Digital press for 350gsm?

[jotterpinky]

I think the MGI Meteor DP 60 prints on stock up to 350gsm. I haven't seen any output from these things but it might be worth looking into.

The new Xerox 800 / 1000 series also has the ability to print on 350gsm. If you can afford one of these it might be the way to go.

[UberTech]

Konica c8500 is due out later this year and it will feed 350 and not slow down.

[techie.person]

Was wondering if anyone can help - I've got a small business and I'm looking for a digital press that I could manufacture greetings cards on (~350gsm). They'd mainly be photographic and I'm not fussy about spot colour. I had been looking at an Indigo turbostream but it looks like the lack of ability on solids would mean too many compromises and it sounds like it would be costly to run (we don't mind the weekly maintenance and would undertake training but don't want to constantly be forking out for parts and engineers). Volumes would be pretty low, probably only a 400,000 per year.

The Indigo 3050 sounds much more up to the job but I think we're a couple of years away from making that kind of financial committment. I'm just wondering if there's anything out there that would be suitable to bridge the gap (and indeed to confirm the indigo isn't the way to go)?

Hi there,

MGI's Meteor DP60 Pro definitely can print on 350 GSM ART CARD. I have seen a lot of prints on the DP60 Pro done on 350 GSM. Quality is very good. The press is FOGRA certified for quality, consistency and homogeneity. It is less priced than Indigo, Nexpress and IGEN as well. Moreover, the press is available in 2 sizes 13" x 26" and 13" x 40".

Apart from this, the DP60 Pro can also print on variety of PAPER and PLASTIC SUBSTRATES.
Paper:- 70 GSM to 350 GSM
Bristol, Matte, Art, Kromcote, Coated, Uncoated, Textured, Smooth, Art, Canvas, Buckram

Plastics:- 100 Microns to 400 Microns
Coated/Uncoated PVC, Teslin, Artisyn, Melinex, Vinyl, PET, Polycarbonate, Polyester

Envelopes:- Prefabricated, with window and without window

Investing in this press can also open various business opportunities for your company. Do call MGI and advise them to give you a great demo. I am quite sure that you will be quite surprised by what punch this baby packs. I certainly was

All the best!

[Craig]

Konica c8500 is due out later this year and it will feed 350 and not slow down.

When will more info be available, I couldn't find squat via google.

[GusG]

I couldn't find squat via google.

That's a blatant lie Craig, if you look under:

Google

you'll find at least one reference to the Konica c8500

[Craig]

I guess it depends on what the definition of squat is....