Komori America and Highcon enter strategic partnership

Under the terms of the agreement, Komori America will sell and support the entire Highcon product line. A Highcon Euclid III is to be installed in the Komori America demo center before the end of the year.

The partnership forms part of Komori’s overall strategy to create new value and richer communications through ‘connected print’, and the ability to effectively connect various processes to Komori’s diverse functions with the latest technologies. Komori has identified Highcon digital finishing technology as the ‘perfect complement’ to its offset press technology, as well as the new Impremia IS29 sheet-fed 29in UV inkjet printing system.

The two companies have previously formed a strategic partnership for Japan, with Komori selling and supporting Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing products in the Japanese market, as reported here.

In addition to removing bottlenecks in the post-press process, the Highcon systems, including Euclid, Beam and Pulse, provide increased design flexibility with the ability to produce intricate cutouts, etching, unique scoring capability and cut over creasing. This allows print providers to offer a wide range of applications, from unique packaging to customization with variable data cutting, web-to-pack and even 3D modelling.

Jacki Hudmon, Sr, vice president of new business development at Komori America, commented: ‘We are very excited about this partnership because it underscores Komori’s commitment to helping our customers develop a successful path to becoming a print media enterprise with the ability to cover both analog and digital workflows, from print to finishing. It will allow our customers greater flexibility for delivering innovative applications and a faster time to market.’

Ron Kukla, Americas sales director for Highcon, added: ‘The partnership with Komori America will help us reach a wide range of digital and conventional customers. The recognition of our revolutionary technology by Komori with its 100 years of focus on reliability and quality is a powerful endorsement.’