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Hey Art, We just got a desktop 3D Printer in our showroom. I expect it will do great at getting IT folks in for demos. The technology really is cool! But that's about it. From what I've seen, 3D printers have 0 practicality in an office or business environment. Perhaps the occasional school will purchase one. A lot of dealerships sell telecom services on top of copiers. It's a very similar industry: - 5 year contracts - upfront hardware revenue that can be purchased or leased - reoccurring...

Czech Thanx for the response, 3D printing is here to stay. However, it's not about now, it's about positioning your dealership as a technology leader and innovator. 3D printing sales will grow. I look at the 3D industry and am comparing it to the copier industry in the early 70's.

Personally, I think you're right on with your ideas about 3D. I don't know if it will ever have the acceptance copiers had in their heyday, but right now, it's a product looking for a market. I saw something intersting on TV involving a 3D printing application. The company (which was not involved in any medical field) found it could use it's 3D printer to produce a prosthesis specifically designed for children. Children grow and therefore quickly outgrow their artificial limbs. This 3D...

Originally Posted by Art Post: Czech Thanx for the response, 3D printing is here to stay. However, it's not about now, it's about positioning your dealership as a technology leader and innovator. 3D printing sales will grow. I look at the 3D industry and am comparing it to the copier industry in the early 70's. I have no doubt that 3D printers will stay. The technology will only get more and more innovative. Is it technology that dealers will adopt? I'm sure many will try. It may be too soon...

Rogue: Thanx for the response! Time will tell, and over time they will get faster and additional materials will come to market for building all types of items. Take the copier industry and what if you had a 3D printer that could print on demand 25% of your parts. Reduce back orders, cut inventory, enhance the customer experience. It's just a matter of time

I know your comparison is very conceptual but there really is less commonality than you think. In the beginning copiers needed nothing but an original needing copied and the copier could fill the need. No variance in throughput, no variance in input. With 3D you have a variance in throughput that spans a very large Gamut from plastics to polymers to metals and unlike a copier, the hardware for each is radically different. Then you have the input. You can have a need and a printer and still...

There is an interesting article in the April 2015 edition of the BTA Office Technology Magazine. I can't seem to get a link to it but it interviews dealerships who have been selling them already. Article is named "The Next Dimension: Are 3D printers a good fit for the BTA Channel" By Brent Hoskins. Maybe someone can post the link??

Sharp Corp is leaning toward spinning off its LCD business into a joint venture with a third party, rather than selling the unit outright, people familiar with the matter said. Innovation Network Corp of Japan and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) are the two leading candidates Sharp is considering for partnership, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. The Osaka-based supplier to Apple Inc and the potential partners have not entered any...

That was the deal when I was in grammar school in the sixties. If you needed a copy of something, you went to the local library.   I guess what I remember most about those machines, is that a copy cost a nickel, the top of the copier had a rubber...

AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 04/20/15 --  One Source Networks (OSN), the global UC and managed cloud services partner of choice for large enterprises, has been ranked 104 on Penton Technology's eighth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a...

The Print Source, Inc. Chooses EFI’s Enterprise Commercial Print Suite to Move Ahead FREMONT, California -- October 7, 2019 -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. today announced that The Print Source, Inc. has chosen the EFI™ Enterprise Commercial Print Suite business and production workflow that improves efficiency and optimizes and streamlines manufacturing – all while providing the Wichita, Kansas-based company with greater business insights. The Suite utilizes iQuote , an advanced, highly...

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago Last Week of July 2016 Right, tomorrow starts my first sales day of August. With a pipeline that is over flowing I'm hoping for great month that will make up for the last two. August will be a short month with only 21 work days, thus it's time to kick some ass tomorrow! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago this week! Canon U.S.A. Helps Maximize Micro, Small And Home Office Business Efficiency With New Series Of Wireless Inkjet...

ATLANTA (PRWEB) December 29, 2022 Cortavo proudly announces their recent selection by Ascend Source to provide cybersecurity, service desk support and standardize their internal communications. With these new changes in place, Ascend Source will be able to hand off their IT growth challenges to Cortavo while they focus their time and attention on their clients. Through discussions with Ascend Source COO Lauren Reinhertz and Executive Assistant Marianne Nurmi, it became clear to Cortavo’s IT...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Trellix , the cybersecurity company delivering the future of extended detection and response (XDR), today announced an expanded strategic partnership with One Source , a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) and technology delivery partner. Customers benefit from a Fortune 500 SOC capability built on the Trellix XDR Platform with AI-guided intelligence, enabling faster detection, investigation, and remediation. Over half of global CISOs have managed...