The new Xerox machines are based on Fuji's Revoria engines according to the articile on Printweek.com.
ahhh, so it WILL be 5 ink capable!
The article above states that both machines will have a 5th color station.
In this production segment do US printers still call on Xerox? Where I am seems like most printers left Xerox behind at least one if not two (printer) generations ago. The last time I had Xerox equipment the local Xerox techs had been further reduced (they were already struggling) and consolidated under another brand, and the remaining sales staff couldn’t even sell to us (we were sent to some Canadian remote sales person…I am US based)…so on top of service issues, pricing wasn’t competitive so it was not difficult to let them go. I haven’t heard from or seen any Xerox sales people drop in at my current…though we still get the KM / third party reps stopping by regularly, and in the past few months even the Canon rep has felt it necessary to grace us with his presence (though we are firmly a Ricoh shop for the next couple years at least).
I think inkjet will fully replace toner once the costs come down. Canon's newest inkjet offering looks better than toner and I can hardly tell the difference between it and offset. They still need to bring the costs down by about 200k, but it used to be more like a 700k gap, so I think in 5-10 years it'll likely be what people are using instead of toner boxes.
This is what I have been hearing for the last few months. The Revoria now uses LED imaging.
Yes, the xerox c9200 alreadys uses the LED imaging
KIP has full color toner print engines that support B2, Arch D (24" x 36"), and ARCH E (36" x 48")...max of 36in x 210ft (914mm x 64,000mm)
Agreed
I don't have one, but I used to sell them when I was a production specialist for Konica Minolta. They are excellent production units that can run all day long. However, they are limited to what sort of media you can print on (no cover stock). They are mostly designed for blueprints/plans/renderings and do great with fine details. However, they have a lower resolution than most cut-sheet toner presses at 600 x 1,800 dpi (vs 2400x2400 or more).
The quality control module is about $20,000 USD if you buy from Fuji, according to their Printing United staff.
That's...a lot.
Interesting. We are running a Versant 280 and the local Xerox Rep is pushing for a new lease for newer equipment BUT, I'm almost thinking it's best to just buy-out this Versant and keep it running.
