As promised, the announcements for Next Wave Production Inkjet presses are coming fast and furious. The Hunkeler Innovationdays event, as expected, was a perfect place to showcase some of these new technologies alongside the finishing equipment that will ultimately support them in a production environment. In the last article, we looked at the new Xerox Rialto 900 roll-to-sheet press. This articles looks at the new Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed Production Inkjet press. Additionally, we will take a quick look at the newly announced Océ ImageStream 2400 and the ColorStream 3000Z rollfed presses.
A true sheetfed production inkjet machine
The Océ VarioPrint i300 has been a while in the making. Some have been patiently waiting for this introduction since they first heard rumblings about this press, code named Niagara, over a year ago. Well, the wait is over, and it is a very unique press. It’s not the first sheetfed production inkjet machine to be introduced, but is currently the fastest running at 8,700 duplex sheets per hour. We reviewed the Fujifilm and Screen sheetfed machines in previous articles as a point of comparison.
