Challenging The Status Quo

The big news for in-plants, however, was the debut of the Ebony, Indigo's first black-and-white product. The fact that it runs at 136 ppm—just one page faster than the Xerox DocuTech 135—is pure coincidence, Landa insisted.

"That happens to be the speed of the engine," he said.

Describing the Ebony as a "workhorse" Landa said the sheetfed device is targeted at corporate and in-plant markets, and will offer "high-volume production with a total cost of ownership lower than any xerographic alternative." Like other Indigo devices, its engine transfers images from a photo imaging plate to a blanket and then to the paper.