09.25.19
Toppan Forms, an information solutions company and user of KODAK PROSPER Presses, achieved a milestone when it returned a jetting module built with KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology for refurbishment after more than 34,000 hours of operation.
This equates to printing non-stop for almost four years and printing enough A4 pages to reach the moon three times over. The KODAK inkjet head was installed in one of Toppan Forms’ KODAK PROSPER Presses in 2014.
“Toppan Forms’ achievement speaks to its operational excellence as a print service provider of digitally produced print communication," said Will Mansfield, director of Worldwide Product Marketing and Category Management for Kodak’s Enterprise Inkjet Systems. "It’s also a testament to the reliability of PROSPER Presses in the most demanding of print environments.”
Toppan Forms has tripled its jetting module life over the past five years and their performance exceeds that of all other press installations worldwide. Since installing its first PROSPER press, Toppan Forms expanded its print service to include color direct mail, transactional and personalized educational applications.
KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology is unique from other digital technologies like drop-on-demand (DOD). First, the ink is continuously flowing through the jetting modules and only the drops that are needed for printing fall to the paper while the rest of the drops are deflected and recirculated. This process enables faster speeds that may complement or replace analog printing methods such as offset, flexo and rotogravure. Second, Stream Inkjet Technology uses environmentally-friendly water-based pigment inks that cost less and provide a wider color gamut than DOD inks. Third, the jetting modules are returned to Kodak where a majority of the jetting module components are reused in the refurbishment process. Not only does this create less waste, but it also enables a sustainable cost-effective solution that is good for the planet.
This equates to printing non-stop for almost four years and printing enough A4 pages to reach the moon three times over. The KODAK inkjet head was installed in one of Toppan Forms’ KODAK PROSPER Presses in 2014.
“Toppan Forms’ achievement speaks to its operational excellence as a print service provider of digitally produced print communication," said Will Mansfield, director of Worldwide Product Marketing and Category Management for Kodak’s Enterprise Inkjet Systems. "It’s also a testament to the reliability of PROSPER Presses in the most demanding of print environments.”
Toppan Forms has tripled its jetting module life over the past five years and their performance exceeds that of all other press installations worldwide. Since installing its first PROSPER press, Toppan Forms expanded its print service to include color direct mail, transactional and personalized educational applications.
KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology is unique from other digital technologies like drop-on-demand (DOD). First, the ink is continuously flowing through the jetting modules and only the drops that are needed for printing fall to the paper while the rest of the drops are deflected and recirculated. This process enables faster speeds that may complement or replace analog printing methods such as offset, flexo and rotogravure. Second, Stream Inkjet Technology uses environmentally-friendly water-based pigment inks that cost less and provide a wider color gamut than DOD inks. Third, the jetting modules are returned to Kodak where a majority of the jetting module components are reused in the refurbishment process. Not only does this create less waste, but it also enables a sustainable cost-effective solution that is good for the planet.