Wide-Format Printer Suits Commercial Printers, Architects, Engineers
MIAMI BEACH , Fla. —Feb. 3, 2006—Xerox Corp. has announced its 6204 wide format solution, a black-and-white copier and printer aimed at commercial print shops and architectural, engineering and construction companies. The unveiling came at the co-located Xplor show and the Graphics of the Americas Exhibition.
Model 6204 is said to produce engineering renderings, topographic and aerial maps, and mechanical and architectural drawings. It suits customers transitioning from analog to digital printing and those entering the wide-format printing market for the first time, according to a company statement. Wide-format documents typically exceed 24 inches in width.
Digital low-end wide-format printer revenue is expected to grow to $115 million in 2009, rising from $87 million in 2005, according to InfoTrends. Such growth makes the fastest-growing segment of the wide-format digital printer market.
Hanlon Architects, a Rochester, N.Y.-based architectural firm, purchased the printer to help clients produce plans and designs, according to the Xerox statement. "When a project gets a green light, our clients expect us to immediately turn around documents," said David Hanlon, president, Hanlon Architects. "With the 6204, we are able to respond to our clients' expectations quickly and produce quality documents."
The Xerox 6204 is available in two configurations: a printer-only model and a printer-copier model with the optional capability of scanning to the network. The scanner provides 600 dot-per-inch resolution at 3 inches per second.
The device is immediately available worldwide. U.S. manufacturer's suggested list price for the printer-only configuration starts at $13,000; list price for the printer-copier starts at $16,825.
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