Resources & Company

130+ Years of Imaging Science

Kodak Commercial Systems applies a century of imaging R&D — silver-halide chemistry, color science, inkjet drop-on-demand — to production printing platforms that run at commercial cadence. This page collects the company background a procurement or technical buyer typically reviews before a platform decision.

Heritage

Founded in Rochester, New York in 1892 by George Eastman, Kodak built the technical foundation of commercial imaging — the roll film format, industrial photographic chemistry, and eventually the mathematical foundations of color management that the modern pre-press world inherits.

Kodak Research Laboratories, established 1912, was among the first industrial research organisations in the United States. Its work on sensitometry, dye chemistry and image capture informed generations of imaging hardware. The same laboratory published foundational work on inkjet drop-on-demand that underlies today's production inkjet presses.

The present-day commercial systems business focuses on production inkjet, digital production, flexographic label and industrial 3D printing — product lines selected because each draws directly on Kodak imaging-science and materials expertise.

Milestones

1892: Eastman Kodak founded in Rochester, NY
1912: Kodak Research Laboratories established
1976: First Kodak commercial inkjet experimentation published
2004: PRINERGY workflow released for commercial print
2012: High-speed continuous inkjet Prosper family launched
2020+: ULTRASTREAM inkjet technology licensed to OEMs

Operating Footprint

Engineering, Manufacturing, Service

Rochester, New York

Corporate headquarters, research laboratories and production inkjet engineering. ISO 14001 environmental management reported.

Xiamen, China

Flexo plate manufacturing and digital-press component production for Asia-Pacific supply.

Stuttgart, Germany

European applications lab, pre-press development and Fogra alignment centre.

Governance & Compliance

Kodak Commercial Systems maintains ISO 9001 quality management, ISO 14001 environmental management at primary plants, ENERGY STAR qualification on eligible imaging equipment and supports customer audits against Fogra PSO and G7 master qualification standards. Individual platform certification (CE, UL, FDA CDRH as applicable) is tied to the specific serial number on record.

RESOURCES

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