Kodak Nexpress ink wins InterTech award

Printing Industries of America (PIA) recently presented Kodak with a 2012 InterTech Technology Award for its Nexpress Red Fluorescing Dry Ink. The ink helps printers provide increased security and fraud protection on documents, packaging, promotional, and direct mail materials and is part of the Kodak Nexpress Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions portfolio.

This year’s InterTech Technology Award marks the third time Kodak has received Printing Industries of America recognition for its Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions. In 2005, Kodak was recognized for the initial launch of the Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions, and in 2009, for its addition of the new Dimensional Printing Solution.
 
The Red Fluorescing Dry Ink can be used to print inline on a wide range of substrates and appears clear until it is illuminated with an ultraviolet light source. The intensity of the red ink can be controlled by the amount of ink applied during the printing process, but it appears virtually invisible to the naked eye. Similar to other Nexpress Dry Inks, Red Fluorescing Ink does not contain VOCs.

As a security system, Kodak Red Fluorescing Dry Ink is suitable for printing admission tickets, 2D and QR barcodes, and limited-production print jobs where fraud and counterfeiting issues are a top priority. At Alcom, a marketing company, Kodak’s Red Fluorescing Ink was used to combat counterfeit ticketing for major-league games. Alcom relied on the Red Fluorescing Ink to apply an invisible team logo on each printed ticket. Tickets were later checked at the admission gate using UV lighting, and any without the logo were immediately deemed unauthentic.

‘Red Fluorescing Ink is a great example of how Kodak provides its customers with differentiating solutions to help meet their needs,’ said Steve Fletcher, Kodak’s vice president and general manager of electrophotographic printing solutions. ‘The combination of Red Fluorescing Ink and variable-data printing provides printers with fraud protection and security printing opportunities, and new capabilities often lead to greater customer satisfaction and additional business growth.’

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