IBM Introduces the Powerful Infoprint 4100 Printer

Recently, IBM announced the official launch of the next-generation IBM Infoprint 4100 series high-speed, high-capacity continuous-paper printer IP4100-HS3/HD5/HD6.

With the new IBM Infoprint POWER controller, this IBM flagship production printer will set a new benchmark for printer performance, reliability and print efficiency.

The new printers introduced this time can provide top print quality under high-speed printing conditions, and at the same time can help customers significantly reduce the overall printing costs, which will further strengthen the IBM production printer series as the industry's most powerful and most efficient printer leading position. In addition, these printers are specifically designed to enhance IBM's leadership in advanced variable data printing, providing high-quality services to a wide range of industry customers including financial services, telecommunications, government, and commercial printing.

For example, with the new Infoprint 4100's high-speed printing and high flexibility, customers can significantly reduce the cost of printing reports or bills while providing superior text, graphics, and image quality to enhance competitive advantage; direct mail companies and services Organizations can reduce their cost by printing papers of various weights at higher speeds; printers can use Infoprint 4100 to help reduce the cost of printing small-volume books or technical manuals.

David Myers, director of production printing solutions at IBM's Printing Systems Division, said: "No matter what you print, all customers want to improve the printing process, increase the speed of providing information to their customers, and at the same time ensure excellent data print quality and reliability."

The Infoprint 4100 can provide the high standard image and text quality that was previously only available in traditional single-page printing solutions. Improvements in its hardware include advances in printheads, development and fixing mechanisms, and task-by-task integration of light intensity feedback systems that provide crisp, clear images and text. Its software-enhancing features include customizable, selectable intermediate colors with four screening frequency algorithms, and innovative 256-level grayscale simulation of color objects using IBM's patented technology.

Use POWER technology to further increase printing speed and reduce printing costs

The IBM Infoprint POWER controller was adopted on some models of the Infoprint 4100, which represents the further development of IBM's sophisticated Advanced Function Common Control Unit architecture. With this 64-bit multiprocessing controller, the latest IBM Infoprint 4100 printer can print at the highest rated print speed, which is 18% faster than the previous generation. Increased throughput enables customers to integrate production printers to significantly reduce total printing costs, increase printer utilization, and increase total throughput. In addition, the introduction of these printers also represents the latest developments in the IBM Power architecture, which is also widely used in supercomputers, UNIX servers, storage systems, cell phones, computer game systems, and other high-tech devices.

With excellent multi-processing capabilities, Infoprint POWER controllers can help operations departments prepare for future AFP color simulation capabilities. This promising component is designed for customers who wish to migrate to a color printing system and start preparations from now on, in order to help them improve print output efficiency, increase application versatility, and reduce conversion costs. The multiple POWER5 processors used can handle the Infoprint 4100-supported grayscale color object workloads to provide highly scalable processing power.

Rely on unique and efficient features to help customers improve operational management

The Enhanced Productivity Tracking feature is a key time- and cost-saving tool provided by the Infoprint 4100 printer. With the support of Infoprint Productivity Software Suite and Infoprint Manager, this unique software tool allows operators to quickly view a variety of information. In this way, they can view print performance, operator activity, and print job statistics to increase productivity. At the same time, operations managers can query operations across the entire production cycle through various production and operation data recorded and stored in the DB2 database to help verify normal work and downtime, and measure work efficiency and management costs.

The main component of IBM's output environment - Infoprint 4100

IBM also introduced a future-oriented technology roadmap - the IBM output environment. This is to support customers to take full advantage of IBM's current and future products, services and expertise to integrate and optimize the output of the entire enterprise. The technology roadmap for this environment can enable the current and future IBM Infoprint hardware, software, and service offerings to be closely linked.

At the same time, the IBM output environment also provides a platform for revolutionary advantages such as color simulation and support, POWER controllers, workflow management, business integration, and productivity management tools. This architecture not only integrates printer hardware and software, but also allows seamless integration of print technology with IBM servers, software, and service offerings to help customers take advantage of IBM's extensive technology and expert knowledge to drive business growth and keep costs down. The purpose of control.

Source: HC Network