Fuji Xerox 700 digital press hits the Spot

Spot Productions reaps the rewards of being the first printer in Queensland to install a 700 Digital Color Press from Fuji Xerox.

The Pinkenba-based offset-turned-digital printer installed the 700 press in April this year after outgrowing its DocuColor 6075 II production colour printer it bought in 2006 upon its entry into digital printing.

According to Simon Carmody, managing director, the company chose the 700 press for its ability to replicate offset quality. “With the 700 digital color press, the quality of digital is on par with offset, so digital printing makes even more sense,” he said.

Pictured: Simon Carmody with the new 700 Digital Color Press.

Carmody reports that in the six months it has been up and running, the press is handling double the volume of page impressions. “We’ve gone from averaging 160,000 to 300,000 page impressions per month and expect digital printing to constitute between 35-45 per cent of all print jobs by the end of the year,” he added.

In addition to the 700 press, Spot Productions also purchased a Document Centre 1100 production system to handle its black and white printing needs. Carmody believes that the investment in new machines has injected new life and direction into the business. “We’ve now become a one-stop-shop offering customers a range of printing solutions,” he said.