Hi all,
This is a question that I have been grappling with for sometime now. I have spent a lot of time going through the forums but am not any closer. I am hoping you guys can help me. I recently bought the book of business from an existing business.
The business does anywhere between 60,000 to 100,000 color clicks (oversized) per month. Most of them are on 11 x 17 or 12 x 18 sheets. About 99% of everything printed is oversized. For 2008, they probably averaged around 80,000 color oversize clicks per month. Everything was printed on the IGEN. However, they had major difficulties keeping the IGEN busy. It was costing them way too much in lease, electricity etc. and their volumes were too low for the IGEN.
I need to get a replacement for the IGEN to run all the prints on. Almost all of it is flyers (8.5 x 11) or postcards (5.5 x 8.5, 4.25 x 5.5 etc.). Most of it is printed on 12 point oversized stock duplex and then cut down into the desired sizes. Quality is definitely important.
For my volumes, stocks and use which press is the better option - Imagepress or the KM 6500. From what I read, the quality for both the Canon and KM is extremely good. I ran some samples on the Canon and really liked the quality. I have not looked at depth at a KM yet. I heard that KM is not very good at front to back registration and cannot duplex 12 pt. stock. Is my understanding right? Is Canon my best bet between the two? Are there other presses in the same price range as the Canon or the KM that I can consider?
Thanks for any help.
This is a question that I have been grappling with for sometime now. I have spent a lot of time going through the forums but am not any closer. I am hoping you guys can help me. I recently bought the book of business from an existing business.
The business does anywhere between 60,000 to 100,000 color clicks (oversized) per month. Most of them are on 11 x 17 or 12 x 18 sheets. About 99% of everything printed is oversized. For 2008, they probably averaged around 80,000 color oversize clicks per month. Everything was printed on the IGEN. However, they had major difficulties keeping the IGEN busy. It was costing them way too much in lease, electricity etc. and their volumes were too low for the IGEN.
I need to get a replacement for the IGEN to run all the prints on. Almost all of it is flyers (8.5 x 11) or postcards (5.5 x 8.5, 4.25 x 5.5 etc.). Most of it is printed on 12 point oversized stock duplex and then cut down into the desired sizes. Quality is definitely important.
For my volumes, stocks and use which press is the better option - Imagepress or the KM 6500. From what I read, the quality for both the Canon and KM is extremely good. I ran some samples on the Canon and really liked the quality. I have not looked at depth at a KM yet. I heard that KM is not very good at front to back registration and cannot duplex 12 pt. stock. Is my understanding right? Is Canon my best bet between the two? Are there other presses in the same price range as the Canon or the KM that I can consider?
Thanks for any help.