Xerox sold two of its newly-launched Wide Format IJP 2000 printers at the Sign Africa Expo, which took place from 21-23 August at the Sandton Convention Centre.
One printer was sold to DIGIprint in Zambia, the first printer to be sold in Africa, and the second was sold to Eminence Printing, the first in South Africa.
With the growing demand for large indoor posters, signs, point-of-purchase graphics and banners, Xerox’s new Wide Format IJP 2000 gives printers the extra speed needed to produce more jobs faster. For example, nine-metre banners can be produced in one minute.
Key features of the IJP 2000 single pass device include:
- Faster print speeds: complete jobs more than 40 times faster than comparable wide format systems (up to 420 square metres/ 4,520 square feet per hour). That means high-quality, colour signs can be printed in five seconds, 10 metre banners in one minute and production runs of 200 prints in about 20 minutes.
- Stationary print heads: allow the paper to move under five print heads in one single pass; fewer moving parts mean better speed and less maintenance.
- High vibrancy with instantly dry ink: produce a variety of full-colour products – from tradeshow banners and presentation graphics to life-size photos and promotional displays – with crisp, precise imagery.
- Expansive specialty media range: allow printers to offer customers more choices in wide format applications, with media such as banner fabric, photo gloss, satin and backlit/stoplight films.
- Industry-leading wide format workflow software: the Caldera Grand RIP+ keeps the device running at full-rated speed while processing jobs. The software is easy to use, even for new operators, and includes spot colour matching for a uniform look across different jobs and media.
- Personalised software (optional): produce personalised materials quickly and efficiently with Xerox FreeFlow VI Design Express software. This Adobe InDesign plug-in simplifies the design and creation of variable signs; includes templates and step-by-step instructions.
- The new, single pass sheet-fed or roll-fed machine, uses Memjet inkjet technology and is targeted at printers servicing the indoor poster, banner, signage and point-of-purchase display graphics markets.
- Operating at speeds of 420sqm/h at 1600dpi, the IJP2000 can print jobs more than 40 times faster than ‘comparable’ wide format systems and is able to maintain quality and output speed without being impacted by substrate type or width. The machine can handle substrates up to 42in (106cm) and 190gsm.
- The printer, which is driven by Caldera’s Grand RIP Plus, is suitable for a range of substrates such as textile, vinyl, backlit and stoplight films as well as standard and coated papers and uses aqueous inkjet, dye-based inks in CMYK. It comprises five stationary print heads that utilise breakthrough technology, enabling printers to achieve results that have been previously unattainable in the market.
