LAST SHOWGIRL SHINES FOR KODAK

Kodak caused a stir at Hunkeler Innovationdays, with a spectacular application printed on the Kodak Prosper 7000 Turbo Press being demonstrated on the show floor at the global event for digital printing held in Switzerland.

Kodak demonstrated the speed of what it claims is the world's fastest web-fed inkjet press, which was on show in Europe for the first time, by printing excerpts from the movie, “The Last Showgirl” and two music videos, Kesha’s Joyride and AntsLive’s Captain Ants that were all shot on Kodak Film to simulate the effect of a movie being projected.

Leveraging its Turbo mode, the Prosper 7000 Turbo Press printed the movie sequences with water-based Kodak Ektacolor inks at a speed of 410 metres a minute. When printing the images, the Prosper 7000 Turbo Press achieved a frame rate that meant the movies were played back smoothly on the monitors of the press's quality monitoring system.

Kodak said the intriguing cinema show on paper impressed the guests, and demonstrated the capability of the Prosper 7000 Turbo Press for the highly productive printing of direct mail, commercial, transactional, and book printing jobs.

“With this showcase we celebrate our heritage in film and our current breakthroughs in high-speed inkjet technology,” commented Jim Continenza, executive chairman and CEO, Kodak. “This combination highlights our ongoing commitment to innovation and developing technology that will revolutionise and advance the printing industry.”