Kodak GCG and Zeeshan join hands
The Kodak Trendsetter 800 III Quantum platesetter.
At a lavish rendezvous at the Westin Hotel, Dhaka, Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (GCG) announced their partnership with Zeeshan International Agencies Pvt Ltd on August 30, 2008.
Graphic Communications Group offers solutions for commercial printing as well as for publishing and packaging industries. They offer products and systems designed to help customers grow their businesses.
Zeeshan International has had sixteen years of experience in the business of supplying newsprint, paperboards and petrochem products in Bangladesh. Backed by efficient sales and service support and customer relations, the firm has already carved a niche in Bangladesh.
The programme also served as a platform for the introduction of Kodak's Computer to Plate (CTP) machines in Bangladesh. CTP is an imaging technology used in printing processes, where an image created in a desktop publishing application on your computer is output directly to a printing plate.
This compares with the older technology, Computer to film (CTF), where the computer file is output onto a photographic film. This film is then used to make a printing plate, in a similar manner to a contact proof in darkroom photography.
In this way, CTP machines do away with the intermediate step of making films, thereby reducing the turn-around time in plate production from one week to a few days, or in extreme cases, even an hour. Moreover, plates are more consistent and costs are reduced. Sharpness and detail are also enhanced and defects due to dust, scratches or other artifacts are minimised.
Arnab Maiti, regional manager of Kodak's GCG in North India and Nepal, gave a technical presentation, underlining the features and the technology behind Kodak's latest products to be available in Bangladesh. Some of the products highlighted were the Kodak Trendsetter 400 III Quantum platesetter and the Kodak Trendsetter 800 III Quantum platesetter.
The Trendsetter 400 III Quantum platesetter is a semi-automatic 4-page platform, whereas the Kodak Trendsetter 800 III Quantum platesetter is a faster, 8-page platesetter. Both incorporate the Kodak SQUAREspot imaging technology and a 20-micron or optional 10-micron Kodak Staccato screening to produce photo-realistic prints. The SQUAREspot technology allows stable dots on the plates, thereby assuring accurate and consistent presswork. Staccato screening allows high-fidelity, artifact-free screening to produce continuous tone images that exhibit fine detail and an extended color gamut.
When asked how he feels the Bangladeshi market will react to their machines, Maiti optimistically remarked, "We have our focus set in the market and we will try our best to make this transformation in Bangladesh."
Zeeshan International promised to provide well-trained staff with sound technical know-how, who will provide fast and efficient after-sales support and service.
Bhalchandra Nikumb, Cluster India Head of Kodak Graphic Communications Group said, "Kodak is focusing on all the emerging markets in the world and Kodak considers Bangladesh as an integral part of its growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. We are very excited with this partnership and we are confident that this will help Bangladesh printing industry to migrate from conventional to digital technology smoothly."
To supplement his comment, Shahabuddin Khan, managing director of Zeeshan International Agencies Ltd, added, "We are having sixteen years' experience in print, publishing and packaging industry in Bangladesh through the representation of world renowned brands in this country. Partnership with Kodak will strengthen our relationship with this industry in Bangladesh."
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