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BUSINESS INKJETS
Epson takes business inkjets to next level with 100ppm colour MFP
At CeBIT on March 20, Epson
significantly strengthened
its business inkjet offering
with the launch of two high
speed colour A3 inkjet MFPs
designed for busy enterprises
and small and medium-sized
businesses that have regular
spikes in print volume.
Underlining its growing
reputation as a provider of
enterprise print solutions,
Epson was also showing a new
RIPS device with an expanded
ink capacity of 84,000 pages,
compared to 75,000 pages on
previous RIPS models, and its
extraordinary PaperLab paper-
making machine, shown in
Europe for the first time.
New printhead
When business inkjets were
introduced much was made
of their potential for very high speed
colour printing.
Epson has delivered on this promise
by replacing the serial printhead used
on its existing devices with one that
covers the entire width of a page.
Like HP’s PageWide technology, this
has enabled Epson to increase print
speed significantly, to 100 pages per
minute on theWorkForce Enterprise
WF-C20590 and to 75ppm on the
WF-C17590. Even when printing on
both sides of the page, output is an
impressive 60ppm.
Epson’s existing serial business inkjet
devices have a top speed of 34ppm
draft and 24ppm ISO.
By meeting the productivity needs
of larger organisations, the company’s
faster Workforce Enterprise MFPs have
the potential to extend the appeal of
business inkjets to markets in which
productivity will always trump criteria in
which business inkjets have traditionally
had an advantage, such as energy
efficiency and sustainability.
Epson is positioning its new devices
as productive, reliable alternatives to
55ppm colour laser copiers that also
consume significantly less power and
generate significantly less waste than
toner devices.
DanWogan, Epson UK
product manager for managed
print and solutions, said:
“Because of the technology
they use, these MFPs retain
the key selling points of our
RIPS devices – minimal waste,
minimal interventions and
very low power consumption.
Even though it’s a 100ppm
MFP, it has a maximum power
consumption of about 320W.
Even a desktop A4 colour
laser will pull 900W when it is
printing. So, printing at 100ppm
it still uses one third of the
electricity of a 25ppm desktop
laser.
The new MFPs will be
available in June and are
compatible with a wide range
of solutions, such as Email
Print for Enterprise, Epson
Print Admin and Document
Capture Pro. Options include a
WorkFlow Enterprise Finisher unit and a
4,000-sheet stapler and stacker.
RIPS expansion
Epson was also showing its latest RIPS
model, the 35ppm A3WorkForce Pro
WF-C869RDTWF. RIPS business inkjets,
available exclusively from Epson copier
dealers, come with extra-large ink tanks
that contain enough ink for 75,000
pages. On theWF-C869RDTWF, Epson
has increased capacity to 86,000 pages
for black and 84,000 pages for each of
the colours.
Having such a large ink supply reduces
the servicing requirements for managed
service providers, while maximising
machine availability for their customers.
Strength in width
Peter Silcock, Epson UK business
manager for business imaging, said: “A
lot of businesses get really frustrated
with the lack of productivity you get
with certain types of device, particularly
laser printers where you’re constantly
changing cartridges or the printers are
down because they need a new drum or
fuser unit. The beauty of these products
is that they take away all that worry and
make it really simple for users.”
Like other WorkForce Pro models,
theWF-C869RDTWF has impressive
environmental credentials including a
95% saving on energy and 99% less
waste from supplies packaging.
Make your own paper
The third highlight of Epson’s stand was
the remarkable PaperLab, which turns
a business’s waste paper into printable
paper using a dry process that requires
almost no water and, importantly, no
mains water supply.
Capable of producing thousands of
sheets a day, the compact unit shreds
waste paper and turns it into recycled
printer paper of varying size and
thickness. Paper can be coloured and
even scented.
Talking about PaperLab at CeBIT 2017,
Epson global president Mr Minoru Usui
said: “We plan to start selling PaperLab
in Europe by the Autumn of 2018. Our
aim is to create a new office printing
ecosystem where customers can enjoy
high-speed inkjet printers using paper
recycled by PaperLab.”
He added: “My vision is for a world in
which you can print and then recycle all
the paper you want. One day I hope we
can develop PaperLabs of all sizes and
see them used in factories, in offices and
even in your home.”
Even though
it’s a 100ppm
MFP, it has
a maximum
power
consumption
of about 320W.
Even a desktop
A4 colour laser
will pull 900W
when it is
printing.
EPSON :
Workforce Enterprise
ISSUE 131
