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Re: Print Copy Tool versus Plotworks
John, The PrintCopy Tool compares pretty favorably to Plotworks. I attached two documents to this post. The Product Support Guide lists differences between the two products. The PowerPoint has screen shots of all the settings in PrintCopy Tool. I hope this helps.
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Re: PrintCopy_Tool_Brochure
So riddle me this one Batman, if I use Ricoh PrintCopyTool with a new Ricoh wide format can I then send the job via batch to the inkjet plotter and a non-Ricoh A3 MFP?
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Re: Memjet Color Printers to the Rescue?
This is pretty impressive, but has been around for several years. There have to be significant issues that have prevented adoption. I suspect that clogged nozzles are a really expensive problem for intermittent use machines, and imagine the level of ink wasted keeping them fresh. Folks throw a fit about a $600 print head for a Canon plotter and it's guaranteed for a year. I see a limited market for this.
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Re: Ricoh's New Wide Format System
I don't have any info yet but are you referring to the color plotter?
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Re: Would You Loan this company Money?
Hi Art, I agree. Ricoh needs an entry level 4 D/min system. I have always thought Ricoh should take thier gel sprinter technology and develop a plotter around it, instead they rely on Epson to fill this void. They seem ready to concede the 4 d market to Oce, Kip and the plotter cometitors. I wonder if it is the aftermarket that drives the decision. With a 4 D-Size per minute you are generating less clicks and less aftermarket revenue. Perhaps they want use limited dollars to develope higher...
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Re: Would You Loan this company Money?
The AEC market is in the dumps, however more and more of my clients are opting to buy the 240W's and 2400W's from the leasing company rather than spend for a 6ppm system!! Ricoh will be introducing a gel plotter in the summer, and oh my, the gelsprinters were the worst and I hope these are very different. The piezo print head is not geared for low volume users.
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Re: Ricoh CW2200SP & CW1200 Brochure for jp
Personally I think it's ugly! It is much needed but I'm more in favor of also have a 24 plotter too. We still have nothing that can compete in the $10K range for Architects or Surveyors that want an MFP but only need 24x36 output. The retail on this system is about $15k.
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Re: CW2200SP
Just browse through the brochure and documentation for the Canon. The user interface on the MFP is weak. Its a plotter with a scanner (probably a Contex) added. The Ricoh MFP has our standard user interface. Anybody who has a Ricoh MFP of any kind can walk up to this new machine and know exactly how to use it. Would be interesting to see a Monster Garage featuring the two products.
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Re: CW2200SP
Yes, that's the nice thing about the Canon system you can hook it up to any of there plotters. So if you have a customer looking for high end graphics you a graphics plotter if the customer is AEC you go with the 700 series.
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Re: VCGL Format...HELP!!!
THE FORMAT IS VERSATEC COLOR GRAPHICS LANGUAGE. IT IS A VERSATEC COLOR PLOTTER FORMAT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CONVERT IT, BUT AM WORKING ON A WAY. STAY TUNED. JA
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Re: P4P WIDE FORMAT COLOR
There are no laser based wide format color systems out there from the major manufacturers. If there are, they are price prohibitive. What your customer would find would be a couple of systems to meet his or her needs. Oce has a TCS400 system which is a separate scanner, controller and printer. They can scan the color document and direct it to print on the inkjet printer. No doubt an expensive output solution because it is ink based. Probably looking at the $40,000 range for this one. The...
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Re: "currently no printer online" error
SNMP connection between the Client PC and Server PC is blocked. Just turn off the firewall on the server PC, or have the IT guy allow an exception for port 161. You can still print from the Client PC, even if you get the SNMP message, just can't be certain whether the plotter is on line and ready.
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Re: Aficio FW240 NEWS
My mailers are going out the last week of March! I am going to put a cost justification spreadsheet together for those customers who plot over two hundred times a month. I figue the cost for a d size (architect) plot is close to .13 per square foot. What are your thoughts on the .13 per square foor for a typical HP Plotter. Art
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Re: Aficio FW240 NEWS
Have a local dealer pitching it/all info off of mailing piece one of our potential clients received: standalone: $12,000.00 scan/print: $16,000.00 incl. computer 4 "D"/minute 600 dpi 256 shades 1 or 2 roll option bypass tray Optional Sheet Cassette up to 12x18 is front loading Network: "Ricoh Software Provided for DWG Set Processing",Scan to file,Plotter Kind of looks like a 780 digital version w/470 keypanel. sits on a stand.
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Re: Aficio FW240 NEWS
Has anyone seen anything in writing on this model (brochure, pricing, etc.)? I just spoke with Savin and I'm told it is being launched in two weeks, so I figure there has to be info available somewhere. I have a bid due today and would love to include this model (the client is preparing to purchase a plotter for a satellite office along with several MFP's). I am waiting on a reply from Savin, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll let you know what I find (if anything). Brian
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Re: When selling wide format
Thats one of the biggest cost is for outsourcing the copies. Another is the cost to produce a drawing on a plotter compared to the cost on our system. John and I spoke the other day and we believe the savings is .45 - .65 cent savings per "D" size drawing. Any others?? Art
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Re: When selling wide format
Art, Can you shed some light on how you came up with the savings per page vs. a plotter? I haven't delved into the world of connected wide format very often in the past, so this is all new to me (but the FW240 has me psyched on breaking into this market) Also, am I right in my assumption that plotters can only produce line drawings with no fill or gray scale? (again, this is all new to me so if I'm going to make waves in this market, I guess I had better start doing homework!) Thanks for any...
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Re: When selling wide format
Brian: Here we go. When calculating cost of the HP plotters there are two main costs associated with these systems. Paper and Ink. The ink is liquid ink the same type used in ink jet printers. I have calculated and done some very good guessing and have arrived at the cost of .07 cents per square foot for the cost of ink on an average HP plotter. Based on a "d" size drawing which is 24x36 or 6 sqaure feet. The cost for ink is about .42 cents give or take for more or less coverage. I think the...
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Re: Oce end user wide format pricing
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Re: Ricoh 5100en vs KIP 7900
Chops Not sure if I can help I haven't sold a system with Plotworks yet, what I can tell you is that I did beat a KIP 7900 without plotworks using the web batch print tool that comes with the system. Are they an incumbent KIP user? If not I would focus on brand of Ricoh, the quality and the ease of use. Show them how to scan to dropbox from the MFP panel, better yet focus on the document server these maybe to areas that you can win with. Everything that I've be told about plotworks is that...
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Re: Ricoh 5100en vs KIP 7900
we lost due to "little things" the owner wanted that KIP does: Like color scanning to print directly to a Canon color plotter, SEEING a watermark you create and import onto a print job prior to printing, and (mostly) overall processing speed on a problem multi-page PDF they had that the KIP printed faster.
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Re: Ricoh 5100en vs KIP 7900
Originally Posted by chops: we lost due to "little things" the owner wanted that KIP does: Like color scanning to print directly to a Canon color plotter, SEEING a watermark you create and import onto a print job prior to printing, and (mostly) overall processing speed on a problem multi-page PDF they had that the KIP printed faster. "Like color scanning to print directly to a Canon color plotter". that's a standard feature in the KIP?
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Re: Plotbase and PC3
This is an AutoCAD function and should work with any HDI or windows base printer. As long as everyone is using the same plotter or printer (they are). Example: when you create a MS word document and print it out, then, save the document. You also save the printer setting with the document (8.5*11, landscape, margins, layout…) this is the PC3 file. This file can be placed into other files as a default printer setting.
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Re: Plotting in Black and White vs. Grey Scale
Well, Since I'm alone on this one I'll answer my own question in case anyone else does come across this. Apparently the 2 shades in vector graphics under the plotter settings is the fix. For the life of me couldn't figure out what the "black and white" button does because it didn't change a thing? Tip my hat to Ratio for making things easy!
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Re: HP 815 MFP
BigMac, I think you are in good shape here. The Ricoh has the following advantages. Copy mode is a 6-1 speed difference and higher copy quality on the Ricoh. Scanning will be much better on the Ricoh. How do I know, because I have tested it against the HP. One roll feed and only a 150' roll at that. Do they really want to change paper that often? What about different sizes? The only advantage I see for HP is up to 42" wide size and color output/scanning. Only if the customer has a...
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Re: LW410 /Aficio 470W Autocad 2005 driver
After running the HDI program from the 240 CD. Open AutoCAD and click “plotter manager”, “add a plotter wizard”. Click “next” and select “My Computer”, then next. The model box appears, select “have disk” (see file to navigate location) and select “CAD2004” and driver. Continue. The attached HDI for 2005.bmp has been moved to www.documentmall.com accountname: art_post username: p4pusers passcode: goodpals select the p4p user cabinet, then the wideformat folder, then Ricoh Folder, then ACAD ...
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Re: Need help with no print and error message in plotbase (240W)
Ok, 1st, that plotter status should always say that unless you have AutoCAD loaded on the PC. It isn't actually an error, it's simply telling you you don't have AutoCAD installed so it won't process DWG files. I *think* it is totally unrelated to your issue. I think Bandit has the answer, using the 300dpi driver should make it work. V-tec, the version of *reader* is not the problem, it is the actual version the PDF was created in, not viewed or printed from. I also install and reccommend...
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Re: Savin 2400wd vs. HP Designjet 5500
If you go to the HP website, you should be able to get that information. Keep in mind that they express wide format plotter yield as number of pages when in reality they are talking about 81/2 x 11.
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Re: What are your thoughts for next generation technology?
I think that next generation SOFTWARE will offer the ability to split jobs between multiple WF units - they do not have to be all Rioch WF. It will also be able to look for CMYK to send to a color plotter, or page size to send to small format if appropriate.
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Re: competiton
My company is new to the Wide Format market, but this is what I have seen. Pricing is very similar.....Xerox is always around as is OCE. I don't have lots of product knowledge, and have only placed 1 piece so far, and it' has been a nightmare.. The biggest challenge that I see right now is HP. I have been looking for applications where people are currently using plotters....Everything always goes great but HP can sell a plotter with a scan option for under 6k....The differnce on the front is...
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Re: MP C6502 & wireless print
I have used a Lynksys Wireless Range extender with (some) success.
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Re: MP C6502 & wireless print
This isn't machine-dependent but rather depends on having a connection to a wireless access point that connects to the network the printer is on. If he doesn't have access from one building to another, Hot Spot could be a good option.
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Re: MP C6502 & wireless print
so, would it be possible to connect an access point to the Ethernet port of the copier?
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Re: This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week in April 2008
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Re: Can Plotworks print dwg files?
Sure, now granted it's been a while sense I've install the Ricoh one but it just installed in the "add a plotter" wizard within AutoCAD. The wizard is found in the plotter manager area within AutoCAD.
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Re: New Canon Large Format Systems
Jason, in Canada the IPF models are sold through the dealer channel but in the US they're sold through the consumer channel. I've had a situation too where a customer purchased it in the US for less than my cost. I've had success using those systems to knock out customers who are replacing their toner-based Oce systems. They're expecting to pay $10-20,000 and a Canon inkjet plotter is $2000. There's not always great margins in them but they're a foot in the door to the MFP and supplies.
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UniNet to Release Cutting-Edge Digital Label Printing and Finishing Solutions to Grow Your Business at WestPack 2019
Hawthorne, Calif. – UniNet, a worldwide technology-driven OEM providing on-demand digital print technology, will be presenting its new iColor® 200 and iColor® LF200 at the upcoming West Pack in Anaheim, CA. Taking place at booth #5533, UniNet will showcase the new releases of its digital label printing and finishing system supporting the growth and evolution of the label and packaging industries. UniNet unveils new iColor® 200 Inkjet-Based Desktop Label, Photo, Card, Banner all-in-one...
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ARRIS Launches Managed Business Networks
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Second Week in September 2003
Haha! Something pretty funny in with one of the links below. "Moving closer to the paperless office". This was fifteen years ago. Do you remember the Ricoh C1224? Was a color MFP that had a speed of 12 pages per minute in color and 24 pages per minute in black. Needless to say that Ricoh never informed sales that the copier would go into auto calibrate during a print or copy run for up to minutes! Relive that experience with the threads below Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week.
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Web Print Tool on MP W6700SP HELP!
Below is an email from one of my clients. My service department is telling me this is a limitation of the WEB PRINT TOOL. Can anyone help! Gents, We ran in to another issue last week. Using the web printing tool, we send a set of PDFs to the plotter set to print at 1/2 size. We changed the settings per below. The full size set was 42”x30”. The actual drawings printed ½ size, but the sheet cut at the original sheet size of 42”x30” still making for significant waste. The old plotter...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Third Week of March 2004)
Can't wait for another four years! In 2023 I'll be able post twenty years of activity on this site. Can only wonder what the next four years will be like in this industry! Enjoy these awesome threads from 15 years ago this week! UPDATE - Konica Minolta 3/22/049:13 PM equipment maker said it aimed for a group operating profit of 160 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in the year ending in March 2007. Konica Minolta , created last August through the merger of precision equipment companies Konica Corp...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2014)
When I started in the business I was told all you have to get through is the first five years and then the rest is gravy. Meaning you could live off your lease renewals. I'm thinking that was a BIG fat lie! Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Ricoh's Streamline NX can help organizations improve document management productivity and reduce costs Art Post · 4/15/148:32 PM printers giving them the same user experience they have on Ricoh MFPs. Mobile printing with Hotspot Enterprise...
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Kyocera launches rugged smartphone with Verizon Wireless
Kyocera International Inc., the provider of rugged mobile solutions, has launched the rugged DuraForce PRO 2, a 4G LTE Android smartphone now available through Verizon Wireless, the company said. Designed for business and enterprise use, especially construction, public safety and transportation as well as adventure-seeking consumers, DuraForce PRO 2 is dependable and durable in harsh environments on the job or in everyday life. DuraForce PRO 2 features a Verizon-exclusive 5-inch Sapphire...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (First Week of February 2005)
Struggle, struggle and more struggle seems to the topic for the month of January. I'm in a slump and need to pull out of it. Today I had three planned calls after driving back from our 2020 Kick-off meeting yesterday. It was more of laying the seeds to reap in coming months, actually more like the third quarter for this year. Two calls went well and the other company moved on me. Thus, I need to do more leg work. Seems next week will be a complete week of working the phones and emails! Enjoy...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of February 2010)
Some additional tidbits from the show I was at for the last three days. I learned along time ago that in order to be successful at these types of events that you need to engage with people when they walk by your booth. You need to greet everyone that walks by and then ask them a question. The question I asked the most is where they were from, after getting a response I would then ask if they have a plotter or ask if they've ever seen a white board before. The questions sparked conversations...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of February 2005)
Just a little more on the show that I'd like to share from this week. While standing at the end of our booth I was watching the reps from other companies in our section. So many peeps passed their booth and they did not say a word! No greeting, no communication, they waited for someone to speak to them first. Needless to say I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that many warm leads were lost because these reps were never taught the fine art of "hawking" while at a trade show. I was taught many years...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Last Week of February 2015)
There's a cool thread I did years ago about the history of the fax. We sold tons of faxes in the eighties and had a lot of fun doing it. It was not uncommon to sell multiple units along with boxes and boxes of thermal paper. There's also a cool thread about some fun that we had with selling fax machines. Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta Rewarded for Sustainable Investment Standards With Globally Renowned Distinctions Art Post · 2/24/1510:41 PM improve our...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Thirty-Five of Sales
During the month of April we posted 66 blog and videos. Special thanx to Ray and Larry for their contributions. In my twenty years of hosting this site I've never seen this much inaction from the copier manufacturers. Just today I heard from an unnamed source (frak I always wanted to write that), that XBS former Global has axed up to 50% of their Market Place Presidents. A few days ago there was a another thread about lay-offs from Kyocera. Really? Does it really need to be this way? When...