This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Last Week of February 2003

reasonable in price, increasingly under $50,000. For some businesses, buying two or three Konica Force 75s or Canon imageRUNNER 85s is less expensive than buying a single 110-11 5 ppm printer, plus they get a backup system in case one of their machines has mechanical problems. Vendors such as Xerox and Heidelberg may have to adjust pricing if this trend continues. Hybrids: While we have identified three separate classes of high-volume printers, the reality is that individual models often address

l6ppm printing at an interpolated 2,400dpi resolution. The Phaser 8200 also features a powerful 500MHz processor, allowing it to handle large flies without losing performance. The Phaser 8200 series consists of four models, with the top machine going for $3,999. Canon ships Color imageRunner C2058 This recently launched color multilfunctional replaces the Color imageRUNNER 2050 in th product line. Sold as a printer, copier, or copier-printer, the 2050 is targeted for office color users (Canon

reproduction of thin lines and dots -- Increased detail without the need for higher resolution -- Outstanding sharpness -- Smooth gradations in halftones Fusing Process -- Exact control of charge -- Lower fusing temperature -- Lower energy usage Yield -- Higher toner yield Environmentally friendly production process -- Reduction of carbon dioxide -- Reduction of nitrous oxide -- Reduction of sulfur oxide Konica's Commitment to the Environment Konica is committed to protecting the

excess of $14 billion. The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America, including the Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For fiscal year 2001, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.7 billion. Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of multifunctional document systems including color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. In 2003, Ricoh Company Ltd. received the

contributes to worldwide environmental quality. Previous winners include CEMEX (2002), Royal Dutch Shell (2001), Eastman Kodak (1999), Philips Electronics N.V. (1998), Compaq (1997), Xerox (1993) and IBM (1990). This marks the first time that a company from Asia has been honored with the medal. The award will be presented at a formal gala on Thursday May 15, 2003 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Masamitsu Sakurai, President and COO of Ricoh Company, Ltd., will accept the medal on

. "With the introduction of the Priport JP8500, Ricoh continues to provide solutions for high volume work environments that need superior image quality," said Jim Ivy, executive vice president of Ricoh Corporation. True 600 dpi resolution, used in both the Priport JP8500's scanning and printing processes, combined with 256 grayscale scanning, ensures the sharpest edges and cleanest lines on all body copy and headlines, along with better defined halftones to satisfy the most discerning eye. The Priport

space-saving design with a body width of just 780mm, made possible through the utilization of an Inner Tray Delivery system. The units also incorporate a large touch-sensitive LCD panel with a user-friendly interface. Canon's iR700W and iR750W make possible A2-format network printing and scanning when equipped with the optional Print/Scan Server KIPCON733C-V2, scheduled for release in May. Printer features*2 include Windows and ADI/HDI drivers, which enable users to utilize the systems

180 billion yen in 2004/05. Our forecast for this year is 138 billion yen and we expect next year to fall in between those levels," Sakurai said. "Those estimates are based on conservative estimates for the business environment, so I think those targets are very achievable." Ricoh and rival Canon Inc 7751.T continue to set record profits, defying sluggishness in the global electronics industry with their digital cameras, copiers and colour printers. Ricoh also raised its dividend estimate by one

Tokyo (JCNN) - Fuji Xerox Ltd., established in 1962 as a joint venture between Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and Rank Xerox Limited of the United Kingdom, has announced that it will spin off its office laser printer business, including R&D, manufacturing and marketing functions, to its newly established Fuji Xerox Printing Systems. At the same time, the former Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd., a printer sales company established in October 2001, will change its name to FXPS Sales Co., Ltd

, high-speed print engine and controller with the production advantages of Konica's copiers, and delivers a time-saving, cost-effective solution to the high-volume printing industry," said William H. Brewster, vice president, marketing, Konica Business Technologies, Inc. "With the speed and versatility of the FORCE 65, many of the print jobs that traditionally have been outsourced can now be brought in-house, enabling businesses to streamline their processes and achieve cost savings." FORCE

I recently learned of a service that Ricoh provides. If you need a print sample all you need to do is email the file to James.Fuller@ricoh-usa.com and he will print it and mail it to you fed ex in a day or two. If the file is too large you can mail a CD to him at James Fuller Ricoh Corporation 5 Dedrick Place West Cadwell, NJ 07006 Include the paper stock you want it printed on and he will do that. I've used it twice in the last 2 weeks with excellent results!

stapling, saddle-stitched booklet-making and three-hole punching with z-folding and trimming -IP Connexion™ Web Utilities 3.0 for configuring network setup and featuring email alert notification and job spooler functionality Pricing and Availability An affordable, competitive high-volume option, the Konica FORCE 85 is available through Konica's North American direct sales, authorized dealer and value-added reseller channels. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the FORCE 85 is

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I know it's a little late, but I've been pretty busy lately. The RP3500 is a 400DPI unit with an embedded GDI controller and Network card. Best unit to go up against this is the Gestetner 5455 (whatever the Ricoh equiv is). This unit is one of the best at feeding NCR stock reliably and with the smallest registration shift. The controller issue is a little more complex. If a parallel connection is all that is neede, lead with the UC5e. If low end network solution is neede, go with the UC5 and

Art, Nice speaking with you this morning. A hard copy of the new WHOLESALE Catalog/Price List is on the way to you. In the interim, you will find the Print and Present Folders on page 23 of the catalog (Go to link for now) To view our NEW 2003 Catalog in FULL COLOR, click on the link below: http://www.visual-color.com/VCPriceList2003.pdf Charlie Caruana Sales Manager Visual Communications 95 Morton Street New York, NY 10014 Phone: 800-624-4210 Ext 233 FAX: 800-945-9644

taken from large databases to a print engine without losing any speed. If you are interested in variable data printing, you can expect the vendor to provide the software that makes the conversion and places the inserted text in the right position. You may be lucky enough to get off-the-shelf software, but it’s likely the software will have to be customized to meet your requirements. Vendors such as IBM, OCE, and Xerox are dearly oriented toward this kind of back-office work. With personalization

Savin is planning to launch the new 90/105 ppm systems in late march. Here's all I have so far. I'm leaving town tomorrow for a well needed long weekend, but I'll check in Monday to see if you guys have heard anything else.

Art, Here are the product numbers that you needed: Hammermill Color Copy Gloss: 05502-0 (LTR) CL5000 Brochure: PA-0203 CL5000 Launch Kit: PN-0203 Best regards, Pete Peter C. Richardson Ricoh Corporation 5 Dedrick Place West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Phone (973) 882-2000 Fax (973) 244-2631

Xerox Standard for Inserting print control statements. These are commands that are embedded by an application inside a print job that give instructions to the printer for modifying the format and layout of the job. DJDE’s commands are used to start a new page, change fonts, and so on, although its capabilities are limited in scope. DJDE commands are often embedded in Metacode. Metacode Metacode is a page description language invented by Xerox for defining laser printer jobs. It works by embedding

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