Punch Graphix Releases Fastest, High-Resolution Digital Color Press: New Xeikon 8000

LIER, BELGIUM—March 18, 2008—Punch Graphix, legendary for pioneering the first digital colour presses, introduces the Xeikon 8000 which is more than twice as fast as its nearest competitor. With an astonishing printing speed of 230 A4 pages per minute and true 1,200 dpi imaging quality, the new Xeikon 8000 takes a double leap and counters the increasing market need for fast printing without compromising on quality. The machine’s state-of-the-art technology has been developed to optimise print productivity and to provide exceptional quality. Xeikon’s flagship system takes a productivity leap by printing multi-page documents at an impressive speed of 230 A4 pages per minute, which translates into 13,800 A4 pages per hour and a monthly volume of 8,5 million.