Digital Printing-Production Inkjet - Continuous Feed (Color)

How far has production inkjet come, where does it have room to improve and what obstacles to its adoption remain? Inkjet Summit advisory board members Marco Boer, Elizabeth Gooding and Barb Pellow offer their insights.

Seizing the inkjet opportunity begins with a decision to invest in a press. The Inkjet Summit tells attendees everything they need to know to make that investment profitable.

Press manufacturers, postpress equipment suppliers and software, consumables and substrate companies all came together in Lucerne, Switzerland, recently to showcase automated end-to-end digital production workflows. Among the attendees were more than 100 U.S.-based printers, representing a virtual Who’s Who of leading printing companies.

Xerox is presenting a portfolio of end-to-end solutions designed to help print service providers optimize inkjet production, including the new Xerox Rialto 900 MP Inkjet Press.

As a follow-up to its recent Canon Media & Analyst Event, Canon Solutions America held an ancillary meeting for journalists and analysts covering the production print market, which included a panel discussion with Canon Solutions America customers and a tour of Canon Solutions America's Customer Experience Center.

The new inkjet color press installed at the Wisconsin Bureau of Publishing and Distribution is 30% faster than the monochrome toner printer it replaced — and the uptime is “outstanding.”

Eef De Ridder, VP of commercial printing, commercial and industrial printing group, Ricoh Europe, says: "Our continuous feed production platform is growing fast and we are delighted to be able to give visitors to Hunkeler Innovationdays 2019 a first look at all the exciting technologies featured in our Pro VC70000 system."

A panel at thINK 2018 focused on how in-plants are using production inkjet technologies to provide more value to their parent organizations. Panelists shared their reasons for installing inkjet, key applications, workflow improvements and how inkjet has enhanced their relevance at their organizations.

NAPCO Media, a leading B-to-B media company, has acquired the Inkjet Summit and the Digital Packaging Summit from nGage Events.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Publications has improved its efficiency and reduced costs with inkjet.