Kodak has won two prestigious InterTech Technology Awards for the Uteco digital press Sapphire EVO M with Kodak Stream inkjet technology and by packaging inks Kodak Prosper QD and the Movie Optimizer Agent (foa, for its acronym in English). The InterTech ™ Technology Awards, sponsored by the Printing United Alliance, are a recognition of innovative technologies that, in the discretion of an independent jury, can impact graphic communications and related industries.
The Sapphire EVO M is the first high-speed production inkjet printing system for flexible packaging and produces high-quality images with water-based inks on substrates ranging from paper to film. This printing system offers low running costs and high productivity with consistent print quality. Prosper QD packaging inks and film optimizing agent combine high speed, high quality and low cost of consumables in films and plastics.
James workman, Vice President of Technology and Research for the Printing United Alliance, revealed that the jury highlighted the disruptive potential of the Sapphire EVO M printing system as it enables flexible packaging printers to migrate jobs from traditional to digital printing processes and helps to brand owners implement new and creative concepts and business development campaigns in packaging. Regarding Kodak Prosper QD packaging inks and the FOA, he mentioned that the jury was especially impressed by the chemical advancements that allow printing with Kodak inkjet technology at high speeds, even on non-packaging substrates. porous.
