GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 2003--Prepress and Digital Printin

Digital printing continues to make slow, incremental progress toward broader adoption, as evidenced by announcements at this year's show. Canon USA unveiled two production color printing systems—the CLC 5100 (51 ppm) and CLC 4000 (40 ppm)—featuring new delivery and fixing unit systems, plus advanced color management technology for enhanced production and increased color consistency. Xerox introduced the entry-level DocuColor 5252 (52 ppm) as a replacement for the model 2045, and enhanced the DocuColor 6060 with PANTONE certification and additional finishing options. A.B.Dick rolled out its Color X-Press 3000 digital printing system, a 50-ppm machine based on Konica technology.