Worldcolor to Install Kodak Prosper 5000XL Press

For book printers, the Kodak Prosper Press Platform offers a solution that, in many applications, will be superior to offset for run lengths up to 7,000 copies, greatly enhancing supply chain efficiency by reducing obsolescence and wastage from a publisher's perspective. When combined with the Muller Martini Sigmaline in-line finishing system, the Prosper Press delivers a complete files-to-books system. Along with traditional mass market and trade books, the Prosper Press Platform can be used to efficiently print customized course materials. The press’ variable speeds, simple paper path and variable cut-off capabilities allow better system utilization, low startup and makeready waste, and savings in paper consumption, which along with improved energy efficiency and the use of water-based inks conforms to the increasing customer demand for environmentally responsible printing practices.