Colorfx Adds Xeikon 8800 Press to Boost Variable Data Printing Business

ITASCA, IL—April 16, 2013—Colorfx, a Des Moines, IA-based print and marketing services company, has purchased and installed a Xeikon 8800 digital color press to more cost-effectively print high-volume variable data pieces for its customers.

Colorfx, which specializes in creating and executing multichannel marketing communications and direct marketing programs for its clients, plans to expand its digital print-on-demand services to include more full-color personalized pieces, such as direct mail, brochures and inserts.

"We are continually looking for ways to create more value for our clients and help them grow their business cost-effectively," said Jon Troen, president of Colorfx. "We needed a press that offered the ideal combination of productivity, flexibility and quality, and the Xeikon 8800 was head and shoulders above the competition."

First unveiled at drupa 2012, the Xeikon 8800 is Xeikon's flagship model of the 8000 series, which is designed specifically for the document and commercial printing market.

The Xeikon 8800 features high precision LED-array imaging technology, which combines true 1200 dpi resolution and 4-bit per spot color depth to deliver the finest commercial print quality on the market today. In addition, the Xeikon 8800 offers unmatched format flexibility, with a media width of 20.2 inches and unlimited length. The press prints at a top speed of 63 ft/minute and can handle monthly duty cycles of up to 10 million pages.

Colorfx mailed approximately 200 million direct mail pieces in 2012. The Xeikon 8800's cost effective, high-volume capabilities are a complement to the other digital variable and commercial printing services Colorfx offers.

"For companies such as Colorfx, it's incredibly important to be able to offer a large range of different applications to meet their customers' marketing communications needs," noted Michael V. Ring, president of Xeikon America. "The Xeikon 8000 Series offers all of the functionality they need, including offset image quality, streamlined workflows, format flexibility, and efficiency in running costs."

For more information about the Xeikon 8800 press, please visit www.xeikon.com.

About Xeikon
Xeikon NV. (XEI: AEX) is an innovator in digital printing technology. The company designs, develops and delivers web-fed digital color presses for labels and packaging applications, document printing, as well as commercial printing. These presses utilize LED-array-based dry toner electrophotography, open workflow software and application-specific toners. As an OEM supplier, Xeikon designs and produces platemakers for newspaper offset printing applications. Xeikon also manufactures basysPrint computer-to-plate (CtP) solutions for the commercial printing market. These proven CtP systems combine the latest exposure techniques with cost-efficient UV plate technology, high imaging quality and flexibility.

For the flexographic market, Xeikon offers digital platemaking systems under the ThermoFlexX brand name. ThermoFlexX systems provide high resolution plate exposure including screening, color management, as well as workflow management. All the Xeikon solutions are designed with the overarching principles of profitability, quality, flexibility and sustainability in mind. With these guiding principles and a deep, intimate knowledge of its customers, Xeikon continues to be one of the industry's leading innovators of products and solutions.

Source: Xeikon.