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    Prepress automation bakeoff

    Has anyone done a deep dive comparing Enfocus Switch, Ultimate Impostrip, Fiery Jobflow, and maybe others for digital pre-press automation? I'm interested in having some automation for making fixes to customer files like correcting rotation, adding a trim box, bleeds, and assigning to a slitter...
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    US Ricoh spare parts sourcing

    For those US printshops self-supporting Ricoh toner presses, where do you get your parts? For Xerox it looks like partsdrop.com is the go-to.
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    Used Xerox strategy - Color 1000i

    I got notified that our V3100 will be end of parts and toner in a few months. I speculate that our spike in spare parts consumption (2nd BTRs, fuser belts, fuser, etc) got flagged and we are well past our 60 month lease expiration. The concerns with leasing new equipment are being forced into...
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    Xerox Versant 3100 and 180 end of support

    Does anyone know when the Xerox Versant 3100 and 180 go end of support in the US?
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    Guillotine blade supplier

    Can someone recommend a US supplier for guillotine blades? I have a Challenge Titan 200.
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    Xrox C75 service manual

    I'm looking for a Xrox C75 service manual (the C75 is end of support). Does anyone have a PDF they could share or point me towards a free or paid resource? Thanks.
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    Sharp will be selling their own branded Irridesse / Revoira 1200

    I did a double take seeing an "Irridesse" in Sharp's booth at PU 2023, but sure enough, they are leaping into production print with it. Here's the press release. https://www.dpsmagazine.com/sharp-launches-new-bp-1200s-color-press-series/ I did not take the time to ask them what their value prop...
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    Plockmatic/Intec support in US for Intec CS6500

    I'm considering buying an Plockmatic/Intec SC6500 for making stickers and testing the waters with small boxes. Show special has modest savings. Has anyone had good or bad experiences with Plockmatic and/or Intec support in the US? I have not worked with this group or their equipment before.
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    Fuji will be demoing a B2 Irridesse/Revoria

    https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/news/graphic-arts-and-printing/fujifilm-to-exhibit-innovative-end-to-end-solutions-at-printing-united-2023 Can't wait to see this in person. I'll be sure to ask if it will feed A6 envelopes.
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    How do you calculate rush charges?

    I'm relatively new to the printing world at 5 years and have yet to charge a rush fee because we position as being the fastest and most expensive print factory. However, I'm in a situation where we've had to pull out all of the stops to print about 200 short run text books around 1.5" thick...
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    Fiery missing font issue

    I have a customer supplied amalgamation of PDF pages is ripping and printing incorrectly with two Fiery boxes running FS150 and FS250. The file preflights in Acrobat without error when checking for PDF syntax, and in Pitstop with the action "Preflight only needed elements". See attached sample...
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    Spiral Punching synthetic paper

    My team is producing a run of outdoor textbooks books on 161gsm synthetic paper that we are punching for spiral binding. The bottom sheets of each spiral bundle do not punch clean unless we put a couple of pieces of cover paper underneath the stack getting punched. Is there any way to avoid the...
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    Canon announced the V1000

    https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/production-printing/color-sheetfed-digital-presses/imagepress-v1000 There aren't a lot of specifications released, but it looks like a competitor to the Xerox Versant 280 and Ricoh 7200.
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    metallic toner printing

    I'm looking for a trade printer who could print 5000 to 15000 8.5x11 5/0 90gsm certificates with a gold ink official seal. The certificates will need to be able to go through an office copier or desktop laser printer. The trade printer would ideally be in the western US or better yet, Seattle...
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    How much to charge for Duplo 646 work

    A recent addition to my shop is a Duplo 646 slitter cutter creaser. We have been billing it out based on hourly time for job setup and machine tending, but I'm thinking about charging per sheet processed through it. How do others bill their slitter cutter creaser utilization? thanks.
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    Ricoh consumable shortages?

    I have a Xerox Versant 3100 nearing the end of its lease. I'm looking to upgrade and switch vendors due to toner and drum supply issues, with a Ricoh 9200 being at the top of my list. Has Ricoh maintained reliable drum, toner, and replacement parts in 2021 for those of you in North America with...
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    Web Design alongside print

    Does anyone in this forum offer web design services alongside their print offerings? What are the pros and cons? My team does design work and has branched out into stickers, wide format printing, and some sublimation, but I'm looking for more diversification to reduce the volatility from paper...
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    Duplo 646 volume

    How many sheets should a Duplo 646 slitter handle before needing maintenance like new motors, belts, blades, etc?
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    bulk 3 ring binders - Western US

    I have a need to acquire 3 ring binders in 100-unit and 1000 unit quantities, ideally for $1 to $2 per piece. Are there office supply companies the western US that you would recommend? thanks.
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    Phillipsburg 7200 manual

    Does anyone have a service manual for a Bell and Howell Phillipsburg 7200 C4 envelope inserter or similar machine that they could share a scan of? thanks.

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