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New Ricoh line adds more features to speedy originals
Ricoh has launched some new Aficio machines that are built on existing machines with improved printing ability, advanced security and enhanced high-volume controls and digital document-management capability.
The Aficio 2051 (51 pages per minute), 2060 (60 ppm) and 2075 (75 ppm) series from Ricoh, West Caldwell, N.J., are built on the foundation of the existing Aficio 1055, 1060 and 1075 machines. SP models have digital printing and network scanning as standard. Price for the Aficio 2051 is $17,000; Aficio 2051SP, $20,500; Aficio 2060, $21,500; Aficio 2060SP, $25,000; Aficio 2075, $28,000 and the Aficio 2075SP, $31,500.
Ricoh now considers all of the Aficio digital products as multifunctional machines.
The e-STUDIO200L, a 20-ppm multifunctional product that copies, prints, scans and faxes, was recently introduced to the e-STUDIO230/280 MFP series by Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, Calif. The e-STUDIO200L also features a 100 percent recycled toner system, so a toner waste container isn't needed. Cost is $3,895.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Windsor, Conn., recently introduced the bizhub PRO 1050, a 105 page-per-minute (ppm) printer/copier, which contains over 150 patent-pending items in engine design, paper handling, finishing, imaging and user interface. The segment 6 machines accommodate documents up to 12.36. X 18.1 inches. The manufacturer's suggested retail price, including the document feeder and print controller, is $57,000. Konica Minolta plans customized accessory packages for in-plant, quick print and data center markets.
The Canon Digital Solutions Forum in Las Vegas in latter October introduced the color-enabled imageRUNNER C5800 from Canon, headquartered in the US at Lake Success, N.Y. The C5800 operates at 55 ppm for monochrome and 16 ppm for color, with a price of $21,000. The Canon 2270 (22 ppm), 2870 (28 ppm), 3570 (35 ppm) and 4570 (45ppm) monochrome devices were also shown, and in the upper segments, the imageRUNNER 5570/6570 (55/65 ppm,), imageRUNNER 8070/9070 (80 /90 ppm), 85-ppm imageRUNNER 85+ and the 105-ppm imageRUNNER 105+ were previewed.
HP's LaserJet 4345mfp was one of 14 new solutions unveiled by the Palo Alto, Calif. company recently. This multifunctional device is touted as an alternative to mainstream copiers that copies, prints, faxes and scans. It prints up to 45 ppm and HP states it prints images at a third of the cost of similar devices such as copiers. The HP 4345 price is $2,599.
There's a new owner for Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories, a United Kingdom-based office equipment evaluation and software evaluation company, acquired by Adams Business Media, a New York-based communications company for print and electronic media.
Footnote for the copier dealers who sell printers: Effective October 1, Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, acquired Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Hitachi Printing Solutions America, Simi Valley, Calif. Hitachi printers have included the DDP series, now under the Ricoh brand.
Color sales boost Canon, Xerox profits
The two largest copier manufacturers posted growth in third-quarter results that are partially attributable to the growth in demand for color.
Canon's profits rose 39 percent in the third quarter, attributed to cost-cutting and increased sales of color copiers and printers.
Net income for the company, with U.S. headquarters in Lake Success, N.Y., was $960 million - from about $691 million a year earlier. Canon stock has risen by about 4 percent this year.
Xerox, Stamford, Conn., posted 39 percent profit in the third fiscal quarter, which the company's spokesmen say is because of sales of new products and a demand for document services. Color product sales grew 18 percent.
Xerox earned $163 million for the July-September period, compared with $117 million for the same period a year ago. Revenue in the third quarter was $3.72 billion, down slightly from $3.73 billion a year ago. Sales slumps for older technology and weak performance in Latin America were cited as reasons for the drop.
Xerox's turnaround in the past few years is from belt-tightening plus a goal to bring out more innovative products. The majority of sales of equipment in the latest fiscal quarter came from products launched in the past two years, according to Anne Mulcahy, Xerox Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Stock performance has been mixed for document-based companies. Global Imaging, Tampa, Fla., was termed "marginally ahead of expectations" for its stock. Stock experts said the non-copier segment offset the copier segment's poor performance.
Canon office products central to 'New Day' $30 million advertising campaign
Television commercials about office equipment are becoming more and more prevalent now, and Canon is trying to show how its products "enable people to work the way they need to." Canon color and integrated workflow solutions are emphasized in the "New Day" advertising campaign of the Lake Success, N.Y. company, with an initial buying cost of $30 million. The imageRUNNER monochrome and color devices are part of the main products featured in the campaign this fall in television, print and radio ads.
The advertisements show everyday situations of people in the work environment and how Canon products help them do their work. Singer Carly Simon sings, "Let the River Run" in the background of one commercial.
Canon has a track record for award-winning advertising campaigns. Earlier this year, Canon and DCA Advertising received a Gold EFFIE award in the Office Products and Services category for the "Rewards" advertising campaign promoting Canon's office copier and printer products.
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