In early February, Xeikon launched two new digital colour printing presses: the Xeikon 4000 and the Xeikon 5000plus. With this, Xeikon says that it In early February, Xeikon launched two new digital colour printing presses: the Xeikon 4000 and the Xeikon 5000plus. With this, Xeikon says that it has completed its product family, following the launch of the Xeikon 6000 in September 2006.

The Xeikon 4000 - Embark in first class

The new Xeikon 4000 system offers the most affordable opportunity to embark with Xeikon in digital colour printing with what is said to be higher quality product specifications and a very competitive market price.

The new Xeikon 4000 allows printing on a wide array of substrates and formats of 50 cm wide with the company’s unique One-Pass-Duplex technology, which minimises total run time and produces both sided printing in a single pass. The Xeikon 4000 incorporates the X-800 DFE (Digital Front End) combining extensive pre-press functionalities including a fast RIP with impressive variable data processing and collation capabilities. Furthermore the open, scalable and modular X-800 serves as an extra quality assurance tool.

The Xeikon 5000plus - Legendary trendsetter

The renowned Xeikon 5000 has been improved with numerous developments. Incorporating Xeikon’s One-Pass-Duplex technology and DFE for high levels of productivity and quality, it also includes the Xeikon FA toner range for vibrant colours. The Xeikon 5000plus comes standard with a variable web input module, offering customers a unique format and substrate flexibility. The Xeikon 5000plus can be upgraded at the customer site to the Xeikon 6000 whenever a customer feels ready.

The Xeikon 6000 - Proven

Launched in September 2006, the Xeikon 6000 is at the head of the Xeikon family. This fully featured digital press offers dazzling speeds of 160 pages per minute and a never seen level of productivity and reliability. The Xeikon 6000 duty cycle can reach up to 5 million equivalent A4/month in a 7 day per week operation. With Xeikon’s FA toner, DFE and variable web input module as standard, the Xeikon 6000 outperforms in colour, quality, flexibility, variability, and productivity.

The Xeikon 330 - Matchless label printing

Completing the Xeikon family is the very successful Xeikon 330. It is designed for label printing and special applications such as transfer printing.

Siegfried Trinker, chief sales officer of Xeikon says, “With the launch of the Xeikon systems family and the new Xeikon 4000 in particular, we are responding to a strong request from our customers and prospects to make the Xeikon concept available to a broader audience. From whatever perspective, this family of digital presses offers businesses with growth potential the most opportune solution. The company that enjoys a starting digital growth with a need to increase production capacity can appreciate the top quality and very affordable Xeikon 4000. The very high volume digital printer will be happy to find all the performance there is on the market compiled in the Xeikon 6000. The Xeikon 5000plus as an intermediate solution can be upgraded to a Xeikon 6000 any time at the customer’s location. This family of products has a blooming future ahead.”