Here are seven key trends that in-plant managers should evaluate as they add new black-and-white equipment or replace existing devices.

By Barbara A. Pellow

1) LIGHT PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES

Light production means smaller, lower-cost machines that are not designed for the same duty cycle on a monthly basis as their production counterparts, but may be just as fast. High-speed monochrome digital printing came into its own with the DocuTech, running at 135 pages per minute (ppm) and with a price point of $250,000. While Xerox is still the primary player in this high-duty cycle space, there are also cut sheet options available from Kodak, Océ, Canon and Ricoh.

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Barbara Pellow is the owner and founder of Pellow and Partners. With her long history focusing on digital communications and print technology, she works with both print service providers and equipment and software manufacturers on the development of strategies to improve revenue and profitability and grow market share.

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