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Stirling-engined iGen3SE Eliminates Electrical Costs April 1, 2003 - For the first time, the speed of a press is not what is making the news. Xerox and renowned inventor Damien Kane have partnered in launching the first real-world application of the Stirling engine. Kane's long-awaited new Stirling engine will power Xerox's new DocuColor iGen3SE, a 150-ppm digital color press with an integrated generator that will allow owners to produce all the electrical power their shop needs. In large shops with multiple iGen3SEs, the excess power could actually be sold back to electric companies, or used to power other nearby facilities. "In the new business of printing, small customers can be insulated from rising utility costs and big customers have the opportunity to develop supplementary revenue streams. And both will be able to keep presses running regardless of what is going on outside their plant," says Webster Woodcliff, Xerox Vice President of Alternative Energy Strategies. "Governments can rise and fall, economies soar and collapse, but high-speed digital color printing can just go on and on," says Kane. Damien Kane is famous for numerous inventions, notably Snoway, a line of self-balancing snowboards and skis, has long been a proponent of alternative energy sources and has spent 15 years developing his Stirling engine. The Stirling engine makes it possible to run an iGen3SE almost anywhere. In fact, since the engine supplies all the electrical needs of the press, it can actually run outdoors with no electricity. This simplifies energy requirements at customer sites, and opens the way to having full-color digital printing in remote locations around the world. "It's an important part of our strategy to make digital printing possible anywhere," says Woodcliff. The new iGen3SE looks no different than a conventional iGen3 digital press. The Stirling engine is virtually silent in operation and starts with the push of a big green button. No special care is required and service is only needed in conjunction with regularly scheduled maintenance procedures on the press itself. The press can run at 150-ppm on all substrates and is rated for an average monthly print volume of 750,000 pages. Cost for an average color page can be as low as 2.9 cents. - Back to the April Fool's Home Page Special Note: All these stories are presented in the true spirit of April Fool's Day. None of these stories are true, nor are they intended to reflect the strategy and intent of any real person or company. Our purpose with the April Fool's Edition is to elicit a smile, and we hope you will enjoy our spoof! We are an Equal Opportunity Offender: Our contributors name many industry companies in their stories, none of which should be taken seriously. Please offer your feedback. This was a collective effort by many of our contributors. We decided a universal byline was best since so many helped with each story. Thanks to Gail Nickel-Kailing, Molly Joss, Frank Romano, Cary Sherburne, CAP Ventures, Bill Farquharson, Noel Ward, John Dunn, Paul White, Dr. Joe Webb, Robert FitzPatrick, Steve Aranoff, Vince Marini, Jeremy Smith, John Zarwan |
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