Eastman Kodak Co.

Worldcolor, the global manufacturer of nearly one billion books annually, announced the purchase of Muller Martini’s SigmaLine, along with Kodak’s Prosper 5000 XL Press featuring continuous inkjet technology to be installed in its Dubuque, Iowa facility.

KCL Pilot Plant of Espoo, Finland has purchased a KODAK VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System and a KODAK PROSPER S10 Imprinting System for use in its customers' inkjet paper research.

Eastman Kodak Company has announced that Jeffrey W. Hayzlett will resign as its chief marketing officer, effective May 28, to pursue personal projects.

Kodak recently unveiled products that help customers capitalize on the unprecedented forces of change within the worlds of printing, packaging, publishing, and marketing.

Kodak recently hired Jean Engelke as future product marketing manager for Flexo Solutions.

Rochester, New York-based Kodak announced the addition of Jean Engelke as future product marketing manager for Flexo Solutions. Most recently serving as print services leader for Alcan Packaging, Engelke will leverage her experience in print production to help drive the development of new, innovative solutions designed to meet the changing needs of package printers.

Consolidated Graphics announced plans to install a Kodak Prosper 5000XL press at the company's Automated Graphic Systems (AGS) facility in White Plains, Maryland. The partnership with Kodak will enable AGS to market full-color, on-demand publishing to its current commercial printing customers, and strengthens CGX's current leadership position in digital printing.

Rochester, New York-based Kodak announced the appointment of Eric Owen as worldwide vice president of customer development for digital printing solutions. In a newly created position, Owen leads a team dedicated to developing new ways of enabling customers to grow their businesses with Kodak’s digital printing technologies. He will manage relationships with customers of the KODAK PROSPER portfolio, KODAK NEXPRESS SE Digital Production Color Presses and KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems.

It's not just famous for its inner harbor and crab cakes. It's not just the backdrop of HBO's now defunct The Wire. Many know it as "Charm City," but for the printing industry it's the site of PSDA's annual Print Solutions Conference and Expo from May 24 to 26 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Most people could probably use at least a day without hearing about the economy. But the fact is, while the country has begun to recover, it is slow-paced. And members of the print industry, in particular, need to know what's in store because that ugly rumor (the one that calls print a dying breed) has been circulating for some time. End-users are looking for a stable source of supply.