Atten Ricoh Wide Format Dealers!!!

Contex scanners make any WF plotter an MFP.

Im told a new Wide Format from Ricoh is coming but who knows. Their pricing is not really competitive in my opinion. Oce is not really interested in signing new dealers based on the conversation I had with them. They also said to sign up we would have to have a $100,000.00 initial order. I looked at KIP as well and they wanted 2 units purchased which wasn't bad but at the time we weren't selling much wide format. Now we are placing about 1 or 2 a month on average so we may look at it again at some point.

I've heard that the two models that are coming are replacing W5100 and W7140.  Heard nothing about replacement for the W3601.  Anyone heard anything else?

I hope they have a replacement for the 3406. If not I will have to go back and revisit the KIP machines as the guy for Oce flat out told me he didn't need any more dealers in our area and pretty much hung up on me.

Would not be a bad time to be a KIP dealer.

2014 sales.

KIP 41%

Oce 33%

Ricoh 24%

Seiko 2%

You should also be asking Ricoh what the are doing in R&D for color.

The next two years sales of Large format mono machines sale will be dropping dramatically.

Heard today that there are no W7140s in the US and none expected until July. In addition there are only 5 W5100's.  WTF Ricoh!!! 

I believe we will hear what the replacements are by April 1st.

I spoke to Jim Corridi this morning at the CDA meeting and he said we would hear about the knew ones in the coming week. He said they are launching the new Epsom models first theN the higher end would come soon after.