FREMONT, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia (News release) -- Silicon Valley printing technology company Electronics For Imaging, Inc. and Australian packaging innovator Orora Limited announced an expanded global partnership that will bring additional, state-of-the art EFI™ production technologies to key Orora operations.

The agreement includes Orora's purchase of two EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated packaging presses. The new presses are scheduled to be installed at Orora facilities in Melbourne, Australia and in Los Angeles, California, in May, 2018.

"The new EFI Nozomi C18000 digital printers are genuine game changers for our corrugated packaging customers, delivering magazine quality imagery directly onto corrugated board at ultra-high-speed," said Nigel Garrard, Orora's Managing Director and CEO.

"We are the first company to purchase and install the Nozomi printer in Australia and one of the first to use this print technology in North America. Our investment in these state-of-the-art printers demonstrates Orora's commitment to keeping our business and customers at the forefront of the market," Mr. Garrard said.

"Orora is an excellent example of an innovative, large, multinational business that takes a savvy, proactive approach to enhanced customer service and best-in-class production for the corrugated packaging space," said Frank Mallozzi, senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, EFI. "We are excited to partner with Orora to help the company grow its competitive edge with the Nozomi presses."

The Nozomi C18000 presses Orora is installing are breakthrough production products that enable full-scale digital production of short to medium run corrugated packaging jobs. They eliminate many of the challenges associated with digital corrugated board production by offering fast production speeds up to 75 linear meters per minute.

Key features on Orora's Nozomi presses include:

Extended-gamut printing for accurate brand color reproduction with six-color imaging plus white;

High-quality, accurate output in resolutions up to 360x720 dots per inch with four-level greyscale imaging;

A fully integrated, programmable top- and bottom-feed system that also handles media separation, lift, transport and alignment at full press speeds;

A 100% in-line image quality inspection system that actively compensates for inkjet nozzle, alignment and uniformity errors for the highest possible imaging quality; and

High productivity with a permanent head architecture that eliminates the downtime associated with replacing consumable printheads.

Output from the presses are unique in having certification for OCC recyclability and repulpability from the Western Michigan University Recycling, Paper and Coating Pilot Plant - a leading certification organization for corrugated recycling.

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