【IT168 New Product Experience】In October 2020, at the Shanghai All In Print Exhibition, Fuji Xerox launched a "special color" special A4 laser printer DocuPrint CP318 st for the market, which is also fuji Xerox launched the world's first printable gold, silver 5-color production digital printing system and the first production digital printing system that can image 6 colors at a time, Fuji Xerox brought another epoch-making special color printer - the world's first gold, silver, white, black, Dedicated A4 laser printer.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st
Then as a "desktop-level" printer that focuses on "special colors", Fuji Xerox has a very clear positioning of it, that is, to solve the problem of small-batch "special color" printing for some small and medium-sized companies. For example, our common graphic stores, small and medium-sized printing companies, packaging companies, hotels, training and educational institutions and designers and other groups are its best target customer groups, and it is understood that after the release of DocuPrint CP318 st, in the subsequent All in Print exhibition and OA exhibition, has received the attention of professional market users, the market prospect is still worth looking forward to. Let's take a brief look at this product.
The compact body supports high-end applications
The exterior design of the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st, relative to its professional output identity, is already very compact and can be easily placed on our common desktop. In terms of fuselage color matching, it also continues the consistent style of Fuji Xerox, and users can easily identify the brand identity. In terms of use, due to its special color printing properties, it can only output gold, silver, white and black four colors, which is also the difference between it and traditional laser printers.
The control part of the machine is designed in the upper part of the fuselage, which is equipped with a double-line black and white display + physical buttons, which is not only convenient for users to operate, but also very practical in function.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st control unit
The docuPrint CP318 st feed unit is designed at the front and lower end of the machine, and when we pull open the paper tray, we can add the corresponding printing media. In order to facilitate the printing of some special specifications of the medium, the machine also designed a manual feeder in front of the fuselage.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st manual feeder
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st carton
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st output unit
In terms of media, the machine supports a wide range of media of 70-220gsm, such as coated paper, label paper, thick cardboard, envelopes and transparencies that we are familiar with. In addition, in order to meet the needs of customers with large print volumes, the machine can also be equipped with an additional 250-sheet paper tray or a 500-sheet paper magazine, and the maximum paper load capacity can reach 850 sheets.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st carton accessory
Although the DocuPrint CP318 st body is compact, it uses many technologies that only Fuji Xerox high-end color digital multifunction machines and digital printing equipment, including SLED printing technology and consumables.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st uses SLED technology
According to reports, most of fuji Xerox's product lines at present use SLED technology, and SLED has many advantages compared to the laser printing technology we are familiar with. First of all, SLED technology uses LED light sources, which are brighter and more power-efficient. Secondly, the SLED print engine is only 1/40 of the laser print head, so the printer of SLED technology can do more compact. Finally, SLED can achieve a resolution of 1200x2400dpi, which is difficult to achieve with traditional laser printers.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st uses iReCT automatic image registration technology
In addition, the DocuPrint CP318 st also uses iReCT automatic image registration technology. This technology is more useful for color printing, especially for secondary transfer equipment. Because, the secondary transfer is formed by the cartridge to the transfer belt, and the transfer tape and then to the paper to form the secondary imaging. Once there is a problem with the registration in this process, the printing effect will be very poor. Because it is difficult to avoid these problems during the printing process, Fuji Xerox iReCT automatic image registration technology automatically compensates, in short, automatic monitoring to ensure printing accuracy, which is also one of Fuji Xerox's unique technologies.
Finally, the DocuPrint CP318 st can also be equipped with an optional wireless module to achieve wireless printing operation. At present, the machine can support all wireless printing methods in the market, including WPS connection, Wi-Fi direct connection, Apple AirPrint, Android Mopria connection printing. In addition, users can also operate wirelessly through the Fuji Xerox App Print Utility.
Special toner configuration and low-temperature fixing technology
The consumables section of the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st uses the four special colors we mentioned above. Different from the toner arrangement of traditional color laser printers, the machine designs the black toner cartridge on the far left, and the gold, silver and white toner in turn to the right. The biggest advantage of this design is that it can be set up to use a separate white toner cartridge. Therefore, the printing mode of the machine is gold, silver and black mode and white mode.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st special color toner cartridge
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st gold powder silo
We all know that thanks to Fuji Xerox's unique toner technology, it is difficult for us to find substitute powders on the market, especially color products, if you use compatible toner, the printing effect will be very poor, so the connection rate of genuine consumables of Fuji Xerox products is still very good.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st toner cartridge
According to Fuji Xerox staff, its toner has been upgraded, and its toner particle size, imaging quality, and fixing temperature are different from other brands. The fixing temperature of Fuji Xerox toner is about 160-170 degrees, and other brands are between 180-200 degrees, and the gap is still very large.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st uses Super EA-ECO toner
What are the benefits of low temperature fixing? First of all, for customers, low temperature fixing is very power-efficient. Secondly, low-temperature fixing can meet the printing needs of more media, such as films, stickers, transparencies and so on. Third, low-temperature fixing can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and is conducive to our environmental protection. At present, only Fuji Xerox in the industry has low-temperature fixing technology.
Actual printing test and wonderful case sharing
After introducing the general situation of the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st, let's take a look at its sample output. As a special color printer, the machine can print gold, silver, black and white at the same time, if the user has other color output needs, you can also overprint with the ordinary color machine, so that users can through these special color output, to meet a lot of applications.
Some of the output samples below have some representativeness. The sample includes some possible needs in the future market, such as printing special paper, red envelope printing, certificate printing and so on. In the past, like the gold printing on the red envelope below, the operation of hot stamping needed to be hot stamped, which not only achieved high cost, but also particularly low efficiency, and now with such a desktop product, you can complete the relatively complex work in the past.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st print sample
For customers' printing applications, Fuji Xerox also provides a template plug-in for users to download. Users can directly integrate this plug-in with the application program, and fill in what color in this plug-in can print what color. This design is still very convenient.
Fuji Xerox special color printing new Product DocuPrint CP318 st trial summary
Above, is the fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st of the general situation, I believe that our simple introduction and trial experience, has been able to let you clearly understand this product.
Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP318 st
To sum up, the DocuPrint CP318 st has a compact body design and is the world's first A4 format printer capable of printing in special colors. Although the fuselage is small, its technical aspects have adopted technologies that have only appeared in high-end products in the past, such as SLED technology, Super EA environmental protection toner and iReCT automatic graphic registration technology, and it is precisely because of the addition of these technologies that the fuselage can be made smaller, the print resolution can achieve a picture quality level of 1200x2400dpi, and to meet the printing needs of more media.
In addition, the machine can also customize the color, support wireless printing, double-sided printing, and replace the consumables and increase the paper operation design is also very simple, can meet the daily printing needs of the target customers. In short, DocuPrint CP318 st can flexibly meet the user's special color printing needs, appropriately reduce the user's special color printing costs, which is a very ideal choice for individual designers, packaging companies, schools, hotels and other industry users. (Wen, Teng Jie)