales and marketing planning
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.02 Services and equipment
- 02.02.030 Addressing and personalization systems
Addressing and personalization systems
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.02 Services and equipment
- 02.02.090 e-commerce for the printing industry
e-commerce for the printing industry
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.020 Product Information Management
Product Information Management
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.040 Collaboration Solutions / Groupware
Collaboration Solutions / Groupware
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.055 Monitoring and Analytics
Monitoring and Analytics
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.075 Hosting
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.080 Software as a Service
Software as a Service
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.085 Cloud
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.090 Data security
Data security
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.03 Online Service
- 02.03.095 Remote Services
Remote Services
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.010 Onlineshop
Onlineshop
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.015 Onlineprintshop
Onlineprintshop
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.020 Calculators
Calculators
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.025 Web-to-Print
Web-to-Print
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.035 E-Commerce
E-Commerce
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.085 Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems
- 02 premedia / multichannel
- 02.04 E-Business Print
- 02.04.090 (Print)Workflow Management
(Print)Workflow Management
- 03 post press / converting / packaging
- 03.01 Bookbinding machines and print finishing machines
- 03.01.135 Book-on-demand systems
Book-on-demand systems
- 03 post press / converting / packaging
- 03.01 Bookbinding machines and print finishing machines
- 03.01.565 Addressing systems for printed products
Addressing systems for printed products
- 03 post press / converting / packaging
- 03.03 finishing
- 03.03.010 Label and bar code printers
Label and bar code printers
- 04 future technologies
- 04.01 Printed electronics
- 04.01.015 Machines and equipment for organic and printed electronics
Machines and equipment for organic and printed electronics
- 04 future technologies
- 04.02 Applications for organic and printed electronics
- 04.02.050 Printed antennae
Printed antennae
- 04 future technologies
- 04.04 Industry 4.0
- 04.04.075 Mobile devices and apps
Mobile devices and apps
- 04 future technologies
- 04.04 Industry 4.0
- 04.04.085 Smart factory
Smart factory
- 05 materials
- 05.06 Ink, varnish, toner
- 05.06.115 Digital inks
- 05 materials
- 05.06 Ink, varnish, toner
- 05.06.120 Digital inks – Water-based
Digital inks – Water-based
- 05 materials
- 05.06 Ink, varnish, toner
- 05.06.155 Inkjet inks – Dye inks
Inkjet inks – Dye inks
- 05 materials
- 05.06 Ink, varnish, toner
- 05.06.160 Inkjet inks – Pigment inks
Inkjet inks – Pigment inks
- 05 materials
- 05.06 Ink, varnish, toner
- 05.06.170 Inks for pad/tampon printing
Inks for pad/tampon printing
- 05 materials
- 05.08 Printing unit interior
- 05.08.055 Accessories for printing plate production
Accessories for printing plate production
Our products
Product category: Personalization software, Workflow systems, Archiving software, CIP4 applications, Color management software, Remote data transmission, JDF applications, PDF software, Proofing software, Screening technologies, Web-to-print solutions, Job costing and project management software, Production planning and control software, ERP systems, Management information systems, Production and machine data processing, Software for Customer Relationship Management, Analytical CRM / data mining, Software for production preparation, Software for sales and marketing planning, Addressing and personalization systems, e-commerce for the printing industry, Product Information Management, Collaboration Solutions / Groupware, Monitoring and Analytics, Hosting, Software as a Service, Cloud, Data security, Remote Services, Onlineshop, Onlineprintshop, Calculators, Web-to-Print, E-Commerce, Management Information Systems, (Print)Workflow Management
KODAK PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions
- KODAK PRINERGY On Demand is your universal smart factory software platform, solely managed by Kodak.
- It's fully integrated, scalable, and powered by arguably the safest, most reliable cloud platform in the world, Microsoft Azure.
- It is the print industry's only single, smart and secure end-to-end software platform for your entire print organization.
- Our leading production workflow software is unrivaled with the broadest range of connectivity and the highest performance, flexibility and scalability in the market.
- Automation: Reduce manual touchpoints and increase productivity while mitigating risk.
- Integration: Enable better use of your data by optimizing integration with all presses, MIS/ERP systems and software applications.
- Production Efficiencies: Maximize ink usage, improve quality, reduce waste and maintain consistent, accurate color across digital and traditional press rooms
Product category: Screening technologies, Inkjet, Web-fed inkjet printing systems, Addressing and personalization systems, Book-on-demand systems, Digital inks – Water-based, Inkjet inks – Pigment inks
PROSPER ULTRA 520 Presses
- Closing the gap with Offset:
- Offset quality at 150 mpm (500 fpm). Print on glossy papers with high ink coverage at top speed.
- Achieve higher run-length cross-over with offset for low cost production.
- Efficiency: 2x – 3x faster than competition in highest quality mode
- Profit: Lowest cost digital inks create more profit per job
- Growth: Transition more work from higher cost offset or toner devices
- Higher Coverage: Low humectant water-based KODAK nanoparticulate pigment inks and proprietary NIR drying enable higher ink coverage for optimum quality and the widest range of applications
- Higher Quality: 95% larger gamut than SWOP increases sales and customer satisfaction by more accurate color-matching for the most demanding jobs
- Higher Run Length: Lowest cost digital inks create more profit per job so you can transition more work from higher cost offset or toner devices
- KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology elevates digital inkjet to another level, offering:
- Improved image quality to match offset or other analog technologies
- Expanded substrate ranges
- The lowest cost per image at production speeds
Product category: Screening technologies, Xerography/electrophotography, Xerography sheet-fed production systems, Printing machines for label printing, Folding box printing and stamping machines automatic (combined), Machines for label printing, Addressing and personalization systems, Book-on-demand systems, Digital inks
KODAK NEXFINITY Digital Press
- The Most Versatile Digital Sheetfed Platform in the World
- Kodak’s digital sheetfed presses can help you thrive, with unique technology that drives efficiency and opportunity across the industry’s broadest range of applications. Grow your business while controlling costs and reducing risk, with digital capabilities that enable you to optimize your entire operation for maximum profitability.
- Unrivaled Quality: LED imaging. 256 density levels per pixel. Vibrant photographic images
- Cloud Services: Seamless integration with PRINERGY On Demand
- Flexibility: Wide range of applications. Up to 51” long sheets
- Specialty Inks: Opaque White. Dimensional. Gold. Security. Antimicrobial
- Workflow: Powerful DFE integrates easily into existing environments
- Sustainable: Cleaner. Less energy and waste. Recyclable
Product category: Personalization software, Sheet-fed hybrid printing machines, Web-fed hybrid printing machines, Inkjet, Web-fed inkjet printing systems, Sheet-fed inkjet printing systems, Inkjet imprinting systems, Inkjet – coating, Inkjet varnish, Pad / Tampon printing machines, Printing machines for label printing, Printing machines for tissue printing, Printing machines for security printing, Folding box printing and stamping machines automatic (combined), Machines for label printing, Numbering machines, Addressing and personalization systems, Addressing systems for printed products, Label and bar code printers, Digital inks, Digital inks – Water-based, Inkjet inks – Dye inks, Inkjet inks – Pigment inks, Inks for pad/tampon printing
KODAK Digital Solutions - Imprinting Systems
Maximize the profit potential of your existing equipment
The KODAK PROSPER Imprinting Systems, built on Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology, can energize your top line with high-quality, high-speed variable capabilities that integrate directly into your analog press and finishing equipment. Historically, adding variable content to traditionally-printed pieces was a time-, labor-, and cost-intensive process, with variable data added in a separate operation.
Get inline
When you add PROSPER S-Series or PROSPER Plus printheads to your existing analog equipment, you’ll be able to produce a range of new, personalized applications that add value for your clients by helping them achieve their business objectives, requirements for cost control, and turnaround.
Quality counts
Resolution up to 600 x 900 dpi, small drop size, precise drop uniformity and placement, along with exceptional optical density and permanence, mean that PROSPER Imprinting Systems produce image quality that is difficult to distinguish from traditional print, with the added value of variability. Plus, you’ll be able to print on a wide variety of standard substrates —from uncoated to glossy— with no loss of speed or quality.
The KODAK PROSPER Imprinting Systems, built on Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology, can energize your top line with high-quality, high-speed variable capabilities that integrate directly into your analog press and finishing equipment. Historically, adding variable content to traditionally-printed pieces was a time-, labor-, and cost-intensive process, with variable data added in a separate operation.
Get inline
When you add PROSPER S-Series or PROSPER Plus printheads to your existing analog equipment, you’ll be able to produce a range of new, personalized applications that add value for your clients by helping them achieve their business objectives, requirements for cost control, and turnaround.
Quality counts
Resolution up to 600 x 900 dpi, small drop size, precise drop uniformity and placement, along with exceptional optical density and permanence, mean that PROSPER Imprinting Systems produce image quality that is difficult to distinguish from traditional print, with the added value of variability. Plus, you’ll be able to print on a wide variety of standard substrates —from uncoated to glossy— with no loss of speed or quality.
- PROSPER Plus 1/1W/2/2W Imprinting Systems:
- Available in narrow and wide configurations, versatile PROSPER Plus Systems are ideal for imprinting monochrome or four-color content on a range of substrates.
- PROSPER S-Series S5/S10/S20/S30 Imprinting Systems:
- Offset, flexo and gravure printers can integrate the power of digital print within existing pressroom and finishing operations with KODAK PROSPER Imprinting Systems.
Product category: Computer to plate systems for offset printing
KODAK SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates
- Reduce waste and save big:
- With SONORA Process Free Plates, you completely eliminate plate processing, including all the time, chemistry, water, energy, cost, and variability that go along with it. You're not only reducing your impact on the environment, you're saving money, both in prepress and on press.
- In prepress, the savings are easy to see. No more chemistry and disposal, no more water or electricity used for processing, and no more processor maintenance expenses.
- Even bigger savings are found in the pressroom, although these savings aren't as obvious. Faster makereadies and greater dot stability save time, paper, and money. Eliminating processing also means no more plate processing defects that cause press downtime and waste.
- Environmental savings:
- By eliminating the need for chemicals and reducing the use of water and electricity in prepress, SONORA Plates reduce environmental waste, help you meet local regulatory requirements, and appeal to buyers who are looking for sustainable print.
- Introducing SONORA XTRA: See the difference with Kodak's latest technology breakthrough:
- Fast enough for the fastest platesetters, including the new 80 pph MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter with T-speed
- Image contrast 3 times better than SONORA X
- Improved handling robustness
Product category: Computer to plate systems for offset printing, Processing systems (film & printing plate)
KODAK Plates
- ELECTRA MAX Thermal Plate:
- Long run lengths in UV applications, maximum resolutions, and fast imaging, so printers can get all the benefits of UV without sacrificing plate performance.
- TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plate:
- A proprietary negative working coating provides high productivity, strong resolution, excellent chemical resistance, and image durability without the need for post baking.
- ELECTRA XD Thermal Plates:
- Extremely high resolution for premium performance with day-in and day-out consistency.
- LIBRA VP2 Digital Plates:
- Next-generation violet plate delivering the quality and productivity you need to stay profitable, while helping you reduce both costs and environmental impact.
- SONORA NEWS Process Free Plates:
- Designed specifically for newspapers, KODAK SONORA NEWS Process Free Plates eliminate the costs, time and environmental impact of plate processing, plus they offer the productivity that newspapers need to keep the presses running.
- SONORA X Process Free Plates:
- Go straight from the imager to the press with no processing step in between. Kodak’s market-leading process free technology reduces waste with performance comparable to processed plates.
- SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates:
- Go straight from the imager to the press with no processing step in between. Kodak’s market-leading process free technology reduces waste with performance comparable to processed plates.
- SONORA X-N Process Free Plates:
- Provide the stability and quality of thermal imaging along with the environmental and cost benefits of process free plate making. Long run lengths and fast imaging speeds enable even large newspaper publishers to switch to process free.
- SONORA XP Process Free Plates:
- Eliminates processing and chemistry from plate making, and delivers the quality, productivity, and print capabilities your business needs to be successful.
Product category: Screening technologies, Computer to plate systems for offset printing, Accessories for printing plate production
KODAK Offset CTP Systems
- TRENDSETTER Q400/Q800 Platesetters:
- Maximum productivity and efficiency for 4-page or 8-page thermal plate imaging, with a variety of automation and speed options and the stability of SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology.
- MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter:
- The fastest 8-page CTP device on the market, boasting an impressive throughput of 80 plates per hour.
- TRENDSETTER NEWS Platesetter:
- The quality, stability, and repeatability of thermal imaging for newspaper printers.
- TRENDSETTER Q1600 Platesetter:
- Outstanding quality and reliability for large-format plate making at an affordable cost.
- TRENDSETTER Q2400/Q3600 Platesetters:
- Reliable and robust semi-automatic VLF plate making for maximum return on press.
- Certified Pre-Owned CTP Devices (KCP):
- The KODAK Certified Pre-Owned CTP Device Program (KCP) eliminates the risk of buying used equipment by providing a CTP device that has been inspected and certified by Kodak.
- GENERATION NEWS Platesetter:
- Fast, highly-automated thermal plate making ideal for medium to large newspaper printers.
- ACHIEVE T400/T800 Platesetters:
- Delivers the stability and reliability of Kodak’s thermal CTP technology at exceptional value, enabling you to provide print quality that stands out from the competition.
- MAGNUS VLF Platesetter:
- One of the fastest fully-automated VLF platesetters on the market, providing exceptional productivity and high-quality thermal imaging.
Company news
Date
Topic
20 Apr 2021
Creating Print Workflow Integration Success: Strategy, Assessment and Connection
By Todd Bigger, VP of Print, Eastman Kodak Company
When was the last time you reviewed your workflow? Not only a look at the modules and features, but the integration points that make it possible to share data and update business systems. Even a cursory look will tell you that those integration points are essential to the health of the business, which is why reviewing the current state of your workflow integration, and your options for creating an end-to-end workflow that shares data across the business is essential to long-term growth.
Looking at Your Workflows
Do you have an integration strategy? The best practice is to define and document your approach to integration and test every project against those integration policies. You should define the requirements for data exchange so that all processes share data in real time. In a typical integration project, there may be hundreds of elements to consider, custom code to be written to cross application boundaries, APIs to be updated, and SDKs to be integrated, all needing project management and testing.
Working without a strategy is like a meeting without an agenda. We all gather around a table and start talking about what we think is important. Processes, pain points, bottlenecks and ideas all compete for mindshare. At the end of the meeting there are a few action items that update processes or solve pain points.
Even if you have defined a strategy, a look at your current integration state may uncover gaps. You may find that the work needed to create seamless integration isn’t done. Look for partly installed workflow suites, islands of custom code (usually undocumented), and incomplete integrations. You may find data feeds that should be connected are missing, causing team members to manually enter needed data or to make decisions without relevant data. Incomplete integrations can stem from running out of professional services budget, inability to find integration resources, or difficulties in working with legacy blocks of code. The result is partial integration that never realizes the promise of operational efficiency. Even in a JDF-certified workflow, if the integration points aren’t connected, data cannot flow and inform, so you won’t realize the benefits of true integration.
Your integration investigation may uncover more than incomplete projects. It may uncover multiple software products intended to accomplish the same tasks. It isn’t uncommon to find multiple web-to-print and digital storefront variations alongside elements of estimating, scheduling, inventory management, and shop floor data collection tools from partially installed suites and departmental acquisitions meant to solve specific challenges. Tools may be sitting on dedicated appliances and servers, while others may sit in the cloud.
When multiple tools exist, they each work in their own way. They format the data they gather and pass in ways specific to their architecture. Two different web-to-print environments can be gathering specifications and passing them using parameters with different names. Different products may use different naming conventions for how files are stored, and profiles are maintained. Every variation is a pain point. This is the path to directories filled with custom code that may not be aging gracefully, and which must be maintained and reviewed with every software update.
When there are multiple locations, the impact is magnified. People spend time resolving the differences, or they write custom code to try to normalize them. Don’t be surprised to find that some elements of essential busines information are kept in private spreadsheets and re-keyed into primary business systems. To position for growth, this is a great time to look for a true end-to-end workflow that doesn’t rely on custom code, proprietary appliances and servers, or teams of professional services contractors with limited knowledge of the products, all working to a budget. This is the time to look for a single partner with a comprehensive solution and a team ready to create your integration success.
Successful Integration Planning
Integration is more than connecting multiple solutions. Simple connections may not adequately support the workflow architecture. The best practice is to ensure that all systems of record can share data, so look for solutions that provide seamless, end-to-end business integration, not just production shop integration.
The PRINERGY on Demand Business Solution is the only solution is the market that meets these integration requirements. With Microsoft and PrintVIS forming a solid infrastructure with Prinergy, there is no need to hire an army of integration contractors or IT experts. The Kodak team evaluates the existing environment, builds a plan to ensure that data flows between the business and production systems, and quotes a price to deliver a complete end-to-end business system. One vendor. One solution. Complete integration.
Another advantage is the platform, which is cloud based for flexibility and scalability. Working with the Microsoft platform provides integration with both Microsoft 365 and Teams, two of the most widely used business tools. It also brings PowerBI to the integration, ensuring that every member of the team has access to the dashboards needed for both simple and complex business decisions. Going forward, the data locked inside MIS and ERP systems is freed to work for the entire business bringing operational efficiency to every department.
With PRINERGY on Demand you are connected today and tomorrow. By building on the industry-leading Microsoft platform, even as new features are added, the connections remain constant. The result is reliability. Sales teams know that their data is accurate, estimations are based on current costs, and discount rates are optimized for the business. Production management has the information they need for task and machine scheduling, and inventory replenishment. Management has the overview they require and the ability to do deep dives by department as they look for growth opportunities. The result is an empowered, integrated workflow, where every function connects to future-proof your business.
To hear more from Todd, join us at virtual.drupa on Tuesday April 20 at 3:20pm CET / 9:20am EST for Kodak's web session: A single Platform Workflow Solution: One Vendor. One Workflow. Fully Managed. by Todd Bigger, Kodak's VP of Print. Register here: https://events.drupa.de/en/event/a-single-platform-workflow-solution-one-vendor-one-workflow-fully-managed
Kodak and Prinergy are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company
When was the last time you reviewed your workflow? Not only a look at the modules and features, but the integration points that make it possible to share data and update business systems. Even a cursory look will tell you that those integration points are essential to the health of the business, which is why reviewing the current state of your workflow integration, and your options for creating an end-to-end workflow that shares data across the business is essential to long-term growth.
Looking at Your Workflows
Do you have an integration strategy? The best practice is to define and document your approach to integration and test every project against those integration policies. You should define the requirements for data exchange so that all processes share data in real time. In a typical integration project, there may be hundreds of elements to consider, custom code to be written to cross application boundaries, APIs to be updated, and SDKs to be integrated, all needing project management and testing.
Working without a strategy is like a meeting without an agenda. We all gather around a table and start talking about what we think is important. Processes, pain points, bottlenecks and ideas all compete for mindshare. At the end of the meeting there are a few action items that update processes or solve pain points.
Even if you have defined a strategy, a look at your current integration state may uncover gaps. You may find that the work needed to create seamless integration isn’t done. Look for partly installed workflow suites, islands of custom code (usually undocumented), and incomplete integrations. You may find data feeds that should be connected are missing, causing team members to manually enter needed data or to make decisions without relevant data. Incomplete integrations can stem from running out of professional services budget, inability to find integration resources, or difficulties in working with legacy blocks of code. The result is partial integration that never realizes the promise of operational efficiency. Even in a JDF-certified workflow, if the integration points aren’t connected, data cannot flow and inform, so you won’t realize the benefits of true integration.
Your integration investigation may uncover more than incomplete projects. It may uncover multiple software products intended to accomplish the same tasks. It isn’t uncommon to find multiple web-to-print and digital storefront variations alongside elements of estimating, scheduling, inventory management, and shop floor data collection tools from partially installed suites and departmental acquisitions meant to solve specific challenges. Tools may be sitting on dedicated appliances and servers, while others may sit in the cloud.
When multiple tools exist, they each work in their own way. They format the data they gather and pass in ways specific to their architecture. Two different web-to-print environments can be gathering specifications and passing them using parameters with different names. Different products may use different naming conventions for how files are stored, and profiles are maintained. Every variation is a pain point. This is the path to directories filled with custom code that may not be aging gracefully, and which must be maintained and reviewed with every software update.
When there are multiple locations, the impact is magnified. People spend time resolving the differences, or they write custom code to try to normalize them. Don’t be surprised to find that some elements of essential busines information are kept in private spreadsheets and re-keyed into primary business systems. To position for growth, this is a great time to look for a true end-to-end workflow that doesn’t rely on custom code, proprietary appliances and servers, or teams of professional services contractors with limited knowledge of the products, all working to a budget. This is the time to look for a single partner with a comprehensive solution and a team ready to create your integration success.
Successful Integration Planning
Integration is more than connecting multiple solutions. Simple connections may not adequately support the workflow architecture. The best practice is to ensure that all systems of record can share data, so look for solutions that provide seamless, end-to-end business integration, not just production shop integration.
The PRINERGY on Demand Business Solution is the only solution is the market that meets these integration requirements. With Microsoft and PrintVIS forming a solid infrastructure with Prinergy, there is no need to hire an army of integration contractors or IT experts. The Kodak team evaluates the existing environment, builds a plan to ensure that data flows between the business and production systems, and quotes a price to deliver a complete end-to-end business system. One vendor. One solution. Complete integration.
Another advantage is the platform, which is cloud based for flexibility and scalability. Working with the Microsoft platform provides integration with both Microsoft 365 and Teams, two of the most widely used business tools. It also brings PowerBI to the integration, ensuring that every member of the team has access to the dashboards needed for both simple and complex business decisions. Going forward, the data locked inside MIS and ERP systems is freed to work for the entire business bringing operational efficiency to every department.
With PRINERGY on Demand you are connected today and tomorrow. By building on the industry-leading Microsoft platform, even as new features are added, the connections remain constant. The result is reliability. Sales teams know that their data is accurate, estimations are based on current costs, and discount rates are optimized for the business. Production management has the information they need for task and machine scheduling, and inventory replenishment. Management has the overview they require and the ability to do deep dives by department as they look for growth opportunities. The result is an empowered, integrated workflow, where every function connects to future-proof your business.
To hear more from Todd, join us at virtual.drupa on Tuesday April 20 at 3:20pm CET / 9:20am EST for Kodak's web session: A single Platform Workflow Solution: One Vendor. One Workflow. Fully Managed. by Todd Bigger, Kodak's VP of Print. Register here: https://events.drupa.de/en/event/a-single-platform-workflow-solution-one-vendor-one-workflow-fully-managed
Kodak and Prinergy are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company
07 Apr 2021
Kodak to present game-changing technology that helps commercial, publication and packaging printers boost their profitability at virtual.drupa 2021
Rochester, NY, March 25, 2021 – Kodak’s unrivaled portfolio of breakthrough offset, digital and software solutions will be on display to the global print community at virtual.drupa 2021 from April 20 to 23. Featured Kodak products will include:
· The KODAK PROSPER ULTRA 520 Digital Press, which redefines inkjet production printing, closes the gap with offset. Utilizing KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology, this web press prints near-offset quality images two to three times faster than competitors across a broad range of commercial print substrates using cost-effective water-based KODAK inks.
· The UTECO Sapphire EVO W Press, powered by KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology, is the first digital press for flexible packaging to match the productivity of flexo and the quality of gravure. Kodak will also highlight the Sapphire EVO M Press, powered by KODAK Stream Technology, which has been successfully established in the growing packaging market.
· The KODAK NEXFINITY Digital Press, which boasts the versatility printers need to handle a wide range of jobs with maximum productivity. NEXFINITY offers unprecedented sheet-fed flexibility regarding substrates, sheet sizes and thicknesses along with production using a wide selection of special inks in its Fifth Imaging Unit.
· KODAK PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions, the printing industry’s first and only fully integrated and managed business software portfolio including MIS/ERP, Ecommerce, and collaboration applications. This scalable, automated end-to-end solution gives customers a single platform to work from and one vendor to work with, eliminating hidden costs and finger pointing.
· SONORA XTRA, Kodak’s next-generation process free plate delivering faster imaging speeds, stronger image contrast and improved handling robustness, plus sustainability and waste savings in prepress and on press.
· The KODAK MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter with T-speed, the world’s fastest 8-page CTP device, is capable of imaging up to 80 plates per hour.
· The KODAK MAGNUS Q4800 Platesetter, a new solution for extra-large format (XLF) plate imaging, offering the fastest throughput for XLF size plates for 96-page presses.
“Kodak provides a full portfolio of offset, digital and software solutions designed to deliver print that pays, and this virtual event will provide a perfect showcase for our latest innovations,” said Jim Continenza, Executive Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak Company.
Kodak will welcome visitors to virtual.drupa in its exhibitor showroom at https://virtual.drupa.com/vis/v1/en/exhibitors/drupa2020.2680912. In addition, Kodak will hold three interactive web sessions:
· A single Platform Workflow Solution: One vendor. One Workflow. Fully managed. – Tuesday, April 20, 15:20–15:50 CET
· Digital Agility for a Changing Market – Wednesday, April 21, 15:20–15:50 CET
· New Process Free Plate Technology Makes Going Green Easy for All Printers – Thursday, April 22, 15:20–15:50 CET
Attendees can sign up free of charge on virtual.drupa.com, where they can also learn more about the diverse services and features envisaged for the online show.
About Kodak
Kodak is a global technology company focused on print and advanced materials & chemicals. We provide industry-leading hardware, software, consumables and services primarily to customers in commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment. We are committed to environmental stewardship and ongoing leadership in developing sustainable solutions. Our broad portfolio of superior products, responsive support and world-class R&D make Kodak solutions a smart investment for customers looking to improve their profitability and drive growth. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at Kodak.com and engage with us on Twitter @KodakPrint and on LinkedIn at Kodak Print
Kodak, MAGNUS, NEXFINITY, PRINERGY, PROSPER ULTRA, SONORA XTRA and ULTRASTREAM are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Uteco and Sapphire are trademarks of the Uteco Group (Uteco Converting S.p.A.).
Media Contact: Gill Beard, Kodak, +44 (0)192 365 2727, gillian.beard@kodak.com
· The KODAK PROSPER ULTRA 520 Digital Press, which redefines inkjet production printing, closes the gap with offset. Utilizing KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology, this web press prints near-offset quality images two to three times faster than competitors across a broad range of commercial print substrates using cost-effective water-based KODAK inks.
· The UTECO Sapphire EVO W Press, powered by KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology, is the first digital press for flexible packaging to match the productivity of flexo and the quality of gravure. Kodak will also highlight the Sapphire EVO M Press, powered by KODAK Stream Technology, which has been successfully established in the growing packaging market.
· The KODAK NEXFINITY Digital Press, which boasts the versatility printers need to handle a wide range of jobs with maximum productivity. NEXFINITY offers unprecedented sheet-fed flexibility regarding substrates, sheet sizes and thicknesses along with production using a wide selection of special inks in its Fifth Imaging Unit.
· KODAK PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions, the printing industry’s first and only fully integrated and managed business software portfolio including MIS/ERP, Ecommerce, and collaboration applications. This scalable, automated end-to-end solution gives customers a single platform to work from and one vendor to work with, eliminating hidden costs and finger pointing.
· SONORA XTRA, Kodak’s next-generation process free plate delivering faster imaging speeds, stronger image contrast and improved handling robustness, plus sustainability and waste savings in prepress and on press.
· The KODAK MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter with T-speed, the world’s fastest 8-page CTP device, is capable of imaging up to 80 plates per hour.
· The KODAK MAGNUS Q4800 Platesetter, a new solution for extra-large format (XLF) plate imaging, offering the fastest throughput for XLF size plates for 96-page presses.
“Kodak provides a full portfolio of offset, digital and software solutions designed to deliver print that pays, and this virtual event will provide a perfect showcase for our latest innovations,” said Jim Continenza, Executive Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak Company.
Kodak will welcome visitors to virtual.drupa in its exhibitor showroom at https://virtual.drupa.com/vis/v1/en/exhibitors/drupa2020.2680912. In addition, Kodak will hold three interactive web sessions:
· A single Platform Workflow Solution: One vendor. One Workflow. Fully managed. – Tuesday, April 20, 15:20–15:50 CET
· Digital Agility for a Changing Market – Wednesday, April 21, 15:20–15:50 CET
· New Process Free Plate Technology Makes Going Green Easy for All Printers – Thursday, April 22, 15:20–15:50 CET
Attendees can sign up free of charge on virtual.drupa.com, where they can also learn more about the diverse services and features envisaged for the online show.
About Kodak
Kodak is a global technology company focused on print and advanced materials & chemicals. We provide industry-leading hardware, software, consumables and services primarily to customers in commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment. We are committed to environmental stewardship and ongoing leadership in developing sustainable solutions. Our broad portfolio of superior products, responsive support and world-class R&D make Kodak solutions a smart investment for customers looking to improve their profitability and drive growth. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at Kodak.com and engage with us on Twitter @KodakPrint and on LinkedIn at Kodak Print
Kodak, MAGNUS, NEXFINITY, PRINERGY, PROSPER ULTRA, SONORA XTRA and ULTRASTREAM are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Uteco and Sapphire are trademarks of the Uteco Group (Uteco Converting S.p.A.).
Media Contact: Gill Beard, Kodak, +44 (0)192 365 2727, gillian.beard@kodak.com
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Kodak is a global technology company focused on print and advanced materials & chemicals.
We provide industry-leading hardware, software, consumables and services primarily to customers in commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
We are committed to environmental stewardship and ongoing leadership in developing sustainable solutions.
Our broad portfolio of superior products, responsive support and world-class R&D make Kodak solutions a smart investment for customers looking to improve their profitability and drive growth. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at Kodak.com and engage with us on Twitter @KodakPrint and on LinkedIn at Kodak Print
We provide industry-leading hardware, software, consumables and services primarily to customers in commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
We are committed to environmental stewardship and ongoing leadership in developing sustainable solutions.
Our broad portfolio of superior products, responsive support and world-class R&D make Kodak solutions a smart investment for customers looking to improve their profitability and drive growth. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at Kodak.com and engage with us on Twitter @KodakPrint and on LinkedIn at Kodak Print