Top New Equipment In The Mailing Industry



Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

by Rick Krieger
Addresser Based Systems

If you didn’t make it to the Print 09’ trade show in Chicago, you missed out on one heck of a good time. Aside from all networking and prospecting that went on there, quite a few after-parties ensured that no one would leave without having fun. But what you also missed, if you couldn’t make it, was quite a few interesting products on display in the exhibition hall. If you’re in the print / mail industry, then you won’t want to stay in the dark when it comes to new equipment developments. Here are some reviews of the mailing and fulfillment side of Print 09’ equipment highlights:

Full Color Envelope & Postcard Printing – This is a new generation laser printer that can process short-run color jobs without the envelope-jamming problems of most small lasers. It also comes with a high capacity feeder that can hold hundreds envelopes or postcards, and print at speeds of up to 4,000 per hour. This allows you to offer high quality, variable color and short run, full color envelope letterhead at an affordable price. Print at up to 1200x600dpi, with graphics, or variable addressing on a variety of stocks.

New Booklet Tabber – Up until now, most manufactures only offered floor models for heavy tabbing. Accufast has just developed a table-top unit that can apply all three 1.5" tabs simultaneously! Most mailers have smaller booklet volumes that only account for 5%-10% of total volume. Instead of buying a second floor model and tying up all of your tabbing equipment for one job, why not run the volume on a table-top unit? This machine will apply the tabs on both the head and foot of a booklet in a single pass, quickly and easily!

Front & Back Inkjet Printing – This solution has been available from Buskro for several years, but new advancements have allowed them to drastically decrease the cost, making the solution much more affordable. Not only can you now print on both sides in one pass, but you can print matching variable data on both sides with Atlas, UV or HP technology.

L- Series Inkjet Printer – The Domino L- Series, featuring Lexmark Printing technology, received a lot of attention from mailers looking to add additional inkjet capacity. This is due to several features including speeds that are almost double that of the nearest competition, a lower cost of consumables, and higher overall quality than other inkjets within the same class. They’re taking cartridge-based inkjetting to the next level!

Print Quality Check software – Lake Image introduced their software that will detect print problems during production. This will help you take action when running high speed documents on a web press or digital printer. The PQ Print Quality system will keep you from making costly printing mistakes by identifying streaks, voids, blemishes, broken characters, etc.

Tabber Upgrades For Booklet Tabbing – Many customers had the chance to see large tabbers with upgrades for the 1.5" tabs. If you have an existing tabber, please don't' forget to call your dealer to find out the necessary upgrades for keeping your equipment compatible with USPS specifications.

Rick Krieger is the owner of Addresser Based Systems (ABS). Contact ABS at http://addresserbasedsystems.com for more details about this or any other mailing equipment and supplies.

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