This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
Last Week of April 2019
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It's a very short month for me this month. In fact my month ends on the 18th. On the 19th I'll start the Easter celebration and on Monday it's off to Vegas for ITEX 2019 along with meeting my new brother!
We put the effort in every day and we can only hope that all of the hard work gets us to where we want or need to be at the end of the month. Thus, I knew that if I didn't put the extra time in this month I would put up a stinker (sales month). Stinkers are not an option, but they can happen.....more here
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Loffler Companies Honored by Konica Minolta with Pro-Tech Service Award for Service Excellence for Twelfth Consecutive Year
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Business Systems, LLC for this outstanding achievement," said Sam Errigo , Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development. "The Pro-Tech program is a rigorous process, and Konica Minolta recognizes and appreciates their exceptional commitment to customer support and satisfaction." Loffler is dedicated to delivering professional, reliable service and maximum performance for Konica Minolta's award-winning lines of digital imaging products. To merit the Pro-Tech standard, each element of
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Konica Minolta and MGI to Present JETvarnish 3D Digital Special Effects at Odyssey Expo 2019
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(FSEA), the biennial postpress finishing conference will host attendees from around the world and feature experts from the commercial printing, packaging and trade finishing industries. Digital Embellishment Technology During the event, Konica Minolta and MGI will demonstrate the latest advances in digital print enhancement and decorative finishing to create high-value print experiences. Their exhibit will feature live demonstrations of JETvarnish 3D technology, a portfolio of sheet-fed and web
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Mopria Print Service Now Available for Unified Endpoint Management Solutions
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, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Microsoft, OKI Data, Pantum, Primax, Qualcomm, Ricoh, Sharp, Toshiba and YSoft. About the Mopria ® Alliance The Mopria ® Alliance is a non-profit membership organization of leading global technology companies with the mission of providing universal standards and solutions for print and scan. With a focus on mobility and modern productivity trends, Mopria technology is used to allow users to interact intuitively and seamlessly with a printer, multi-function
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Award-Winning Print Shop, Print Panther, First in Canada to Acquire Konica Minolta’s AccurioWide 160 Wide Format Printer
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wide format offering. The device is equipped with Konica Minolta KM1024i print heads (with 2 channels of white, allowing for fast inline white printing applications), and utilizes UV ink technology that incorporates more colour pigment per droplet, reducing ink consumption compared to other printers on the market. Outstanding print quality, with a large colour gamut and outstanding colour vibrancy, is achieved by printing up to 1440 x 720 dpi print resolutions. For print production savings, a
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Immersion Brings the Power of Touch to Konica Minolta’s Latest Electronic Office Equipment
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touch panel to direct it to print a document, his action is confirmed with tactile feedback. The sense of touch can make Konica Minolta machines easier to use, more intuitively designed, and more technologically advanced by: Decreasing input errors through enhanced tactile confirmation Improving transaction speed, making it fast and easy to get print jobs done Adding a sense of comfort and familiarity with tactile feedback replacing physical button and keyboard presses “Konica Minolta’s new MFP
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Ricoh lays out ambitions for packaging and textile printing
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within three years. The plans were outlined at Ricoh’s 2019 investor day where Tetsuya Morita, general manager of the Industrial Printing business group outlined plans to increase sales for the group to ¥80 billion in the 2022 financial year. Ricoh already has a stake in textile printing with four direct to garment printers on the market, but it wants more of this expanding sector. Morita’s presentation pointed out that digital printing is gaining ground because it is inherently less
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PrintSimple – Innovative Printer as a Service Program Introduced for Small and Medium Business
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businesses of many types and sizes. Headquartered in Overland Park, KS, the privately-owned firm has traditionally managed large enterprise print fleets for hospitals, banks and school systems across the US, for more than 18 years. The company focuses on Managed Print Services (MPS) and represents a variety of OEM branded print systems (including but not limited to Brother, HP, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, Toshiba and Xerox) and related software solutions. www.printsimple.us
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Ricoh MP C6503 USB Printing
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I plugged in a USB stick on multiple occasions and it is not being read by the machine on the op panel. Any suggestions?
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KYOCERA Announces Consolidated Financial Results for Year Ended March 31, 2019
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fine ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of industrial and automotive components, semiconductor packages, electronic devices, solar power generating systems, printers, copiers and mobile phones. Kyocera appears on the “Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators 2018-19” list by Clarivate Analytics and is ranked #612 on Forbes magazine’s 2018 “Global 2000” list
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EFI Demonstrates Solutions for More Efficient and Profitable Production at ISA
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realized the growth opportunities it created. “The Pro 16h printer’s white ink capability has been a strong competitive advantage and a selling factor that has led to new jobs,” said Ortega. “Clients have come to me because their other vendors couldn’t do what we do.” The EFI Pro 32r printer in the Nazdar booth is a 126-inch wide roll-to-roll device designed for high-quality print with mid-level production, printing up to 2,227 square feet per hour. The printer’s CMYK and white Genuine EFI Inks are
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Xerox adds an extra layer of protection to Xerox AltaLink multifunction printers
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Xerox announced security enhancements to its line of Xerox AltaLink Multifunction Printers (MFPs), providing IT managers, network administrators and chief information security officers with an extra layer of protection and a more proactive approach to network threats. “While other networked print devices use a fractured, manual approach to cybersecurity, Xerox employs an automated response that neutralizes threats at their source,” said Dr. Alissa J. Abdullah, chief information security
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Can a Managed Print and Copy Solution Benefit Your Business?
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privacy regulations began requiring sensitive information be printed in more secure, limited access areas. So, companies began adopting individual printers to supplement centrally located copiers. Through the early 2000s, office networking technology continued to improve and shifted the focus of printing and copying technology back to a centralized environment, focused around the multi-function printer/copier, or multi-function device (MFD), that typically provides the ability to print, copy
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Canon U.S.A. Emerges as 2018 Market Share Leader for Advancements in Digital Imaging Solutions
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, Canon U.S.A. Inc. "We are proud of the achievement and plan to continue showcasing Canon's role as a leader in the years to come." Canon emerged as a market leader in the following segments: 2018 Total U.S. A3 Copier/MFP (Monochrome and Color), 2018 Total U.S. A3 Copier/MFP (Monochrome) and 2018 Total U.S. A3 Copier/MFP (Color). Canon's evolving imageRUNNER ADVANCE color and monochrome solutions incorporate an array of security features and support cloud connectivity. In addition, the
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Ricoh earns BLI PaceSetter award in the MFP Cloud Ecosystem arena for its forward-looking, adaptable portfolio
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technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems. Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2018 , Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,063 billion yen (approx. 19.4 billion USD ). Headquartered in Tokyo , Ricoh Group
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Re: Ricoh lays out ambitions for packaging and textile printing
What Ricoh is offering above is way out of my league but I do sell industrial label printers. In house colour label printing is definitely beginning to grow in volume. Manufactures want to be able to quickly produce custom labels in the correct quantities. They are tired of waiting for the Label print shops to deliver their order. I see Color label printing at a similar spot to where when years ago copier sales reps tried to convince customers to print their colour pages in house rather than
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Fifth man sentenced for ripping off Xerox
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ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) -- A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to a 63-count indictment that involved a scheme to defraud Xerox of more than $20 million. Robert Fisher pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and faces up to 20 years of prison time and a $250,000 fine. Fisher was part of a scheme where prosecutors say a group of men set up a sham company, HDH Graphics, and got a printing contract with Xerox where Xerox provided ink for the company. Prosecutor said the men lied about the
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Sharp Adds Four New High-Volume A3 MFPS To Highly Successful Color Advanced And Essentials Series Lineup
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Electronics Corporation, markets Sharp's business products, including the advanced MX Series multifunction printer (MFP), that help companies manage workflow efficiently and increase productivity. Sharp MFPs feature the Sharp OSA ® development platform, which seamlessly integrates network applications to create a personalized MFP that can meet virtually any business need, and Scan 2 technology, which scans two-sided documents in a single pass to enhance scanning reliability and preserve document
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Color-Logic Certifies swissQprint UV Inkjet Printers
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demonstrated all of the Color-Logic decorative effects and embellishments. s wissQprint printers also have the ability to add a varnish to prints, thus greatly increasing the value to clients. The Color-Logic color system for metallics takes the varnish capability into account, providing s wissQprint clients an accurate metallic color system that virtually guarantees that desired colors are correctly produced on the initial print run. s wissQprint customers can confidently accentuate the Color-Logic
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Canon Celebrates Small Business Week with New Color imageCLASS MFPs
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on the printer's screen display. Copy (Enhance Text) : Darken light-density text on originals during copying. Fax and Store : Press the Fax and Store button to send a fax to its destination and archive the fax image upon successful transmission. Shinichi Yoshida , executive vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A. Inc. "Canon equipped its new imageCLASS models with advanced capabilities and technology that value office workers' time, and has simplified the printer user experience to
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Ricoh earns finalist spot for 2019 Incite Customer Service Award
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digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems. Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2018 , Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,063 billion yen (approx. 19.4 billion USD
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Mactac® Announces Association with Canon Solutions America
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Mactac graphic products approved for use on Océ Colorado 1640 printer, view printed samples at ISA Stow, Ohio – Industry-leading pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) supplier, Mactac®, proudly announces a new association with Canon Solutions America, Inc. Recently, with Canon’s rising customer demand for increased vendor options of roll-to-roll self-adhesive vinyl materials, the two companies have been working to build an approved, high-performance portfolio of products for use on the well-known
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Re: Xerox (XRX) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
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It's my understanding that most of these savings came from the backs of the employees and the consolidation of many Global and Xerox locations. Yes, Xerox is profitable, but I also know of many xclint sales people that have left the Global (XBS) ranks. You just can't replace these peeps overnight. Winners: John Visentin and Xerox shareholders Losers: Employees
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Mimaki releases new large format UV inkjet printer
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Mimaki Engineering said in a statement from Tomi City, Japan that the JFX200-2513 EX would be available from May 2019. JFX200-2513 EX is a successor model of JFX200-2513, a large flatbed UV inkjet printer on sale from 2013. The JFX200-2513 is capable of directly printing on a wide variety of materials including white board, transparent/coloured board, wood, cardboard, and metal with a size of up to 2,500mm x 1,300mm (98.4" x 51.2"), and is widely used for various applications such as sign
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Lexmark Wins Prestigious 2019 Printer/MFP Line of the Year Award from Keypoint Intelligence
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), the world's leading independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software, and services. According to Keypoint Intelligence, the award is based on the strength and breadth of the range of Lexmark's printers and MFPs tested. All 13 Lexmark products tested for the Winter 2019 season earned Buyers Lab's 'Highly Recommended' rating and won Pick awards. "It is an honor to receive the Keypoint Intelligence 2019 Line of the Year award for our color and monochrome printer and MFP lines," said
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Lexmark Partners With PrintReleaf to Offer Automated Sustainability Program
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In support of its commitment to innovative and sustainable imaging solutions, Lexmark has partnered with PrintReleaf to offer customers an automated sustainability program focused on reforestation. Through PrintReleaf, Lexmark customers can now reforest their paper consumption by planting an equivalent volume of trees in certified forestry projects around the world. The patented PrintReleaf technology measures total paper consumption through device and fleet data collected by print management
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Kyocera marks 60-year anniversary with employee share gift
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Japanese technology company Kyocera Corporation, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a $40.61 million share pay-out to employees, according to company reports. The final decision on the number of shares will be made at the upcoming board of directors meeting, scheduled for 25 June 2019, but current expectations are that around 723,000 shares will be dispersed to company employees. In a statement the company said, “The Company marks its 60th
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Epson Announces Print and Cut Signage Solutions at ISA
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, decals, stickers, window graphics, and more. Delivering high-production printing and cutting in an integrated workflow, the S-Series Print and Cut bundles are the only premium print and cut solutions on the market that combine the highest color output printers, top end cutter system, and the most powerful signage workflow software. Epson SureColor P10000 and SureColor P20000 Production Editions Epson also today introduced the SureColor P10000 and SureColor P20000 Production Edition bundles
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Canon Business Process Services Steps up to the Challenge with Law Firm to Eliminate Backlog of Thousands of Legal Documents
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eliminating the backlog while supporting the daily records management requirements of the firm. Canon's approach included creating a new workflow designed to reduce the time it takes to receive, process and store all physical and electronic records. The workflow, based on production line methodologies, divided the backlog into a series of tasks that were managed by one or two Canon team members while others handled the daily needs of the practice groups. HERE. Additionally, visit the Legal Services
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Canon Inc. 2019 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides
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The following slide deck was published by Canon Inc. in conjunction with their 2019 Q1 earnings call. Go here to review the slides
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BTA’s Gateway to Success Event to Be Held June 13-14 in Austin, Texas
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Systems Inc., Cedar Falls, Iowa; Don Duvall of Impact Networking LLC, Lake Forest, Illinois; and Kevin Morris of OneDOC Managed Print Services LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The final educational sessions will be held after the panel: “Printer MFP Security in the IoT Age,” led by Jamie Bsales of Keypoint Intelligence; and “Ignite Your Sales for Your New Products Services With the Right Sales Compensation Components,” led by Luis Gonzalez of SalesScoreKeeper. Closing comments and prize drawings will
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Sales Professionals Don't Finger Point, They Just Do It!
. Sales are not easy. Sales are not for everyone, nor for the weak at heart. It requires discipline, determination, and a game plan. It takes a lot out of you, and you must be willing to pay the price, but the rewards are worth it." - Selling From the Heart Too many of you love playing the deferral game. You love placing the blame elsewhere. A true sales professional takes ownership of everything they do. Sales professionals don’t place blame, deflect, or pass problems on to someone else. A HIGHER
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Sports Scores on your copier!
Can you configure your copier to display sports scores at the touch of one icon on the LCD panel of your copier? Is it a good idea? Of course, it is. You need to import the correct logo and size. Your customer will never forget your demo when you tell him any website can be displayed this way on your copier.
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New EFI Fiery proServer Premium Delivers Up to 2X Faster Processing
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WorkStation is a native 64-bit application and features HiDPI monitor support, as well as support for Konica Minolta® FD-9 and Barbieri Spectro LFB qb spectrophotometers. The newly launched Fiery products for superwide-format printing are commercially availablenow on a worldwide basis. For more information about advanced inkjet display graphics printing using EFI products, visit www.efi.com . About EFI EFI™ is a global technology company, based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the
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Re: Loffler Companies Honored by Konica Minolta with Pro-Tech Service Award for Service Excellence for Twelfth Consecutive Year
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awesome achievement!
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Mark Andy exhibits Digital One at Graphics Canada
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area label printers to experience the benefits of digital hybrid technology. The Digital One demonstrated prime label printing using a dry toner digital print technology combined with flexographic inline decoration adding embellishments with cold foil. The label job was then converted and finished in a single pass on the hybrid resulting in customer-ready output straight from the press. While not on stand for demonstration, Digital Series HD was also a focal point of discussions. Mark Andy
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The Top Five Reasons to go CCD vs. CIS Wide Format Scanning
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increase for CCD vs. CIS scanning. 3) Color Fidelity when close isn’t good enough: Due to the inherent technical advantage of camera-based technology, the color gamut is much wider, color fidelity is greater and image noise is reduced. Since cameras capture up to 48-bit color, printing and copying to 8 or 12 color printers produces significantly better results than CIS. Color depth and the ability to recognize the nuances of gradients is superior on CCD scanners. 4) Thick Document and folded document
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