Woohoo! I love selling wide format systems.
I've been selling the Ricoh line of wide format systems since 1998, and with almost twenty years of experience that kinda puts me in the status of resident wide format guru with the Dealership that I work for.
In October of 2015, Ricoh USA launched the MP W7100/W8140SP black LED toner based wide format MFP's. Just about five months later Ricoh USA launched the third model in the series which was the MP W6700. Basically the same engine for all three devices, with different print speeds and accessories can vary from the MP W6700SP to the W7100/8140SP.
As I got the chance to have more hands on experience with these devices, I noticed there was a flaw with the output of "E" size (36x48) when out put was directed to the front exit tray. The "E" size prints would exit to the front exit tray and then fall on the floor. There was not enough exit support area to hold the "E" size documents.
Ricoh's solution for "E" size was for the documents to exit to the rear exit area or purchase a stacking tray for the front exit tray area.
I'm not a fan of the rear exit because of the additional room needed for the wire guides trays along with the extra effort that's needed to remove those documents. For the front exit tray area, Ricoh recommends that you purchase their exit stacker. The MSRP for the MultiStacker Type 7140 is $2,107, dealer cost is about $1,000. Now, if you've every seen the MultiStacker Type 7140, it's not even close to being worth a $1,000, let alone the MSRP of $2,017. It does the job, but also prevents the user from accessing the control panel because the stacker is positioned directly in front of the device.
I thought there has got to be a better solution. About 5 months ago, I reach out to my friends at VZ Industries and told them about the flaw in the out put exit area for "E" size documents. I asked if they could design a new output tray that would allow "E" documents to stack correctly. VZ Industries aka Copier Solution Shop
After a few months VZ showed me the CAD design of the tray. Then a month or so later VZ Industries shipped me a prototype for me to test of one of our devices. I was like a kid in a candy store with the new exit tray and after some time I was able to install the tray on a clients system. It only took me fifteen minutes to install the tray, and a couple of minutes later we had "e" size documents printing to the front exit tray with out falling on the floor. Success!!
You've got to check this out. The MSRP for the VZ industries exit tray is only $419, in addition the tray is well designed and made out of metal. Dealer cost is under $200! Here's the direct link for the new tray.
I'm pumped about this new tray, and will be including or selling it as an accessory for those that need "E" size output. Thank you VZ Industries, you just made my day!
-=Good Selling=-
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