Keeping Pace with an Evolving Industry

Leading by example

Kirk-Rudy doesn’t just talk about innovation. It’s been a driving force of the company’s operations for more than 50 years.

The company builds cost-effective machines, including feeding, labeling, transport, inserting, and stacking systems. Over time, it has also expanded into such areas as RFID, vision, and software. In total, the company offers more than 250 models of machines, and has created more than 2,500 special machines designed to meet specific market needs.

Inkjet is a particular area of focus for Kirk-Rudy. While the company has been providing inkjet systems for close to 20 years, it continues to innovate.

Kirk-Rudy’s most recent innovation, the FireJet 4C Color Inkjet System, was developed to give printers the resources to capitalize on trends in these new print markets.   

Powered by Memjet, the FireJet 4C is an all-in-one printing system that combines the heavy-duty transport Kirk-Rudy is famous for with the quality and reliability the industry expects from Memjet technology. Together, these features create profitable alternative to the smaller desktop, toner-based digital color printers on the market today.

“We created the FireJet 4C to give providers the resources to bring high-speed color printing with near-offset quality to a range of markets, including documents, labels, direct mail, and packaging. The versatility of the solution, combined with its speed and near-offset quality, makes it a critical solution for providers who want to reach new markets without investing large amounts of time and resources,” says Mills.

The FireJet 4C can print A3+ and A4 cut sheets in full color (CMYK) at 1600x1600 dpi, and can print at speeds up to 150 fpm. The newly designed, user-replaceable printhead has been engineered to provide a longer life — approximately 120 liters — and outstanding image quality across a broad range of porous, uncoated offset, inkjet-treated, and inkjet-coated media.