Digital printing with the latest technology
DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS When buying digital printing machines, a company is spoiled for choice. MK presents the most popular systems from Canon, Xerox, HP and Kodak.Canon imagePRESS C600

The Canon imagePRESS C600 combines the application capabilities of our office devices with the outstanding print quality and reliability of our production systems. It integrates easily into your print environment while delivering outstanding print quality, even on textured media, for example. When printing on special papers, it achieves unique visual and tactile results. Printing on envelopes or creating brochures is also child's play for the imagePRESS C600.On the one hand, the Canon imagePRESS C600 is suitable for marketing and advertising agencies, as it has a small footprint and is ideal for high-quality and small print jobs. On the other hand, it is perfect for printers, in-house print shops and data centers, as it combines exceptional image quality with high productivity.Océ VarioPrint i300

The innovative Océ VarioPrint i300 inkjet sheetfed printer combines the flexibility and media versatility of cut sheet systems with the productivity of continuous feed systems - for the profitable production of black & white and color applications on just one common platform. Numerous integrated features automatically ensure the optimal quality of the printed image, which is produced with four different drop sizes at a perceived resolution of 1,200 dpi.With a speed of up to 8,700 A4 pages duplex or 3,800 B3 pages duplex per hour, the Océ VarioPrint i300 is ideally suited for print service providers and professional in-house printing environments that want to implement a white paper strategy for their transactional documents and direct mailings. But the VarioPrint i300 is equally well suited for the production of graphic applications such as books, manuals and brochures.Xerox iGen 5

This year, Xerox launched the latest version of the world's most successful production platform for color digital printing, the Xerox iGen 5. The iGen5 is suitable for a wide range of applications, from direct mail, transactional printing and advertising to catalogs, packaging (especially folding carton), book and photo printing. The clientele interested in an iGen5 is correspondingly diverse - regardless of the industry.Xerox Versant 80 / 800i/1000i Color Press

Also new this year are the Versant 80 and the 800i/1000i Color Press. The Xerox Versant 80 enables print providers to print on even more high-quality substrates, while the Xerox 800i/1000i Color Press offers printers genuine Pantone Gold or Silver Metallic Dry Ink for the first time.The 800i/1000i Color Press is suitable for a wide range of jobs in medium- and high-volume digital printing, while the Versant is particularly impressive for medium-sized print jobs.HP T230, T350 and T410

HP currently sells the T230, T350 and T410 web presses in Switzerland. The big advantage of these HP digital printing systems is that they can be upgraded very easily. This means that even older presses can be quickly brought up to date. HP customers thus benefit from the latest technologies while at the same time enjoying a very high level of investment security. The next update, for example, offers even greater speed and better quality: Instead of 1200 npi (nozzles per inch), there are now 2400 npi and the speed increases from 182 m/min (meters per minute) to 244 m/min.In Switzerland, Trendcommerce uses two T230 Color InkJet web presses, the installation of a third is planned for September. Trendcommerce prints, for example, the Migros Cumulus mailing with over 16 million pages. The special feature of this is that each customer receives an individual, personalized mailing.Also to be mentioned is Mengis Druck AG in Valais. It prints the daily newspaper "Walliser Bote" with 24,000 subscribers using the T400 Color InkJet web press. It is produced every night, with a width of 40 inches and at a speed of 182 m/min in color.Kodak Prosper 6000

In the inkjet sector, the KODAK PROSPER 6000 web presses represent the state of the art. They print 4/4 color and offer print speeds up to 300 meters per minute (m/min). Advances in paper transport, drying and inkjet writing systems ensure high reliability, speed, application flexibility, substrate versatility, ease of operation and cost efficiency. The PROSPER 6000C is designed for commercial applications and printing of direct mail or mailings, magazines and catalogs, and the PROSPER 6000P is designed for books and newspapers.KODAK PROSPER 6000 presses are suitable for different sized and specialized businesses. As stated under the first question, commercial products, direct mail, magazines, catalogs, books and newspapers are the main target applications. The presses are designed for a production output of up to 90 million A4 pages per month. The first user of a PROSPER 6000C in Europe is Leaderform, an Italian company specializing in direct mail. As recently announced, KP Services (Jersey) Limited will use two PROSPER 6000C presses for digital newspaper printing.A compilation of the latest multifunction devices for the office is available at here.
