The State of On-demand Printing
Electrophotographic Developments
What struck me about that Wall Street Journal article more then anything else was the unbalanced reporting. While the advancements in ink-jet technology are impressive, so are the advancements in offset technology and electrophotographic or toner-based equipment.
At the mid-range in the market, two toner-based products got a lot of attention at Drupa: Xerox 700 and Ricoh Pro C900. The Xerox 700 is a 70-ppm color machine that is positioned between the DocuColor 260 and the Docu-Color 5000. It uses low-melt EA toner and delivers a matte finish to images, rather than the traditional glossy image.
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