ROME — Cathedral Corp. on Monday unveiled a new printing system it is using at its production facility here.
Cathedral is the first U.S. company to install the Xerox 980 Color Continuous Feed System, and the occasion was marked by a visit and keynote presentation by Xerox U.S. Solutions Group President Douglas Lord.
The Xerox 980 features flash-fusing technology that provides customers with imaging that is both fast and cost-competitive, Cathedral officials said. The technology addresses a growing demand for color and personalized “transpromotional” pieces such as documents, direct mail, books or manuals, they said.
“We are pleased to be able to take our customers’ printing options to a yet higher level,” said Marianne W. Gaige, president and CEO of Cathedral Corporation. “This acquisition allows us to continue to meet our goals of outstanding quality and continuous improvement to support our customers’ ever-changing needs.”
The Xerox 980, which is essentially a pairing of two Xerox 490 Color Continuous Feed print Systems, prints at 600-dpi resolution and maintains its rated speed when printing either in color or black-and-white, regardless of the number of colors used or the weight of the paper. It prints 226 feet per minute, or 493 images per minute, two-up, simplex on 8½-inch by 11-inch paper.
Cathedral Corp. provides printed and electronic financial communication programs, personalized direct mail and e-marketing services. The company employs 175 people in Rome and has other facilities in Buffalo, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Missouri and Alabama.
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