* Slow? the Xerox iGen 4 220 can run up to 220 impressions per minute
* Paper curls? from the smallest Xerox in the production line, the Xerox 550, the units can now have built-in decurlers that can be adjusted on the fly
* Digital paper selection. Small? Every year there are more and more...
Stew,
1. location?
2. what exactly is "drastic" color variation? Do you have a way to measure it? The documentation will tell you the acceptable deltaE.
I would ask Xerox to run some tests. I'm not an iGen expert but if I remember correctly, the way the xerographics work on the iGen allow it to run "crazy" stocks. I think there's something specifically about the way the toner is transferred on to the paper...
Xerox Premium Digital Carbonless paper is in the Xerox 700 Recommended Material List.
http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/supplies/rml/supplies_rml_700_dcp.pdf
Choosing the Right Paper Stock or Specialty Paper
correct; use it at your own risk. you should have no major issues.
"NCR" and "carbonless" are 2 different things too. The original NCR paper was created for offset printing; digital carbonless paper was created for digital printing.
I'm hearing many of these stories lately ... I'm in the U.S. by the way.
I would say read carefully your terms and conditions. No matter what they promised unless it's in writing.
check this out, here are a few Xerox tools about designing for digital printing:
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if the postcard is addressed with all the automatic algorithms from the USPS, the pieces may not need to pass by any postal machinery.
UV always help; regardless if the piece was printed in digital or offset.
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