Cut Sheet Inkjet Challenges Toner Based Color Printers
1. Cut-Sheet Inkjet Digital Printing Challenges the Color Toner Market David Murphy Vice President of Marketing RISO, Inc.
2.
3. Types of Imaging Processes for Plain Paper The focus here is sheet-fed, full-color, for mid-range production Plain Paper Imaging Types Electro Photography (EP) (Xerographic: dry or liquid toner) Inkjet (IJ) Continuous Flow (for industrial printing) Drop-On-Demand PiezoElectric Thermal (Bubble) Oil-Based Pigment Ink Water-Based Pigment Ink EP Compared to Various Types of IJ
4.
5.
6.
7. Choices for Color MFPs (EP Only) With higher speeds, hardware costs increase, choices decrease Source: BLI
8.
9. Choices for 65+ppm Color Production Devices (EP & IJ) Source: InfoTrends Company Product name List price Price includes Speed (simplex A4) Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6500 $71,500 A Fiery color server and a stapler stacker 65 HP HP Indigo 5500 $415,000 The print engine, three input trays, one paper output, and a free year of service 68 Canon imagePRESS C7000VP $287,100 Print engine, POD Deck feed unit, Stacker, Saddle Finisher, and imagePRESS Server A3000 70 Xerox DocuColor 8000 $300,000 Print engine and choice of Creo, EFI, and Xerox server (server amounts to about $75,000 of total list price) 80 Kodak NexPress 2500 $540,000 Four-color unit including front end (fifth color would add about $70,000) 83 Xerox iGen3 110 $580,000 Print engine and choice of Creo, EFI, and Xerox server 110 RISO HC5500 $48,000 Print engine and PS7R-9000 Adobe PostScript RIP 120 Punch Graphix Xeikon 6000 $775,000 Bundle with unwinder, stacker, X-80 front end, and starter kit 160 Screen Truepress Jet 520 More than $1 million Duplex configuration 862 Kodak Versamark VT3000 250 $2,475,000 2-up 4/4 system (250 feet per minute) 1000+
10. 60+ ppm Digital Process Color Technology Very High Volume Production High Volume Production Mid-Volume Production Light Production Source: InfoTrends ā Choosing a Digital Production Color Deviceā July 2007 IJ IJ IJ IJ IJ IJ
11. A Closer Look at RISOās High-Speed Color Piezo IJ System Plain Paper Imaging Types Electro Photography (EP) (Xerographic: dry or liquid toner) Inkjet (IJ) Continuous Flow (for industrial printing) Drop-On-Demand PiezoElectric Thermal (Bubble) Oil-Based Pigment Ink Water-Based Pigment Ink HC5500
12.
13. Gradation Control ElectroPhotographic Devices Drop on Demand, controlled by ComColor profile 8 steps of gradations: 0 to 7drops No gradation: 0 (None) or 1 (Full) HC: 1drop=6pl (pico litter) Dot is either applied or not Gradation 1 pl (pico liter) = 0.000000000001 litter RISO HC5500, IJ Ink drops 1dpi