2009 IPA Digital Print Forum Results Report

ORDER 2009
DIGITAL PRINT FORUM RESULTS

• The world’s leading digital press manufacturers have put their systems though an exhaustive examination of color integrity, repeatability and recyclability.

• Order the results book, complete with actual press sheets, productivity survey and independent analysis.

• Invaluable resource for current users and prospective buyers of digital print devices

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IPA has conducted an exhaustive examination of the world’s leading digital press systems for production printing. The IPA Digital Print Forum includes a wide testing criterion of repeatability, color integrity and sheet recyclability.

Results of this extensive examination and comparative study are reported in a comprehensive booklet, including results analysis, a survey of productivity and up-time, and actual press sheets submitted from each device.

Utilize the analysis and research data found in this  report to assure your current or future digital print system operates at peak performance and meets your company’s unique needs and market conditions.

Participating companies include the world’s leading manufacturers of digital print devices.

Systems examined:

• Canon imagePRESS C7000VP
• HP Indigo 7000
• Kodak NexPress S3000
• Océ CS665 Pro
• Presstek 52DI
• Screen Truepress 344
• Toshiba e-STUDIO6530c
• Xeikon 8000 and Xeikon 3300
• Xerox iGen4

Tests conducted:

• color repeatability within a press run
• color repeatability across
• multiple press runs
• Pantone™ color matching
• cross sheet evenness
• resolution
• vignettes
• registration
• speed
• rub resistance
• fading
• cracking
• paper moisture
• substrate
• properties
• coating
• GRACoL™ compatibility
• VDP compatibility
• JDF compatibility,
• PDF/X compatibility
• de-inking

Study Coordinator and Report Author
Abhay Sharma, Chair, School of Graphic Communications Management, Ryerson University

Results to be reported at the 2009 IPA Technical Conference, June 8-10, 2009