Kodak says its Nexpress Intelligent Dimensional Coating Solution and Dimensional Clear Dry Ink combine to create raised printing that enables tactile effects. Available as part of the Kodak Nexpress Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions, Dimensional Printing gives specified text and images a raised or 3D effect that can deliver higher impact photo press products. The result is a printed piece where images can have a dimensional feel that mimics the surface of the items in the image. For example, an image of an orange takes on the feel of a real orange.

Dimensional Printing starts when the user loads Dimensional Clear Dry Ink into the Fifth Imaging Unit of a Nexpress. The Dimensional Clear Dry Ink creates a clear raised layer on top of a page element and can be used to enhance graphics, text, or a full color image. Dimensional Printing takes place inline, maintaining press productivity.

According to Kodak the overall tactile effect is similar to relief printing, but with a greater degree of control – Dimensional Printing can be set to produce variable heights, so a user can more closely mimic the texture of a specific image. And in contrast to thermography, which can only be applied to ink, Nexpress Dimensional Clear Dry Ink does not require ink or an image to adhere to the substrate.

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