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The Solid Advantage

Capture2 Introduced over thirteen years ago, Xerox’s exclusive solid ink technology is not only a viable, affordable option for those companies looking to add color to their business documents, but it has also become a competitive force in the industry. Other companies have tried to compete with Xerox’s long history of color expertise, but none have come close to matching the convenience and quality offered by solid ink technology. Solid ink adds value to businesses. It is the only printing technology that can create brilliant, vibrant prints on a wide range of media. It is the easiest technology on the market to use. It is the only technology that produces minimal waste. And, with a low entry price and cost per page, solid ink printers truly give customers the most value for their money. This white paper takes a closer look at the technology that continues to make Xerox stand apart from the rest.

Today’s Business Office
Office color printers need to address a broad range of applications and serve diverse teams. While one group may demand flawless rendering of complex PostScript® files and detailed photographs, another team may want fast printing of text documents or quick business presentations. The need for color and versatility is everywhere.

Considerations include:
• How can I get black & white and color at the same time?
• What does the typical user need to know to successfully use the printer day in and day out?
• How quickly can consumables be replenished?
• How many users can share the printer before print times become unacceptably long?
• How well does the driver software integrate the printer into the user’s workflow?
• If the printer is shared among groups, can it account for usage? continue reading...

The Solid Advantage

Capture2 Introduced over thirteen years ago, Xerox’s exclusive solid ink technology is not only a viable, affordable option for those companies looking to add color to their business documents, but it has also become a competitive force in the industry. Other companies have tried to compete with Xerox’s long history of color expertise, but none have come close to matching the convenience and quality offered by solid ink technology. Solid ink adds value to businesses. It is the only printing technology that can create brilliant, vibrant prints on a wide range of media. It is the easiest technology on the market to use. It is the only technology that produces minimal waste. And, with a low entry price and cost per page, solid ink printers truly give customers the most value for their money. This white paper takes a closer look at the technology that continues to make Xerox stand apart from the rest.

Today’s Business Office
Office color printers need to address a broad range of applications and serve diverse teams. While one group may demand flawless rendering of complex PostScript® files and detailed photographs, another team may want fast printing of text documents or quick business presentations. The need for color and versatility is everywhere.

Considerations include:
• How can I get black & white and color at the same time?
• What does the typical user need to know to successfully use the printer day in and day out?
• How quickly can consumables be replenished?
• How many users can share the printer before print times become unacceptably long?
• How well does the driver software integrate the printer into the user’s workflow?
• If the printer is shared among groups, can it account for usage? continue reading...

The Solid Advantage

Capture2 Introduced over thirteen years ago, Xerox’s exclusive solid ink technology is not only a viable, affordable option for those companies looking to add color to their business documents, but it has also become a competitive force in the industry. Other companies have tried to compete with Xerox’s long history of color expertise, but none have come close to matching the convenience and quality offered by solid ink technology. Solid ink adds value to businesses. It is the only printing technology that can create brilliant, vibrant prints on a wide range of media. It is the easiest technology on the market to use. It is the only technology that produces minimal waste. And, with a low entry price and cost per page, solid ink printers truly give customers the most value for their money. This white paper takes a closer look at the technology that continues to make Xerox stand apart from the rest.

Today’s Business Office
Office color printers need to address a broad range of applications and serve diverse teams. While one group may demand flawless rendering of complex PostScript® files and detailed photographs, another team may want fast printing of text documents or quick business presentations. The need for color and versatility is everywhere.

Considerations include:
• How can I get black & white and color at the same time?
• What does the typical user need to know to successfully use the printer day in and day out?
• How quickly can consumables be replenished?
• How many users can share the printer before print times become unacceptably long?
• How well does the driver software integrate the printer into the user’s workflow?
• If the printer is shared among groups, can it account for usage? continue reading...

The Solid Advantage

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Capture2 Introduced over thirteen years ago, Xerox’s exclusive solid ink technology is not only a viable, affordable option for those companies looking to add color to their business documents, but it has also become a competitive force in the industry. Other companies have tried to compete with Xerox’s long history of color expertise, but none have come close to matching the convenience and quality offered by solid ink technology. Solid ink adds value to businesses. It is the only printing technology that can create brilliant, vibrant prints on a wide range of media. It is the easiest technology on the market to use. It is the only technology that produces minimal waste. And, with a low entry price and cost per page, solid ink printers truly give customers the most value for their money. This white paper takes a closer look at the technology that continues to make Xerox stand apart from the rest.

Today’s Business Office
Office color printers need to address a broad range of applications and serve diverse teams. While one group may demand flawless rendering of complex PostScript® files and detailed photographs, another team may want fast printing of text documents or quick business presentations. The need for color and versatility is everywhere.

Considerations include:
• How can I get black & white and color at the same time?
• What does the typical user need to know to successfully use the printer day in and day out?
• How quickly can consumables be replenished?
• How many users can share the printer before print times become unacceptably long?
• How well does the driver software integrate the printer into the user’s workflow?
• If the printer is shared among groups, can it account for usage? continue reading...

Utilize Access Controls for Reduced Print Costs

Most multifunction systems today come equipped with advanced access controls. Despite having a large breadth in functions, these controls are actually very easy to use. Plus, by monitoring print usage, you can reduce your costs greatly by supervising usage by department, work group, or even individuals.

Access controls work in conjunction with the security features of yourBusinessteam at a meeting multifunction to set up PIN codes or card-access for desired users. By requiring every user to log in to the multifunction, you can get a clear report on how the device is being used. You can also set authorizations based on access groups. For example, you may want your Marketing Department to have access to color printing, but feel it would be unnecessary for the Sales Department. With access controls, you can minimize unnecessary color printing and reduce your costs.

Effective print monitoring also allows you to create defaults for certain access groups. You can set print jobs to automatically duplex (two-sided printing) to help save paper. This is a quick and easy solution that will yield instant results. continue reading...

Growth Strategy in a Down Market: Use Color

In a tight economy, it is hard to justify spending a bunch of money on high-end advertising that may or may not bring profitable results. However, you need to continue to increase your business, so what are you options?iStock_000003192698Small

Your most valuable resource is your list of current clients. Clients who have already purchased a service or product from you are much more likely to  purchase again. It is important to ensure your current clients are aware of all the products and services you offer.

A cost-effective way to keep your clients informed of upcoming promotions is through color statement stuffers. If you are already mailing a statement to a client, you might as well include additional information about new products or promotions.

With easy color output in many multifunction devices, you can create color inserts that double as marketing materials for mere pennies. continue reading...

Improve Productivity and Profit by Restructuring Business Processes

iStock_000003117570Small Are you looking for ways to improve your business? An excellent place to start is by looking at your business processes.

Regardless of what industry you are in, paper and digital documents are the vehicles by which information flows through your business. The efficiency of this process can greatly affect the productivity of your office and ultimately, your success.

The good news is that new technology can help improve your business by streamlining the flow of information. This process enhancement can make a tremendous impact including the following: continue reading...

  • Increasing Profits
  • Enhancing Competitive Advantage
  • Improving Customer Service
  • Ensuring Regulatory Compliance

Xerox Technology EA (Emulsion Aggregation) Toner

2010-06-15_230316 Background Information
Technology advances sometimes come in unexpected places. To most of us, the black powder we have been adding to copiers and printers for the last sixty years doesn’t seem to have changed very much. It certainly looks the same. But looks can be deceiving. As a result of sixty years of research and thousands of patents, today’s toners flow better, store better, fuse better, and develop more efficiently, resulting in cleaner, better looking prints. But under the surface, other technological advances in toner design have also enabled better, less expensive, and safer photoreceptor and fuser materials not to mention faster and cleaner operating machines. The newest advancement in toner technology is EA toner.

What is EA Toner?
EA Toner is chemical toner prepared by Emulsion Aggregation, or a chemical process used to “grow” very small, uniform particle sizes from even smaller (sub-micron) size toner components. The EA process can deliver the desired size and narrow particle size distribution required for excellent color image quality. This small size and the relative uniformity of all the articles in a particular “batch” of EA toner is more predictable than the conventional mechanical process of pulverizing extruded plastic for toner. It is also less energy intensive. Emulsion refers to the synthetic chemical process to form latex toner resin and aggregation means to bring the toner ingredient’s particles together to form the desired particle size and spherical shape.

How is it different from other toners?
The conventional toner manufacturing process, consists of starting with just the right plastic, melt mixing in pigment and special ingredients, and pulverizing the resulting block of composite plastic to a fine powder. Finally, the powder still has to be processed to remove oversized chunks and ultra fine particles. This multi-step process results in non-uniform angular particles with a somewhat wide size and shape distribution. As amazing as the resulting toners were, to step up to the challenges that each new generation of xerography required, the manufacturing process still limited engineers in creating toner with all the capabilities they wanted. continue reading...

Xerox Technology EA (Emulsion Aggregation) Toner

2010-06-15_230316 Background Information
Technology advances sometimes come in unexpected places. To most of us, the black powder we have been adding to copiers and printers for the last sixty years doesn’t seem to have changed very much. It certainly looks the same. But looks can be deceiving. As a result of sixty years of research and thousands of patents, today’s toners flow better, store better, fuse better, and develop more efficiently, resulting in cleaner, better looking prints. But under the surface, other technological advances in toner design have also enabled better, less expensive, and safer photoreceptor and fuser materials not to mention faster and cleaner operating machines. The newest advancement in toner technology is EA toner.

What is EA Toner?
EA Toner is chemical toner prepared by Emulsion Aggregation, or a chemical process used to “grow” very small, uniform particle sizes from even smaller (sub-micron) size toner components. The EA process can deliver the desired size and narrow particle size distribution required for excellent color image quality. This small size and the relative uniformity of all the articles in a particular “batch” of EA toner is more predictable than the conventional mechanical process of pulverizing extruded plastic for toner. It is also less energy intensive. Emulsion refers to the synthetic chemical process to form latex toner resin and aggregation means to bring the toner ingredient’s particles together to form the desired particle size and spherical shape.

How is it different from other toners?
The conventional toner manufacturing process, consists of starting with just the right plastic, melt mixing in pigment and special ingredients, and pulverizing the resulting block of composite plastic to a fine powder. Finally, the powder still has to be processed to remove oversized chunks and ultra fine particles. This multi-step process results in non-uniform angular particles with a somewhat wide size and shape distribution. As amazing as the resulting toners were, to step up to the challenges that each new generation of xerography required, the manufacturing process still limited engineers in creating toner with all the capabilities they wanted. continue reading...

Xerox Technology EA (Emulsion Aggregation) Toner

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2010-06-15_230316 Background Information
Technology advances sometimes come in unexpected places. To most of us, the black powder we have been adding to copiers and printers for the last sixty years doesn’t seem to have changed very much. It certainly looks the same. But looks can be deceiving. As a result of sixty years of research and thousands of patents, today’s toners flow better, store better, fuse better, and develop more efficiently, resulting in cleaner, better looking prints. But under the surface, other technological advances in toner design have also enabled better, less expensive, and safer photoreceptor and fuser materials not to mention faster and cleaner operating machines. The newest advancement in toner technology is EA toner.

What is EA Toner?
EA Toner is chemical toner prepared by Emulsion Aggregation, or a chemical process used to “grow” very small, uniform particle sizes from even smaller (sub-micron) size toner components. The EA process can deliver the desired size and narrow particle size distribution required for excellent color image quality. This small size and the relative uniformity of all the articles in a particular “batch” of EA toner is more predictable than the conventional mechanical process of pulverizing extruded plastic for toner. It is also less energy intensive. Emulsion refers to the synthetic chemical process to form latex toner resin and aggregation means to bring the toner ingredient’s particles together to form the desired particle size and spherical shape.

How is it different from other toners?
The conventional toner manufacturing process, consists of starting with just the right plastic, melt mixing in pigment and special ingredients, and pulverizing the resulting block of composite plastic to a fine powder. Finally, the powder still has to be processed to remove oversized chunks and ultra fine particles. This multi-step process results in non-uniform angular particles with a somewhat wide size and shape distribution. As amazing as the resulting toners were, to step up to the challenges that each new generation of xerography required, the manufacturing process still limited engineers in creating toner with all the capabilities they wanted. continue reading...

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