Thomson Press, one
of India’s leading printing and publishing houses, has become the first
operation in the region to invest in a Xeikon 9600. The new press has been
installed in its digital facility in Okhla, New Delhi. It complements the
company’s web and sheet offset capabilities, bringing the high quality its
clients demand to shorter runs of books and other publications.
Thomson Press chose
the press, which is configured as a roll to stack press with incorporating the
Web Finishing Module to protect the printed image prior to mechanical finishing
of the work. The press is producing high quality multi-color jobs cost
effectively in quantities as low as twenty books. The press also supports a
wide variety of offerings from ultra-high quality coffee table books to
educational materials, short run speciality magazines and periodicals. The
Xeikon press also enables printing of religious publications on 40 gsm paper.
The Xeikon 9600 is
the ultimate dedicated solution for a wide range of graphic arts production
such as books, magazine, brochures/leaflets and point of sales applications. It
offers high performance quality and productivity and delivers a broad array of
standard and non-standard formats, including virtually unlimited image lengths.
The one-pass-duplex
web-fed system is capable of speeds of up to 14.5mpm (47.5 fpm) at a resolution
of 1200 dpi with variable dot density. It integrates the variable data capabilities
of the Xeikon X-800 front-end and incorporates a 5th color station for accurate
spot color reproduction as well as speciality toners for security applications
and other technical toners. Its QA-CD dry toner enables the use of a wide range
of substrates without specific pre-treatment. The press delivers a wide color
gamut and has no VOC emissions.
Feature benefits
include perfect color consistency and professional color management, variable
printing across both width and length, the ability to handle media weights from
40 to 350 gsm (27 lb text to 130 lb cover) and flexible integration with graphic
arts (PDF) and IPDS workflows.
Bent Serritslev,
Managing Director of Xeikon APAC, states, "We are thrilled and honored to
count Thomson Press among our satisfied customers, and we are confident that
that the versatility and high printing quality of the 9000 series of presses
with find acceptance in the Indian market, where quality is critical. And the
flexibility to choose roll-to-roll or roll-to-sheet adds an extra dimension,
while the flexibility of financial models Xeikon adds to the attractiveness of the
offering.”
