Xante Answers Questions about Digital Envelope Press

[OutSourceD]

Here is an alternative to the Xanté envelope press.

Full Color Laser Envelope Printer | Laser Envelope Printer | PSI

I don't have any pricing or who might be a local dealer for me. Looks like the same engine.

[Wolfie]

Okay this is not true. Spoke to several dealers and they informed me it will not handle envelopes in any decent quantity and it is not rated to do envelopes.

I know the C9650 will do envelopes without any problems, which is what the Ilumina is based on, now if only you could buy an after market HCF for it, other wise your stuck feeding about 40 at a time.

[FastColorInColumbia]

Hey Scott,
Why shouldnt I just buy one of these from Ikon, which gets it from PSI. Its got alot better feeder, excuse me it actually has a feeder and I can actually get a service tech to look at it and get it on a click base contract (no buying parts or consumables) I looked at their terms and for us, it kicks Xantes butt.

[postnetnc133]

Is the C9650, Xante or printer put out by PSI whendoing envelopes is it a straight feed or does it have to go around rollers? If it goes around rollers doesnt it leave a curl or any wrinkles in the envelopes as it exits after printed?

[mserwin@ryerson.ca]

good morning.

the shop i'm in just got one of these machines and unfortunately there is not alot of help nor information on printing with it. it is a fairly straightforward printer, but it does not seem to want to duplex the envelopes. anyone have any answers on this? i'm also curious about the pressure showing the embossing through the print. is there a way to adjust the it?

thanks in advance for any info you guys can throw out.
christopher

If you are trying to print on the lip of the envelope the best way to do it is by opening the flap and creating a file that will print it. Although it is a manual process the benefit is that the envelope then passes one time through the printer which wears your consumables once as apposed to twice, although ink consumption isn't much higher your drums, transfer belt and fuser do take a second beating increasing your per unit cost and wearing those components. I have done this many many times and it works, the glue does not stick onto the fuser with any of the envelopes i've yet to try so you wont have problems with that.
Also if you have the DEP you can run two types of window envelopes those that have a glassine window or a corn based window, i only know the marketed name of those and their called EarthFirst PLA.

[Keith]

Is the C9650, Xante or printer put out by PSI whendoing envelopes is it a straight feed or does it have to go around rollers? If it goes around rollers doesnt it leave a curl or any wrinkles in the envelopes as it exits after printed?

On the Xante, the paper path is short and very straight. You can look throught the manual feed tray, reach around and see your hand at the output tray.

[richsweeney]

Does anyone know if you can you buy the feeder as a seperate kit?

[arossetti]

This company does Thiele Technologies - Streamfeeder Product Line .

It will attach to an Okidata printer, also at Print09 was a company who makes modified bottom feeders for the Xante press but I don't know the company. I'll have to ask a co-worker.

[GregNac19]

Is the Xante a Phaser 7400 with an envelop feeder? What's the difference?

[Keith]

Is the Xante a Phaser 7400 with an envelop feeder? What's the difference?

The Xante Ilumina is an Okidata engine. If I'm correct I believe the Xerox Phaser uses the same engine.