M1 Colour Envelope Printers

The best machine depends on volume needs. The iJetColor Q handles ultra-high volumes up to 20,000 envelopes/hour for offset-level production, while the 1175 Pro balances speed (up to 10,000+/hr) and affordability for mid-to-high volume shops producing 150,000+ envelopes monthly.

No, standard office printers often jam, misalign, or produce low-quality output on envelopes due to their thickness and irregular shape. Dedicated envelope presses use specialized feeding systems, vacuum pick-up, and adjustable printhead heights to handle varying envelope sizes and thicknesses reliably at high speed.

Dedicated envelope printers like iJetColor systems use specialized feeders that load envelopes in landscape orientation, align them precisely, and print full-bleed color using RIP software with PMS color matching. Users simply load envelopes, select settings in the DFE software, and the system feeds, prints, and stacks output automatically.

Most iJetColor presses achieve payback in as little as 12 months, based on producing roughly 14-32 orders of 1,000 envelopes monthly at an average of $200 per order. Savings come from reduced makeready, prepress, and press costs versus offset or toner systems, plus lower cost-per-piece.

iJetColor presses handle a wide range of sizes, from standard #9 and #10 envelopes up to 12" x 17" media, with adjustable printhead heights supporting thicknesses up to 1/2" on some models. This allows printing on standard mail pieces as well as bubble mailers, padded envelopes, and corrugated packaging.

Yes, all iJetColor envelope presses support variable data printing, enabling personalized names, addresses, and graphics on each piece. This is ideal for direct mail campaigns requiring individualized content while maintaining high-speed, full-color, full-bleed production quality.