This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

U.S. presidential election: George W. Bush accepts the Republican nomination for a second term in office as the party's National Convention concludes, signaling the beginning of all-out campaigning by Bush and Senator John Kerry.

RE: Aficio FX16

          9/3/04 10:34 AM

 

          Reply by Darren ....

          Here you go ... I believe this is what we call  the AC104.

 

Ricoh Launch GBC StreamPunch for 1060/1070 in Aust...

          9/2/04 8:00 AM

 

          Topic by Guest

Ricoh launches exclusive in-line finishers Story Link Ricoh finishers boost low end black-and-white productivity Unique to Ricoh, the StreamPunch Inline Punch System by GBC, and the Ricoh Booklet Making System by Plockmatic are designed to save

 

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RE: NEW AC204...Who makes this one?

          9/8/04 5:49 PM

 

          Reply by Ted

          With all the equipment that Ricoh has been buying from Samsung, wouldn't it be easier if Ricoh just bought them?  Maybe that is in the works also.

 

RE: NEW AC204...Who makes this one?

          9/8/04 6:28 PM

 

          Reply by Old Glory

          I'm not certain Samsung couldn't buy Ricoh. They are huge...office equipment is a very small part of what they do.

 

Comparisons

          9/7/04 10:24 AM

 

          Topic by Guest

          I am looking for machine comparisons eg. Aficio 2238 vs canon image runner C3200, and others. If anyone can help it will be appreciated. Thanx Warren

 

New Jersey vendor

          9/8/04 11:57 AM

 

          Topic by Guest

          I need to contact a Ricoh/Savin/Gestetner vendor that services the Califon, New Jersey area. Please email me at wlaursen@techservecopiers.com this is concerning a customer of mine that is opening a new branch there. Thanks, Chris

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These were some of the hot news items from ten years ago.

Famous actor Marlon Brando dies of pulmonary fibrosis. 

17-year-old Maria Sharapova defeats Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4 in the Wimbledon Championships women's tennis final to become the first Russian Wimbledon champion.

Ah, summer time.... fishing, camping, going to the beach,  tending to the garden and tending to the "honey do" items steals a lot of our time.  But, most of the above tasks are great for tending to "you" time.  Every now and then it's good to take some time and wind down from the everyday grind. Thus, while you're ready this, I'm hoping you're in work or staying up late and you're getting your share of "you" time in before summer ends.

Sharp AR 505 OPM Speed

          7/7/04 2:30 PM

 

          Topic by H2OSkier

          Can anyone get me the OPM speed for the Sharp AR505 Doc feeder?  I've looked everywhere and can't find this spec.

 

RE: K&E 6800

          7/7/04 9:14 AM

 

          Reply by Wallin Team

          The Mita, K&E and Ricoh 7030D are all the same product.

 

RE: Kip 6000

          7/6/04 5:22 PM

 

          Reply by Guest

          I sell both the KIP and Ricoh Wide Format Products. The KIP 6000 is a really good unit, especially in the hands of a really good sales rep. If I had to sell against it I would focus on. 1) The scanning speed. It can have on of four scanners. Most likely

 

RE: New AC104

          7/7/04 2:34 PM

 

          Reply by Darren ....

          That is the one I caused a little confusion about mentioning it in the "1515" discussion.  The AC104 is the FX-16 in Europe.  I didn't think Ricoh would send this one to the U.S. ... or else I figured it would go through the "Bizworks" channel.  You can

 

RE: New AC104

          7/8/04 3:35 AM

 

          Reply by Guest

          The Samsung SCX-4216F machine (codename Rocky) is also sold as the Xerox Pe16 and the Lexmark X215. All four products are almost identical, apart from some minor differences such as toner yield, bundled software, default fax/copier mode and panel design

 

RE: Sharp AR 505 OPM Speed

          7/8/04 12:41 PM

 

          Reply by Our Year!

          We carry Sharp as well as Savin.  I've never heard of a AR505.  Our current Sharp Offering is the AR-M550, 620, 700.  All from the same platform.  The 550 outputs @ 55ppm, scans @ 65opm, and duplexes @ 76ppm.  This is due to it's single pass doc feeder

 

RE: scans being reduced with 4045

          7/8/04 3:11 PM

 

          Reply by Guest

          We e-mailed the ricoh corporation about this and they said that it was a known problem and that they were working on it.  They said that if you scan it in as a pdf there is an option when you select print from the menu that says shrink files to fit paper

 

RE: Kip 6000

          7/8/04 3:45 PM

 

          Reply by Old Glory

          We are getting terrible reliability out of the KIPs we have placed but we only placed a few. Now with the launch of the 240 from Ricoh, I don't see us placing any more KIPs.

 

RE: Sharp AR 505 OPM Speed

          7/8/04 6:35 PM

 

          Reply by Darren ....

          AR 505 is an older machine. Here is a link to a page that I found limited info ... http://www.copierdiscount.com/sharp-ar505.html# ...another http://www.bestimagesystems.com/sharp/recycled-specs/AR-505.htm You might go back and check product comparison

 

scans being reduced with 4045

          7/6/04 4:18 PM

 

          Topic by Guest

          email and had the same problem. We tried changing the format from pdf to tiff and came up with the same problem. We called ricoh's tech support and the guy there tried it and had the same problem. Anyone else come across this and if so any suggestions on

 

New AC104

          7/7/04 11:35 AM

 

          Topic by Ted

Does anyone know who makes this unit?  I kow it is not Ricoh.  Also, who makes the CL1000. CL2000, CL3000?  Is it Panasonic?

I'll be you're wondering why the funky spaceman suit right? Back in October of 2003, China launched their first manned space mission the Shenzhou 5.

Seems every week I forget to put in the additional search criteria for all of the manufacturers from ten years ago. Let's see....Xerox, Canon, Ricoh, Konica, Minolta, Sharp, Kyocera, Toshiba, Savin, Oce, Muratec, Panasonic, sure I'm missing someone. 

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On with the threads for the industry from ten years ago!

Off & Running!

Who's Gonna Take Over Imagistics??

October 2, 2003 6:56 PM

 

Topic by Guest

A Sharp Focus on Imagistics?  When Imagistics International (IGI ) was featured here on Aug. 26, 2002, it was trading at 18.95 a share. It has since jumped to 29.55 -- thanks to improving gross margins and better operating income, in spite of the...

 

New Color MFP from Xerox!!!!!

October 1, 2003 4:08 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Xerox Unveils Fast, Affordable Office Color Copier-Printer; WorkCentre M24 Aimed at Small WorkgroupsWorkCentre M24 Aimed at Small WorkgroupsCHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2003 – Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today introduced the WorkCentre® M24, a...

 

NEW Duplicator with Paper Cassette

October 2, 2003 7:21 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Priport™JP5800 Ricoh Europe Web Site  Ricoh´s newest Priport™JP5800 digital duplicator delivers a higher level of quality and performance in a user-friendly design. With a printing speed of up to 120 sheets/min. and an extensive...

 

Ricoh launches

October 2, 2003 7:37 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Ricoh launches the next generation in digital photography   Later this September, Ricoh Australia will launch a new digital camera, the Caplio G4 wide - the fourth generation in digital photography. The Caplio G4 wide is the world’s first sub...

 

Canon Sales Organizations Merge

October 2, 2003 6:49 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Canon Sales Organizations MergeCanon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc. and Canon Business Solutions-Northeast, Inc. Merge. The name of the merged company is Canon Business Solutions-East, Inc. BURLINGTON, NJ, Oct. 1, 2003 -- Canon Business...

 

Adobe and Xerox

October 1, 2003 4:16 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Adobe and Xerox Announce Strategic Initiative to Promote Print Production Workflow StandardsSeptember 30, 2003 08:06:00 AM ETSAN JOSE, Calif. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2003-- Adobe PDF, JDF, XML and PostScript Technologies Incorporated...

 

JP 4500 Duplicator coming soon

October 2, 2003 7:25 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Ricoh will be releasing a another duplicator based on the JP 3000 engine. The model number will be the JP4500.Higher dpi and a new revolutionary master material will increase ink yeild and quality. There may e a few more goodies on this box, I hope...

 

Looks like we're giving HP a run for thier money

October 2, 2003 7:15 PM

 

Topic by Guest

Aficio™AP600N – High-performance A3 Network Printing for Business Users  Amstelveen, The Netherlands, September 2003 -- Ricoh Europe B.V. announces the Aficio™AP600N desktop printer for business users. With the Aficio™AP600N,...

 

Help w/ Printing from MACROS

October 2, 2003 11:32 AM

 

Topic by Guest

Has anyone had this occur?client switches from HP to RICOH MFP, and uses MACROS in word, more specifically word 98. The Macro with the HP would automatically go to the correct paper drawer containg letterhead, and the RICOH will not. All though this...

 

T/R Systems Announces

October 1, 2003 4:10 PM

 

Topic by Guest

T/R Systems Announces MicroPress X Series Connectivity to Canon CLC 1180/1140/1110; Solution Provides Variety of Options for Mid-Volume Segment of Print-on-Demand MarketSeptember 29, 2003 6:27:00 PM ETATLANTA & LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS...

 

RE: NEW Duplicator with Paper Cassette

October 2, 2003 7:30 PM

 

Reply by Guest

Ricoh's Priport™JP5800 digital duplicator delivers a higher level of quality and performance in a user-friendly design. With a printing speed of up to 120 sheets/min. and an extensive paper capacity of 2500 sheets, the largest duplicating jobs...

 

RE: Looks like we're giving HP a run for thier money

October 4, 2003 10:03 AM

 

Reply by Darren ....

By the way - did you see news about HP going into a relationship with Konica/Minolta to sell HP versions of their 50+ multifunction machines with their own print controllers?  IT people will love that!

 

RE: iR3200  user report

October 1, 2003 2:06 PM

 

Reply by Ted

Since we are a Canon Dealer also, I checked with our DSM for Canon and no they are not being discontinued. There are over 60,000 on backorder, and they are producing them as fast as they can. What we are being told is that it may take 30-60 days to...

 

RE: Tip from Ted

October 2, 2003 9:52 AM

 

Reply by Guest

Ted - so do most of the Konica's 45ppm+.  Thanks for the info!

 

RE: Quark & 3800CMF Problems

October 3, 2003 3:47 PM

 

Reply by Color1

Within Quark was the proper PPD downloaded?  If so make sure that the originator was using the correct color profile.  It doesn't make sense that the 206 would do a better job.  Was the 206 even true p/s or was it Ricoh Script?

 

RE: Around The World with Ricoh

October 2, 2003 7:34 PM

 

Reply by Guest

Ricoh Hong Kong Limited Unifies business Units to Forge a Stronger Brand in Hong Kong [10/2/03 9:58:04 AM] Ricoh Hong Kong Limited (RHK) announces to unify all their local trading entities into one single company name with effect from 1 October 2003....

 

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