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NEWS DIGITAL

Card Factory’s
Kodak to show new inkjet web bumper results

at Hunkeler Innovationdays Card Factory will file

higher than expected profits
despite the impact of strike
Kodak will showcase the transition from offset to digi- action at Royal Mail on its
recently launched Prosper tal production with its qual- online business. The retailer
Ultra 520 inkjet web press ity, productivity and specialises in a value-for-
for the first time in Europe application capabilities,” said money range of greetings
at Hunkeler Innovationdays Jim Continenza, Kodak exec- cards, gifts, wraps and bags.
in Lucerne, Switzerland utive chairman and CEO. It has its own manufacturing
next month. facility in Yorkshire, where
Kodak said the machine, “Kodak Prosper presses, with most of its cards are pro-
which will be the highlight their high-speed architecture duced.
on its booth (Hall 2, P5), and use of proprietary water-
takes full advantage of the based nanoparticulate pig- In a trading update, Card
manufacturer’s Ultrastream ment inks and optimiser Factory said that sales for the
continuous inkjet technology Kodak to showcase its new Prosper Ultra 520 inkjet web press agents, provide complete 11 months to 31 December
“to deliver outstanding off- rewinder along with the design that Kodak said will solutions for high-output, 2022 were £432.6m, com-
set-quality print at high Hunkeler WI8 web inspec- demonstrate the Prosper cost-effective printing of a pared with £337.3m for the
speeds, offers great applica- tion system via its open archi- Ultra 520’s ability to print broad range of applications same period in the prior year.
tion flexibility and enables tecture interface. heavy ink coverage on stand- in all segments of the print Card Factory’s board now
printers to profitably shift The press will print three ard offset paper at 150m/ market.” expects EBITDA in the finan-
more jobs from traditional versions of a ‘magalogue’ min. Hunkeler Innovationdays cial year to 31 January to be
offset to digital”. (blend of magazine and cata- “We are excited to use “at least” £106m, compared
It will present a roll-to-roll logue) live at the show, with Hunkeler Innovationdays for will take place at Messe with previous estimates of
configuration in which the different editorial and mar- the European premiere of the Lucerne from 27 February to just under £97m. Store reve-
Prosper Ultra 520 is inte- keting content. This applica- Kodak Prosper Ultra 520 2 March. Registration for the nue was up 7.1% on a like-for-
grated with a Hunkeler UW8 tion includes large high press. This breakthrough event is open now at: innova- like basis. Online sales were
unwinder and RW8 resolution images and a inkjet press eases printers’ tiondays.com/en. down 27.6%.
L’Oréal takes stake in inkjet Fedrigoni launches

innovator calendar project

Fedrigoni has unveiled
Beauty giant L’Oréal has
invested in a Korean start-up the latest edition of its
business that is using inkjet annual calendar project,
tech to print temporary tat- Fedrigoni 365. This year,
toos. 365 creatives were asked to
The minority investment express an overarching
in Prinker Korea has been theme: the emotion of love.
made via L’Oréal’s strategic Contributors to the project
venture fund, Bold. were asked to spread this The project is themed on love
Prinker Korea was estab- message by expressing their
lished in South Korea in Prinker: “the world’s first digital temporary tattoo device” interpretation of love as the to felt-marked, and pearles-
2015. The business has devel- core inspiration behind their cent to recycled.
oped a handheld inkjet resistant, but also easy to The two companies have designs, ranging from This year the book is cre-
printer that can print tattoo remove with soap or make- already been working romantic relationships – ated with several different
designs direct-to-person, up remover. The inks used together developing a new resulting in both love and paper stocks including Sirio
using either a design library have been approved by US application for the Prinker heartbreak – to more pla- Color, Sirio Color Rough,
or personalised designs. and EU authorities, and are technology – L’Oréal Brow tonic expressions of love with Sirio Pearl, Ispira,
It is described as “the classified as cosmetic prod- Magic. This was described as friends and family. Woodstock, Freelife Merida,
The book is printed on an
world’s first digital tempo- ucts. Prinker’s bestselling “the first handheld, elec- array of red to pink hues from and Materica. Each book is
rary tattoo device”. system is currently on offer tronic brow make-up applica- Fedrigoni’s collection of fine then wrapped in another
A special primer is applied priced from £230.99, with tor to provide consumers papers, each range showcas- paper, Imitlin E/R05 Tela,
to the skin first, and the print additional primer and ink with their most precise brow ing unique features – from which is normally used as a
output is described as water- sets at around £100. shape”. uncoated to coated, smooth packaging grade.
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