Last year at drupa Xerox Corporation introduced a number of new products, two of which I want to cover in this article. The first is the Xerox iGen4™ press and the second is the Xerox Automated Packaging Solution for the digital printing and production of folding cartons for packaging. Today, these two products make up the Xerox Automated Packaging Solution powered by Stora Enso Gallop™. The automated digital system can print a variety of personalized packages in multiple languages. The packaging system can quickly switch from one job to the next, providing the flexibility needed in today's global and rapidly changing marketplace.  

The system is co-developed by Xerox and Stora Enso, a leading paper company and is an automated packaging solution.  It was officially launched first in Europe at drupa and then in North America at Print 09.  I am told the packaging solution was one of the busiest exhibits at Xerox’s booth with many print providers intrigued with the new business opportunities it could offer.

The system comprises four elements, a Xerox iGen4 press; an Epic CTi-635 Inline Coater; a Stora Enso Gallop Buffering Stacker Line; and a Stora Enso Gallop DC 58 Die Cutter. It can integrate with existing workflow packages or can work with Xerox’s FreeFlow™ digital workflow collection.