State of Kodak in 2019

[Photo Engineer]

At Kodak, one learns to be succinct!

 

[markjwyatt]

While we are dropping Kodak names, I picked up "Photographic Materials and Processes" by Stroeble, et. al., used through Amazon, and it was owned by Daniel K. Raymond (Merrillville, IN), whom I googled and was a Kodak employee (Technical Sales Rep trainer?). I found his 2009 obituary (hope he RIP). Adds a sad note, but a personal touch to the book.

 

[markjwyatt]

Here's a snippet on the packaging division. It led to the recent increase in Kodak share price.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Agreement-Montagu-Sale-Flexographic-Packaging

The crypto-coin lawsuit does not sound too serious (unless there is another): https://all-stocks.net/kodaks-crypt...dly-faces-lawsuit-for-not-paying-contractors/
I wonder if this is actually about Wenn Digitial (the company actually implementing the crypto coin).

 

[faberryman]

It's about Wenn Digital. Kodak is involved only to the extent it has licensed its name to the project.

 

[BrianShaw]

At Kodak, one learns to be succinct!

Ah!

 

[Helge]

At Kodak, one learns to be succinct!

And thus the pupil achieved enlightenment, when he recognised the Buddha nature of Kodak.
Mu!

 

[fdonadio]

I hope they go under.

And who would, supposedly, replace them? Be careful what you hope for...

 

[Lee Rust]

Kodak just opened a visitor center, reportedly the first ever. The stated purpose is to allow "retirees, the public, people who love Kodak, to experience Kodak again. No longer are we a gate that is locked, we're open to the community."

http://www.wxxinews.org/post/kodak-opens-first-visitor-center-rochester

 

[BrianShaw]

Kodak just opened a visitor center, reportedly the first ever. The stated purpose is to allow "retirees, the public, people who love Kodak, to experience Kodak again. No longer are we a gate that is locked, we're open to the community."

http://www.wxxinews.org/post/kodak-opens-first-visitor-center-rochester

That’s really cool! I never thought about it before, but wondering why did they wait so long? Better late(r) than never!

 

[Photo Engineer]

Years ago, they had a tour center, two cafeterias, and a restaurant that served visitors in that building, along with a sales store. The tour actually took visitors through the plant and into various places where film was made.

PE

 

[cmacd123]

Years ago, they had a tour center, two cafeterias, and a restaurant that served visitors in that building, along with a sales store. The tour actually took visitors through the plant and into various places where film was made.

I recall being Jealous of a friend of mine that got to take the tour with his family on a vacation. he described the 126 size packing machine, that he was told had been created from a size 127 Packing machine, as they did not need more than one 127 Machine at the time.

I did get once to the sales counter at Ellington in Toronto, searching for a 400Ft roll of 5222 to bulk load from. They sent me to the warehouse in Brampton, and the folks at the outlet store there told me that to get that I would have to order it for delivery, and put me on the phone to the Movie order line.

 

[markjwyatt]

..he described the 126 size packing machine, that he was told had been created from a size 127 Packing machine, as they did not need more than one 127 Machine at the time...

That is probably a bit after the time they discontinued 127 film, and I ended up getting rid of my Baby Rollei (too bad) because I could no longer get film for it.

 

[MattKing]

I have two distinct memories of employee and family tour night at the Kodak processing lab that my Dad worked as Customer Service manager for.
We saw how film was received and how it was kept track of.
We saw how the pre-slice area worked on dummy film, which allowed us to understand how the a mile or so of customer film was spliced together and added to a mile each of leader and trailer.
They turned the lights on, and ran leader and trailer through the Kodachrome processing machine so we could see (and hear!) how it operated.
We saw how the film was taken off the master roll and returned to single roll status.
We saw how the movie film was rolled on to small reels, and how slide film was mounted.
We saw how the processed film was returned to customers.
And we saw how the camera and projector repair centre worked.
IIRC, there were also cookies and coffee, tea and juice.

 

[mshchem]

Years ago, they had a tour center, two cafeterias, and a restaurant that served visitors in that building, along with a sales store. The tour actually took visitors through the plant and into various places where film was made.

PE

I was on one of those tours probably c 1970-71. We were practically searched to make sure no one had matches or lighters. We got on a bus, with a guide. Drove around Kodak park, saw the railroads, I think they said there was over 16 miles of track. Big power plants (thats where they burned all the backing paper) . I remember seeing dozens of injection molding machines turning out 126 cartridges. They recovered plastic from incoming cartridges for processing. They ground and reused the black plastic as a significant percentage of the new cartridges.

We learned about the famous employee sugestion box. Rewards were given for good ideas. The example given was, when Kodak first starting selling film in a hanging package at discount stores, initially a regular box of 135 film, was put inside another box, with the card, and hung on store display hooks. The suggestion was, only use one box .

It was a first rate tour. For me it was, and still is one of the greatest experiences I've had.

Glory days, I still have the handouts and post cards of the plant. Not sure what happened, to the big yellow book of matches, they handed out to the smokers ( my Mom)

 

[Europan]

Not the first and not the second center. EKC had opened a campus in Hollywood back in 1929.