What Is Delphax Inkjet?

Delphax Inkjet is a Toronto-based designer and manufacturer of digital inkjet presses, built for commercial printers and mail operations that need high-speed color output. Its stated brand promise is "Print Better. Get Better Results." — and its flagship product, the Elan 170, is aimed at envelope, direct mail, and packaging work where speed, ink cost, and reliability drive the buying decision.

What Delphax Inkjet makes

The company's core product line is color digital inkjet presses. Its featured model is the Elan 170, an envelope and printer solution. According to the company, it is designed for:

• Commercial printers
• Mail shops and direct mail service operations
• Envelope, direct mail, and packaging production

The pitch is straightforward: replace slower or less reliable envelope printing setups with a single high-speed inkjet press.

Elan 170: key specifications

These are the figures Delphax publishes on its site. If you need current pricing, configuration options, or availability, that isn't listed in the source material — you'd need to contact the company directly.

Who it's for

Delphax positions the Elan 170 for operations running high-volume envelope and direct mail production, especially those currently using tabletop inkjet envelope systems. The company's own case example describes a direct mail customer that replaced two unreliable tabletop systems with an Elan 170 — reportedly doubling output while cutting running costs to one-tenth of the old setup, which the company translates to $130,000 in ink savings over five years.

That's a vendor-reported outcome, so treat it as a directional claim rather than an independently verified benchmark. The useful takeaway is the type of buyer Delphax targets: operations where ink and printhead costs, downtime, and throughput are the main pain points.

How Delphax says the evaluation process works

Rather than asking buyers to commit blind, Delphax offers three starting points:

1. Print samples — see output quality firsthand
2. Ink cost analysis — compare ink economics against your current device
3. TCO & ROI analysis — a total-cost-of-ownership and return assessment built around your printing operations

The company says its team helps compare real production data — labor, setup, and waste — against your existing equipment. If you're evaluating a press, these three items are the practical questions to bring to any vendor, Delphax included: what does a sample actually look like on my stock, what will ink cost per piece, and what's the full cost picture over several years.

When Delphax is worth a look

Consider Delphax Inkjet if you:

• Run high-volume envelope or direct mail production
• Are replacing aging or unreliable tabletop inkjet systems
• Care about water-fast, smudge-resistant color output
• Want a vendor willing to run cost and ROI comparisons before you buy

Look elsewhere if you need a small-format or low-volume solution, or if you require published pricing before making contact — the site doesn't provide it.