MINNEAPOLIS, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphax
Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:DLPX.PK), a global provider of
high-speed digital printing equipment, announced today that it will
introduce its new elan™ digital color print system at
drupa 2012 May 3-16 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The
system, which combines major advances in inkjet and paper-handling
technologies, will be showcased in Hall 8b, stand C10 with
demonstrations of the elan 500 powered
by Memjet. A news conference is scheduled for May 4 at 1:30 p.m.
in Room 01 Congress Center Dusseldorf (CCD-South).
"With elan we are introducing a product line that
has the potential not only to penetrate important segments of the
market but to reshape them," said Dieter
Schilling, president and chief executive officer of
Delphax. "We believe that elan's combination of
price, sheet-fed configuration and performance will make versatile
high-quality color printing affordable—and profitable—for a much
wider range of commercial printers than is the case today."
Powered by Memjet technologies, elan 500 is a
robust production class sheet-fed print system offering full color
and 1600 dpi print quality at speeds of up to 500 impressions per
minute.
Delphax engineers have integrated multiple Memjet printheads
with a unique Delphax-designed paper path utilizing the company's
patented SST™ transport technology to create an unprecedented
combination of speed, versatility, affordability and high quality
for color sheet-fed and on-demand inkjet production.
"The system's capabilities have been shaped by our market
research, including extensive customer input, on the production and
competitive pressures faced by commercial printers today,"
Schilling said. "The result is innovation that not only sets
a new speed benchmark for inkjet technology in a sheet-fed
configuration, but will also allow Delphax to market these systems
at substantially lower prices than the competition."
The elan digital front end (DFE) uses the Adobe
PDF document format for both publishing and variable workflow,
driven by Delphax's unique scalable RIP architecture. The
elan DFE allows simple and cost-effective integration
into any workflow solution without binding the customer to
proprietary systems or requiring separate software solutions for
each application type. An intuitive touch-screen interface
simplifies the operator experience, keeping input options clear and
uncomplicated. Comprehensive reporting systems provide
detailed metrics and permit real-time analysis of system
performance.
Maximum sheet size is 18 x 25.2 inches (SRA2 - 450 x 640 mm);
minimum sheet size – 8 x 8 inches (203.2 x 203.2 mm).
The system prints on a wide range of substrates, from 60 to 350
gsm. Patent-pending in-line primer capability is an option
for enhancing substrate compatibility. The system also offers
up to two spot colors. Industry certified Magnetic Ink
Character Recognition (MICR) is offered for security and direct
mail printing and other personalized applications.
elan is Delphax's response to a growing customer
demand for more efficient, versatile and affordable color printing
equipment, and it promises to be ideal for commercial
print-on-demand challenges in direct mail, transpromotional,
billing, statements and book or manual publishing. Its
variable data and MICR capability are also expected to make
elan attractive to Delphax's established security
printing market.
Customer beta testing is scheduled to begin later this year.
A pioneer in digital print production, Delphax has captured the
largest worldwide market share in check-printing applications,
developing a highly regarded global customer-service and support
organization in the process.
"We are positioning elan to have a much broader
market appeal than we could ask from our existing monochrome
products," Schilling said. "It represents an entirely new
category of digital print technology and offers a combination of
price and performance that is unmatched today and long awaited by
the market."
About Delphax Technologies Inc.
Delphax Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the design,
manufacture and delivery of advanced digital print production
systems. For more than 30 years, Delphax has pioneered high-speed
digital imaging innovations that improve throughput and enhance
efficiencies for publishers, direct marketers and other commercial
print customers where cost and quality are important. The Delphax
portfolio includes specialized full color inkjet or monochrome
inkjet and toner technologies that are ideal for a wide range of
applications over a broad spectrum of substrates from ultra
lightweight paper to heavy stock in both roll-fed and cut-sheet
print environments. Delphax is headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiaries in Canada, the United
Kingdom and France. The
company's common stock is currently quoted over the counter under
the symbol DLPX.PK. Additional information is available on the
company's website at www.delphax.com.
SOURCE Delphax Technologies Inc.