Inkjet printing press UTECO Sapphire EVO W

for packagingfor paper4-color

The Sapphire EVO W is the first digital press for flexible packaging to match the productivity of flexography and the quality of gravure. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Combines KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology with Uteco’s rugged press design, gravure priming unit, flexo-white and post coating. Bring the endless opportunities of digital printing into mainstream production of flexible packaging. UNEQUALED DIGITAL PRODUCTIVITY Up to 8x more productive than other digital presses thanks to 150 mpm (500 fpm) print speed in highest quality mode across the 1.26 m (49.6 in.) web. Respond faster to customer needs with tremendous savings in time, makeready and costs. QUALITY THAT RIVALS GRAVURE KODAK ULTRASTREAM CMYK inkjet at 600 x 1,800 dpi produces print quality equivalent to traditional gravure with drop placement accuracy that exceeds other inkjet technologies. Provide digital efficiency to your customers without compromising quality. HIGH RUNS = HIGHER PROFITS Kodak’s economical ink allows for higher run-length cross-over with flexography and gravure. With running costs that are ½ the leading digital competitor, drive more profit by growing higher value digital jobs. HUMAN-FRIENDLY INKS Kodak’s eco-friendly, water-based nanoparticulate pigment CMYK inks contain minimal Volatile Organic Compounds and do not require a hazardous waste removal process. They're also food safe for indirect contact in packaging applications. WIDE-RANGING SUBSTRATE CHOICES Print on the most commonly used flexible packaging materials, such as PP, BOPP, PE, PET, PETG, PVdC PET, OPA, PVC, Foils and Paper, with an integrated high-speed in-line priming station.