Domino enters transactional and direct mail market

Print Solutions

Domino Printing Sciences will mark its entry into transactional, direct mail and book printing applications with the launch of the K630i high speed monochrome printing press.

Philip Easton, director of the company’s Digital Printing Solutions Division, commented: ‘The K630i is a natural progression in digital printing for Domino after launching the K600i digital module in 2010, and the four colour N600i digital label press in 2012, now available as the N610i in up to seven colours. The K630i is based on the same proven technology that has seen both these products take leadership positions in their respective markets.’

The K630i is an evolution of the Graph Tech MonoCube product that was first released in 2012, just before Domino, already a shareholder, acquired the remaining shares of the company. There are currently four installations in Europe and North America, each running between two and 12 million A4 impressions a month. A further five presses are now on order.

Bryan Palphreyman, Domino K630i product manager, commented: ‘I am delighted that this product has become part of the Domino product offering. Although we have already had a number of successful installations, by adding Domino's global service structure and additional ink jet expertise, it means we can now offer our customers the complete solution.’

The K630i is configured for 75 metres per minute or 150 metres per minute with print width options of 333 mm, 445 mm or 558 mm as either simplex or duplex in the same frame. It is supplied with the modular Domino Editor RIP digital front end, which includes support for PDF, IPDS and AFP data formats.

The press is offered with either cost effective aqueous pigmented ink or a high impact UV ink designed for high gloss coated stocks commonly required in direct marketing applications.

‘The UV curable ink option represents a real alternative for printers who are looking to differentiate themselves in the direct mail sector,’ added Philip. ‘This high gloss ink stands out on the page and enables the use of coated matt and gloss substrates, which is not possible with aqueous inks.’

The duplex solution is based on a single enclosure and offers one of the smallest footprints in the industry with a print section (excluding unwind and rewind) of only 2 x 3 metres in size.