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drupa 2008 Xeikon The key highlight of the Xeikon booth was the first public showing of the 8000 press announced in March. The new unit prints at speeds of 230 A4 impressions per minute at a resolution of up to 1,200x3,600 dpi with 4 bits per spot. The press features a new PA toner (to handle the higher print speed) and a fifth imaging station is available for spot colour or MICR printing. Capable of handling up to 8.5 million impressions per month, the 8000 press is targeted at graphic arts, direct mail, transactional, and transpromo, as well as book printing/publishing applications. The 8000 was demonstrated in a full variable data, direct mail application in a roll-to-roll configuration. The documents were finished at the Hunkeler booth. Xerox On the monochrome front Xerox demonstrated the recently announced 650 (simplex, 650 ipm) and 1300 (twin, 1,300 ipm) Continuous-Feed systems. The units are based on Fuji Xerox print engines, use flash fusing, and provide image quality enhancements compared to their predecessors. In the colour area, Xerox launched the Digital Color Press 700 a device which offers print, copy, and scan capability and is positioned between the DocuColor 260 and the DocuColor 5000. The 700 prints at speeds of 70 ipm in black and full colour at 2,400x2,400 dpi. It uses Xerox EA (chemical toner) and handles papers from 64 gsm to 300 gsm. - the streaks, provide better colour consistency, eliminate grey-scale calibration (resulting in higher quality neutral greys and highlight shadows), and improves photo smoothness, especially in faces, while maintaining background details. In addition the iGen4 features a high-speed in-line spectrophotometer right in the paper path which enables production of offset and photo image quality along with spot colour accuracy. The new press, which offers the same rated speed as the iGen3 (110 ipm), is scheduled to be available for installation worldwide in September. Xeikon 8000 press Source: INTERQUEST Xeikon also announced that customers who have installed a 6000 press (introduced at the end of 2006) will be able to upgrade their machine to 1,200 dpi. At the booth a 6000 was demonstrated in a book printing application, in-line with Hunkeler CS6 cutter. The book blocks, which had the first two pages personalized with the photo and information about the visitor attending the demo, were finished on a Horizon book binder. Xerox Digital Color Press 700 Source: Xerox Xerox also announced the iGen4 Press which, according to the company, increases productivity by 25 to 30 percent (compared to its predecessor the iGen3) by automating operator tasks and reducing the need to interrupt the press for adjustments. To improve image quality, Xerox has incorporated into the new machine several technology enhancements that automatically detect and eliminate density variations and Xerox demonstrated the iGen3 Concept Color 220, a system that combines two iGen3 print engines working in-line to produce 220 full-colour impressions per minute. Based on the same approach as the Nuvera 288 monochrome system, the press uses the first engine on one side of the paper and the second engine to print on the other side. Xerox iGen3 Concept Color 220 Source: Xerox 7 Issue 5 July 2008 The VIEW Journal Xplor European Edition

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The Xplor View - July 2008 Contents Cover Story: Drupa 2008: The Highlights Review New Technology: Inkjet Technologies Moving Forward New Technology: QR Codes: Leading Edge but not Bleeding Edge A Fresh Look at Electronic Document Delivery Management: Growing Your Business Through Tendering The Experts Versus the Amateurs News: Xplor UK & Ireland Supports Total Print! Expo� Part Two: The Latest Developments in Knowledge Management Xplor Europe News: Short News Items for the Xplor UK Programme and Europe News

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