Xerox Engineering Systems Introduces the Synergix 8850 Print System; Breakthrough MicroDensity Technology Brings Unprecedented Image Quality To CAD/Engineering Applications.

Business/Technology Editors

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001

Xerox Engineering Systems (XES), a leader in wide-format document solutions, today launched a new printing platform for their Synergix product line that features image enhancing MicroDensity(TM) technology. The new Synergix(TM) 8850 wide-format digital print system is designed to deliver unparalleled image quality and accuracy for mid- to high-volume printing, scanning and copying environments.

The patent-pending MicroDensity technology, which includes new toner formulations and fusing technologies, uses these advances to produce denser solids, crisper lines and more detailed images. This unprecedented image quality, combined with a print yield of 10 D-size prints per minute, puts the Synergix 8850 in the company of many high-end printers typically found in production environments where professional image quality is the top priority.

"From our work with engineering communities and their CAD requirements over the years, we know that MicroDensity is a major step forward towards sharper images," said John Duerden, CEO of XES. "The Synergix 8850 not only makes XES much more competitive in the mid- and high-volume printing markets, but it also illustrates the technological innovation that truly separates this company from the rest of the industry."

The Synergix 8850 printer is the newest addition to XES's successful Synergix Family of Digital Solutions launched in February, which won "Best of Show" at the National Design Engineering Show in Chicago earlier this year. XES designed the 36-inch wide Synergix 8850 to expand the company's existing Synergix digital product line from its current three printer model line to four. At 10 D's per minute print speed, the Synergix 8850 is positioned to the higher volume CAD and wide-format technical document environments. The 8850 is designed to work either as a stand-alone printer, or as a multifunctional digital solution when combined with the Synergix Scan System, which further optimizes image quality with its own scanning technology, Intelligent In-line Imaging. To further support the print system's versatility, XES's newest AccXES Controller, release 7.0, features scan-to-Adobe(TM) pdf and improved grayscale rendering.

"Our development team ...