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Re: Up=Coming China Tariffs on Copiers parts & accessories
I have heard from some of the secondary aftermarket suppliers wanting people to stock up before the tariffs take effect. Seems they are using it like any other bad news piece and trying to gain business now. I also wonder how this will affect the Japanese manufacturers.
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
More than a few copier/ printers are manufactured in Thailand and the Philippines due to low labor costs. I do not know but I think these products tend to be more low end A4 and printer products. I think most A3 product is made in China. I can only speak for Toshiba but I know the majority of North American toner is made in North Dakota. As I am from Canada, I am hoping with fingers crossed that this very likely US tariff war with China will not effect us.
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
Canada charges a 270% tariff because the US has a massive over supply of milk production. If US dairy product was to enter Canada without tariffs it would destroy our perfectly working dairy industry. Why should the USA be allowed to destroy our milk industry so as to partially solve a problem created within the USA? Besides, how do you think Canada maintains its "free" single payer health care system. It is by charging high taxes on all consumer purchases. I do not think that anybody thinks...
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
The Trump Administration today announced plans for a new round of $200 Billion worth of tariffs against China. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10...ffs-trump/index.html Copy machines were on the original list but but were taken off leaving parts and consumables subject to a 10% tariff. It seems most suppliers have not taken actions to increase their prices. On the new list which could go in effect sometime after Aug 30th are: 8443.39.20 Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by...
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days
I, for one, don't care much what Ricoh thinks about my selling options. Tariffs also have a way of redirecting business decisions. China may sease to be a viable place for manufacturing. No manufacturer has 100% of their maunfacturing being done in China. No matter what, the effect of any tariffs will be watered down by whatever manufacturing that is being done elsewhere. I would really love to see something that tells what % of manufacturing is being done in China broken down by...
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
from today's Leasing News. Ralph Petta Reaction to Tom McCurnin's "Is the Disclosure Too Complicated? of SB 1235" [ http://leasingnews.org/hires/petta_ralph2018.jpg ] From: Ralph Petta President and CEO Equipment Leasing and Finance Association 1625 Eye Street, NW * Suite 850 Washington, DC 20006 "Allow me to take exception and set the record straight with respect to Mr. McCurnin's statement in his September 21 article(1) about passage of disclosure legislation in California, SB 1235 that...
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Re: "Green Jobs"
I have seen a volcano and I have seen 100 square miles of clear-cut forest. Their impact was essentially the same. The difference was that it took the earth millions of years to make that volcano and it took 2,000 men just 3 years to cut that 100 square miles. If you really believe we can't have any effect on the environment, why do you pay for trash services? Why not just dump it at the edge or your property and let the earth's natural healing power sweep it away?
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Re: "Green Jobs"
Well, I recycle as well, but my goal is mainly to prevent my trash from winding up in a landfill. As far as the trees, we're currently using more of them than we are replacing. The amount of forested area on the Earth is massive, so cutting down a tree or 100 or 1,000 trees doesn't seem like it makes any effect. Over a 5 year period, we lose about 1% of our forested areas. This means an area previously listed as "forest" has to be reclassified as something else like plain, swamp, etc. That...
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
SCENARIOS-Will Canon succeed in its bid for Oce? * Canon offering 730 million euros to buy Oce * Shareholder Orbis with 10 percent stake opposes offer * Oce shares remain above Canon's 8.60 euro offer By Harro ten Wolde AMSTERDAM, Nov 20 (Reuters) -Japan's Canon (7751.T) plans to buy Dutch copier and printer maker Oce (OCEN.AS) for 730 million euros ($1.09 billion), but large Oce shareholder Orbis said the offer undervalued the company. In response, Oce shares passed Canon's 70 percent...
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Re: Additional Insured?
Thought this paragraph in an RFP in the leads section here was interesting... B. Automobile If the Proposer or its employees use motor vehicles in conducting activities under this Contract, liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage shall be provided by the Proposer through a commercial automobile insurance policy. The policy shall cover all owned and non-owned vehicles. Such insurance shall have minimum limits of $500,000 per occurrence, combined single limit for bodily...
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Re: Ricoh Ends Relationship with Ratio
Here's what I heard. 1. Ricoh is not supporting the ratio controllers anymore, due to the fact that they find that thier embedded controller will meet the needs of the AEC market or something close to that effect (I really had to laugh when I heard that) 2. Ratio America which advertises on the P4P forums is selling and support the ratio controller (http://plotbasepm.com/rip_cube) with the rip cube. 3. Ratio.de website is still up and running http://www.ratio.de/ The truth of the matter is...
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
Toshiba HQ Bldg. in Tokyo is designed to resist earthquakes. Employees actually felt sea sick on the upper floors as the building gently swayed back and forth absorbing the shock waves. The elevators stopped woring. All Toshiba employees are OK and the earthquake had no significant effect on MFP production. MFP production is mainly in China. Toshiba has closed all non essential facilities to comply with Govt request. In Tokyo, there are now rolling black outs and interruptions to train...
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
I wonder what the effect will be on other manufacturers such as Sharp & Konica Minolta?
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Re: Tohoku Earthquake Wreaks Havoc on Printer Industry Supply Chain
This was an article from the NY times over the weekend! SHIBATA-MACHI, Japan — When the ground shook violently on the afternoon of March 11, the ceiling collapsed in part of the huge Ricoh copier factory here, exposing the vents and wires above. The offices at the Ricoh plant near Sendai are still in disrepair; workers have focused on restoring the factory and production. The ceiling is still not fixed. But employees are back at their posts, working under temporary lighting and wearing hard...
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Re: What are some good talk tracks for Non-Xerox users?
For starters, everyone is happy to say they are happy with their current provider to get you off the phone! Believe nothing of what you hear and half of what you see is something my father always said, doesn't make much sense but he always said it! Selling today is a lot more complicated than years ago. When I started, you would whip out the yellow pages, pick a type of business and just start making cold calls. The pitch was simple something to effect "Hi this is so and so, and I'm calling...
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Re: Competitive Info Sharp MX2600N
Daninsun: I believe you are correct and if memory serves me correctly the statement of the plastic frames was to make the unit more flexible or something to that effect. With these types of frames they'd probably hold up well with earthquakes .
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Re: The Challenge With an "All or Nothing" Approach to Managed Print Services
Art: I think you are right on. The other thing to think about is the "green" effect. When you ask clients to replace what in their mind are perfectly good machines they start wondering about your motives. The environmental impact of throwing out or reselling working decent printers usually upsets people. When the unit goes defective or is not economically repairable then there is usually no problem with changing them out. I think this is one of the big advantages dealers have in the...
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Re: "How to" Set PDF/A in PPDM
Here's something that might help someone keep from wasting a day like I did. I installed PPDM on a brand new Windows 7 64-bit with MSOffice Professional Plus 2010. Upon launching the Batch Manager in Omnipage 17 or whatever it is called for PPDM I would receive and error to the effect that there was no default mail client set up...this caused the program to hang and did not allow me to create the batch process I wanted to set up to scan a PDF and turn it into a Word document and a searchable...
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Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?
We were told that it is largely due to the change in the Yen vs Dollar. If that is true, than it should effect most other manufacturers as well.
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Re: 240WD
I have situations like this before, even though the 240W is only six years old, keep in mind they were around for almost 4 years! Ricoh has now listed them as "limited parts" or something to that effect. This is the first item I would tell them about. There has got be advantages moveing to the W3601 for them. Are they scanning if so, are they only scanning as a .tiff. Are they emailing the scans as .tiffs or are they converting to .pdf, if they are converting to .pdf, have they considered...
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Re: Windows 8 Compatability
do you happen to know of the scope of incompatibility? how many devices will be effected? how does this effect universal print drivers?
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Re: Pro C550EX
Is this still a current product? I am fairly certain now that a Fiery RIP does not have the ability to print in "Auto Colour". This can have a major negative effect on the Total cost of ownership. I have been informed that Ricoh colour product in general does not have "Auto Colour" when printing. It is a copy feature but not a print feature. Is this true?
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Re: 100 calls a day, 240 minutes talk time a day, 4 opps per day
Here are my thoughts on it, for what it's worth... Judges out there have shown an incredible bias towards the employee when it comes to enforcement of non-competes. Basically, regardless of what you signed, they have shown across the continent that they will not allow an overly prohibitive non-compete to prevent a man (or woman) from earning a living. Basically, if haven't stolen any of their information and you're ready to accept that it wouldn't be fair, regardless of circumstances, for...
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Re: Scanning from 6513?
Well, an update on this problem. Ricoh and EFI have confirmed there is a problem with e-710 scanning. The major problem is a "moire" effect on almost any scan, but there is also a problem with scans coming in Segmented into pieces and a problem with a solid black line being split into 4 color lines. They have released a patch but it doesn't help. Just wanted to let you know that, YES there are some problems, and YES Ricoh knows about them.
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Re: GEM Promo Pricing
I spoke to Barbara Lindley this morning. She said there is no conclusive date when the GEM PROMO pricing will be out for the new systems. She suggested we sell them 1085/1105's which are still on the old schedule, which is still in effect for true GEM/GSA customers. I told her my customer knows the 1085/1105 are being replaced, and wants the new system. She said I have to stay with standard GEM/GSA pricing.
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Re: Halftones w/JP8500 & Quark
i have got expose my ignorance, but I am trying to learn this. What effect does the: LPI (bigger dots 65/60, better pic, higher dots a more continuous picture which is not good for dups) Dithering (?) Angle (?) have on the images out put? Thanks Brian [This message was edited by Docusultant on Mon August 04 2003 at 06:54 AM.]
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Re: Hughes-Calihan sold to Konica Minolta
likely a trend that will continue. Albin, another large KM owned "dealership" out of Detroit has just purchased a small and failing KM dealer in South Bend. As a KM dealership here it should be interesting to see what effect they will have in the marketplace. I love the KM line, especially the 60ppm and up b&w and the color. We also have Canon, so we shall see.
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Re: SMB scanning and Administrative Login
Well, alot administrators have a 30, 60, or 90 day password policy. And when you setup a SMB scanning and the file destination is located on a server, the admin usually gives you the administrator password. Well, this password policy will effect you because you used the same credentials for each entry. They CORRECT workaround is to request a separate username and password created just for that MFP itself. And allow that newly created username and password FULL right access to the scan folder...
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Re: Sales Tips
Today is 20% of your sales week. Two sales days are 10% of your month. To have only two "slow days" each month is equivalent to having more than one full month of "slow days" each year. sales point... Every moment of every sales day matters. These are your "money hours." Hesitation for a "better sales day" of the week or a time when you're feeling more "up to the task" will have a long-term effect on your ultimate sales results (and discipline). It's this serious. Every sales day is a sales...
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Re: Sales Tips
Why "traditional" marketing doesn't work Even though the field of advertising, promotion, and public relations has evolved, many businesses keep doing things the old way. They push their message upon their prospects with high frequency campaigns. While these attempts once worked well, their overuse in the markets has diminished the effect. This technique is used to force customers to remember the product after hearing about it multiple times. This message "pushing" is now just pushing the...
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Re: FS-C5030N color matching issues
pos Registered: 11/01/06 Posts: 3 05/07/07 at 08:40 AM Reply with quote #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by sdds_ca We placed a FS-C5030N printer in an office where they had previously used a Xerox Phaser. The customer has been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the color matching (not matching, depending on your point of view) relative to the file as seen on the monitor. They are using programs like InDesign and...
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Re: MP1350 cpp
Curious if these rates include Toner? What are thoughts on the TCRU program and it's effect on the dealers costs to service. Does TCRU cause more need for a tech to respond caused by the trained customer causing add'l problems or are there fewer needs due to TCRU's being installed. I've wondered about this for a while but have no way to benchmark.
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Re: Supply Price Increase
I understand that this is indeed due to yen issues, but was accelerated due to COMDOC. Competing against IKON and RBS in our respective marketplaces may get tougher.
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Re: Global buysCOMDOC...yes you heard correct!
"It is fact that as Ricoh did indeed lay off employees, they went out and purchased IKON." Yes, but which logical fallacy is occuring? Is it post hoc, where we falsely assume that because B followed A, A must have caused B, or is it Joint Effect, where B is held to have been caused by A when in fact A and B were the joint effects of another cause? If Xerox had 3,000 ineffective workers, and it's hard to imagine a Fortune 500 company that doesn't, then the layoffs were appropriate. If ComDoc...
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Re: Key Equipment Leasing sayonara to Copiers
Somewhat true! No new apps after July 15th. Has to be funded by July 30th. In talking with my rep they have been forced to call on IT related vendors and use their capital this way. It doesn't effect current portfolio and funding of CPC deals. It does effect upgrades as they will honor upgrade to returns and take elsewhere. I would be contacting your Key sales rep. immediatley for more in-depth conversations.
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Re: Pay Plan
You guys have my head spinning with all that I want to say on this subject so I'm sure I will be jumping all over the board but here it goes. First of all, we all have to recognize that the profit from service is getting squeezed every bit as much as profits from sales. We want better trained technicians and quicker response times yet CPC's are significantly lower than they used to be. You think $2.00/gallon gasoline has adversely effected you...think what effect it has had on service...
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Re: Toshiba’s Erasable Toner
The main merit 1. Purchase quantitative * abolition quantity of paper substantially reduction possibility As for " " e-STUDIO350EB " the toner e-blue&trade which can be turned off; " By the fact that it corresponds, 1 paper 5 times *2 reuse (Lee use) it is possible to be able to point. The document of the temporariness where many papers are consumed at the office (the copy of the communication document, trial at the time of data compilation it prints) the copy and print such as printing...
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Re: Scanning problem with win2003 small business server
As for the steps neccessary to perform this ability! I will attach a PDF giving you the steps for win2003 server. Slim463
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Re: Cl2000 LP122c slow printing
You only need to post in one Forum. The 20mb spool file you see, that is at the customer's site with their file? If you make your own file around the same size, does it print as slow? I have seen 1 inch x 1 inch .jpg's turn out to be 11x17 files squeezed down fit where the customer wants it in powerpoint. If it is just one document, you can try eliminating some graphics to see if a particular one is causing a problem. Print half the file, if the print speed is half of what it was before,...
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Re: Scan to dxf w/480?
There is a software that will convert PDF files to DXF files and you can bring these into Acad. The product is called AIDE PDF to DXF Converter and you can download a free trial. Just do a search on the web and check it out. I have a customer who will be buying a 240W and doing this using this software however... the software requires a PDF vs 1.6 type. Our next release of the software will create this type of PDF file. In addition, Acad 7 allows you to bring DWF files in and draw over them.
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Re: Fair Comission Plans
You speak of $300,000 G.P. above sales cost. Anytime you try to compare commission plans, you need to keep in mind that that the amount of "pad" added to Dealer's Cost can have a significant impact on commissions even though it may not effect total income. This is what I mean. One company may pay $3,000/mo. salary and 40% commissions but have a sales cost that is 20% above Dealer Cost. Another company may only pay $3,000 salary and 30% commissions but be a better plan because they pay based...
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Re: hp news!
Printer or copier: which holds the edge? HP's upcoming `Edgeline' technology may be an inflection point for imaging technology PAGE-WIDE PRINTING: HP's Edgeline printhead — and its first application in the Photosmart Express retail kiosk. COMPARED TO the frenetic pace of change in the world of computers, life has been much more laid back in the business of its principal peripheral: the printer. Truly remarkable technological breakthroughs have been few and far between, particularly in the...
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Re: Cost Per Copy and Rate Lock
Well do rate locks also, but there has to be some GP in the deal, since it will come out of the sales person "skin". You should be looking at the T's & C's of the agreement because they may charge excessive dollars to ship supplies. (charging $20 per shipment per month can be quite the upcharge). Also be on the look out for verbiage in the maintenance supply agreement that states something to the effect, "that we can cancel or charge you more if you use too much toner aka fill) Hope this...
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Re: Settlement of schools’ copier contract ‘spends to save’ with Xerox (flate rate program)
This will certainly have an effect on the dealers. I’d love to see what that actually entailed.
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Re: Samsung to stay in the MFP business for two more years?
@SalesServiceGuy at the Samsung National Dealer Meeting. There was a slide presented during the Samsung presentation portion detailing the timeline of when the merger is complete, when and how long they'd remain one company two brands and when they would finally go to one company one brand. They didn't make mention of them shipping Samsungs branded as HP yet. They said that the one company one brand would take effect in 2019 and thats when the branding would change. Until then "business as ...
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Re: Escalating Maintenance Agreements
Thru the use of our ERP software we review each and every contract annually for profitability. The % of increase, if any, is based upon the profitability of each contract. We do not do a blanket increase for the entire base. Increases can range from 0% to what ever it takes to get the contract on track. The whatever it takes amount is typically due to new customers having an extraordinarily high usage of toner. We track this and point it out to them as justification for the increase. Lets...
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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...