Tagged With "Cowan Graphics"
Reply
Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
"4) Improved Consumable yields and costs * Konica Minolta continues to shift its color MFPs away from using imaging units featuring both drum-developer to offering separate mono developer and drums. This provides greater cost benefits for mono output and allows lower Mono CPC. Konica Minolta also increased toner and other consumable yields in its latest generation and forthcoming Color MFPs." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Konica Minolta Boosts Productivity for Small- to Mid-Sized...
Reply
Re: Weekend Industrty Notes from 09/20/09
" Ricoh donated a fully loaded Ricoh Aficio PRO C900S production color laser system to the Graphic Communications Department of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)." THEY'VE RESORTED TO DONATING THES BOXES NOW!
Reply
Re: Weekend Industrty Notes from 09/20/09
I was with a KM dealer that was doing that with a couple of C500's.
Reply
Re: Ricoh Pro C720
Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today the official launch of the Ricoh Pro C720/C720s, a production class multi-functional color system and the latest addition to Ricoh’s Pro series of products, designed specifically for the production environment. This flexible system targets corporate and commercial professional print environments with demanding application needs. The Pro C720/C720s has a robust duty cycle of 320,000 images per month, and runs at 72 pages-per-minute (PPM) regardless...
Reply
Re: PostScript Vs Fiery
I agree, processing on the machine has advanced to the point that getting a Fiery is not a necessity. You may still encounter times that it is. If you need Pantone, you must have a Fiery. If you want to expertly adjust colors, you must have a Fiery. If you want to swap back and forth between "Pleasing Color"(when it doesn't matter what red it is, as long and it looks red) and "Accurate Color" (when it doesn't matter if it looks good to you because it's not their logo's red), you need a...
Reply
Re: Ricoh Ends Relationship with Ratio
OK - this is starting to smell like corporate finger pointing. If Ratio.de is closed, who is operating the US office (financially)? And who is providing plotbase PM? (Still available) There seems to be a cloud of secrecy around this mess. It's as if Ricoh's not satisfied with pricing themselves out of wide format. Now they have to prove what corporate moron clowns they are by playing 3 card monty with a key component. BTW, Graphic Enterprises says they can still order the plotbase controller...
Reply
Re: JOINT STATEMENT BY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND EDWARD MCLAUGHLIN
Braxtoq....those features may blow the end user away but when they are rarely used what good are they. In a demo that can be impressive just like the retractable keyboard. However 9 times our of 10 those features although are very cool will never be used. These units are a tough sell compared to the previous MX color series. There are many that are intimidated by this interface no matter how easy it for them to use. As you know every manufacturer has their bells & whistles that are...
Reply
Re: JOINT STATEMENT BY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND EDWARD MCLAUGHLIN
I understand where you're coming from, I believe, you may be talking about the ability to actually delete up to 4 areas per document through the display. What I am speaking about regarding flexibility is to have 1 button on the home screen that does multiple steps like 3 hole punch, saddle stitch and pull covers with a custom watermark, with a picure of the user that requires these functions, or email destinations with the name of the recipieint and their custom file type as a 1 touch...
Reply
Re: What is pdf/a?
Never heard of an "I". Proper subsets of PDF have been, or are being, standardized under ISO for several constituencies: PDF/X for the printing and graphic arts as ISO 15930 (working in ISO TC130) PDF/A for archiving in corporate/government/library/etc environments as ISO 19005 (work done in ISO TC171) PDF/E for exchange of engineering drawings (work done in ISO TC171) PDF/UA for universally accessible PDF files A PDF/H variant (PDF for Healthcare) is being developed. However, it may consist...
Reply
Re: Toshiba 6550C Help!
FUD? An Association with a graphic arts department, coming out of Canon CLC
Reply
Re: Toshiba 6550C Help!
Graphic Artists using a CLC & Fiery clearly care about quality first & foremost. I would use the fact that the Toshiba doesn't do Glossy or Coated paper and make that the biggest issue (If the device you are selling CAN do those stocks). Vince
Reply
Re: 3850 & Camera Ready Art
From: JasonR Sent: 10/11/2002 7:32 AM Remember that even Ricoh is saying that the 3850 is BUSINESS color, as such there is no way this machine can be used for "real" proofing. A lot of people throw around the word proofing when they mean "prints we can do before we show this to the customer" or "prints shown to the customer with an understanding this isn't a "press proof". I'm glad to hear the 3850 output looks good, and for "camera ready art" while it isn't the machine I would pick, I'm...
Reply
Re: Konica
January 22, 2003 - Konica introduces 8020/8031 color devices New Digital Color Devices Offer High Speed and High Productivity at an Affordable Price WINDSOR, Conn. – January 22, 2003 – Konica Business Technologies, Inc. (Konica), the innovation leader in digital imaging solutions and a subsidiary of Konica Corporation, today introduced two new mid-range color multifunctional products (MFPs) — the Konica 8020 and 8031 Color Imaging Systems. Featuring copy and print speeds from 20 to 31 pages...
Reply
Re: CompTIA CDIA+(Certified Document Imaging Architech)
Here are the certification objectives taken off the Comptia website
Reply
Re: Ikon to relabel The Konica 8050 Color System
Here's the Press Release Press Release Source: IKON Office Solutions, Inc. IKON Launches New Color Printing and Copying System to Meet Growing Demand for Color Tuesday October 21, 9:29 am ET IKON CPP(TM) 8050 Enhances IKON's Strong Portfolio of Color Product Offerings VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003-- IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN - News), the world's largest independent distributor of document management products and services, today launched the IKON CPP 8050, a...
Reply
Re: Ricoh 2232/38 sometime in Feb?
Pete just called me and spoke about this. Finally we will have our bookletmaker for the CMF and the AP versions!!!!!!!! Watch out Canon! Plus rumor has it, we will have our 50PPM color printer sometime in 04. Rumor also has it that the system will be of graphic quality. Well that means 4 BIT color to me. Pete, can you clarify these in some more depth? Art
Reply
Re: Weekend Notes from the copier industry!
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES 8-5-07 The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from industry publications. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is legal for manufacturers to create a mandatory minimum selling price for their product. The case was decided regarding a store that sold women’s clothing, that ran afoul of the clothing manufacturer’s rules. Unknown if any copier manufacturers will adopt this policy. - A group in Australia at Queensland University, is claiming that...
Reply
Re: B2C defined
Correct. B2C means "Black to Color." This term was created about 5 years ago to designate the "next big thing" in the industry, which was the move from black & white output to color output in the office. Sort of along the lines of "A-to-D" for the Analog to Digital transition. I think the results of the last few years are proof that this revolution has happened (and is still happening). And to re-iterate what Eddie 2 Times said, Ricoh color MFPs can be used in a B2C environment...
Reply
Re: Tips on Buying Your First Color Copier
The IMPORTANT Question.... What are you going to be using this color copier for??? Business Color, Graphics Color, What kind of paper do you need to use? Do you use coated paper? You need to know the difference between 2 bit and 8 bit color and what it means to you... My Guess is that a MAJORITY of the salespeople on the street don't have the slightest clue about a number of color selling points and how to answer the tricky questions...(When I was new, I had a customer pull out a loop and...
Reply
Re: Why Color?
Need more info in my opinion. Are you competing against the C40 or the 3535? Are the color applications graphic arts or business quality? How is the color being done currently? How important is speed? Do they need to print on thick or coated stock? Will it be a copier only or copy/print solution? Do they want color scanning? Is there much potential for mixed color and B&W originals within a single file? We have so many very different solutions now so the fact finding is much more...
Reply
Re: Aficio 6513 problems
I have never heard of these issues. I have placed alot of the 6513's in heavy graphic enviornemtns and have not had any things like this. Also, our company has a print shop where we have 2 hooked up to a TR micropress that runs probably 30 - 40k per month each on, and they have been running great. I am interested to know how this pans out, could you keep us posted Brad?
Reply
Re: Ricoh Unveils “Play To Win” Strategy
May 17, 2004 - Ricoh Technology Exposition Showcases Industry Leading Products And Solutions Exposition Offers Glimpse of New Technology that Helps Maximize Workflow Efficiency Las Vegas, NV, May 4, 2004 – Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, will be conducting a Technology Exposition during its National Dealer Sales Meeting, VISION 2004 in Las Vegas. During the exposition attendees will be able to see and participate in demonstrations that show how Ricoh’s...
Reply
Re: Ricoh updates mid-range color catalog - now running SRA3 (12 x 18)
Sra3 in office with fiery capability, you would think it a sure fire way to undermine a competitors Graphic arts MIF base. Alas shame most vendors don't bother training their sales staff to a competent level! another opportunity that will almost surely go to waste.
Reply
Re: RISO to Introduce 180ppm Duplicator
RISO's New RZ990, World's Fastest Printer-Duplicator Ultra High-speed Duplicator Prints at 180 Pages per Minute. DANVERS, MA, Dec. 7, 2005 – RISO, Inc., a worldwide leader in digital printing technology, today introduced the RZ990, the world’s fastest Printer-Duplicator, with print speeds of 180 pages per minute. The RZ990’s ultra high-speed printing capability, which translates to 10,800 pages per hour, makes the machine 50 percent faster than any other traditional 600 dpi, 11”x17” digital...
Reply
Re: Adobe PostScript vs. Emulation
All you have to do is look at the competitive analysis (See Attached) between the Ricoh C4503 and C6502 against the competitors from Canon, Xerox, and KM to see how much of a difference True Adobe PostScript makes in the printing speed. Emulation machines are noticeably slower, to the point that you could argue that a lesser Ricoh needs to be proposed in order to compare accurately.
Reply
Re: MP C3003 Color Quality
Thanks Fisher. Actually, this was an application setting. In Adobe X Pro the customer had a Color Profile that was set to something other than Savin MPC3003/C3503. After correcting this, the prints were much better. It's challenging dealing with the nuances of Mac and desktop publishing/graphic arts programs when you don't work in them every day. It's frustrating but customers expect us to be the printing experts and many times aren't familiar with their print settings. They just want it to...
Reply
Re: Konica Minolta Promises Unrivalled Productivity With the Launch of bizhub PRESS C1100 / C1085
These two units have launched in Canada and I suspect USA. I have attached the Spec sheet and Brochure.
Reply
Re: How to Make Your Documents Great Again!
I'm really bummed that no one can find the time to chime in. I'll start it off with something Adrian gave me via email. Eye-catching graphic. Dan Kennedy is using the “Top Secret” graphic to catch his prospect’s attention. My personal favourite is to use an envelope printed with my company logo in colour. This gives some branding art to my envelope to differentiate it from other pieces of mail they might have.
Member
Hari Narayanan.S
Member
Joanne Cadenas
Member
GO7404
Member
Patrick C
Member
Roxzanne Abbott
Member
Wong
Member
Robert Williams
Member
Adam Wydeman
Member
msmith513
Topic
Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C6100, the World’s First Electrophotographic Press to Receive ISO/PAS Certification
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. ( Konica Minolta ) is pleased to announce that its AccurioPress C6100 Digital Colour Press has been awarded the Idealliance ISO/PAS 15339 certification. The C6100 is now the first high-volume digital press to earn this certification using dry toner electrophotographic printing technology. / EIN News / -- ISO/PAS 15339 (International Standards Organization/Publicly Available Specifications)...
Blog Post
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2014
Some great threads here, especially the blog series I wrote for "31 Ways to close more copiers sales". Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Pacific Office Automation Helps Local Children by Matching Donations in the Fox 12 Holiday Toy Drive Art Post · 1/2/1410:14 PM Pacific Office Automation Pacific Office Automation ( http://www.pacificoffice.com ) is a leader in managed printing solutions and document management software. Since 1976, Pacific has grown to become the industry’s...
Blog Post
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Third Week in January 2014
Enjoy the threads from 5 years a go this week! Topic Five Vendors Earn Winter 2014 BLI “Picks” in the A3 Color Category Art Post · 1/23/145:35 PM buyers. Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U .S.A., Inc. Konica Minolta bizhub C 364e Outstanding 31- to 40-ppm A3 Color MFP Konica Minolta bizhub C 454e Outstanding 41- to 50-ppm A3 Color MFP KYOCERA Document Solutions America, Inc. KYOCERA TASKalfa 5551ci (Also sold under the Copystar brand) Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3 Color MFP Ricoh Americas...
Blog Post
Wide Format Technology Update -The New Canon TM Series Wide Format Technical Series
Wide Format Technology Update -The New Canon TM Series Wide Format Technical Series Having just completed one of our most successful quarters ever, I can confidently say that one of the main reasons for our sales success in Q4 was the new Canon TM Series printers and MFP systems. This series was introduced by Canon to replace the very successful 78x series which had anchored the Canon iPF wide format line for the last number of years. The 78x series was overdue to be replaced and the...
Topic
FUJIFILM RECEIVES ALUMINUM TARIFF TAX EXCLUSIONS
FUJIFILM RECEIVES ALUMINUM TARIFF TAX EXCLUSIONS Hanover Park, Ill., January 23, 2019 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces tariff tax exclusions on its aluminum offset printing plates, currently making it the only major printing plate manufacturer in the U.S. to earn exclusion. Fujifilm has proactively worked with industry associations and the Federal Government to address the unintended consequences of the tariffs applied to the sales of aluminum offset...
Blog Post
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in December 2013
Okay, we're back to doing three of these a wee. Where we look back on the threads from, 5, 10 & 15 years ago Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Canon U.S.A. Unveils Océ VarioPrint 6000+ Series of High-Speed, High-Volume Digital Production Printers Art Post · 12/5/139:45 PM deliver critical savings to print providers. This black-and-white printer is ideal for burgeoning industries -- such as on-demand, digital book printing -- due to its registration accuracy, outstanding...
Topic
NICK RODER JOINS FUJIFILM TO LEAD SALES FOR MID RANGE WIDE FORMAT PRESSES
NICK RODER JOINS FUJIFILM TO LEAD SALES FOR MID RANGE WIDE FORMAT PRESSES Hanover Park, Ill., December 4, 2018 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces Nick Roder as the new national sales manager for the renowned Acuity family of wide format presses. With more than 30 years in the graphics industry, Nick’s experience includes leadership within sales, new digital product launches, and people management. “I’m excited to be joining Fujifilm,” said Roder. “The...
Topic
Lake trustees approve new Konica Minolta copier
Approved the purchase of a new Konica-Minolta copier and service contract for the administration office from Graphic Enterprises Office Solutions at a cost of $4,700 with $71 a month for the service contract. Graphic Enterprises will dispose of the current 2009 copier.
Topic
Kester Imaging Revitalizes Corporate Brands with MGI JETvarnish 3D Digital Embossed Foiling
Kester Imaging Revitalizes Corporate Brands with MGI JETvarnish 3D Digital Embossed Foiling Konica Minolta Helps New Print Embellishment Business Add Value to Ink and Paper Kester Wine Label with Ruby Red Foil MELBOURNE, FL USA (January 8th, 2018) – The state of Kansas has a long, proud history of being at the geographic crossroads of American trade and commerce. Kester Imaging , a longtime Konica Minolta digital AccurioPress customer in Arkansas City, is upholding that tradition by helping...
Blog Post
This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2014
One of my goals for this year is to garner more leads. You can do that with generating educational documents. I wrote this blog a few years ago, hope this helps. 31 Ways to Garner Net New Copier & Managed IT Business (2 of 31) Enjoy the threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (2nd Week of January 2004) Art Post · 1/12/143:32 PM it... Ricoh Dealer Meeting 1/8/04 9:48 AM Topic by Boston Mike Ricoh Dealer Meeting - Las Vegas, NV...