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Kodak offers Prinergy predictive ink and plate usage service

Kodak is releasing its new Decision Analytics Software-as-a-Service offering for Kodak Prinergy System, a solution designed to optimize the use of consumables on press and drive cost savings for offset print service providers. The service, Kodak explains, will automatically analyze and predict ink usage on press, helping to improve efficiencies, lower costs and reduce risk.

The Decision Analytics – Ink and Plate Usage Service is designed to help printing companies base their business and labour planning, job quoting and consumable purchasing decisions on their own historical and predictive usage data. The ability to monitor results by plant, press, product and/or job, aims to help users uncover business insights and meet customer requirements while reducing manufacturing costs. Kodak says packaging printers and converters will benefit from inventory controls for process and spot inks, whereby they can reduce hazardous waste disposal expenses and inventory carrying costs.