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High-Speed Color Makes Another Leap
Xerox has unveiled a new printer with a simple but impressive promise: from blank page to 4-color VDP documents at continuous-feed speed. The new 490/980 system delivers CMYK color at 600 dpi, doesn’t slow down for multiple colors and it offers unique flash fusing techniques. The technology doesn’t use heat or pressure, so no moisture is lost and there is no curling.
The company expects to install about 200 engines in the United States beginning mid-to-late 2008, which means there are a lot of post-print opportunities for distributors to pair with trade printers, says Quincy Allen, president of the Production Systems Group.
Xerox has licensed RIPs from Adobe, enabling the quick process of complex VDP jobs with many variable fields—RIPing and printing concurrently. The machine is ideal for loyalty campaigns, newsletters, custom newspapers, direct mail, catalogs and booklets. Currently, Xerox does not have plans for more than 4 colors for this type of device.
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Simplex and duplex models of the new Xerox continuous-feed 4-color press. Installations will begin in 2008.
Formax, Dover, N.H. introduced the 6602 Series Inserters, which has a full-color touch screen panel with a reversible display. Standard features include AutoSet, a reverse-output Power Stacker, and up to 25 programmable job settings. The machine offers speeds up to 4,300 pages per hour, the company says.
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Formax inserter.
Global Graphics Software, Centreville, Va., introduced a graphic arts RIP program to process XPS, PDF and PostScript files natively. The new features increase performance and speed on VDP jobs, the company says. Native processing renders files more accurately and speedy because there is no processing to an intermediary format. The program also features prepress processes that normally run on separate applications, such as imposition, trapping, screening, color management and font emulation.
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MeadWestvaco, Glen Allen, Va., announced plans to implement a Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification chain of custody certification program, both of which are dedicated to sustainable forest management practices. The company will begin labeling all of its North American paperboard with “SFI fiber sourcing” labels.
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Doyle Systems, Barberton, Ohio, introduced cleaning systems for new presses, including the Heidelberg 74 DC and SM 52, Komori LS, Mitsubishi Diamond Series, Roland 700/900 and KBA Rapida. The systems eliminate dust and contaminants on plates and blankets and reduce paper waste and cleaning material usage, the company says.
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Press Sense, Chicago, opened a new office in Jersey City, N.J. to support North American customers. It will be the new central operation for CSRs and reps on the continent. Primarily, the office will serve Xerox, Océ and the distribution channel. The new office is managed by Ms. Inbar Margolin, director of U.S. marketing and service operations. It is located at 30 Montgomery St., Ste. 604, Jersey City, N.J. 07302.
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Transcontinental Media, Montreal, launched a custom publishing agency named Transcontinental Custom Communications. It is a joint venture with the U.K. agency Seven Squared, and targets clients in the United States and Canada. Offerings will include database marketing, research, variable printing, photo studio and premedia tools.
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Unisource, Norcross, Ga., will market Grays Harbor Paper products in its northwest market areas. The new lineup includes Starbrite Opaque Recycled sheets and rolls, Grays Harbor 40 Recycled offset sheets and rolls, Galaxy Offset sheets and rolls, Harbor 40 Xerographic, Harbor 100 Xerographic, Digital rolls and MOCR Laser bond rolls. Grays Harbor Paper’s Harbor 100 differentiates itself from other products by using environmentally friendly production techniques and is FSC-certified.
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Solvay S.A., Thorofare, N.J., has invested $10 million in Plextronics, a Pittsburg technology company dealing in printed electronics. Plextronics specializes in the development of polymer-based displays, solar cells and RFID smart tags. Solvay, which holds a minority interest in the company, has an R&D agreement with Plextronics through its subsidiary, Solvay Solexis and Thin Film Electronics ASA. The firms are researching the development of new polymeric inks to print electronic circuits in high volumes.
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