Digital Blanket
Significant improvements in image quality can be attributed to the Digital Blanket used in the DocuColor 2000 Series. The Digital Blanket passes under the four printing stations where the image is transferred to the blanket. The four colours of the image are assembled on the blanket – one on top of another in perfect register – and then transferred to the paper in a single pass when the blanket passes under a pressure roller. The uniform, flat surface of the Digital Blanket reduces image quality defects and extends the range of stock that can be reliably supported.
BeltNip fuser
The imaged paper then travels toward the BeltNip fuser, crossing two vacuum transports which keep stocks moving along smoothly. The BeltNip fuser is another technological innovation that ensures each image is fused properly to the stock. It consists of a roller and a belt that ensures stocks stay against the heated roller for the longest possible time for a complete fix of the image. A long dwell time is especially important for heavy stocks and jobs with heavy area coverage to fuse well, and to compensate for the increased speed of printing of the press.
The BeltNip fuser also uses LOFT (Low Oil Fusing Technology), which reduces oil usage to a fraction of previous generation printers. This enhances the appearance of final output and reduces operating costs.
DocuColor 2000 series design guide
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