Inkjet & Digital Printing
Scodix joins HP Graphics Solutions Partner Program
Monday 10. May 2010 - Scodix Ltd., the leading developer of digital enhancement presses, today announced that it has joined the HP Graphics Solutions Partner Program to offer Graphic Workflow solutions to HP customers. HP Graphics Solutions Partner products are graphic arts printing technologies that help create the open environment needed for streamlined productivity, giving customers greater flexibility with specific capabilities to address key market segments that are customizable and scalable to unique business needs.
“We are excited to be part of the HP Graphics Solutions Partner Program,” says Ziki Kuly, vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Scodix. “Scodix leads the post-press process into the digital era and will open new doors with its DigitalEmbossing offering. As an HP partner we can work together on offering amazing printed products both with color and enhanced qualities,” adds Mr. Kuly.
Scodixs flagship, the Scodix1200 will be launched in Hall 12, Stand B120 at IPEX 2010, which will take place from May 18 – 25, 2010 in Birmingham, and is scheduled for release immediately following IPEX 2010. The Scodix1200 enables effortlessly digital embossing on selective areas (gloss or matte) on printed media with a unique and thick varnish of up to 70 microns dual-sided, thereby enriching the printed application with an embossing effect that gives dimensionality and texture to images and words.
Its easy-to-use digital interface supports Variable Data Embossing (VDE) for personalized applications, such as greeting cards, business cards, invitations, book covers, stationery as well as photo albums and other W2P applications, and it is ideal for short, medium and long runs. The Scodix1200 stores all image data digitally from a PC, works with both PDF and Tiff files in a variety of formats including B2 and A3 and accepts a wide selection of substrates (135-500 gr/m2).
“The HP Graphics Solutions Partner Program offers a comprehensive range of solutions designed to drive print service providers profitable growth and competitive differentiation, and products like the Scodix1200 DigitalEmbossing offering will increase opportunities for HP customers,” says Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo division, HP.