NewProducts
Jun. 2009
Get dry and greener with new Goss dryer
Intending to reduce both costs and environmental impact, Goss International has introduced the Goss Ecoset web offset dryer. According to the company, the dryer will cut emissions and energy consumption by 50% or more. The cooling section inside the dryer is gone, replaced with Goss’s small diameter Ecochill rollers. As a result, the web can travel from drying to chilling without any condensation developing, and the intake of cold air into the dryer is greatly diminished. The Ecoset dryer comes in web widths between 1.46 m to 2.86 m, and utilizes low-maintenance direct-drive motors, Simotion controls, and web-break detection to ensure top performance. www.gossinternational.comSterling punches up the speed
From Spiel Associates comes the Sterling Digipunch, an automatic punch with a touch screen, aimed at the on-demand market. The high-speed machine has a variable pile lift, and handles up to 60,000 sheets per hour, at sizes from 5.5" x 5.5" to 13" x 12" for comb, coil, and double-loop wire and other hole patterns. The touch screen lets users do changeovers automatically, and help screens deliver prompts when it’s time to lubricate or change the die. www.spielassociates.comNew toner on Konica bizhubPro produces vibrant prints
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The bizhubPro C65hc from Konica Minolta is now available. Its new high chroma toner delivers bright, vivid images, at 65 colour prints per minute. It has three input trays for a 1,500 sheet capacity, a 250-sheet bypass tray, and optional high capacity feed unit for a 7,500 sheet capacity. Ideal for advertising agencies, direct mail and commercial printers, and design studios, the C65hc features the company’s advanced colour processing technology, S.E.A.D. (Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Process) to deliver colour at fast speeds. S.E.A.D. also provides multi-bit screening, dot position control for text and fine lines, and CRS technology to adjust and monitor engine conditions for output and colour stabilization. www.konicaminolta.ca
Avanti adds direct mail module to Print MIS
The newest addition to Avanti’s Print MIS System is a Direct Mail Management module. The extension includes direct mail estimating, which estimates all elements of a job, such as postage, packages and data services, and shipping, which tracks and plans all drops, quantities within each drop, locations, and drop completion dates. Postage accounting, web-to-print integration, and on-demand management reporting round out the features. Avanti says the Direct Mail Management Module, combined with the rest of the Print MIS portfolio, help create an integrated, one-stop-shop. www.avantisystems.comVan Son expands Vs Series with vegetable-based ink
Van Son Ink has added vegetable-based Vs Zero to its Vs Series line of inks. Vs Zero is completely VOC-free and contains no mineral oils or petroleum solvents. It’s designed for straight printing and 4/4 perfecting presses, and responds to both UV and aqueous coatings. Van Son says Zero is extremely glossy, produces excellent dot sharpness, dries fast, and has a high water tolerance. www.vansonink.comNew web-to-print tool from Xitron
PrinterNet, the newest web-to-print tool from Xitron, provides online job submission, online soft proofing and preflighting, and automated job status notices. It can be customized to take on the look and feel of the printer’s existing website, and lets small and mid-sized shops take on more prepress work without adding staff. PrinterNet interfaces with existing Torrent, Navigator, and Harlequin RIPs, and Xitron Xenith workflows. Access is via the Internet, usually from a link on the printer’s site. www.xitron.com
