Established in 1990, KDT has invested Rs 4.5 cr – in a raft of kit in its brand-new 4,500 sq ft unit. The company hopes to attract 55 digital jobs daily.
Sanjay Kadam, director at KDT, said: "When we started talking to clients about photobooks and wedding albums, we received a positive reaction."
Kadam added: "The Kodak Nexpress SE 3000 digital press fulfills our needs because of 3D, raised printing and special colours." The Nexpress has a fifth colour station which can print watermark applications, digital texturing. Also, it can cover 82% of the Pantone colour gamut without special ordering or mixing.
Kadam who set up Kadam with a mere Rs 6000 in his pocket in 1990, heads a technical and sales team of 45. He said: "We hope to expand into a profitable digital opportunities. There is a resistance to new ideas which we are trying to break down. Our designers are creating applications with boxes and pharma proofing and even book covers."
KDT has 10 workstations with designers who are connected to the Nexpress. This means, they can create short-run applications from colour brochures and inserts to direct mail, on a variety of substrates. The in-house design teams ensures customers can explore special applications such as personalisation, variable data printing and transpromo.
When the PrintWeek India team had visited KDT, a very thorough induction program was ongoing. In addition, Kodak and KDT has hosted training programs for end-users and prospective customers.
Besides tapping the unexplored photo lab segment in Pune, Kadam says the CTP unit is prospering.
The company innaugurated the unit on 21 October in a function attended by Kodak top management and leading members of the Pune print industry.
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