Komori and Kodak announced a strategic partnership that will deliver seamless interoperability between Komori's KP-Connect (K-Station 4) Printing Task Control Software and Kodak's Prinergy Workflow. By integrating these two systems, Komori and Kodak will increase the automation and productivity of their customers. Automating communication between the two products gives users of Komori offset and digital presses a powerful shop floor scheduling solution and automated prepress functions. With this new combination of prepress and production workflows, customers will experience the benefits of reduced labor costs, fewer errors and faster order completion, opening up additional revenue opportunities from short run and quick turnaround jobs. The integrated workflow solution combines the powerful RBA (Rules-Based Automation) feature of the Prinergy Workflow with real-time process management from K-Station 4's scheduling via CIP4/JDF. The combined solution provides a robust yet flexible automated prepress process.
"In order to increase productivity of printing companies, Komori is promoting the KP-Connect Alliance Program in which every step of a vendor's product is bi-directionally connected with Komori's KP-Connect," said Eiji Kajita, Director and Operating Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Komori Corporation.