The new family of Versmark is made up of compact, high-speed monochrome and process colour web presses that feature a single-engine duplex design and the next generation of drop on demand  printheads from Kodak.

With these new systems, printers have the option of starting with monochrome and moving up to spot and full colour as their production needs change. They also have a shorter web path than previous models, which means fewer web breaks and increased productivity, providing higher throughput in peak production periods, according to Kodak.

Thanks to the single-engine duplex design, the eight new models offer what Kodak says is a 40 per cent smaller footprint than competitive systems and represent opportunities for transactional, newsletter, direct mail and newspaper printers, especially where space is at a premium.

The monochrome Versamark 100N/100W and 150N/150W printing systems represent the entry level, while the 300N/300W and 500N/500W systems provide full colour output with more features. They offer a choice of digital front ends to support the print stream, while delivering full-page variability.

According to Kodak, the next generation of print heads on the new series improves flat field density and reduces the variation in dot size within one module in the printhead, which reduces banding and results in higher print quality.

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