Scodix, the leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, today announced that American Greetings Inc., a leading greeting card company, will be installing the company’s first Scodix S75 Digital Enhancement Press at their Osceola, Arkansas production facility. With installation scheduled for this summer, American Greetings will be able to digitally enhance greeting cards with raised imagery, foil and metallic special effects, and glittering. Engineered for high-quality printing operations, the Scodix press will enable American Greetings to specify professional short-run enhancements, while maintaining a digital production workflow.

“We are pleased to work with Scodix and look forward to the results we will see from the Scodix Digital Enhancement Press,” states Zev Weiss, Co-CEO, American Greetings. “We’re honored to call American Greetings our customer,” adds Scodix Vice President Lance Shumaker. “They have a proud history of serving their customer base with creativity, innovation, and professional integrity. The Scodix press is an ideal tool that dovetails perfectly with their needs. We look forward to a strong and interactive relationship that will be of benefit to both companies.”

The Scodix S75 digital enhancement press offers several features that maximize the quality, speed, and wow-factor, while touching the senses with prints that stand out in a form never seen before in the world of printing. Each press adds a new high-quality look and feel to digital or printed images, instantly converting them into memorable artwork. The result is imagery that makes a lasting impression, creates instant brand differentiation, and touches audiences on multiple senses.

Scodix presses add tangible dimensions to printed graphic communications resulting in the breakthrough Scodix SENSE™ printing experience. The Scodix SENSE is made possible by combining the unique digital print enhancement capabilities of the Scodix S with the Rainbow Station producing: 99 Gloss Units (GU) – the highest gloss available for printed materials; Up to 250 microns in polymer height – over 20 times higher than selective varnish; Variable density capabilities, ranging from 1% to 100%; Unlimited number of colors using the Scodix Rainbow™ station and the Digital-Glittering™ process; Metallic coloring with Scodix Metallic™ .