Xerox to showcase innovative inkjet technology

Xerox will highlight the power of 'supercharged' continuous feed production at IPEX 2010.

Xerox Corporation will highlight the power of supercharged continuous feed production at IPEX 2010,this years largest print industry trade show,with a preview of its high speed production inkjet technology.

Driving the inkjet 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. This technology is designed to produce high impact color on low cost papers with close-loop controls to deliver exceptional reliability and performance needed in production printing environments.

Xerox has long been recognized as a leader in toner-based technologies for graphic communications,and now it is investing in applying its significant cache of inkjet technologies and intellectual property to meet the needs of production users, said Jim Hamilton,group director,InfoTrends Production Hardware Consulting Services.

Vivid image quality on low cost papers

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The technology can produce up to 500 feet,or 152.4 meters,per minute on lighter weight papers,saving print providers money and conserving an estimated 2,000 trees per year.

Xerox production inkjet technology delivers vivid image quality on low cost,untreated papers without any special coatings or bonding agents. This is enabled by high-speed,ground-breaking capabilities that include a sensor to precisely control every inkjet nozzle on the fly,automatically compensating for any jets that misfire.

This digital production technology is a marvel of research and engineering,and an example of how our unique differentiated ink technology can address the needs of production customers, said Sophie Vandebroek,Xeroxs chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group.