Landa and Komori have formalised their long-term strategic alliance by entering into multi-faceted agreements in which Komori will be the global supplier of all sheetfed Landa Nanographic Printing Press platforms to Landa, who will provide the Japanese press builder with the technology and NanoInk Colorants for incorporation into Komori-branded Nanographic presses.
The companies had collaborated during Landa's development of Nanography, with Komori providing sheetfed platforms for its launch at Drupa 2012. Since then, Israel-based Landa has been evaluating proposals from European and Asian press vendors, for the supply of sheetfed platforms for the process. The outcome led the company to place orders with Komori for sheetfed platforms for its S10 Nanographic presses, with deliveries to customers due to start in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Komori is said to have concluded that Nanography "has the potential to deliver on its promise of matching the quality and speed of offset printing at the lowest cost per page in the digital printing industry". It has therefore formalised its license agreement with Landa.
Benny Landa says Komori brings "an extremely high calibre of engineering expertise, second-to-none quality and performance, together with a fervent commitment and willingness to invest in the future". He adds: "It is gratifying to have as our strategic partner the one global press vendor that continues to thrive despite the challenges faced by the industry".
Yoshiharu Komori, avers, "We believe that the impact of Benny Landa's new invention - with the Komori platform - will have a far greater impact even than his introduction of the first digital printing press."
