CANON IMAGEPRESS C800 SERIES
Since its launch in mid-2014, the imagePress C800 Series has established itself as one of the most popular digital colour presses in Australia. What has drawn print businesses to the new Canon model is its combination of image quality, productivity, flexibility and versatile workflow that has seen the imagePress C800 Series become the central workhorse for many print operations.
The imagePress C700/C800 incorporates a range of innovative, new and proven technologies to deliver colour print quality. Canon says that ultra high resolution imaging, new toner technology and enhanced colour management tools help deliver rich, vibrant images with the accuracy, consistency and repeatability that customers demand. Canon’s Gloss Optimisation technology allows a gloss finish on coated stocks, and a flat, matt finish or textured or uncoated stocks.
Features that address the needs of the print-for-pay market include full engine speed on paper up to 220gsm, with stepped slowdown as materials get heavier. SRA3 print speed is virtually on parity with A3 – up to 40 ppm on paper up to 220 gsm. The imagePress C800 Series has three models in the family, with throughput of 80, 70 or 60 A4 ppm.
The imagePress has inline finishing options that can meet the needs of most print operations. It gives printers the flexibility to tailor a solution that best meets their business needs – whether it is to produce flat sheets in a tight space for proofing, or finishing offline, or to efficiently produce an array of automated finished jobs such as full bleed saddle-stitch booklets or perfect bound books.
Canon also offers a range of print controller options for the imagePress C800 series, including two EFI controllers – that feature the latest Fiery FS150 system – and the Canon Prismasync controller with its award-winning ease-of-use concepts designed to cope with a print operation’s growing volume of smaller print jobs. Canon says it means that it offers a controller with the features and functionality that best integrate seamlessly into existing print workflows.
SPECS AT A GLANCE
Max Resolution: 2400dpi
Max Speed: 60, 70 or 80ppm
Max stock thickness: 300gsm
Max sheet size: SRA3+
Drawer capacity: 6000 sheets
FUJI XEROX VERSANT 80 PRESS
In May of 2014 Fuji Xerox Australia announced the launch of the new Versant 2100 Press. This was the first press in the new Versant family of product showcasing a new, ground up design with new technology and features.
Leveraging off the industry leading technology platform that made the Versant 2100 Press successful the Versant 80 Press brings with it new features for print rooms, agencies, small to medium business and commercial printers alike.
The Fuji Xerox Versant 80 Press has replaced the outgoing Color C75 Press, and comes with a host of new and improved features such as improved automation features, new footprint, faster printing speed and improved productivity, banner printing ability, improved office functionality and integration and new fuser technology.
Colour management technologies are built into the Fuji Xerox Versant 80 Press including Confident Colour. Fuji Xerox says Confident Colour is a collection of innovative colour management technologies, designed and refined to deliver more outstanding colour and higher quality output.
The Versant 80 Press also features the 10 Bit Ultra HD Image quality as first seen on the Versant 2100 Press. Jobs are rendered at 1200 x 1200 dpi, this is four times more pixels captured than the former 600 x 600 standard. Applications are imaged at 2400 x 2400 dpi.
The Versant 80 Press is integrated with FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection and partner solutions that deliver workflow productivity, innovation and automation, as well as variable data solutions designed to meet the demand for personalization and business growth.
SPECS AT A GLANCE:
Speeds: up to 80 ppm
Feeder: Modular 2000-sheet high capacity
Paper trays: Three
Duplex scanning: 600 x 600 dpi
Copying: 2400 x 2400dpi
KONICA MINOLTA BIZHUB PRO C1060L
Konica Minolta’s entry level colour digital product for printing professionals is the bizhub PRO C1060L system. The system allows a multitude of paper input, inline finishing and print controller options, and can be supplied in a basic configuration that has flat sheet capabilities to produce 60 pages per minute in both colour and monochrome.
The bizhub PRO C1060L, Konica Minolta’s fourth generation production colour system, is a completely new print platform designed for print professionals. This new design is in tune with what print professionals look for in a colour print system, says Konica Minolta.
The PRO C1060L system has proven to be a popular choice for entry level print requirements for quality colour print and reliability. Typical print jobs include business cards, promotional material, educational documents, general images and documents, and marketing material such as brochures and booklets. The PRO C1060L can print jobs on sheet sizes from A5 to SRA3, and with the addition of inline finishing, post inserting, hole punching, stapled sheets and even saddle-stitched booklets can be produced easily.
To cater to varied customer needs and workflow requirements, two print controllers are supported on the bizhub PRO C1060L system. These include the EFI Fiery IC-415 embedded controller allowing full use of EFI’s standard features such as Command Work Station for job management, and more advanced features such as Compose and Impose for print layout and document design.
The Konica Minolta embedded print controller, the IC-602, represents high performance and full integration to the print system at an affordable cost. The IC-602 is a fully integrated controller, and adds other features that add value to document changes at the machine panel and through the network user interface.
The bizhub PRO C1060L offers production speeds of 60ipm in colour or monochrome printing, with print quality and speeds assured by Konica Minolta’s control colour and process calibrations while printing.
For the first time, on this colour model Konica Minolta has introduced an A4 click charge for corporate markets that still use A4 size for up to 80 per cent of their work. This makes for a very economical CPC model that can reduce corporate cost on produced print. For print providers there is still a single sheet click charge that covers up to an SRA3 sheet size.
Konica Minolta’s service offering covers its entire range of print systems, with two-hour service response across its direct operations. The Production Print designated helpdesk is normally the first point of contact for customers, with fully trained technicians on the phone to answer and help resolve any issues.
Production print operator training is supplied by dedicated PPG specialised trainers, and starts at the company’s showroom facilities, where client print staff come in for a full day’s training on their new print system. This initial training allows operators to receive a full uninterrupted session to get hands on and understand the system and all the peripherals. Once the client’s new print system is installed on site, a trainer will attend the site for a further half day’s training, to help operators in their own environment and solve any initial issues that may require more specific instructions and training.
The bizhub PRO C1060L is available in the base configuration for around $52,500 ex-GST, depending on the print controller chosen and specific additional options that are required in the system. This includes delivery, installation and specialised operator training.
SPECS AT A GLANCE:
Print resolution: 1,200 x 1,200dpi 8-bit print resolution (1,200 X 3,600dpi equivalent)
Screen processing: Dot, line, FM & ED
Paper media: 62gsm to 300gsm
Toner: Simitri HD high definition toner
Duplex printing: Auto duplex printing on media up to 300gsm
Scan/copy functionality: Auto feed document scanning and copying
Banner printing: up to 1,200mm long sheets
RICOH PRO C5100S
For small business owners looking for entry level printers, the Ricoh Pro C5100 series offers a small footprint, and a standard configuration that includes engine, paper tray and stapler finisher with enhanced media handling. These devices also offer varying levels of controllers, allowing printers to select the best options to meet their workflow and productivity requirements. The C5100S is suitable for all production applications, with easy integration into CRD and commercial printers.
Awarded the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) PRO Award 2014 for Most Outstanding Colour Light Production Device, Ricoh says the Pro C5110S is the fastest colour light production device in its class with print speeds of up to 80ppm, and is cost effective given its price point and volume capability.
The C5100S offers resolutions up to 4,800dpi, enhanced by a new low-melt chemical toner that uses image processing and fuser technologies from Ricoh’s medium production models. It prints on a wide range of media up to 300gsm while maintaining levels of productivity, even when printing at maximum weight.
The Ricoh Pro C5100 series accommodates output suitable for most demanding customers. It is also capable of printing on a range of textured stock and in banner mode up to 1.26 metres wide, coupled with the media library for output quality and media handling.
Extra function modules, including folding, saddle stitching, hole punching and stapling, can be added at any time. The controller comes in three levels and can be upgraded from basic to an embedded or server based RIP, with a variety of downstream options to facilitate most applications in this segment. There are several controller options to provide heavy production functionality and colour management on a light production offering.
Ricoh offers modularised professional training to specifically target customer needs, including hardware, software and colour management, and can be conducted both onsite and offsite, depending on customer requirements and levels of expertise.
Flexible leasing and finance options are available through Ricoh Finance. Costs are dependent on configuration with ‘price on application’.
SPECS AT A GLANCE:
Print speed: up to 65ppm
Print/Copy process: 4 drum dry electrostatic transfer system with internal transfer belt
Fusing: Oil-less belt fusing method
Copy resolution: 600dpi
Print resolution: 1,200 x 4,800dpi
Maximum print area: up to 323 x 480mm
Banner print: up to 1,260mm in length
Finishing options: a wide range in folding, booklet making and punching
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