Inkjet & Digital Printing
Kodaks Graphic Communications Group (GCG) and Océ-Nederland BV Sign Partnership Agreement in the Netherlands
Friday 10. October 2008 - Océ-Nederland BV to sell KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses
Kodaks Graphic Communications Group (GCG) has announced a partnership agreement with Océ-Nederland BV, whereby Océ will sell the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses directly in the Netherlands. A similar relationship already exists for the German market.
Commencing October 1st 2008, Océ will now be licensed to sell directly the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses to its customer base. These high end presses including the KODAK NEXPRESS S3600, S3000, S2500 and S2100 Digital Production Color Presses, offer up to 5 color digital printing capability at speeds ranging from 2,100 to 3,600 A3 5/0 sheets per hour, or 70 to 120 A4/letter pages per minute.
Bringing a new level of modularity to the digital production color market, the S-Class NEXPRESS Presses offer flexible front end options, input and output accessories, unique security application capabilities and onsite upgradeability. These offerings enable print providers to deliver unique applications, drive more print volume and grow their businesses. The fifth station offers the option to add in-line a wide array of features: watermarking, glossing, protection coating, color gamut expansion, MICR, security/UV features and dimensional textures. Modular features of the presses include input feeder options with up to 11,000 sheet capacity, collation capability of up to five different media, and both cut sheet and roll fed paper on the same press. Output options support multiple high capacity deliveries, as well as an inline or near-line booklet maker.
“We are delighted to be partnering with Océ-Nederland BV to sell the high end NEXPRESS Presses in the Netherlands,” comments Philippe Berte, Managing Director Kodaks GCG, Benelux & Nordics. “We believe that there is a huge market out there for digital production color presses and working together we can offer a wide range of end users the ideal solution for their businesses.”
“The KODAK NEXPRESS Presses are among the best digital production color presses on the market,” comments Jan Verschaeren Managing Director of Océ-Nederland BV. “We endeavour at all times to offer our customers a broad selection for their printing needs and so by adding them to our product portfolio we are completing the range of presses that we provide. We are very much looking forward to working closely with Kodak and firmly believe that this partnership will provide huge added value for our customer base here in the Netherlands,” he adds.
KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.