The latest breaking news, from new products to acquisitions to industry events, from across the high volume transaction output (HVTO) industry. Gain insight and analysis into current events, news and issues chosen by our world class editorial staff.

ON DEMAND Session

TC3 Cut-Sheet Inkjet Digital Printing Challenges the Color Toner 

Session March 4, 2008

1:40 pm – 2:30 pm

Want to learn about inkjet technology and how it will impact the toner market?  Attend the ON DEMAND session Cut-Sheet Inkjet Digital Printing Challenges the Color Toner  co-presented by David Murphy, Vice President Marketing, RISO, Inc. and Mark Hickman, Distinguished Technologist, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. 

In the presentation, David Murphy will cover the primary differences between toner and inkjet technologies and the benefits of inkjet, specifically the HC5500,  including rapid ROI, versatility, scalability, and cost efficiency of low capital investment with a long machine life.

Below is a glance of what you can except to hear about the HC:

• Speed equals productivity
  • at 120 ppm, the RISO HC5500 is the fastest cut-sheet color inkjet product on the market
  • When compared to a 60-ppm MFP running a monthly volume of 40,000, the RISO would save the user 133 man-hours per year in printing time
  • There is no warm-up time on the HC and 4-8 minutes on comparable toner-based competitors
  • Faster print speed means more up-to-date content and quicker delivery to readers
• Low power consumption means lower operating cost
  • At a maximum power consumption of less than 800W, the HC5500 requires less than one-tenth the electricity of most comparable toner-based MFPs
  • Requiring only 110V, no special wiring is needed for 220V outlets, as is required by some market-leading color production printers
  • With no heat emissions, air conditioning requirements are reduced. One data center customer replaced his monochrome production printers with RISO HC printers and reduced air conditioning usage by 12 tons
  • Less heat emissions mean lower service costs
• Lighter weight, smaller footprint reduced ownership costs
  • Small footprint is important in downtown office environments in high-value real estate markets
  • Lighter weight means lower transportation costs for initial installation and subsequent relocations
  • Lighter weight means lower materials costs, lower purchase price
• Inkjet operating cost is lower than toner/laser systems
  • Consumables yield is higher CPC is lower
  • Consumption-based light-coverage color cost on HC can be less than 1.5 cents, compared 4.5+ cents on a fixed CPC plan for closest competitor
• Inkjet imaging technology is more reliable and durable than toner-based imaging
  • Monthly duty cycle on HC is 500,000, compared to 250,000 for most comparable toner-based competitors
  • In BLI lab tests, toner-based competitors had 6-8 times more failures than HC
  • HC printers have longer machine life, with expectations surpassing six million copies
• Versatility - HC can print 120 variable data envelopes per minute; MFPs can't 
• Inkjet quality is acceptable to users for an increasing number of applications
• The majority of applications produced in workgroup environments are short-life documents that do not justify higher production costs
• Easier psychological transition for most user to covert B2C applications from one to three cents instead of one to five cents
• The “Rule of Two” applies to the HC when compared to production printers
  • Two HCs can be purchased for less than the cost of one device with a comparable speed