Kodak Flexes Award-Winning Packaging Solutions Portfolio and Customer Successes at INFO*FLEX 2011

At INFO*FLEX 2011, package printers, trade shops and brand owners looking to do more with less in their flexo printing operations will find value in Kodak’s industry expertise and packaging solutions portfolio showcased in booth 701/800. Kodak will spotlight the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System, KODAK Unified Workflow Solutions for Packaging and new KODAK SPOTLESS Flexographic Solutions, all designed to help customers lower costs, improve quality, streamline production and create high-impact packaging to drive growth, revenue and profit opportunities.

Kodak will feature Flexo applications including labels, flexible packaging, folding carton and lenticular printing. FTA INFO*FLEX/Forums takes place on April 30–May 3, 2011, at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Kodak invites attendees to the Forum Preview Reception on April 30, 2011, for an evening of networking and a preview of what Kodak will share at Forum 2011. Reception attendees will hear from Dr. John Anderson, Packaging Segment Director, Americas, Kodak, and learn how to make the most out of Kodak’s Flexo solutions while driving business growth and profitability. To learn more about the reception or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/mf05dz.

“Today’s label and packaging printers and brand owners are continually looking for ways to do more with less—specifically with regards to flexo printing,” noted Dr. Anderson. “INFO*FLEX Expo is the perfect opportunity for our customers to learn about our latest technologies, best practices and recent successes. We’re excited to work side-by-side with our customers to show strong growth and provide exciting opportunities around every corner.”

Scheduled to speak at this year’s conference is Nick Brunk, National Sales Manager, Packaging Segment, Kodak. Brunk’s presentation, titled “More with Less: A Flexography Fable,” will take place at the INFO*FLEX Forum Presentation Theater on Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 4:05 to 4:20 p.m. On Monday, May 2, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jean Engelke, past Chair of Forum and current Future Product Marketing Manager at Kodak, will speak at the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) Session.

Kodak will offer attendees a preview of the new KODAK SPOTLESS Flexographic Solutions—an intuitive, customer friendly solution for the generation of accurate process color recipes for spot color replacement in flexo printing. The solution enables customers to more easily take advantage of the expanded color gamut, production efficiency and cost saving benefits enabled by KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plate technology.

KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates, through greater print stability, higher densities and expanded color gamut, enable greater use of four color process printing and replacement of many spot colors. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, accurate recipes for spot color replacement are required that take into account the unique highlight characteristics (minimum printed dot) of wide web flexo printing. The KODAK SPOTLESS Flexographic Solutions enable characterization of specific print conditions and the generation of recipe libraries for spot color replacement.