Rochester, N.Y. - At Print China 2011, taking place April 9-13 at the Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center, Kodak will be showing its broad portfolio of solutions that help printers and marketers capture new business opportunities by improving efficiencies and adding innovative new services. Print China 2011 will occupy more than 100,000 square meters and is expected to attract more than 1,000 exhibitors and 160,000 international visitors.

"This is a very exciting time of growth and opportunity for the Chinese printing market," noted Steve Green, Regional Managing Director, CDG and GCG, Asia Pacific Region, and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. "We are seeing very high interest in every area-from workflow and prepress to digital printing and business services. This show provides an excellent venue for interacting with our customers and helping them to identify the best tools to capitalize on this fast-changing industry."

The highlight of the Kodak booth, Hall 3-IV-010, is the KODAK PROSPER 1000 Press. The PROSPER 1000 Press is a monochrome digital inkjet press that is based on KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology and delivers offset-class quality. The PROSPER 1000 Press offers one-over-one perfecting, with a print width of up to 24.5 inches (62.2 cm) at speeds of up to 650 feet per minute (200 mpm). It has a duty cycle of 120 million A4 or US letter pages a month, and can support run lengths of up to 7,000 copies. It is ideal for digital book printing applications.

Among other solutions on display at the show are a KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter, KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System, KODAK PRINERGY Workflow, KODAK TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plates, and a KONICA MINOLTA BIZHUB Press C6000.

Also at the show, in Wilson booth Hall 3-I-002, visitors will see the KODAK NEXPRESS SE3000 Digital Production Color Press featuring Print Genius configured with a Horizon perfect-binder. With the KODAK NEXPRESS Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions, users can produce dimensional raised print, match spot colors, add watermarking or a protective coating, print MICR jobs, and create high-impact glossing on the widest range of substrates-more than 600 are supported.

Kodak executives will be on hand throughout the event, speaking with customers and showing the latest solutions. Several signing ceremonies are planned during the week with key customers from the area.