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The number of pages printed
on printers and multifunctional
printers (MFPs)* fell by 1%
in 2011, from 3.12 trillion
to 3.09 trillion, according to
research from International
Data Corporation (IDC).
Printed pages in developed
markets declined 5% year-
on-year, more than enough to
offset the 7.5% volume growth
in developing regions.
The Europe, Middle East, and
Africa (EMEA) region mirrored
worldwide trends, with a decline
in Western Europe of more than
3% year-on-year and an increase
of 2% in Central and Eastern
Europe, the Middle East and
Africa (CEMA). Western Europe
still accounts for over 63% of
EMEA page volume.
IDC says that page volumes
in EMEA were impacted by
increasing adoption of managed
print services (MPS) or basic
print services (BPS); digitisation
of document workflows;
environmental concerns; tighter
budgets; disruption in the
Middle East; and the increasing
volume of digital content on
different platforms.
Multifunctional printers
extended their lead in terms
of page volume share, with
laser MFPs increasing their
share of the total page volume
to 55%. IDC expects ongoing
consolidation of peripherals
under BPS/MPS to help the
laser MFP to expand even as
total page volumes decline.
Colour is another growth area,
with an increase in page volumes
of 5% in EMEA. Even so, mono
laser devices still represent
almost 83% of the installed base
for laser technology.
In 2011 inkjet devices
accounted for 58.3% of the
installed base and just 7.4% of
A4 pages; mono laser devices
accounted for 34.5% of the
installed base and 71.7% of A4
pages; and colour laser devices
accounted for 7.2% of the
installed base and 21% of A4
pages printed.
* The study is limited to mono
laser devices under 70ppm,
colour laser devices under
45ppm and personal and
workgroup inkjets.
Printing in decline
Page coverage
uncovered
Businesses that want to find
out the toner/ink coverage
of their printed output and
therefore what it costs to print
may be interested in a new tool
from Print Audit Europe. Part of
its MPS toolset, PAeCoverage
measures the toner coverage
of every page of a PostScript
or PDF file, separating out
the coverage of C, M, Y and
K toner. It can also measure
colour coverage of raster
formats including TIFF, JPG and
BMP and areas highlighted
on-screen. The software costs
£120 and is available on a free
30-day trial from
www.printauditeurope.com
The way in which SMBs buy
printers and manage their print
infrastructure must change if
they are to benefit from smarter
printing practices, IDC claims in
a new White Paper sponsored
by OKI Europe,
SMB Buying
Considerations for Smarter
Business Printing, October
2012
.
IDC research shows that sales
of laser/LED printers to small and
medium sized businesses (SMBs)
across Europe increased by more
than 3% in 2011 (
IDC Hardcopy
Device Usage: Applications
Driving Print, 2011
), suggesting
that companies are taking
advantage of new technologies
and more affordable colour to
bring more print tasks in-house.
In order to maximise the
potential of in-house colour
printing, Oki advises businesses
to gain a better understanding
of – and control over – existing
printing practices by using
software tools to track usage
and then apply controls such
as default mono, two-sided
printing and restrictions on colour
printing. They should also include
the cost of external print services
in any analysis.
Oki argues that the availability
of print devices that enable more
printing to move in-house means
that SMBs can print banners,
posters, packaging mock-ups and
direct mail on demand, rather
than ordering large volumes from
external suppliers in order to
get the necessary economies of
scale. The latter, it says, can lead
to wastage and a requirement for
extra storage space that can be
in short supply in SMBs.
www.oki.co.uk/IDC-White-Paper
Office supplies company
OfficeXpress is hoping to raise
£5,000 for Leeds Children’s
Hospital by encouraging
businesses and schools to
collect used printer cartridges for
recycling, including unbranded
and ‘compatible’ supplies.
OfficeXpress will supply
participants with collection
boxes and arrange pick-ups. So
far, more than 100 businesses
and schools have signed up for
the scheme. All money raised
is being spent on equipment
to improve the lives of children
spending time in the hospital.
www.officexpress.co.uk/lch
DSales, now the biggest
distributor of Develop ineo
multifunctionals outside
Germany with annual sales
of £11 million, is continuing
to expand its range and open
up new markets for Develop
products in the UK.
Wholly owned by Konica
Minolta Business Solutions
Europe, Develop is a sub-brand
targeted at – but not limited
to – small and medium-sized
businesses.
In addition to a new series of
colour MFPs with smartphone-
like touchscreen displays,
DSales recently introduced a
new mono production print
system aimed at commercial
print customers and central
reprographics departments with
average monthly volumes of
400,000-750,000 pages.
The ineo 1250 can make
7,500 A4 impressions per
hour at a resolution of 1200
x 1200dpi on substrates up
to 350gsm card and SRA3 in
size. It has a maximum paper
capacity of 18,000 sheets
and a comprehensive range
of modular online finishing
options, including folding,
punching, booklet making,
perfect binding and staple
finishing.
Develop’s new colour MFPs
include the ineo+ 454 and
the ineo+ 554 featuring high
resolution, nine-inch, full colour
touch screen displays with drag-
and-drop functionality and an
array of options for customising
on-screen menus.
The MFPs have print speeds
of 45 and 55ppm in colour
and black and white; a print
resolution of 1200 dpi; and
support a broad range of media
from A6 to A3+ in size and up to
300gsm in weight.
Consider in-house colour printing when
choosing new devices, Oki advises
Old cartridges wanted
DSales keeps growing – just like its
machines