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Digital Printing

Xerox Debuts Inkjet System

Xerox unveiled its Production Inkjet System last month. Using proprietary solid ink technology, the new waterless inkjet system reportedly enables vivid image quality on low-cost paper for high-volume jobs. It is available in single- and twin-engine (duplex) configurations. Driving the device are 56 durable piezo-electric, drop-on-demand print heads with more than 49,000 nozzles jetting nearly two billion ink drops per second. Each drop hits the paper with precise pixel placement as the printer produces more than 2,000 color images per minute. The granulated, resin-based ink formulation melts onto the paper and solidifies instantly. The Production Inkjet System can produce nearly 2,200 pages or 500 feet per minute. It continuously monitors every page it produces and self-adjusts if an ink nozzle isn't firing properly.—www.xerox.com/printing

180-ppm Digital Duplicator

The RZ1090 is the newest model from Riso's RZ series of digital duplicators. It prints up to 180 pages per minute (ppm) and features new production automation and productivity-enhancing capabilities, plus true 600-dpi image quality. The RZ1090 can handle jobs between 20 and 4,000 prints. It features digitally imaged natural fiber master plates and liquid ink. It burns, loads and unloads masters with the touch of a button. The digital duplicator's short paper path allows it to print on a range of paper stocks. With more than 70 available ink colors, the RZ1090 boasts single-color production costs as low as 1/3 of a cent per page.—www.riso.com

Print from Your Smart Phone

The Ricoh Aficio MP C2051/MP C2551 uses Ricoh HotSpot MFP technology, allowing mobile users to print from a handheld device or smart phone. It has print and copy output speeds of 20 and 25 ppm, and prints in either color or monochrome. The Aficio MP C2051/MP C2551 boasts first-copy times of 6.4 seconds for black and white and 9.2 seconds for full color. Total paper capacity is 1,600 sheets, and the MFP accepts a variety of paper stocks and weights. It has an 8.5˝ full-color LCD display and a standard 50-Sheet Automatic Reversing Document Feeder.—www.ricoh-usa.com

Paper/Substrates

From Well-managed Forests

Wausau Paper has enhanced the white offerings in its Exact Index, Tag and Vellum Bristol grade lines. It is moving to a blue-white shade with higher brightness for improved contrast. The Vellum Bristol White grade now contains 30 percent recycled post-consumer fiber and carries the independent Green Seal certification, like Exact Index and Tag. All new white and color products in the Exact Index, Tag and Vellum Bristol lines are now FSC-certified and contain product from well-managed forests. —www.wausaupaper.com

New Specialty Media

Mitsubishi Imaging has added DP Series Specialty Media, designated as an HP Indigo Certified Substrate, to its line of imaging products and media. It is available in six different surface finishes and in single- and dual-sided finishes. DP Series Specialty Media is ideal for the production of professional photo albums, fine art prints, cards, posters and brochures and is available in weights from 8 mils to 10 mils thick. —www.MitsubishiImaging.com

Bindery/Mail

Control Glue Application

The WST GC1-1, from Print Finishing Partners, is designed to ensure and control the high quality of glue application on products. Its thermo camera can be used on adhesives like PUR and Hotmelt applied by either an extrusion system or glue roller technology. To protect the user from clogged filters, nozzles or blocked doctor blades, the GC1-1 will inspect each product and warn the operator before pages fall apart. The touch screen controlled camera system shows the operator every fault detected, which can be viewed on a 19˝ touch screen monitor. —www.printfp.com

Pressure Seal Machines

MBM has partnered with Paitec USA and added Paitec's ES Series of pressure seal machines to its product lineup. The ES Series helps in-plants go green by using pressure seal technology for mail, eliminating the use of envelopes. The ES2000 desktop machine can process up to 20,000 forms per month at speeds of up to 2,200 pieces per hour; the table–top ES5000 has a monthly duty cycle of 50,000 forms and a speed of up to 4,250 pieces per hour; and the ES7000 has a feed table that can hold up to 1,400 forms while it processes them at speeds of up to 7,000 pieces per hour. Pressure seal equipment folds and seals specially manufactured forms that have dry cohesive glue around the edges, which seal tight under the pressure of the rollers.—www.mbmcorp.com

New Three-knife Trimmer

The new Standard Horizon HT-80 three-knife trimmer includes advanced setup automation using a user-friendly 10.4˝ color touch-screen control panel. After inputting the untrimmed and finished trim book sizes, the infeed, jogging and knife sections are automatically adjusted. The HT-80 allows for trimming of variable thickness books, one after another. It can trim finished books from sizes ranging 5.5x3.9˝ up to 13.4x11.8˝.—www.standardfinishing.com

The Pro-Bind 2000 Heats Up Quicker

The Pro-Bind 2000 thermal binding machine improves upon earlier models with a wider heat plate to provide a larger, more even heating surface. The new model contains an updated circuit board that enables a faster warm-up time before the initial binding cycle. The unit has an easy-to-find on/off switch and power indicator light on its side. The Pro-Bind 2000 can accommodate up to a 11⁄2˝ capacity spine and is designed for 81⁄2x11˝ sheet size or smaller. The 2˝ throat allows for multiple books to be bound at one time. A cooling stand is included to provide efficient and production-oriented binding.
—www.pro-bind.com