MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphax
Technologies Inc. (OTC:DLPX), a global provider of high-speed
digital printing equipment, and Weihai Printing Machinery Co.,
Ltd., China's leading manufacturer
of offset presses, today announced a strategic partnership for the
introduction of industry-leading digital print production speed to
the Chinese printing industry.
The two companies will highlight the WeiFeng2200
high-speed digital web press in demonstrations tomorrow,
Oct. 18, at Weihai Printing Machinery
Company headquarters in Weihai City, Shandong, China. The
WeiFeng2200—an adapted version of the Delphax
CR2200—is the fastest monochrome toner-based digital printer
in the world, with throughput of 150 meters or approximately 2,200
pages per minute at 600 x 600 dpi print quality.
In its Weihai City introduction, the WeiFeng2200 will be
the centerpiece of a fully integrated digital printing production
line.
"Digital technology is shaping the future of printing, both as a
supplement to and as an extension of existing production
capabilities," said Gu Yonghui, general manager of Weihai Printing
Machinery Company. "The rapid advances in digital speed and
quality coincide with a growing demand within the Chinese printing
industry for solutions that can be integrated with traditional
high-quality offset and provide value-added capabilities such as
short-run flexibility, print on demand and variable data
printing.
"With our commitment to leadership and innovation in applied
printing technology, we are excited to partner with one of the
prime developers of digital printing technology. Our
arrangement with Delphax Technologies represents our entry into the
field of high-speed digital printing—an important addition to our
comprehensive offering of offset printing equipment. It
combines the unique strengths of a digital printing pioneer with
Weihai Printing Machinery Company's many years of manufacturing
experience, our comprehensive offering of offset printing equipment
and our professional sales force to more effectively satisfy
customer needs within a variety of business models."
The partnership also represents Delphax Technologies entree to
the Chinese market.
"We're delighted to be able to announce our first major business
partnership in China through our
association with Weihai Printing Machinery Company," said
Dieter Schilling, Delphax
Technologies president and chief executive officer. "Weihai
Printing Machinery Company is one of the top printing equipment
suppliers in China and very well
recognized and respected in the printing industry. It has a
leading engineering and manufacturing team, an effective customer
service team and an extensive customer base.
"We have high confidence in Weihai Printing Machinery Company's
ability to develop new markets and provide excellent customer
service. This partnership will be instrumental in opening the
Chinese market to Delphax Technologies high-speed digital
technology. We look forward to working closely with Weihai
Printing Machinery Company in introducing the advantages of high
speed and high efficiency of digital technology to the Chinese
market."
The WeiFeng2200 uses Delphax Technologies unique and
patented electron-beam imaging (EBI) technology, which ensures
consistent print quality at unmatched toner-based production speeds
on a wide range of untreated substrate materials, from extremely
lightweight paper to heavy card stock. The technology
provides streamlined handling of large amounts of data and graphics
with great speed, accuracy and economy. As a result, the
WeiFeng2200 makes it possible for customers to handle a wide
range of books and booklets, legal/financial documents, packing
inserts, direct mail materials and other commercial printing
applications. Every document can be personalized without
compromising the speed, quality or productivity of high-volume
print runs. The WeiFeng2200 is, in short, a
high-speed, high throughput, robust, easily maintainable industrial
digital printing device.
About Weihai Printing Machinery Co., Ltd
Weihai Printing Machinery Co., LTD, founded in 1954, was the first
major enterprise and the first major high technology company
established under the Torch Plan of China within the Printing Machinery Sector.
Under the Torch Plan, Weihai Printing Machinery Company was granted
the right of open importation and exportation. This enabled Weihai
Printing Machinery Company to globally source specific components
that go into the manufacturing of the WIN Series of Machines, i.e.,
the Omron Programmable Logic Controller from Japan. Since
1993, Weihai Printing Machinery Company has enjoyed the position of
being the number one press manufacturer in China. Achieving
levels of internationally accepted advanced technology, the Weihai
Printing Machinery Company WIN Series of offset presses was honored
with the title of "ShanDong Famous Product." The China Council for
the Promotion of International Trade and Association Technology and
Quality specifically lists Weihai Printing Machinery Company's WIN
Series as one of The Recommended Products of China upon Entering into the WTO. Weihai
Printing Machinery Company is headquartered in Weihai, Shandong, China. Additional information
is available on its website at http://en.guyonghui.cn.
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 Technologies 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 Technologies 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 Technologies is
headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA with subsidiaries in Canada, the United
Kingdom and France. The
company's common stock is currently quoted over the counter under
the symbol DLPX. Additional information is available on the
company's website at www.delphax.com.
SOURCE Delphax Technologies Inc.