Drupa Foretells Digital Future

Though it had no ink-jet press to show, Xerox filled in some details about how it plans to compete in the production level ink-jet printing segment. Building on the phase-change, solid-ink technology used in its Phaser printer line, the company provided a technology demonstration of “cured gel ink.” It converts into a liquid in the print head, is the consistency of peanut butter when it hits the substrate and is then hardened by a pulse of UV light. This is said to enable printing on standard papers without bleed-through or the need for dryers.