drupa 2008 – Keys for success in going digital
With those specifications in mind, some solutions currently available in market include: Océ, with 250ppm, a resolution of 600x1200 dpi, duplex technology, and the capacity to handle 13,800 sheets of paper; Xeikon, with 160pmm, 600 dpi, and duplex technology; HP, with 68ppm, 1200 dpi, autoduplex technology, and the capacity to handle 6,700 sheets; Xerox, with 100ppm, 600x600 dpi, and the capacity to handle 30,000 sheets; Kodak, with 100ppm, 600 dpi, duplex technology, and the capacity to handle 71,000 sheets. These figures relate to color printing. All the printers from these brands use toner except HP, which uses liquid ink. In short, the sector now offers print speeds ranging from 68 to 250 pages a minute, a paper-feed capacity of 6,700 to 71,000 sheets, resolutions of 600 to 600x1200 dpi, and a monthly output ranging from 200,000 to 8 million prints.