It is the world’s first sheet-fed digital press in its class capable of B2-size printing at a high speed of 8,000 sheets per hour.

Digital printing technology has been attracting wide interest for its ability to handle small-lot variable data printing with short lead times, and a variety of digital presses are already on the market. But traditional offset printing technology still offers many advantages over digital printing, including higher printing quality, lower running costs, faster printing speeds, and the ability to handle large-lot jobs. This has led to strong demand for a new type of press that combines the strengths of both technologies. Responding to that need, Miyakoshi and Ryobi jointly developed a new type of press that enables high-speed printing on media as large as B2 size with quality comparable to that of an offset press. The new press combines the 1,200 dpi high resolution and ultrafine particle liquid toner electrophotographic technology Miyakoshi demonstrated on a Web press at Drupa 2008 with the high-speed sheet feed technology Ryobi has perfected for its sheet-fed offset presses.


Through offset transfer of ultrafine particle liquid toner from a photosensitive drum to the media, this new digital press is able to offer high printing quality comparable to offset printing. Although recent advances have been made in commercial inkjet printing quality, this high
level of quality is not yet achieved with an inkjet system.

In addition to small-lot printing applications such as catalogs, posters and packages, this new B2-size liquid toner type digital printing press is also ideal for high-quality, large-size variable printing. Based on the response it receives at Drupa 2012, preparations will move toward its market release.