Of course this is the digital print IPEX but that bland cliché belies an entangled and complex reality, one that does not lend itself to simple categorization. The impressive new Screen press is an example of for why. It’s the only inkjet digital press we’ve come across that runs on standard printing stocks. This means Screen has an easier recyclability conversation than many of it’s competitors and is in a rather stronger position to tackled the B2 commercial sector where Fujifilm also hopes to make its mark.

The TPJ520 EX is the fourth in the TPJ (formerly TruePress Jet, it would seem). A monochrome version, the EX is a “sub €1 million” machine aimed at the book printing market and a worthy competitor to the HP T200. It’s got a width of 520 mm and runs at 32 metres at 720 dpi, positioned for a workload of one to five million impressions per month. It’s being shown here with the Equiosnet workflow, which extends the original Trueflownet suite to include bespoke modules for digital printing applications, such as the imposition module.

The TPJ technology can be upgraded machine to machine and workflow to workflow so the new model provides buyers with an entry level device that’s a foundation for the future. As well as a T200 competitor the TPJ technology also competes with iGen4 on specs but it’s much cheaper per page because it’s not based on a click charge model. And at 32 metres/minute it’s much quicker. There are now 200 Truepressjets in the field including 30 in Japan.

More soon.