Printers Archives - Les Olson IT https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/category/printers/ Your Office Technology Partner Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:11:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-LO_ITfavicon-1-1-32x32.png Printers Archives - Les Olson IT https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/category/printers/ 32 32 Top Ten Benefits of Production Printers in 2023 https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/top-ten-benefits-of-production-printers/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:47:50 +0000 https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/?p=18961 Date: March 17, 2023 Author: Brinley Froelich     Digital production printers are Commercial-grade Printers that produce high-quality images and

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Date: March 17, 2023
Author: Brinley Froelich

 

 

Digital production printers are Commercial-grade Printers that produce high-quality images and marketing materials in larger quantities. These devices can cost between $200,000 to $500,000. Many print shops and retailers of printers are recognizing the importance of adding production printers to their fleet. The addition of cut-sheet printers can bring business to a shop that traditionally refers work to other shops that can efficiently complete these types of projects. Even in-plant shops are adding sheet-fed printers to round out their services.1 This article examines how a production printer fits into the existing printing operations of a print shop and why these types of printers can help round out print operations and add more business opportunities to your shop.

 

Ricoh C9200 Commercial Grade Cut-Sheet Printer Samples

 

What Are the Top Ten Benefits of Production Printers?

 

  1. Saves money

    As a long-term investment, a commercial printer will save money and keep the project in-house rather than outsourcing your tasks to other specialized printing services.

  2. Saves time

    Printing in your shop skips the queue allowing you to prioritize printing on your schedule rather than relying on someone else’s timeline.

  3. Print high-quality materials

    High resolutions, exceptional rendering, sharp color contrast, and other features combine to create outstanding finished products that wow customers.

  4. Easy to use

    Send your digital files directly to the printing device, and see the finished product immediately.

  5. Reliable and easy to maintain

    Certified experts will help install and teach your staff how to use and maintain the printer to ensure longevity and ease of production. Because of the many automated features of these types of printers, your team spends less time setting up jobs and less maintenance, resulting in more print jobs.

  6. More possibilities

    Choose your paper quality and material, ink colors, and more to create precisely what your clients demand.

  7. Print in large quantities

    These printers produce high volumes necessary for mass production.

  8. Print-on-demand

    Digital printing allows easy start-up, interruptions, edits, and completion for a smoother workflow.

  9. Reduces customer turn-around time

    Instead of waiting days for a finished product, customers can send the file digitally and receive the completed print project in hours, not days, or the following week.

  10. Provides customization

    Print custom jobs for specific individuals or to target small groups, allowing printing from the client’s database of prospects or customers.

 

Ricoh C7200x Commercial Printer

 

What Are the Different Types of Production Printers?

Production printers come in three different types. There are wide-format printers, cut-sheet printers, and continuous-feed printers. This article will discuss the first two types.

 

Wide-Format Printers

Wide-format Printers print on larger sheets ranging from 17 to 100 inches and up to 4 inches thick. These bigger sizes produce banners, posters, trade show graphics, wallpaper, murals, or other large-format graphics. In addition, they can print on paper, vinyl, canvas, and even film for indoor and outdoor applications.

 

Benefits of Wide-Format Printers

  • Ideal for AEC, GIS, and CAD users
  • Opens new opportunities for printing businesses for more high-end graphics
  • Easy to adjust colors or text
  • Allows your print shop to adapt more to the needs of your clients, particularly advertising agencies and marketing companies
  • Easily edit and modify content
  • Produce vibrant colors unmatched by standard printers or by an offset press
  • Expand from standard CMYK printing to 5 or more colors
  • Use neon or metallic colors to achieve special effects

 

Ricoh Wide-Format Printer Samples

 

Sheet-Fed Printers

Cut-sheet Production Printers offer blazing print speeds of up to 140 ppm. They provide print resolutions of up to 2400 x 4800 dpi. Cut-sheet printers economically complete print runs of less than 2,000 copies to accommodate smaller print jobs that are not cost-effective for a press. Monthly volumes reaching 1.7 million pages provide for sustained and continuous operations. These digital printers allow you to make quick corrections or personalize each piece for target marketing individuals or small groups within the same print run. These digital printers handle individual sheets of paper loaded into trays for easy loading and handling.

 

Benefits of Sheet-Fed Printers

  • Great for brochures, flyers, billing statements, earning statements, and posters
  • Ideal for ad agencies, print shops, and graphic designers
  • Print up to 1 million pages monthly
  • Captures print jobs you normally could not do to expand your business
  • Print business forms and employee earnings statements
  • Allows for easy corrections to handbooks and other documents when last-minute changes take place or an employee moves on to another company
  • Efficiently completes print jobs that are not a good fit for a high-volume press or low-volume printers
  • Use neon or metallic colors to achieve special effects

 

Ricoh Wide-Format Printers - Vehicle Wrap

 

Summary

So how does a production printer fit in your shop parked next to your Heidelberg offset press? These industrial printers take care of print runs of less than 2,000 pages that are not economical for an offset press. These commercial printers offer easy setup, customization, and print-on-demand. Corrections and adjustments are easy to get colors to meet brand requirements. Customers are happy with the quick turn-around times of a few hours rather than days to a week for an offset press. Many print shops find that having a production printer on the team brings business to their shop that they would turn away before. Can your business benefit from a cut-sheet or wide-format printer?

 

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Computers and Printers Near Me, In Stock https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/computers-and-printers-near-me-in-stock/ Tue, 31 May 2022 15:24:46 +0000 https://lesolson.com/?p=16967 We have full warehouses in each of our 9 locations. with common items like laptops, laptop accessories, multi-function printers, printer supplies, and more.

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[cz_title id=”cz_51618″ cz_title=””]Lately, the question for many consumers seems to be “with today’s supply chain problems, where can I find computers and printers near me that are in stock?” Well, if you work or live in Utah, Nevada, or Northern Arizona, the team here at Les Olson IT has computers and printers close to you in stock and ready to go. That’s not all; as your office technology partner, we have all the products, software, and support that any business needs to run. We are known as a copier/printer dealer, but have expanded to offer everything related to IT, so if you need business telephones, servers, Office 365, or security cameras, we can help. We can also build your network with lightning-fast fiber optic cables, Cat6 cables, and fast and reliable wireless access points.

 

We know we are selling ourselves hard in this article, but you probably searched a phrase like “Computers and printers near me, in stock,” to have this article recommended to you by Google. With that being the case, you are probably looking for a company that can deliver products or services to you right away.

 

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Multi-function Printers Lose the Ability to Scan-to-Email. https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/multi-function-printers-lose-the-ability-to-scan-to-email/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:26:55 +0000 https://lesolson.com/?p=16754 ATTENTION: Security changes for Google (Gmail users) can cause your Multi-function printer to lose the ability to scan to email

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Announcement:

On May 30th, 2022, Google will be making changes which will affect the way users and users’ apps are allowed to log in to Gmail Accounts. This change could cause your Multi-function Printer to lose the ability to scan-to-email. Thankfully, Les Olson IT has a resolution which will prevent any disruption of this important service.

 

At your convenience, please reach out to a member of the Les Olson IT Image and Print team to verify that your scan-to-email settings will remain functional. We want to provide you a proactive solution. The Les Olson IT Image and Print Technical Helpdesk can be reached at (801) 413-2106

 

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Top 4 Benefits of Printing Labels In-house https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/top-4-benefits-of-printing-labels-in-house/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:33:40 +0000 https://lesolson.com/?p=15082 We all know that product packaging makes a huge difference in the appeal of products. Why trust such an important part of your production to an outside vendor? Printing labels in-house can help you produce quality color labels on demand, reduce waste, and increase production flexibility. Here are our top 4 benefits of printing labels in-house.

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[cz_gap height=”25px”][cz_title id=”cz_48875″ cz_title=””]We all know that product packaging makes a huge difference in the appeal of products. Why trust such an important part of your production to an outside vendor? Printing labels in-house can help you produce quality color labels on demand, reduce waste, and increase production flexibility. Here are our top 4 benefits of printing labels in-house.

 

#1 Produce Labels On Demand

Having a label printer in-house allows you to print the labels you want, when you want them. If you get your labels from a 3rd party vendor, there is a much longer process for ordering labels, which can make the whole thing terribly inefficient. First you have to design the labels, order labels, wait for a proof, approve the proof, and wait for the delivery of your labels. In contrast, an on-site label printer allows you to simply design and print the labels.

 

Not only are you able to cut down on print time, you’re also able to make changes on the fly. If you realize there’s an issue that needs to be corrected, or you have product changes that require a new label, you have the ability to quickly print new labels to fit your needs. You no longer need to keep a large stockpile of pre-printed labels on hand, and scramble to order more when you realize you’re out. Now you can simply print more as needed.

 

#2 Less Expensive Short-run Prints

If you’ve ever ordered any printed materials, you know that there’s usually a minimum amount you’re required to order. Even if there isn’t a minimum order amount, it usually makes the cost-per-print astronomically high if you don’t go for the quantity discount. This can result in an excess in labels that you don’t necessarily need. An in-house label printer gives you the flexibility to print only the quantity of labels you need, nothing more. You’re also able to quickly print limited-edition, seasonal, and other short-run labels any time you need them.

 

#3 Gain Production Flexibility

When you have the ability to print labels as needed, your business can be ready to distribute labeled products at any time; no waiting for your labels to arrive. Your business can gain a competitive edge by launching new products more quickly than rival manufacturers. You can also change your production of products to keep up with the demands of the market. A great example of this is manufacturers switching production to things like hand sanitizer and PPE, items that were in extremely high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. When you can print your own labels as needed, you’re no longer stuck producing only the products you already have labels for, or putting up with a long wait for new labels.

 

#4 More Control Over Quality

Printing your own color labels on demand allows you to maintain strict quality control over your labels. There are no more label orders that arrive less than perfect. You are in complete control over color quality and design changes. If you produce products that require you to adhere to 3rd-party labeling regulations, you have the ability to make any changes required to comply with new guidelines. You can also test varying label designs to determine which ones are most appealing to potential buyers.

 

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Formax ColorMaxLP2 Digital Color Label Printer

The ColorMaxLP2 Digital Color Label Printer produces brilliant full-color labels at up to 60 feet per minute. Featuring a high-speed Unwinder/Rewinder System, it can easily handle continuous roll-to-roll label production, using rolls up to 10” in outside diameter. The revolutionary print engine design allows for on-the-fly maintenance, making it ideal for roll-to-roll production as it keeps the web intact throughout the entire print run.

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HP Takes BLI Printer/MFP 2020 Line of the Year https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/hp-takes-bli-printer-mfp-2020-line-of-the-year/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:34:30 +0000 https://lesolson.com/?p=12684 HP was recently recognized with multiple prestigious awards from Buyers Lab (BLI), the leading independent evaluator of document imaging solutions. HP has won one of BLI's most coveted awards, the 2020 Printer/MFP Line of the Year Award. This annual award recognizes the manufacturer whose product line is determined to be the best overall, based on their rigorous laboratory evaluations. HP was also awarded 2020 Pick Awards on four models.

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HP was recently recognized with multiple prestigious awards from Buyers Lab (BLI), the leading independent evaluator of document imaging solutions.

HP has won one of BLI’s most coveted awards, the 2020 Printer/MFP Line of the Year Award. This annual award recognizes the manufacturer whose product line is determined to be the best overall, based on their rigorous laboratory evaluations. HP was also awarded 2020 Pick Awards on four models.

 

BLI’s Line of the Year Awards recognize manufacturers of hardware or software whose products perform above average throughout their in-depth evaluation. Their analysts and technicians consider a variety of factors across an entire portfolio in determining the Line of the Year winner including; features, value, ease-of-use, and reliability. This marks the eighth time in the last decade that HP has secured a Line of the Year award.

 

“HP is the winner of our Printer/MFP Line of the Year award thanks to its collection of outstanding models that span an impressive range of categories, from low- to high-volume, both laser and inkjet,” said Kaitlin Shaw, Keypoint Intelligence’s Senior Editor of Printer/MFP Analysis. “In addition to class-leading reliability, HP MFPs and printers offer impressive user-friendliness, high-quality output, cutting-edge security features, and very good to excellent value propositions. HP’s OXP architecture, which is available on its mid to high-volume offerings, makes devices more than just output machines, allowing them to integrate with numerous software solutions that can streamline workflows, boost productivity, and reduce costs. The consistent strength and breadth of HP’s portfolio make it stand out above the rest.”

 

In addition to the Line of the Year award, four HP models were recognized with 2020 Printer/MFP Pick Awards. These awards recognize specific models that gave the best performances in Buyers Lab’s extensive lab tests. BLI identified these four models for their outstanding performance:

 

HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M751 Series
Outstanding Color Printer for Mid-Size to Large Workgroups

 

HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479 Series
Outstanding Color MFP for Small Workgroups

 

HP LaserJet Enterprise M507 Series
Outstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups

 

HP LaserJet Pro MFP M428 Series
Outstanding MFP for Small Workgroups

 

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HP LaserJet Enterprise M751n M751dn Series Color Printers

HP LaserJet Enterprise M751n M751dn Series Color Printers power office productivity with a smart, streamlined design that’s reliable and hassle-free. Count on premium quality, maximum uptime, and the strongest security —all intended to drive successful organizations forward.

HP LaserJet Pro M479fdn M479fdw Series Color Copiers

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Laser or InkJet Printer? How about both? https://lesolson.redpeppersoftware.net/blog/laser-or-inkjet-printer-how-about-both/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 23:57:21 +0000 https://lesolson.com/?p=10137 When you’re looking for a new printer, whether it be for your office or for your home, you’re going to have to choose between lots of options with varying pros and cons. The first big decision is this: laser or inkjet?

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Laser Printers

Laser printers are great because they are known for their speed. If you’re a high-quantity printer, you’re probably going to lean towards this option. Plus, laser-printed text is always sharp and clean. And for the eco-friendly purchasers, you’ll even waste less with toner replacements as ink cartridges tend to run out quickly and need frequent replacement.

 

Inkjet Printers

On the other hand, Inkjet printers are great for printing images. Colors blend together better, the machine warms up quickly, and the upfront costs are way lower than those of a laser printer. Your machine will be lightweight and can use any range of paper types, even iron-ons and photo paper. Plus it will have fewer paper jams than a laser printer.

But don’t we all want to have our cake and eat it, too? Sometimes you can’t have the best of both worlds in life. When it comes to printers, however, you can with the HP PageWide Pro 552dw. How so?

 

The Middle Ground: HP PageWide Pro 552dw

It’s a unique breed of an ink-based printer that beats its competition out by a landslide. It’s faster than any inkjet printer and even many laser printers. How does the HP PageWide Pro 552dw do it?

 

Imagine you are painting a wall. You could paint it by yourself, slowly moving from left to right until your whole wall is covered. That could take all day. Or you could fill the room with friends – if you have them all simultaneously paint their portion of the wall, your room will be painted in almost no time!

 

That’s the genius behind PageWide technology. The print head covers the entire width of the paper so instead of having to move from left to right, it can print a whole strip of paper in one instant. This gets you 55 ppm (pages per minute), as opposed to the typical 13-15 ppm for inkjet printers, and 21-42 ppm for laser printers.

 

On top of that, when it comes to ink for this printer, you get more for your money. Sometimes owning an inkjet printer can make you feel like you are practically donating your money because it “runs out” so quickly. But with the HP PageWide technology you’ll get an average 17,000 pages with black ink, and 13,000 pages with color ink. That is almost quadrupling the average for laser jets, which tend to yield more pages than inkjets.

 

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HP PageWide Pro 452dw 552dw Series Color Printers

Ultimate value and speed—HP PageWide Pro 452dw 552dw Series Color Printers are faster and more affordable than any other color printer in their class. Drive productivity with professional-quality color documents plus best-in-class security features and energy efficiency.

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