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Gary R. Wheeler20-Jan-20 15:00
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Rob Philpott wrote:
I expect barrels of printer ink are quite expensive too
Yup. Our most common ink container is a 208L barrel, although some customers use a 1000L cube. I have no idea how much they cost. On a per-liter basis it's probably a lot cheaper than desktop inkjet, where you're buying a miniscule amount of ink and some throwaway hardware.

I'm fascinated by the numbers for this machine at times. The rolls of paper we print on contain 20,000 feet of paper or more, are 2-5 feet in diameter, and can weigh over 1,000 pounds. A new printhead (the bit that sprays the ink, and gets thrown away in most of the desktop market) runs $25K and up depending upon model. Fortunately they can be refurbished; we have heads in the field with over 10,000 hours of runtime. Just like the desktop guys you see in WalMart, we make our money on ink. Unlike the desktop guys, we also make money on head refurbishment and service.

A four-color duplex machine like I've described goes for $2.5M or more depending upon options, support agreements, etc.
Software Zen: delete this;

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