Xerox's Continuous Innovation Centre in Villepinte, near Paris, France, was recently opened by Armando Zagalo de Lima, president, Xerox Europe and Tadahito (Chu) Yamamoto, president of Fuji Xerox.
“The opening of this centre underscores Xerox's leadership in digital printing and is the latest landmark in the company's growing success in continuous feed printing. Xerox's investment in this new facility is a demonstration of its commitment to this important and fast growing market,” says Armando Zagalo de Lima, president of Xerox Europe.
Using the latest technology from Xerox, experts staffing the Continuous Innovation Centre will work with customers to design, test and demonstrate a range of new and innovative applications that will enable them to create new revenue streams from continuous feed printing.
In addition to the latest Xerox continuous feed printing technology, the centre also features a range of supporting technology from partners such as Hunkeler, Kern, Lasermax, Pitney Bowes, GMC, Solimar and CMI. Working with partners such as these, Xerox has delivered a variety of continuous feed solutions to customers across Europe to execute applications ranging from bills and statements to direct mail and book printing.
At the opening, two Xerox customers presented their views on their respective markets and the strategic choices required in order to generate growth.
MBA in the UK recently invested in four Xerox 490 colour Continuous Feed Printing Systems for its print and mail business.
“Colour continuous-feed digital print is not new. What's new is the real desire of our clients to use it. Their data is much better managed making data-driven mailings easier to implement, and they have seen the increased ROI that individualised colour print can bring,” says Bachar Aintaoui, chairman of MBA.
“Digital books represent a major growth opportunity for my company and publishers recognise this as an opportunity for them to reduce costs and increase the number of books published,” says Esben Mols Kabell, chief executive officer, Scandinavian Book, who recently invested in two Xerox 650 Continuous Feed Printing Systems.
“In the last five years, Xerox has consistently increased its market share in continuous feed, and today Xerox is challenging for the leadership position. According to research firm InfoSource, Xerox was the European market leader in the monochrome continuous feed printer market in the second half of 2008,” says Keith Knott, divisional manager, Production Systems Group at Bytes Document Solutions, authorised distributor of Xerox products and solutions to 24 African countries.
Xerox's latest continuous feed product range uses dry toner, xerographic imaging and flash-fusing technology - a unique process that does not use heat or pressure or make contact with the paper, allowing the device to print on a wider array of substrates than competitive systems.
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Bytes Document Solutions, a Bytes Technology Group company, wholly owned by JSE-listed Altron, is the authorised Xerox distributor to 24 sub-Saharan countries. Bytes Document Solutions is engaged in the marketing and servicing of the complete range of Xerox document equipment, software, solutions and services. The company operates through an extensive network of distributors, dealers, concessionaires and channel partners. Its products include printing and publishing systems; digital copiers; laser and solid ink printers; fax machines; digital multifunctional devices which can print, copy, scan and fax; document management software; and supplies, such as toner, paper, and ink. The company also provides software and workflow solutions to businesses for printing books, creating personalised documents for their customers, and scanning and routing digital information. Black economic empowerment partner Kagiso Trust owns a 27% stake of the company. For more information on Bytes Document Solutions and Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news.
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