Inkjet & Digital Printing
PIXART.IT MAKES DIGITAL PRINTING OF ENVELOPES A REALITY
Wednesday 22. April 2009 - Revolutionary digital service opens up new creative opportunities for graphic artists and designers
pixart.it, a leader in web-to-print, has announced it is launching a new digital envelope-printing service for all European customers from May 2009. Responding to growing customer demand for more creative and personalised printing solutions, the company has developed a flexible production line designed for digital printing of envelopes – both inside and outside – with quantities ranging from a minimum of 10 units up to a maximum of 100,000 units.
Matteo Rigamonti, founder and director of pixart.it, says: “As always our desire is to provide a top quality product. For this reason we have been working for some months on integrating this new print production line dedicated to digital envelopes into our production department. Up to now this level of personalised envelope printing has been practically impossible with only traditional offset technology offering this option for extremely high-quantity print runs.
“However, pixart.it, a company with digital technology running through its veins, is again setting its sights on offering maximum digital printing flexibility, providing a comprehensive on-demand high or low run envelope-printing service, complete with a strong variable data option. This is yet another service that places pixart.it right at the side of printers, graphic designers and companies who want to further open up their creative printing options.”
Customers will be able to use pixart.it’s digital envelope printing service even for very small mail-shot runs or mailings related to a specific event such as the launch of a new product, without even having to produce labels. Customers simply place the order directly via the www.pixart.it website, then supply the mailing lists together with the graphics file. The envelopes will then be digitally printed, personalised and returned to the customer in 24 to 48 hours, anywhere in Europe. Visitors to the pixart.it site will also be able to try out the envelope printing punch layout by downloading it free of charge.
The envelopes will be printed at pixart.it using the company’s state-of-the-art HP Indigo 7000 systems. Customers will be able to choose from two different envelope paper stocks – Century paper and Splendor Gel paper, both from Fedrigoni, a company and paper range distinguished by the highest level of consistency, performance and compatibility with the HP Indigo 7000. The envelopes will be finished using the Metro 78 fold-and-glue system from Pteratto – completing a production process that will ensure an excellent final product with a “made in Italy” guarantee.
Concludes Rigamonti: “I believe this latest offering re-confirms pixart.it as a company at the forefront of digital printing technology and a strategic print partner for printers and creative agencies who want to offer their clients unique solutions and innovative products and constantly chart new courses in the development of visual communication.”