The product targets the short-run production market and is available for 4,595. It is distributed by Info-Tec.

Features include an Adobe PostScript 3 RIP, single-pass four-colour printing and 32 levels of multi-bit colour. It can print on paper and heavy card stocks ranging from 75gsm to 427gsm. The maximum sheet size is 1,200mmx327mm and it is capable of printing 36 A4 four-colour pages per minute. The digital press has a monthly duty cycle of 150,000 pages.

According to Info-Tec managing director Ian Melville, the Ilumina will target customers ranging from small commercial printers to end users and copy shops.

"It is for anyone who wants short-run, on-demand colour," he said. "Xant took the opportunity to reposition its products and the accuracy and registration of the Ilumina is better than most laser printers."

The Ilumina also includes Colourmatch 2 software, which offers more in-depth control over monitor, scanner, source and destination colour profiles.

With the launch of the Ilumina, the older Xant CL30D HSE digital press, which Melville describes as a "steady seller" for the past 18 months, has dropped in price to 2,499. The CL30D can print on grades up to 330gsm.

He added that around 25 dealers are actively promoting the Ilumina, which will be exhibited at Ipex. Melville said that Info-Tec is currently in discussions with several dealers to demonstrate it.

The Xant CL30D model, which prints on stock up to 200gsm and costs 1,749, is also distributed by Poole, Dorset-based Info-Tec.

Ilumina Digital Colour Press
- Stock: 75-427gsm

- Max sheet size: 1,200x327mm

- Speed: 36 A4 pages per minute (2,000 per hour)

- Feeds: multiple paper trays

- Engine: single-pass four-colour printing

- Front end: PostScript 3 RIP and Colourmatch software

- Platform: Mac and PC files

- Duplex: standard

- Price: 4,595

- Contact: Info-Tec 0870 742 0802 www.info-tec.biz