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This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago

 

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago

Last Week of September 2016

My third quarter has ended and now it's on to the last month of 2021  I've hit my yearly number however there are still additional gates that may keep me from the annual President's Club trip.  I'm be addressing these with an upcoming "Better Call Art" next week for details.

Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from 5 Years Ago This Week!



Graph Expo Day Two 2016

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to day selling efforts. Konica Minolta I arrived on the show floor a little past 10AM, and my first stop was to visit the KonicaMinolta booth. KonicaMinolta was showing the C71 Label Press with all of the additional 3rd party accessories. I was extremely impressed with the print quality, the speed and the accuracy of the re-winder. Print resolution is 1200x1200 dpi native, color quality of the labels was exceptional. I had tried to see the C71 on day one, however there was an issue with the re
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of October 2006

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/performance curve for production color printers," said Kevin P. Kern, Vice President, Product Planning and Development, KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS Topic AFICIO MP C3500/C4500 10/2/06 3:23 PM device. To help conserve costs and prevent unauthorized use, restrictions can also be placed on color printing and other system capabilities. Continuing the long-standing tradition of developing office solutions with minimal environmental impact, Ricoh Corporation has equipped the Aficio MP C 3500/ C 4500 with
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Konica Minolta Joins Thought Leaders on Information Management and Security at CIO Summit 2016

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information sharing via its broad range of office and production printing solutions and services. Backed by strong service standards and proficient support staff, Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more information
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New Ricoh high-speed production printer brings users new levels of substrate flexibility, book-printing options

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, clean output and delivers the ability to print on a wide variety of substrates without sacrificing speed or quality. "Production print operations are defined by what they produce, their ability to meet deadlines and fulfill job requirements," said John Fulena , Vice President, Production Printing Business Group, Ricoh USA , Inc. "The RICOH Pro 8220s series empowers printers to produce a wide variety of applications very quickly and efficiently by eliminating manual steps, making scanning quick and
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Konica Minolta Highlights New Industrial Product Branding at Graph Expo 16

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size that can process up to 3,000 sph. Additionally, Konica Minolta is increasing its portfolio for the packaging industry, announcing the AccurioJet KM-C inkjet folding carton press and highlighting the bizhub PRESS C71cf, a digital label press targeted toward commercial printers, in-plants and small- to medium-sized converters. Kern also gave a nod to the C2070P color production printer, being shown as a technology demo at the Konica Minolta booth. It will replace the bizhub PRESS C1070 when
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Ricoh's 3rd Annual Interact User Community Event brings global customers together to discuss the future of production print

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requirements in paper to produce optimum print quality and drying characteristics with inkjet technology, and best practices for implementations. Specifically, product education sessions focused on the RICOH Pro VC60000 , Ricoh's InfoPrint 5000 and RICOH ProcessDirector. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive from 2016's attendees, who ranged from production print representatives for Fortune 500 organizations to those responsible for the printing operations of family-run businesses. Highlights include
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TigerPress Expands Its Print Fleet with Installation of Canon imagePRESS C10000VP

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and offering creative solutions to its clients. Since its inception in 1985, the company has relied on Canon equipment to deliver high quality digital products. Originally known as CopyCat, a chain of quick copy centers, TigerPress changed its name in 1997 and has since grown to a full-service print provider. TigerPress specializes in printing museum quality catalogs, books and marketing materials, while providing customers with vivid colors while avoiding the use of harmful chemicals. With
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Why Are You Not Selling Niche Printing Systems?

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. I knew right away that this was the perfect ROI selling machine, all you have to do is to find out how many labels the client is printing, the substrate that's required, the cost and you can quickly identify who is a prospect and who is not. We all remember print on demand for the copiers, right? What's the sensewith printing thousands of documents, flyers,or newsletters, and then throwing out hundreds if not thousands of prints because of a changes to the product or the program that came down
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Last Week of September 2006

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much to get it. Reply Re: Need some Advise on Color Copier or Printer 9/27/06 8:53 AM OKI 9800dn, you can get it with or with out a rip. You can also get the oki with out with the rip. Also the oki may be less expensive to print than the Xerox . You can do a per page cost analysis. Ricoh products?? not sure I have not had access to the latest printer models in quite awhile. The oki is a superb color system. Ihad one printer call it a "print shop in a box" Art Post Reply Re: C3030 with MAC OSX
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Ricoh Installs Europe’s 300th Ricoh Pro C9100 Series

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might see a lift of up to 50% but did not expect 300%. Twice as fast “It prints more than twice as fast as the previous presses we were running. Because digital is so productive, work can be cost effectively produced digitally and the cross over point between offset and digital is higher. We can also be much more flexible.” The €5.4m turnover HG Media has always had a strong focus on digital print. It was the Ricoh Pro C9110’s speed, print quality, long sheet capabilities and the build that stood
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Re: Graph Expo Day Two 2016

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Good work...
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Sales And Branding Must Get Married, And Larry Levine Is The Priest

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I met Donnie Tuttle on LinkedIn as we are both recovering copier sales reps. Instantaneously,we had a common bond... sales stories. Stories I believe are the foundation inside the sales process. “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.” Robert McKee This led me to get to know Donnie Tuttle ; Level Up Sales Coach
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Canon Congratulates Authorized Canon Dealer Ray Morgan Company on 60 Years of Business

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Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com . † Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Canon U.S.A. Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com For sales information/customer support: 1-800-OK-CANON SOURCE Canon U.S.A. , Inc.
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Canon U.S.A.'s imagePRESS C850 Series Offers Vibrant Quality on Variety of Media

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the document. This series of printers now supports auto-duplex printing of up to 30-inch-long sheets [2] , proving itself helpful in the short run production of six-panel brochures, posters and dust jackets. Streamlined Workflows With the imagePRESS C850 Series, print professionals have the option to select the digital front end to help get the most out of their workflow. Among these options is Canon’s celebrated PRISMAsync Color Print Server for imagePRESS, the first DFE-embedded Idealliance G7
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Ricoh Named a Global Market Leader in Managed Print Services by Quocirca for Fifth Consecutive Year

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Ricoh (Booth 2035) maintained a leadership position for the fifth consecutive year in the Managed Print Services (MPS) market, according to a report from analyst firm Quocirca entitled “Managed Print Services Landscape, 2016.” Ricoh’s holistic approach to providing consistent, high-quality service to more than 4,000 customers of all sizes across verticals and continents has helped solidify Ricoh as a true leader in the space. In the report, Quocirca notes Ricoh as “one of the few traditional
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Leading Commercial Printers Select B2-Format HP Indigo 10000 for High-quality Digital Printing

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provides users vast opportunities for business growth, increased efficiency and a wide range of digital print applications. Maryland-based Linemark Printing added the HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press to enhance its robust photobook and yearbook printing business and expand its capabilities to include larger-format variable data printing. The HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press joins Linemark Printing’s two existing HP Indigo 7800 Digital Presses , and the company is leveraging PrintOS to manage print
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Canon Solutions America Announces COLORlynx Color Management Suite 2.0

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. "Utilizing ORIS color technology with Canon's imagePRESS devices helps their customers achieve the highest level of color quality and consistency. Enabling access to our cloud-based Evaluate solution is a natural extension of the COLORlynx suite and makes it possible for any customer to easily monitor, maintain and diagnose color compliance for their digital presses anywhere in the world." "Canon Solutions America is pleased to expand our relationship with CGS as the exclusive distributor of the
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Agfa Graphics and EFI Enhance Hybrid Workflows through Apogee 10 with Fiery

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users of the latest Apogee 10 system, will be able to take advantage of hybrid offset/digital workflows,” said Andy Grant, Head of Software at Agfa Graphics. “Through certified, industry standard JDF connectivity, Apogee users can select from the wide choice of Fiery Driven™ digital presses to establish easy and quick ways to direct jobs to the most appropriate print devices for the best production scenario.” While many printing companies use digital presses to cost effectively meet increasing
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Xerox Object printer

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Xerox Object printer
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Envelope printing

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Envelope printing
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BTA Southeast to Host Fall Colors Retreat Oct. 21-22 in Ashville, North Carolina

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will be a great opportunity for attendees to tour the Biltmore Estate. At 6:30 p.m., ****tails and dinner will be served at the hotel. The Fall Colors Retreat exhibiting sponsors: AgentDealer, Buyers Lab, Carolina Wholesale, ConnectWise, Continuum, Epson, ESP Ametek, EverBank, Innovolt, LEAF, LMI Solutions, Muratec, OKI, Panasonic (Breaks Sponsor), PHSI, ProcureIT (Lunch Sponsor), SYNNEX, Wells Fargo and Xerox (Breakfast Sponsor). BTA members receive 2-for-1 registration to the Fall Colors Retreat
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Leading Book and Journal Printers Adopt HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD to Push Quality and Productivity Boundaries

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Leading Book and Journal Printers Adopt HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD to Push Quality and Productivity Boundaries Leading worldwide print service providers (PSPs), including Sheridan , King Printing , Maqprint and Lasertryk , purchased the HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD to address a wider range of publishing applications, such as customized magazines, journals and books. Leveraging the press’s step-function quality and productivity enhancements enabled by High Definition Nozzle Architecture
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Last Week of September 2006

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Outdated News Bryan Jennings Account Manager Toshiba Business Solutions Direct: 859.797.8837
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Graph Expo Day One

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, sipped a bourbon or two and then made our way to the Press Room at the North end of the Orlando Convention Center. Holy smokes, we didn't realize how massive the convention center is! We logged almost 8,000 steps via the convention center walkway from the Hyatt. We finally arrived on the show floor about 1PM, for me entering the show gave me the feeling of a kid being in a candy store! All I could see was a sea of color logo banners and hardware of every shape and color. For a print geek, I was
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Last Week of September 2006

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Of course it is, it's Fri. Ten years ago. Thus the title

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