UTECO Sapphire EVO W Press
Get the quality of gravure and the productivity of flexography in a digital print solution with the UTECO Sapphire EVO W Press. We've partnered with Uteco to put the power of KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology into their extra-wide press for flexible substrates. This innovative hybrid option for the packaging industry delivers superb quality and high run lengths at a low operating cost.
3.75pLDrop size delivered by KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology, enabling 600 x 1,800 dpi print quality
8xproductivityFrom the Sapphire EVO W Press over digital press competitors, with top speeds of 500 fpm (150 mpm)
50%lowerOperating costs compared to other leading digital packaging presses—boosting profits thanks to Kodak inkjet technology
700+patentsHeld by Kodak for inkjet innovation, demonstrating decades of expertise we bring to our partners
Partnering for Print that Pays
Kodak and Uteco's partnership combines the best of both worlds, through a hybrid press designed for packaging substrates. The press delivers the versatility, speed, and economy of inkjet, with a gravure priming unit and flexographic post coating. Interested in a Kodak partnership? Get in touch now.
Unrivaled Quality for Packaging Print
The Sapphire EVO W Press is the first flexible packaging press to harness Kodak's ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology. With 200 lpi output, equivalent to gravure, delivers uncompromising quality for packaging applications.
Digital Print Opens Up Opportunities
The Kodak-Uteco partnership helps flexible packaging printers meet new market demands.
- Cost-effective shorter runs and prototyping
- Variable data capabilities
- Higher-value jobs
- Easy-to-use digital front end to streamline workflow and keep pace as business grows
Premium Inks for the Packaging Industry
KODACHROME Inks deliver brighter, sharper, purer colors compared to offset. Micro-milled, nanoparticulate pigments result in exceptional color purity and astounding optical density. Paired with KODAK OPTIMAX Primers allows printing on practically any substrate.
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