High-Speed Inkjet Presses : Real-World Experiences

High-speed inkjet presses are available from GSS, HP, Kodak, Océ, Ricoh (InfoPrint), Screen, Xerox and Fuji (sheetfed). Even Agfa, which is known for its Dotrix inkjet for packaging, has jumped into the commercial market with its sheetfed Transcolor.

Priced in the $1 million to $2 million range, these presses can be a huge capital investment. But, the early adopters can be characterized a bit like cheetahs in the savannah. Most have specific applications or vertical markets that have prompted them to eye the presses for some time, waiting for the right time to leap. The need is so acute, in fact, that most have been prepared to work alongside their vendors to help them work out the bugs once the presses were live in the field.