productivity. Many of the presses’ core strengths remain, including 2400x2400 dpi image quality with accurate and repeatable color produced using proprietary EA Toner and its fine, uniform, low-melt particles. Print speeds are 80 and 100 ppm. Substrates range from 7.2x7.2 inches to 13x19.2 inches and from 55 gsm to 350 gsm and include Xerox Color 800i/1000i Xeikon 9800 a range of synthetics, polyesters and other specialty media. Xerox also exhibited its Versant 80 entry-level production press, and the steadfast iGen5. The Rialto 900 inkjet press generated quite a buzz as well as substantial foot traffic to the booth, as visitors crowded to see the compact machine in action. Stay tuned to Printing News and PrintingNews.com for more color production digital press developments as drupa 2016 approaches. Find this article at PrintingNews.com/12115909 along with procedures and best practices for tasks like switching between white and clear toner. The 5th Color Kit is divided into customer-centric themes, such as “music venue” and “retail,” each containing examples of applications which businesses in those industries might leverage. At the show, I had the opportunity to speak with Lawrence Chou, the 28-year-old founder and CEO of MGX Copy, an online, short-run print firm based in San Diego, CA. Chou got into the business after college quite by accident, after a poor experience as a printing customer. Now five years old, his 40-employee shop is a 24/7 operation. In addition to a Xerox iGen4 on its production floor, MGX recently installed four Ricoh Pro C9110 models after beta-testing the device for six months. This digital press also was on display and running at Graph Expo 15. Chou enjoys being able to print fast on 400 gsm media and as wide as 27.5 inches using the banner-tray extension. In fact, Chou likes the Pro C9110 so much, he may add two more—for a total of six!—perhaps as soon as the end of this month, he told me. Xeikon Meanwhile, Xeikon is back in the commercial print game after focusing on the label market for several years. It showed its new model 9800 dry toner-based digital color press, which replaces the Xeikon 8800 press in its family of digital color production presses. The 9800 uses Xeikon’s new QACD toner, offering a print resolution of 1200x3600 with variable-dot density. Integrated with the variable-data capabilities of the X-800 front-end, this press is well suited for high-end direct marketing work. The Xeikon 9800 prints on a range of untreated substrates, from 40 gsm to 300 gsm at speeds up to 70.5 feet per minute and 5/5 single-pass duplex printing. Xerox The Xerox Color 800i/1000i Presses refresh the OEMs Color 800/1000 Presses, delivering increased press availability, new high-value application enablers that include optional metallic dry inks, and a more flexible and seamless, integrated workflow to boost PrintingNews.com Printing News | October 2015 21
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