IBT Global completes first phase of digital printing
upgrades:
Xerox Nuvera technology
Troy, NY—IBT Global Inc.,
the oldest provider of digitally printed books, has completed the initial
installation phase of multiple high quality Xerox Nuvera® 144 Digital
Production System printing presses. IBT
Global will continue installation throughout 2007, replacing its current fleet
of digital sheet-fed equipment.
“We continue to demonstrate
to the publishing community our commitment to producing the highest quality
digitally produced books,” said John Paeglow, President of IBT Global Inc. “Our
very first customers were the scientific, technical and medical
publishers. Their quality requirements
were very high so we had to develop the halftone expertise and use the highest
quality print engines to satisfy their needs. We did and we feel the Xerox
Nuvera 144 digital presses will continue to add great value for publishers’
critical quality publications.”
Chief Technology officer of
IBT Global, Bill Clockel reports: “The halftone reproduction off the Xerox
Nuvera system is remarkable. With the
capability to produce a 156-line screen with 256 levels of grey, the halftone
quality is as good as offset. In fact, because there is no on-press dot gain,
images appear sharper and can have significantly more detail than what you
achieve using offset technology.”
IBT’s plan is to offer
publishers offset quality on first printing, right through the print on demand
stage, all at the cost competitiveness of short run digital manufacturing. Too often publishers have to sacrifice
quality when using their print on demand vendors, sometimes with a steep
decline in the halftone quality level. IBT’s plan allows publishers to sell
quality throughout the entire title’s life cycle.
Xerox’s monochrome and color
digital products have been used by book publishers and printers worldwide over
the last 15 years. “More and more
publishers say our products have the industry’s highest print quality, coming
the closest to offset printing,” said Tom Wetjen, vice
president of Xerox’s Worldwide Graphic Communications Industry Business. “We are committed to the growing publishing
market, and we will continue to provide them with the digital products and
solutions to help their businesses be successful and grow.”
IBT
Global initiated digital book manufacturing in 1991 and continues to lead the
advancement of the industry. IBT
utilizes the most advanced pre-press, printing, binding and finishing systems
available to produce paperback and casebound books in quantities of 1 to
2,000. Dual-binding, international
distribute and print, supply-chain services and inventory management are some
of IBT’s featured benefits. Please
contact IBT with questions at inquiries@integratedbook.com
or see us on the web at www.integratedbook.com
Xerox is among the printing industry's digital pioneers
and continues to lead efforts to help businesses profit from the ongoing
digital printing revolution. Xerox ignited the customized production-printing
industry in 1977 by introducing high-speed laser printing for producing
computer data-based output. In 1990, the DocuTech® Production
Publisher spawned today's fast-growing, print-on demand industry. And in 2002
Xerox launched its iGen3® Digital Production Press, the industry's
most advanced and cost-effective digital color press. Xerox's primary high-end
product families are Xerox Nuvera™ and DocuTech® for digital
on-demand printing, DocuPrint® for enterprise printing, and
DocuColor® and iGen3® for digital full-color printing. Solutions from Xerox’s Production Systems Group
enable just-in-time printing, one-to-one personalized printing, and digital
book production across multiple environments.