Delphax Technologies has launched its new elan 500 digital colour print system, which according to the company combines major advances in inkjet and paper-handling technologies.
The unit is described as a robust production class sheet-fed system offering full colour and 1600 dpi print quality at speeds of up to 500 impressions per minute.
A sale for the new printer has already been agreed after Californian-based CompuMail Inc, which was conducting the field beta testing, wanted to make the machine a permanent fixture.
‘elan has enabled us to complete 10,000 letters in just one hour compared to our current fleet of four machines taking three hours.’ said Sam Andreasen, chief operating officer of CompuMail. ‘The consistency and quality of elan’s output from the first sheet to last sheet is impressive. The elan is a production workhorse at an affordable price.’
‘As the first elan customer, CompuMail has given us the highest endorsement possible in its technology of choice to support future color growth in the direct mail marketplace,’ said Dieter Schilling, president and chief executive officer of Delphax. ‘We believe elan offers CompuMail not only greater competitiveness, but also the ability to reshape its market. elan’s combination of price, sheet-fed configuration andperformance make versatile high-quality color printing affordable-and profitable-for this key market segment.’
