DIGITAL digest 905

At PRINT 05, Xeikon was planning to operate a 5/5 Xeikon 5000 press with in-line coating to output live a two-sided postcard featuring variable data. An actual job from Xeikon customer expresscopy.com, the postcards are being delivered into the postal stream directly from the show floor.

For its part, basysPrint will continue to target the four-up, eight-up and VLF book and publishing markets. Its acquisition by Punch in December of 2004 will reportedly allow the platesetter provider to bring down its price point through manufacturing efficiencies. Scrolling technology has also been developed for higher speeds and stability, and the company plans to stay with its UV CTP technology that enables conventional plate usage.