Formax ColorMax 8 Digital Color Envelope Printer Demo
Product Details
The Formax ColorMax 8 is a Memjet-class digital color printer for envelopes and short-run color print — sized for mid-volume operations producing personalized envelope mailings and color print runs. This video shows the ColorMax 8 in production.
What this video shows: Envelopes feeding through the ColorMax 8 print path, the Memjet print engine applying full-color content at production speed, and finished printed envelopes exiting ready for downstream finishing or mailing. Print quality and registration consistency across the run.
Who buys the Formax ColorMax 8: Direct mail operations running mid-volume personalized envelope campaigns. In-house marketing teams producing periodic full-color envelope mailings. Print shops adding mid-volume color envelope capability. Operations choosing between the ColorMax 7 (entry) and ColorMax 9 (production) tiers.
Why Memjet-class for envelope printing: Memjet's array-of-heads delivers full-bleed color in a single pass — fast, no head-scanning, and scales economically from short to medium runs. For envelope work where plate-based offset isn't economical, Memjet is the right inkjet choice.
Key specs: Formax ColorMax 8 Memjet-class color printer | Substrate: standard #6¾ through #10 business envelopes and similar | Full process color CMYK with variable data | Throughput: mid-volume production rate | Footprint: tabletop production unit
Frequently asked
How does the ColorMax 8 compare to ColorMax 7 and ColorMax 9?
ColorMax 7 is entry-tier (smaller runs); ColorMax 8 is mid-volume; ColorMax 9 is production-tier. All three share the Memjet print engine technology — pick by daily volume requirement.
Can the ColorMax 8 print full-bleed on envelopes?
Yes — full-bleed edge-to-edge coverage is supported. This is the Memjet-class advantage over toner envelope printers.
Is the ColorMax 8 the right step up from a toner envelope printer?
Yes — for direct mail operations outgrowing toner envelope printers (or fighting toner cracking on textured stocks), the ColorMax 8 is the right Memjet-class mid-volume step up.
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