Data One Reinforces Partnership with Xeikon

Investment in two Xeikon 8000 digital presses to increase capacity for top-quality printing

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Xeikon is proud to announce that Data One has reinforced its long-term strategic partnership with the purchase of two new Xeikon 8000 digital color presses. The new presses will deliver the extra capacity and superior print quality required by Data One to meet the growing demand for high quality full-color transactional and direct marketing documents.

Producing more than a billion direct marketing pages per year, Data One is one of Europe’s largest print service providers. The company, which is a subsidiary of the French Group Diffusion Plus, installed its first Xeikon presses in 1999, and since then has taken the leading role in the move from monochrome to full-color in the direct mail market – and more recently in the fast growing transactional and transpromo markets.

Seamless integration with IPDS workflow

While delivery of the highest print quality will play a key role in Data One’s future business growth, the ever-increasing production rates continuously drive the need for improved productivity. With a top speed of 260ppm, the Xeikon 8000 enables Data One to meet the peak production loads with ease. Its ability to integrate into the company’s existing IPDS workflow combined with its continuous-fed operation also boosts productivity significantly.

Ultimate combination of speed and quality

The Xeikon 8000 has been specifically designed to meet the most demanding high-volume transactional and document printing applications. With its top speed recently increased to 260 A4 pages per minute (19m/minute) combined with the 1200 dpi resolution at 4 bits per spot, Xeikon’s flagship printer delivers the ultimate combination of speed and print quality.

Capable of handling scalable print media widths up to 512 mm, the Xeikon 8000 also offers a 504 mm imaging width, enabling 2-up A4 and 3-up A5 printing on an unbeaten range of print media with weights ranging from 40 to 350 gsm (27 lb text to 122 lb cover).

The Xeikon 8000 comes with the latest generation of Xeikon’s unique X-800 digital front-end. Intuitive, modular and based on open standards, it enables the implementation of fully automated workflows in any production environment. The optional IPDS controller, which is supported in 5 colors,  transforms the Xeikon 8000 into a high-performance solution for transactional and transpromo printing, producing highly personalized, full color documents at rated engine speed.