Kodak, Graphic Innovators Announce Partnership

ROCHESTER, NY—Kodak and Graphic Innovators are partnering to provide customers with new opportunities to expand their offerings using hybrid inkjet printing. The agreement establishes Graphic Innovators as an authorized sales agent of Kodak Prosper S-Series imprinting systems to customers in the Americas region.

Graphic Innovators specializes in the sale of new, remanufactured, and used web offset presses and auxiliary equipment for publishing, packaging and commercial printing. In addition to its current services, the Elk Grove Village, IL-based firm now will be a sales agent for Kodak Prosper S-Series systems to its customers and have the capability to integrate the systems into a customer’s environment.

“The beauty of the Prosper S-Series system is that it’s a scalable solution that allows printers with offset equipment to enter the digital arena,” said Paul Minasian, vice president/general manager, Graphic Innovators. “Our vast integration experience will help our customers create new markets and profit centers for their businesses. We view this as a ‘win-win-win’ for our customers, for Kodak, and for Graphic Innovators.”

“We’re excited to have Graphic Innovators as an authorized sales agent to help expand our reach in hybrid print applications,” added Jerry Miller, Kodak’s Americas regional general manager, Digital Printing Solutions. “The Prosper S-Series is ideal for inkjet addressing, customized coupons, geo-coding and personalized travel offers. Plus, hybrid printing enables fewer manufacturing steps and reduces labor, handling, storage, and waste.”