Inside the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 is the Anicolor inking unit, a short inking unit comprising a format-size engraved screen roller, a format-size inking form roller, and inking unit temperature control for fast inking-up and stable inking. drupa last year, is said to combine the speed and fl exibility of off set presses with the digital benefi ts of variable data printing and zero makeready and prints on a range of .06mm up to 24pt and automatically perfects (duplexes) in-line up to 18pt weight. Th e KM-1 incorporates reliable press style paper feeding with UV ink jet, yielding low heat and little pressure applied to the sheet, resulting in the fl exibility of media types including coated or uncoated stock, art papers, textured stock, synthetics, canvas, and heat-sensitive label stock, all without any pre-coat or special papers. Th is B2+ press prints 3,000 sheets per hour. “Th is yields greater imposition gain than B2, with 6 full bleed letter size images on a single page,” notes Bill Troxil, Sr. VP, Strategic Business Development, Konica Minolta Business Solutions. “Th at’s 18,000 full bleed letter size images per hour – more on the page means faster job turnaround and reduced labor costs.” Troxil says that today, and in the future, more traditional digital toner-based applications have, and will, shift to B2 presses for operational effi ciencies and savings. Today, print service providers print shells on the press and then cut them down to a size that can print on traditional laser production color printers. “Th e AccurioJet KM-1 UV Inkjet Press enables this laborious, multi-step process in one pass digitally. Th e KM-1 eliminates the need for multiple presses because of sheet size, resulting in a smaller footprint as well.” Adding value to print will become the cost of entry for print service providers, says Barbara Stainbrook, VP, Ink Jet Business, Konica Minolta Business Solutions. “Marketing fi rms and print service providers will seek ways to increase the response rate of their print advertising and eff ectiveness of their nurturing campaigns. It is exciting to watch our clients who have purchased the AccurioJet KM-1 expand with new applications, vertical markets, and win new business,” she explains. B2 outlook We are at the point in time with B2 and B1 digital press technology where A3+ size presses were in the year 2000, says Maurer. “We will see the early adoption of these presses and then their technological maturity happen with increases in reliability, speed, and application range. Th is will allow for the production print environment where the decision of which technology to print a job on is economic and not a function of the limitations (or advantages) of a particular technology.” Find this article at PrintingNews.com/12299003 14 Printing News ® February 2017 PrintingNews®com
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