The KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses won the 2005 Graphic Arts Technical Foundation award for its Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions; its new capabilities of protective coating, appearance-enhancing high-gloss, color gamut expansion and improved PANTONE color matching capabilities added value to the NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses. With outstanding capabilities of convenience and speed, as well as numerous creative applications, the versatile KODAK NEXPRESS Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions expand a digital printer’s service offerings, including a wider spectrum of jobs, while maintaining a cost-effective, streamlined workflow.

The Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions support three high-value workflows, including: KODAK NEXPRESS Intelligent Color Solution, which adds a fifth color of dry ink—red, green, or blue—to a standard four-color process printed piece to deliver an 80 percent richer color gamut than can be achieved with standard four-color process printing, providing better PANTONE color matching capability and enhanced spot color reproduction; KODAK NEXPRESS Intelligent Coating Solution that automatically applies a clear dry ink coating to a printed piece, providing greater image protection from smears, smudges and scratches, as well as improved security through watermarking; and KODAK NEXPRESS Intelligent Glossing Solution that applies a clear ink coating to the entire page, which is then heated and smoothed in the KODAK NEXGLOSSER Glossing Unit, to produce striking printed pieces with a high-gloss surface for greater marketing impact.