DEVELOP South Africa has launched its latest production printer series. The ineo+ 1060/1070 series is a next-generation 4/C digital production system that combines the efficiency and flexibility of digital technology with the kind of image quality normally associated with offset printing.
“This series is the ideal solution for corporate print rooms, print shops, print providers, high-volume offices and advertising agencies,” explains Marc Pillay, managing director of DEVELOP South Africa. “Besides outstanding output quality, this print system also offers the versatility, reliability and economy required for everyday work in tough and time-critical environments.”
Thanks to a real resolution of 1 200 x 1 200dpi x 8-bit, the ineo+ 1060/1070 series delivers an unparalleled image quality. In addition, several innovative functions ensure consistently outstanding print quality. Image Density Control, for example, monitors image consistency during continuous printing with-out affecting performance. Corrections are done fully automatically to improve the stability of the image quality, while the whole process considerably enhances production efficiency.
If changes occur in the print environment and the engine, the exclusive CRS (colour retention and stability) technology makes the necessary adjustments to maintain optimal print quality. The short interval stability control monitors image consistency during continuous printing operations and automatically makes any corrections needed to ensure stable image quality.
Moreover, the Output Feedback System adapts to the varying characteristics of different media to save operators the time-consuming process of calibration. “This offset-like print quality is what will enable digital print providers to compete in the lucrative production printing market,” adds Pillay.
This series promises to increase productivity. This print system can deliver over 3 900 pages per hour, even on heavyweight media, and boasts an automatic duplex unit that prints on up to 300 gsm paper. As it is essential for high-volume printers to feed each and every sheet smoothly and precisely through the digital press, DEVELOP offers tried-and-tested air suction feeding to ensure a trouble-free feed.
Pillay continues: “Thick and coated paper, for example, is reliably fed in via an air-assist unit and an enhanced air-blow fusing separation mechanism has improved the feeding of thin paper. By safely handling such a wide range of media, this machine makes new digital printing applications technically possible and commercially feasible.”
This series also requires minimal user intervention, which in turn maximises uptime. What’s more, their flexible parts replacement function, ORU-M (operator replaceable unit management), ensures downtimes are minimised.
“At DEVELOP we know that no two production environments are alike. So to meet our customers’ very specific needs, the ineo+ 1060/1070 series has a modular design for maximum flexibility and customisable performance, with a
range of finishing options that will meet a variety of needs.
“These include a multipunch unit, which offers a variety of hole-punching styles; an auto ring binder for up to 102 sheets; a finisher unit with 100-sheet stapler, providing both two -point and corner stapling; a saddle stitching unit with trimmer for booklets of up to 200 pages; a folding unit, with six different folding functions, namely centre-fold, letter fold-in, letter fold-out, double parallel, Z-fold and gatefold; and perfect binding for books of up to 30mm thickness.”
In today’s market a production printing system has to be not only easy to set up but also to operate. Pillay concludes: “Tight deadlines and heavy workloads often rule out lengthy training sessions, this series has been designed to shorten learning curves and maximise machine uptime. With minimal training required to operate these systems, print providers can get the machine working, and earning money, in no time at all.”