Digital Printing-Production Inkjet - Continuous Feed (Color)

Canon Solutions America was voted “Company to Watch” by attendees at the inaugural Inkjet Summit 2013, which was held April 9-11 in Ponte Vedra, FL. The recognition was presented to CSA’s Production Print Solutions (PPS) team during the Awards Dinner on the final night of the event.

Mitsubishi Imaging’s Dave Bell, director of digital paper sales, spoke to attendees at the 2013 Inkjet Summit about the overall benefits of coated inkjet paper, and the unique advantages of Mitsubishi’s latest offering, the SWORD iJET 4.3 Gloss, for maximizing the capabilities of today’s high-speed inkjet presses.

Muller Martini’s innovations in machine scalability and workflow adaptability resonated with participants at the first-ever Inkjet Summit held last month at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. “Best Sponsor Presentation” went to Andy Fetherman, director of digital solutions at Muller Martini.

The potential for digital packaging is great, and while there are many obstacles, these can all be overcome. Commercial printers would also like to get into packaging, but commercial shops have some additional challenges. Commercial printers generally do not have the finishing equipment: folding, scoring, diecutting. Perhaps more significant, brand owners generally look to box makers for boxes, not commercial printers.

For the fifth consecutive year, Ricoh’s InfoPrint 5000 production print platform has been named the high-speed inkjet market share leader in the United States, according to IDC’s "U.S. Production Printer and MFP 2012 Vendor Shares." Within the "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide High-Speed Inkjet Web Press 2013 Vendor Analysis," Ricoh was also named a worldwide Leader.

The Inkjet Summit, held April 9-11, 2013, at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was a major success for both sponsors and attendees. The Inkjet Summit covered three major segments (Book Printing, Direct Mail/Marketing and Transaction/Transpromotional Print) and will expand in 2014.

Inkjet Summit 2013, hosted by Printing Impressions and nGage Events, will be held April 9-11 at the exclusive Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. The Inkjet Summit is an invitation-only, hosted event designed for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how current and future inkjet technology trends, software, consumables and finishing solutions are and will impact their businesses and help them shape their visions and strategies for the future.

Today at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland, Xerox Corp. introduced the CiPress 500 and 325 Single Engine Duplex (SED) Production Inkjet Systems. Designed with customers who print at lower volumes in mind, the CiPress SED is a single engine configuration that offers many of the same features as Xerox’s twin engine inkjet devices, including print speeds of 500 or 325 feet-per-minute.

At Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne, Switzerland, today, Kodak introduced the new Kodak Prosper 5000XLi press with Intelligent Print System. The device combines the field-proven performance of the Prosper press platform with new press management technology that constantly monitors and adjusts settings to ensure the highest quality output.

Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) demonstrated the new RotaJET 76 inkjet web press at the Hunkeler Innovationdays show in Lucerne, Switzerland. For its entry into the digital print market, KBA will at first be focussing on the target segments books, direct mailing, manuals, advertising, newsletters and newspapers.