Document Printing - Xeikon

Document Printing

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“High
quality is a must, a given. It is expected as the norm.”
Keith Whitehead - Production Director at Howard Hunt, UK
A Challenging Market
Provides Great Opportunities
CONSUMERS
QUALITY IS
companies to retain high-value
With the average consumer receiving 6,500 marketing
messages per day, marketeers are finding it increasingly
difficult to achieve the desired response. Consumers are
bombarded with messages from multiple channels.
So much so that they have started tuning out what is not
relevant or interesting to them. Marketeers are embracing
individualized, cross-media communication in an effort to
reach the unreachable consumer, and to attract new
and retain existing customers.
DEMAND RELEVANCE
Getting in touch with prospects or
customers is no longer a guarantee
of success. The issue is to
communicate, to enter into effective
dialogue. That is why today’s
direct marketing is not only about
personalized, but individualized
and relevant cross-media communication.
Effective campaigns
A GIVEN
Relevance encourages consumers
to read a message, but the
quality is what makes it stick.
And in a world where consumers
have the power of choice, quality
is a given. With companies
communicating through multiple
channels, it is important that any
printed message reflects the same
clients and to attract very select
niches as printed communication
has come to be associated with
‘exclusivity’ and ‘importance’. Direct
marketing campaigns therefore
demand technology that can marry
individualized, relevant content and
striking design for each individual
communication piece.
In the myriad of media channels, print is losing ground.
But it is not all doom and gloom. The internet and
digitization have opened up tremendous opportunities
as well, particularly for digital printing.
use an intelligent combination of
digital media and print. Campaigns
will become more sophisticated,
relying even more on database
intelligence than is currently the
visual brand identity and quality
standard as all other forms of
brand expression. In an increasingly
digitized world, printed direct
marketing pieces will enable
case. The creation of individualized,
100% relevant messages
depends greatly on the quality
of databases and data mining
programs. Any halfway measures
or cutting corners in the data
management or data analysis
stage will reduce effectiveness!

“We are moving away from cut-sheet for productivity reasons and the
continuous-fed operation of the Xeikon 8000 plays a key role in this,
particularly for transactional mail applications. The press also eliminates
the need for human intervention at the finish of a print run – reducing the
risks of mishandling. Quality and productivity are essentially the name of
the game, and the Xeikon 8000 positions us well to win on both fronts.”
Loïc Lefebvre - Head of Business Development for Data One and
Group Diffusion Plus, France.
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KEEP UP THE
PRODUCTIVITY
Opportunity creates demand. With
the increased availability of data
capturing and data mining tools
the demand for more and more
sophisticated campaigns grows.
Also, direct marketing is increasingly
trigger-based, which means
that speed is of the essence.
Soaring print volumes and increasingly
complex campaigns place
high requirements on print systems
in terms of processing power
and productivity. And with ever
tighter deadlines you cannot afford
to have a weak link. Seamless
integration of your press with the
rest of your workflow is therefore
a must.
MIND THE
ENVIRONMENT
More and more print buyers and
consumers have embraced ecology
and expect their suppliers to
do the same. Digital printing is an
environmentally friendly concept.
You print only what you need -
targeted and to the copy. But some
digital printing technologies are
more eco-friendly than others,
especially when it comes to recyclability
– an issue not to be taken
lightly. Germany has adopted legislation
that makes printers explicitly
warn consumers if prints are
not recyclable, and the EU is likely
to follow suit. A label shouting ‘not
recyclable, keep separate’ may
not be everyone’s idea of a great
marketing campaign. Recyclability
is an environmental issue, but
one with economic consequences.
Think twice before you invest!

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“Due to its unparalleled combination of quality and print capacity,
the Xeikon 8000 is a perfect fit for our book printing and publishing,
direct mail, and commercial print applications. There is no other
technology currently available that offers these unique capabilities.”
Burt Scherman - President of Strategic Content Imaging, US
BOOK ON DEMAND
IS ON THE RISE
Just like marketing and advertising,
the publishing sector is seeing
increasing personalization and
versioning. Web-to-print fulfillment
has become an integral part of
the publishing business, offering
the level of interactivity users have
grown used to. With digital printing
as the enabling technology, print
on demand of books has emerged,
not least because it addresses
many of the challenges the sector
faces. Cost and revenue considerations
are the main drivers for
publishers to go digital.
As much as 30% of printed books
remain unsold and end up being
pulped. Matching supply to demand
is made possible by digital
print on demand since small runs
can be produced cost-effectively.
Digital printing is extremely flexible
in that it allows last-minute
changes and updates to be made
in short turnaround times. Inventory
and the associated risks and costs
can be virtually eliminated. The
result: fewer costs and reduced
waste, so less impact on the
environment.
Initially used mainly for backlists,
self-publications and photo books,
book on demand applications
today range from academic publications
to technical manuals and
product guides. Digital book printing
is becoming mainstream, yet
it is still a largely untapped market
and therefore a high growth area
for digital printing.

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Xeikon Meets Both Challenges and Opportunities
In the document printing market
the keys to success are quality,
workflow performance and environmental
responsibility, and that
is exactly what we offer. With the
Xeikon 8500, the Xeikon 8600
and the Xeikon 8800 you have a
choice of eco-friendly high-performance
digital duplex presses,
fully integrated digital workflows,
application-tuned
toners and a range of input and
output accessories.
requirements, since they boast the
same superior image quality. The
Xeikon 8800 stands out, offering
an unmatched ratio of quality to
productivity as well as the lowest
TCOP.
By teaming up with specialized
partners worldwide, we have
also built up useful knowledge
of data mining and campaign
management. Based on open
industry standards, our solutions
fit seamlessly in any production
environment, increasing your
productivity. You will discover how
high-quality digital color printing
can be profitable business!
All three are web-fed presses
and able to handle scalable print
media widths, which allows you to
produce a wide array of standard
and non standard formats and
virtually unlimited image lengths.
Which of the three you choose will
largely depend on your productivity

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A Range of High-Performance Digital Presses
THE PRODUCTIVITY
presses are intrinsically faster
Two inline densitometers ensure
With Xeikon, there is no trade-off to be made between
quality and productivity. Engineered to perfection,
the electrophotographic imaging process remains the
industry standard for quality and reliability. That is why
Xeikon presses use dry toner electrophotography.
Well-engineered, robust and reliable, they all deliver
impeccable quality regardless the speed. Your choice will
depend on your productivity and print media requirements,
and rest assured there is at least one that fits the bill!
YOU NEED
The Xeikon 8500, the Xeikon
8600 and the Xeikon 8800 boast
a unique combination of features
designed to up and maintain
your productivity.
Being web-fed, they are one
up on the competition. Web-fed
and ideal for fast, heavy-duty
print jobs without limitations in
sheet or image length.
There is more to productivity
than speed. That is why they
have been made extremely
robust and reliable, with
superior uptimes of up to 90%.
automatic density and register
control, and allow you to
fine-tune during printing.
Xeikon 8500 Xeikon 8600 Xeikon 8800
Print media width 320 - 512 mm (12,6” x 20,2”) 320 - 512 mm (12,6” x 20,2”) 320 - 512 mm (12,6” x 20,2”)
Imaging width 504 mm (19.8”) 504 mm (19.8”) 504 mm (19.8”)
Toner Xeikon QA-P toner Xeikon QA-P toner Xeikon QA-P toner
Addressability 1200 x 3600 dpi with variable dot density 1200 x 3600 dpi with variable dot density 1200 x 3600 dpi with variable dot density
Web speed up to 12.0 m/min (39 ft/min) up to 14.5 mm/min (47 ft/min) up to 19.2 m/min (63 ft/min)
Print speed up to 160 ppm (9,600 pages/hour) up to 195 ppm (11,700 pages/hour) up to 260 ppm (15,600 pages/hour)**
Duty cycle*** up to 5,000,000 pages/month up to 6,000,000 pages/month up to 10,000,000 pages/month
*A4 full color pages, duplex printing, print speed depends on print media weight
**Optional, existing Xeikon 8000 engines are field upgradeable
***A4 full color pages, duplex printing and operating at full capacity in three-shift mode

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“It’s not just the increased productivity that swung us towards the Xeikon.
The Xeikon also offers superb print quality. Its 1200 dpi resolution enables
us to print much sharper images which makes a real difference when we
need to print corporate IDs with very fine typefaces.”
Barrie Stevens - Marketing Manager at McLays, UK
UNCOMPROMISING
QUALITY
Quality is a given. That is why
the Xeikon 8500, the Xeikon 8600
and the Xeikon 8800 are packed
with features to make sure they
produce nothing less than offsetchallenging
print quality.
The unique combination of
1200 x 3600 dpi addressability
and 4 bit variable dot density
offers rich color depth and subtle
contrasts. Sharp and crisp
details enable adding micro text,
for instance to prevent
counterfeiting.
Powerful screening libraries
help to exploit the 1200 dpi imaging
to the fullest. The screen
ruling can be adjusted for every
image element, ensuring
superior image quality.
Two inline densitometers and
high performance process
algorithms vouch for uniform
and accurate colors and color
consistency between jobs and
between presses.
The 4 process colors plus
one of a range of standard or
custom-made spot colors provide
an extended color gamut.
Unique and patented One-Pass-
Duplex technology enables
perfect front-to-back registration
and simultaneous doublesided
printing. This ensures
100% data integrity, which is
crucial for documents containing
critical financial information
and helps avoid embarrassing
situations.
100% DATA
INTEGRITY

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A Seamlessly Integrated Graphic Arts Workflow
PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY
on one or more Windows-based
prevent counterfeiting, the X-800
More, better, faster and cheaper. Or how to produce larger
volumes of increasingly better print quality for ever more
complex designs, quicker, at lower cost, and still be
profitable? The answer to these challenges is to create a
fast and efficient digital workflow that can be automated
and integrated, without having to compromise on quality.
And our X-800 digital front-end offers you just that.
Benefit from the X-800’s numerous
features to minimize downtime
and increase productivity while
maintaining maximum flexibility
and quality:
unequaled streaming
technology
integrated engine controller
platforms to form a personalized
workflow. This modular architecture
also allows you to separate
the pre-press functionality from the
press operation, which simplifies
your operators’ tasks.
SCALABLE DESIGN
allows dynamic addition of production
data or other variable elements,
such as sequential numbers
or barcodes, to already RIP-ed
documents.
OPEN STANDARDS
Thanks to our focus on open
intelligent load balancing
The X-800 boasts multi-threaded
industry standards, the X-800
RIP-while-print
software, which makes it highly
enables the implementation of
parallel RIP-ing and compres-
scalable. You can take advantage
fully automated workflows in any
sion
of multiple CPUs on one system or
production environment. It en-
post-RIP impositioning
add additional offline RIP platforms
sures seamless integration and
page picking
to provide extra processing power
connectivity with your existing
ICC color management
if needed. The X-800 is compatible
workflow and any market-leading
Post-RIP color adjustment
with all the Xeikon engines along
applications (MIS solutions, design
the upgrade path, making it easy
packages, workflow systems …).
MODULAR ARCHITECTURE
to grow your business.
By minimizing human intervention,
The X-800’s powerful functions
automation improves accuracy and
are provided in separate modules.
All server modules can be installed
on the X-800 streamer system or
METADATA
To enable tracking of your productions
from print to delivery or to
repeatability, and reduces errors,
which results in enhanced
productivity and cost savings.

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Graphic Arts Workflow
MIS (JDF/JMF)
Layout
X-800 Streamer
DataBase
VDP application
X-800 DFE
X-800 Streamer
Resources
Composition rules
Object Store
X-800 Streamer
Marketing
PrePress Xeikon Digital Front-end Printing
Finishing
FULL PDF/VT SUPPORT
The latest release of the Xeikon
X-800 workflow fully supports the
PDF/VT Standard. Based on JDF
job-ticket driven workflows, PDF/
VT allows end-to-end automation
and streamlining for variable data
printing processes. Decoupling data
from the process, metadata based
filtering of records or pages, rulebased
imposition, reliable tracking
and tracing… they all add up to
professional automation, a top 3
decision criterion when investing.
XEIKON MYPRESS,
STATE-OF-THE-ART
USER INTERFACE
Worldwide customer requirement
feedback, practical tips from Xeikon
press operators and scientific
research by leading university
usability experts resulted in
MyPress, Xeikon’s unique user
interface design. MyPress is a new
engine controller that allows more
productive and convenient use.

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A Seamlessly Integrated IPDS Workflow
TOP-NOTCH PRODUCTIVITY
CONSISTENT, SUPERIOR
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
Increasingly complex, high-quality, high-volume, individualized
campaigns. That is where the market is headed. This
poses challenges in terms of print quality and productivity,
but also in terms of data processing. Increasingly large and
complex databases, data mining applications and pre-press
tools are required to develop full color individualized
documents that vary not only text, but images as well.
A seamlessly integrated workflow is ever more crucial.
That is why we have long-standing partnerships with
leading providers of such pre-press tools.
The Xeikon IPDS Controller
handles the IPDS input data
stream directly without any
conversions in-between and
allows RIP-ing on the fly, enabling
you to operate at rated engine
speeds at all times.
DATA INTEGRITY
Due to its architecture, an IPDS
workflow ensures the integrity
QUALITY
The X-800 is packed with features
to ensure superior as well as
consistent image quality:
ICC color management
support for 5th color
automatic color and front-toback
registration
previewing
post-RIP color adjustment
automatic printer calibration
The X-800 and Xeikon IPDS
Controller integrate seamlessly
into your existing workflow.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
With the Xeikon IPDS Controller
and X-800 digital front-end you
get the best of both worlds: native
IPDS data stream support at rated
engine speed for high-volume
production of transactional
And we have more: in combination with our X-800 digital
front-end, the Xeikon IPDS Controller is the missing link
to convert your typical B&W transactional workflow to full
color! But not only that. It enables high-end variable data
workflows for the most sophisticated individualized
cross-media campaigns.
of your data throughout the production
process. The bi-directional
communication enables feedback
loops, security and data integrity
checks.
automatic tone curve
adjustment
COST SAVINGS
Eliminate stock outs and overstock
of pre-printed forms! With the
X-800 and Xeikon IPDS Controller
documents and native PostScript
or PDF support for any other
printing work you may have.
you print what is needed, when it
is needed, and in full color.

“The seamless integration of the X-800 IPDS digital front-end with our existing production
workflow was another key factor in our decision to further invest in Xeikon. With variable
data processing, the integrity of the data is imperative. For web to print applications
(GOCAD) our clients enter their files directly via an extranet and the data then flows
seamlessly through the process without the need for any data conversion.”
Loïc Lefebvre - Head of Business Development for Data One and Group Diffusion Plus, France
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IPDS Workflow
MIS (JDF/JMF)
Layout
X-800 + IPDS
DataBase
VDP application
PrintServer
X-800 + IPDS
Resources
Composition rules
IPDS
Marketing
PrePress
Central Server Xeikon DFE
Printing Finishing
One central print server communicates with all your prepress tools and
digital printing presses. You can continue using the tools and applications
you are familiar with. The X-800 and Xeikon IPDS Controller integrate
seamlessly into your existing workflow.

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most compelling reason for opting for dry toner, other than its
image quality, was the environmental aspect. Our large customers
demand that we deliver eco-friendly solutions, and inkjet prints today,
even with water-based inks, are not sufficiently deinkable.”
Per Larsson - Sales and Marketing Manager at Parajett, Sweden
Application-Tuned Toner
EXTENDED COLOR GAMUT
TWO SIDED FULL COLOR
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Because we develop our proprietary dry toner in-house,
we can vouch for its outstanding quality and performance.
Innovative, market-driven R&D ensures it is continually
improved, so you can meet the ever-rising quality and
productivity standards.
Our FA toner has set the standard for quality and eco-friendliness.
Our novel QA-P toner enhances those standards while
raising the bar for productivity. It has been developed specially
for document and book printing markets and offers benefits
in the field of fusing, increased color gamut and speed.
FA and QA-P toners are available
in the 4 process colors (CMYK)
and off-the-shelf spot colors (red,
green, blue, orange and extra
magenta). Our clear toner is UV
fluorescent and can be used for
low level security applications and
identification marks on transaction
documents and direct mailings,
invisible to the human eye but not
to finishing equipment. We can
also develop custom-made colors
to meet specific brand color or
PRINTING...
INCLUDING MICR
The fifth color station of the
Xeikon 8800 can also hold MICR
toner for printing checks and other
transaction documents. It is the
only digital press in its class of
print quality that prints doublesided
full color documents with
MICR characters in one pass! This
way data integrity is guaranteed
and productivity maintained.
IC-65, and EU Standard EN71-3
(heavy metals).
Like all commercially available
Xeikon toners they score high on
deinkability. This means that Xeikon-printed
paper is guaranteed
to be recyclable. And as paper
recycling is becoming increasingly
important, this is an advantage
worthwhile considering before
making an investment decision!
security requirements.
ENVIRONMENTALLY
PANTONE ® -LICENSED
FA and QA-P toner facilitate the
accurate reproduction of your
customers’ brand image.
FRIENDLY
FA and QA-P toner contain no
solvents, so our presses produce
no hazardous emissions of VOCs
(volatile organic compounds).
They also contain no hazardous
chemicals, which makes them
compliant with the US and EU

“The first technology we looked at was inkjet, but we decided straightaway that, for us, it was not the way
to go. The image quality simply wasn’t good enough. Well, I guess the image quality could be OK, but you
would need special paper, which costs about three times as much as the paper we can use for our
dry toner electrophotography presses. It would just not be cost-effective.”
Per Larsson - Sales and Marketing Manager at Parajett, Sweden
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Superb quality on conventional paper substrates
Enjoy unbeaten print media
Optimal Recyclability
Unbeaten
Wide Range of
flexibility in terms of width,
Bonding agents present in
Print Media Flexibility
Weights and Calipers
format, weight, and type! The
Xeikon 8500, the Xeikon 8600
and the Xeikon 8800 can print
on scalable widths and an unmatched
range of substrates.
pretreatment products reduce
the recyclability of printed
material. Because conventional
paper substrates require no
pretreatment when used on a
Xeikon, and Xeikon toners score
The Xeikon 8500, the Xeikon 8600
and the Xeikon 8800 support
unbridled creativity and valueadded
applications on an
unbeaten range of print media:
From newsprint paper to
paperboard, the Xeikon 8500,
the Xeikon 8600 and the
Xeikon 8800 can handle an
impressive range of weights and
calipers without a crease.
NO COATING OR
PRETREATMENT
Unlike other digital technology, our
dry toner-based imaging technology
delivers uncompromising quality
on conventional paper substrates
without coating or pretreatment!
This helps you save time and
money.
high on deinkability, recyclability
is further improved.
Coated and uncoated paper
and paperboard
Synthetic print media
Label stock
The script files for our range
of certified print media can be
downloaded from our website
www.xeikon.com. Our print script
database is continually updated.
Media weight:
40 - 350 gsm
(27 lb text to 122 lb cover)
Media caliper:
< 550 µm
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From Start to Finish
UNWINDERS
REWINDERS
STACKERS
With the Xeikon range of duplex presses you enjoy
maximum configuration flexibility. You can operate them
in roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet or roll-to-stack configuration,
depending on your application and finishing requirements.
Choose from a range of input and output accessories to
support your productivity and streamline your finishing.
We offer a choice of medium and
large size unwinders to match your
productivity requirements. Our
medium unwinder holds reels up
to Ø 600 (23.6”) and media widths
up to 512 mm (20.1”), while our
jumbo unwinders hold reels of up
to Ø 1370 mm (54”) and media
widths of up to 520 mm (20.5”).
By minimizing the number of stops,
jumbo unwinders maximize the
productivity of your press.
Our rewinders are adapted for
maximum web widths of up to
520 mm (20.5”) and produce
jumbo reels of up to Ø 1370 mm
(54”), ready for further inline or
offline processing. They can also
rewind printed and perforated rolls
and can be equipped with optional
edge-trimming and/or slitting
functions. Fitting seamlessly in
any workflow, they facilitate and
optimize the finishing of all your
print jobs.
When operating your press in webto-sheet
mode, you can count on
the Xeikon Stacker to deliver neatly
aligned stacks of up to 450 mm
(17.7”). Do you need larger stacks
or special book block stacks? No
problem! Many of our clients have
already seamlessly integrated their
Xeikon equipment with leading
third party stacking solutions.

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WEB FINISHING MODULE
Our inline Web Finishing Module
(WFM) makes sure your prints will
last a lifetime. It applies an invisible
protective layer that enhances
scratch and scuff resistance, which
prevents damage typically caused
by finishing equipment or mail
sorting systems. It also eliminates
static charges. This significantly
reduces paper jams and misfeeds,
which in turn allows easy postprocessing
and additional finishing.
Because our WFM operates inline
and at rated engine speed, it does
not impact uptime of your press.
“In the direct mail area,
Advantage Mailing, in the
USA, upgraded from a
Xeikon 5000 to a Xeikon
8000 press where they use its
high image quality and inline
finishing in cluding laminating,
UV coating and die cutting to
differenti ate themselves from
the competition.”
Andy Tribute
tribute@attributes.co.uk

Go beyond your limits
ABOUT XEIKON
Xeikon is an innovator in digital
printing technology. The company
designs, develops and delivers
web-fed digital color presses for
label and packaging applications,
document printing, as well as commercial
printing. These presses utilize
LED-array-based dry toner electrophotography,
open workflow software
and application-specific toners.
Xeikon also manufactures
basysPrint computer-to-plate (CtP)
solutions for the commercial printing
market. These proven CtP systems
combine the latest exposure
techniques with cost-efficient
UV plate technology, high imaging
quality and flexibility.
For the flexographic market, Xeikon
offers digital platemaking systems
under the ThermoFlexX brand name.
ThermoFlexX systems provide high
resolution plate exposure including
screening, color management, as
well as workflow management.
All the Xeikon solutions are designed
with the overarching principles of
profitability, quality, flexibility and sustainability
in mind. With these guiding
principles and a deep, intimate
knowledge of its customers, Xeikon
continues to be one of the industry’s
leading innovators of products
and solutions.
For more information,
visit www.xeikon.com.
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