Where did I go wrong?

Sarah    Copy Machines     copy machine, Copy Machines, copy machines for sale

You just sold off your old photo copying machine and all of a sudden your competitor is surging ahead of you. How did this happen? Well if you remember each photocopier comes with a hard disk which helps you to scan the various document pages one at a time and will print them all together, thus saving you time. You could just allow the copier to print them out after the pages have all been scanned and you carry on with your other work till the printing is completed.

Now thats where the glitch lies. You have basically allowed your data to be available to others if the got hold of your hard disk sitting inside the photocopying machine. Technology can be a boon as well as a bane.

So before you get rid of your photocopier declaring it to have crossed its age, ensure that you have taken it apart with the help of an expert and erased all remaining content in the hard disk.

World’s Fastest Copier

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And!!! the Award for the world’s fastest copier machine goes to ORPHIS X9050 from Riso, which is a Japanese business machine makers.

It is really sickening to wait for a person to hit feed the pages for photocopying and wait forever for the photo copying to complete. With the ORPHIS X9050, that problem is solved.

ORPHIS X9050 runs on Celeron M440 Processor, has a 1GB memory and a storage space of 160 GB. The ORPHIS X9050 can produce 150 copies in a  minute. It has Linux and also supports the 1000BASE-T Ethernet to enable faster connectivity to the network. The price of the copier is 4,300,000 Yen around USD 46,000.

There is also a lower version of ORPHIS whose version is X7250 which can copy 120 copies per minute. The cost of this version is around USD 10,000. These machines are highly suitable for big businesses where there are too many photocopies to be made.

Remember before buying a copy machine

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A copy machine may range from $1000 to $1500 depending on the features like memory, wide zoom, etc. But before buying one for you it is important to check some things like copy volume, what you will copy, two sided or one sided and single sheet or stacks.

To check the copy volume you first need to check the copy receipts at any shop. Whatever number you get, just increase 40% and you will get the final copy volume needed. Then check what type of paper you will use for copying like cover head. Also you need to check the paper stock like legal size, cover stock or transparencies. According to this, opt for multiple trays.

It is obvious that double sided paper helps saving paper. This machine may cost you a little more but helps a lot in saving paper. If you will generally copy a large stack of paper then consider buying a copy machine with automatic document feeder.

Kitty says: Don’t settle for a chintzy copy machine!

Sarah    Copy Machines     copy machine, Office Space

If your copier has jammed, sputtered and/or made that scary beeping sound more than three times in the last month, it’s probably time to get a new one. Sure, you can have someone take a look at it, but deep down you know it’s time to let it go. I know it’ll be hard to part with the uber-shoddy one you bought eight years ago, but you can give it a proper send-off (NOT à la Office Space) and say goodbye the right way.

Treat Your Copy Machine Right

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Copy machines can be devils. You know what I mean. Just when you need to run off 50 copies of an agenda for a meeting that starts in 5 minutes, or your boss has asked for a color copy of that report RIGHT NOW, your copy machine decides to throw a tantrum. And copy machine tantrums are no pretty things. We’re talking about the machine grinding to a complete halt, lights flashing everywhere, urgent beeping noises, and your originals stuck in the jaws of the paper feeder; you don’t know if you’re going to get them out alive or not. To rectify the problem, you have interpret a series of confusing diagrams, which indicate where the blockage has occurred and what you need to do. You think you’ve removed all the paper, but the machine’s still telling you that something’s wrong. Finally, you spot and remove that last little shred of paper, and all is well. My advice is to be kind to your copy machine by treating it right with good quality paper and by not feeding it crumbled originals. Have it serviced regularly, and change the toner when it asks you to. Treat it right, and it’ll treat you right. Because no one wants to be in a copy machine’s bad books.

Delia Robinson, This Week’s Featured Copy Machine Artist

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In 2002, artist Delia Robinson made an accidental discovery: “A piece of paper run repeatedly through the color copier with sequential images acquired rich colors and a shiny patina. The results are random as colors combine and images meld in unpredictable ways.”

Here is how the artist describes her take on the world:

My view is bioptic, cross-eyed, fragmented, salty, bitter, yet still hopeful. My work is overloaded with information, stories, color, and images– most original, some pilfered, some in transition.

We think it’s quite beautiful. See more of her work, copy machine and otherwise, at her website: www.delia-robinson.com

The Copy Machine Turns 50!

Sarah    Copy Machines     copiers, copy machine, Copy Machines, office copier, office copiers, office copy machine, xerox

Hooray! The copy machine turned 50 last month, commemorating the Xerox company’s first sale — a 648-pound copier as big as two washing machines.

This historic event reminds us of how much we take for granted nowadays. Way back when, before “Xerox” became a regularly-used verb, copy machines were much less reliable. The devices broke down all the time, sometimes even catching on fire. And they had trouble fitting through doorways.

For more info, be sure to check out CNN‘s comprehensive article.

Determining Your Copier Volume

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If you’re looking to buy, rent, or lease a copy machine, it’s important to figure out your expected copy volume. This will help you determine which kind of copier (or copiers) will best suit your office.

In this way, choosing a copier is much like choosing a car. If you’re planning to make frequent trips across the country, you’ll want a car able to stand up to a lot of mileage, and — if you’re leasing — it would be wise to secure a generous service agreement as well. Alternatively, if you’re only going to be driving to the supermarket once or twice a week, a top-of-the-line vehicle might be a waste of money.

How can you calculate your volume? If you already have a copier, this is as easy as examining the counter, which you can typically find beneath the glass. To obtain an estimate without a copier, we recommend looking at the receipts from your copy shop, in addition to checking out your month-to-month paper consumption.

After you’ve come up with a predicted volume, most experts advise inflating this number by 15 percent or more. This will factor in your business’s potential expansion, as well as manufacturers’ tendencies to overestimate their product capabilities. If your machine will be working as an office printer or fax, consider inflating your figure even more.

Note: If your expected monthly volume is under 700 copies, you probably don’t need an expensive industrial copier. Save some money by investing in a smaller office copier instead.

How Does a Copy Machine Work?

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Office workers use photocopiers every day, but not many of us understand how they actually work. Essentially, copiers function through the use of light, static electricity, and the attraction of oppositely charged particles.

The process begins when a positive charge is applied to the copier drum, an internal metal roller (pictured above).

Just like a balloon that’s been rubbed on the carpet and charged with static electricity, a charged copier drum will attract nearby objects – except instead of hair and paper, a drum attracts toner particles.

Of course, if the drum were uniformly charged, it would attract toner all across its surface and you’d wind up with a completely black piece of paper. Not ideal.

Instead, your copier drum is selectively charged, so that only the black areas of the paper receive a charge.

This selectivity is achieved with light – that’s where the “photo” part of “photocopier” comes in. Here’s how it works:

• The toner begins with a uniform positive charge.
• Photons of light hit the drum only through the white areas of the original piece of paper – the dark spots block the light.
• Electrons on the drum are attracted to the photons, thus neutralizing the positive charge on certain areas of the drum.
• The toner is negatively charged, so it only sticks to the non-neutralized, positively charged regions.

Once the toner is on the drum, it has to get on the new sheet of paper. To accomplish this, the copier gives that paper a charge, empowering it to pull the toner particles from the drum.

Finally, heat is applied to seal the paper to the toner, which is heat sensitive. And presto chango – you’ve got your copy in hand!

Copy Machine Leasing is Great For Any Business!

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