Solid Ink Printing Sustainability Advantages: Xerox

Deb Koehler, director of sustainability at Xerox, explains the sustainability advantages of solid ink printers vs. traditional laser printers. Deb addresses the impacts of waste reduction on environmental concerns such as carbon footprint, energy conservation and environmentally friendly manufacturing that Xerox practices, indicated by the Energy Star certification on various printers

Canon extends uniFLOW to mobile devices

Canon Europe is announcing the launch of uniFLOW version 5.1, extending the industry's first single platform to manage print and scanning processes to mobile devices including smartphones, tablets and netbooks.

Do they hold the key to printing and copying sustainability?

Do suppliers hold the key to sustainable development management information in printing and photocopying for an organisation?
Logically if suppliers of printing management systems (like Pcounter, Uniflow, papercut, etc.), were to count power consumption (uptime, running and standby) for , every machine and for every image produced and sheet of paper, used they could assign a carbon value to each factor* and this would show the whole life carbon footprint of the machine and the amount of paper used.
These factors* could be assigned a cost and from that a cost of ownership and idea if costs are getting higher or lower over time, so if the machine is becoming more or less efficient and effective.
This would clearly show the paper purchased, that is actually used by that printing system and the leakage.
Then we will be able to show the efficiency, actual paper use, by the printing system, carbon savings and the leakage of paper that is used on other printers.
Even if we just put in the paper as A4 & A3 80gsm white paper, we would all get a much clearer picture of printing across our organisations and times of peak demand.

HEIST Award Nomination for “Build Your Own Prospectus” Innovation

The innovative personalised prospectus jointly developed by the Digital Media Team and Print Services, of the University of East London’s Corporate Marketing; and on-demand digital print experts KnowledgePoint has already scooped two major national industry awards.


The project has been further nominated as a finalist for a prestigious HEIST Award – the premier event for Higher Education Marketing. It is being considered for the“Best use of Innovation and Creative Thinking” award. The judges will announce the awards at The Queens Hotel in Leeds on 26th May 2011.


Last year, at a gala event on the 11th of November 2010, it received a medal at the prestigious UK IT Industry Awards 2010, the Project Excellence Awards category for ‘Revolutionising Variable Data Print in the Education Sector’.


A week later on the 17th of November UEL’s personal prospectus building toolkit then took the Digital Printer Awards 2010 for its outstanding use of digital printing technology.


UEL’s ‘Build Your Own Prospectus’ system creates and sends a personalised printed prospectus to potential students based on their choices. As the personal prospectus is self-selected by the user it is naturally more relevant, making it a far more effective marketing tool.


The system also provides a profile for further communication and future evidence-based marketing, whilst also being greener and more cost effective.


“Jonathan Stephenson, Head of Digital Media at UEL, said: “These awards confirm our leading position in the development of user-focused marketing solutions based on an understanding of the expectations and objectives of the online prospect, linked to an on-demand digital print output.”


“The outcome is exactly what the potential customer wants. It is their own prospectus in every sense and we are finding that their further actions towards applying to study with us are much higher as a result than are obtained from more traditional approaches.”


He added: “It has been an interesting project to direct and is a triumph for the talented teams involved both at the University of East London and at KnowledgePoint. There are many more ways in which this technology could support our future strategies and it is good to know that UEL is ahead of the field.”


Steve Marlow, Head of Print Services at UEL said: "To be nationally recognized by different industry sectors at the same time is a remarkable achievement. These awards prove that the efforts we are making to develop technology and use it in new and exciting ways to improve user experience are working." For more information about this pioneering new service visit uel.ac.uk/myprospectus/


For further information visit the HEIST website http://www.eurorscgheist.com/events/awards.html or for details of last years awards follow this link.
http://www.eurorscgheist.com/events/winners.html

Kindle and Paper Paradox

Informal poll suggests nearly 70% of Kindle owners are over 40 http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/informal-poll-suggests-nearly-70-of-kindle-owners-are-over-40/ and paper is still preferred by young people http://www.twosides.info/video.asp?videoID=51

Xerox videos

Below are a number of Xerox videos that highlight the following topics. These include, change management, optimising the office environment and continuous improvement.
Assessment
http://www.xerox.co.uk/assets/motion/xgs/minitour_assessments.html

Change management
http://www.xerox.co.uk/assets/motion/xgs/minitour_changemanagement.html

Continuous improvement
http://www.xerox.co.uk/assets/motion/xgs/minitour_continuousimprovement.html

Optimising the office environment
http://www.xerox.co.uk/assets/motion/xgs/minitour_xos.html

Xerox Sustainability Calculator

The Xerox Sustainability Calculator can help you quantify your whole life costing and cost benefit analysis when considering changing printing systems. This calculator is very simple to use and useful for quantifying your financial and environmental sustainability. My one criticism of the calculator is that the actual cost and type of paper substrate impact is not in the calculation.
http://www.consulting.xerox.com/flash/thoughtleaders/suscalc/xeroxCalc.html

Ricoh Managed Document Services

Managed Document Services enables your employees to get access to the right information at the right time in the right form, no matter where they are. http://www.ricoh-europe.com/services-solutions/mds/

Ricoh House Interactive Virtual Tool

The Ricoh House is a virtual building that is set out the different areas (reception, meeting room, mailroom, print room ...) and departments (HR, Marketing, IT ...) as you can find in a company.

As a virtual visitor, you can select the place you want to explore and discover as we highlight some issues which you may be facing and why Ricoh offers solutions. In each room you will find a situation, the proposed solution and the benefits thereof.
http://www.ricoh-house.info/

Guide to Efficient Office Printing (Printing Efficiently and Greener)

This guide has been produced as a result of a ‘Printing Efficiently and Greener’ project carried out at the University of East London (UEL) in 2010, funded by the Joint Information Services Committee (JISC). The overall aim of the project was to investigate how barriers to Green ICT can be overcome through cross-departmental working when implementing staff behavioural change programmes.


The focus was on trialling staff printer consolidation, moving from numerous desktop printers to fewer multi-functional devices (MFDs) with swipe card access which have the capability to print / photocopy double-sided (duplex), scan and in some cases fax documents. The benefits include energy saving, space saving, reduction in carbon emissions, reduced resource consumption e.g. paper, ink cartridges, accountability and less administration.


This guide is a summary of our experiences i.e. what we did do, and what we could have done, highlighting the pitfalls and benefits of consolidating staff office printing. Each organisation is different with its own setup and circumstance but we hope this guide will help! Documents from the project e.g. staff questionnaires; audit results etc are available online: http://www.uel.ac.uk/greenthing/GreenICT.htm


Contents


Step 1 – Define your scope



Step 2 – Get the right people involved



Step 3 – Project planning



Step 4 – Site audit



Step 5 – Staff consultation



Step 6 – Communication



Step 7 – Behaviour change



Step 8 – Implementation



Step 9 – Data analysis



Step 10 – Keep up momentum


Report produced by: Sara Kassam, Energy & Environment Manager, University of East London


Thanks in no particular order to all involved in this project: Rob Bristow (JISC), Alan Lee (ICT, London South Bank University), Cameron Green and Conrad Healy (Global Action Plan), Darryl Newport, Rick Branston, Pervin Hussain, Kalton Ahmed, Paul Kernaghan, Linsey Cole, Steve Marlow, Richard Pennington, Gurdish Sandhu (UEL) and of course the pilot departments at UEL.


Step 1: Define your scope


1.1 Printing is a huge area of activity, ranging from everyday office printing to large volume specialist printing.


1.2 There are also different types of user including support staff, academic staff and students. Each will have different needs so the scope of your project needs to be clearly defined and the cost-benefits of options considered.


1.3 Decide if you are going to focus on a department or building as a trial or roll-out the project on a larger scale from the outset. We chose one non-academic department in an open plan office and two academic departments with cellular offices to pilot the initiative.


1.4 Introduction of ‘follow me printing’ or ‘print on demand’ systems where staff can use any MFD by swiping their ID card or typing in a code is recommended for maximum benefit.


1.5 Individual desktop printers should be seen as a sign of inefficiency rather than privilege or status. No person or department should ‘own’ a separate printer, scanner, photocopier, fax machine or MFD. Rather, this equipment should be an institutional resource, accessible to all staff regardless of physical location.


1.6 Someone must be assigned and responsible for the local group MFD. If not it can lead to neglect or misuse, which will increase down-time and customer dissatisfaction. The machine must also be proactively monitored on-line, so toner is sent to the assigned person before the toner runs out or paper can be obtained before that also runs out. This ensures that MFD uptime is maximised.


1.7 Also consider that printing is a means to an end, and that there are other ways of storing and sharing information. Printing on paper is simply one solution so your project needs to take into account other alternatives which can also be promoted.



Step 2: Get the right people involved



2.1 Choose your project partners carefully and ensure that they have the knowledge and skills that you need for the whole life of the project.



2.2 You should include people from the following departments (or equivalents); print services, ICT, sustainability/environment, procurement and marketing/communications. It is advised that the project manager is from the print services or ICT departments. Other expertise may be required at certain points in the project e.g. health and safety, fire safety.



2.3 Cross-departmental working can be challenging but will have huge benefits. Sounds obvious but it is surprising how little people from departments within the same institution talk to each other! Take some time to understand everyone’s methods of working and general constraints.



2.4 You will need buy-in at a senior level which may sound clichéd but ensure that this is proper buy-in. Directors, deans and senior managers you have approached need to have a thorough understanding of what you are trying to achieve especially as they should be giving up their desktop printers too!



2.5 Buy-in at an operational level is also important and this is where environmental champions can come in. You may already have a network set up at your institution or you may ask for volunteers especially for this project. We found departmental administrators to be invaluable throughout the project.



2.6 Contact your equipment provider to see what technical and training support they will make available. You may be staying with an incumbent or choosing a new provider for MFDs but either way, make sure they are fully signed up to the project. The ‘print on demand’ element was essential for us but the supplier struggled to provide us with a solution that worked effectively.



2.7 Ask your vice chancellor (VC) to endorse a printing strategy that promotes the efficient use of printing and multifunctional machines across campuses and invite the VC to be leading by example.



Step 3: Project planning



3.1 Produce a project plan with realistic timescales, allocate responsibilities and resources and ensure that everyone involved in the project has contributed to the plan.



3.2 If there a number of departments involved, you may want to develop service level agreements to really tie down what everybody is responsible for delivering.



3.3 Carry out a risk analysis of what could affect the success of your project but just identifying risks isn’t enough, do as much as you possibly can to reduce the likelihood an impact of them.



3.4 Research multifunctional devices, accountancy billing systems, blogs, ICT and print networks for the latest green technology and best value for money solutions in printing, scanning and photocopying.



3.5 Don’t take the technical solution for granted, setting this up can be just as complex as implementing a behavioural change campaign.



3.6 Find out if any departments in your organisation already use MFDs and what their experiences have been. People are more convinced if it has already been done elsewhere but it has to be the same type of department e.g. academic staff with cellular offices are more likely to pay attention to those with a similar setup, rather than support staff in an open plan office.



3.7 Think about every eventuality e.g. what happens to the desktop printers that are removed? Are they reused, donated to charity or sent for recycling? For us, the easiest way logistically was for our IT disposals company to collect the unused desktop printers and we asked for detailed information on how they were recycled to publicise to staff.



3.8 All departments are different so your approach will need to be tailored, for example academic staff will have different needs to service staff, and those in cellular offices will be different to open plan.



Step 4: Site audit



4.1 Information gathering can be time-consuming but really helpful for building your financial case, collating data for staff awareness and understanding the extent of environmental improvements that could be made.



4.2 Useful information includes quantity and cost of paper and toner/ink cartridges used. Some of this information may be available centrally from procurement or finance departments, but we also found that departments had their own devolved purchasing for printer consumables.



4.3 The number of imaging devices in general (printers, photocopiers, scanners, fax), and model/manufacturer of the equipment can be obtained through carrying out a site walkround.



This is a good opportunity to survey other items e.g. presence of recycling bins, if equipment is left on.



4.4 We estimated electricity consumption and CO2 emissions by using the ‘imaging’ tab of the SusteIT Energy and Carbon Footprinting tool: http://www.susteit.org.uk/files/category.php?catID=4



4.5 Your IT department may have information on the cost of maintaining and providing service support for desktop printers (having many models from different manufacturers can be very inefficient). Also check to see if any of the machines are under contract and their ownership status.



4.6 Analyse your information to produce easy-to-understand headline figures.



Example: UEL Site Audit Summary

2108 desks were surveyed and the following found:

- 788 imaging devices - 72% were desktop printers - 353 different models from 21 manufacturers - Account for 70 tonnes CO2 - Energy costs approx £10k PA



• Spent over £58,000 on printer cartridges last year.



• Use approximately 150 boxes of paper per week.



4.7 Working out potential savings from switching to MFDs (money, energy/CO2, time, resources) should help you to ‘sell’ the project and also produce a baseline which will help with evaluation of the project.



Step 5: Staff consultation



5.1 Consulting with staff from the outset helps to shape your project to ensure that needs are met as well as gaining some buy-in to what you’re trying to achieve.



5.2 We started with a general online questionnaire open to all staff, aiming to further understand knowledge, attitudes and behaviours around staff printing. The incentive was Fairtrade chocolate for the department who completed the most questionnaires and we had an 18% response rate.



5.3 As well as asking for people’s opinions on MFDs, we also took the opportunity to find out what staff thought generally about UEL’s environmental performance and facilities.


5.4 The online survey was followed by two focus groups held over lunch to obtain some more detailed insight. Priorities for staff were:



Reliable equipment, no long queues for printing and some form of backup in case of technical problems.



Confidentiality i.e. that printed documents wouldn’t be left lying around on top of printers.



Ability to print double-sided, to print in colour, to scan documents and to fax documents.



Training on more efficient printing methods.



Better information e.g. how to print duplex, what materials can be recycled and where.



5.5 After surveying all staff, we chose three pilot departments whose senior management were supportive of the project and also consulted with administrators for each of the departments. This brought up issues such as; a need to monitor print volumes and restricting access to colour printing where it is not essential. We also found that generally people wanted to be greener but just wanted to be shown how.



Step 6: Implementation



6.1 Use the site audit data and staff consultation to help produce an implementation plan that responds to concerns and needs that have been flagged up. Items to think about include:



What type of MFD will be placed where, are there any health and safety, access or fire safety issues. Reprographic rooms aren’t always available and putting MFDs in corridors can be tricky but not impossible.



Who will be responsible for ensuring paper supplies are available and that toner is changed when required.



How will the print on demand function work, through staff ID card, pin numbers or both.



How will the networking be set up so that staff can print from any machine.



How will print volume data be collected e.g. have all departmental cost codes been set up.



Are the MFDs provided centrally and therefore do departments need to be recharged/pay lease costs for using them.



Are there network points available/facility to install if the MFDs have fax capability.



How can scanned documents be collected i.e. are they emailed to the member of staff or sent to a shared drive.



How can scanned documents be reused, read or archived. i.e are they or can they be part of a university wide document management system.



What type of backup will be provided e.g. an administrator keeps a desktop printer just in case all MFDs in a building/area break down at once.



6.2 Once a piece of equipment becomes ‘communal’ it can be difficult to assign responsibility for maintenance. One way of dealing with this is a mixture of encouraging everyone to take ownership i.e. if there is problem to ensure that it is reported, and departmental administrators looking after machines in their area.



6.3 You will need to decide how best to remove desktop printers in a way that suits your organisation; staff can be very attached to their printers! Options include:



Install the MFDs, allow people to get used to using the new machines and then set a date for taking away desktop printers.



Allow people to keep their desktop printers until ink cartridges run out and not purchase any replacements through departmental budgets.



6.4 High level technical support is crucial (from in-house ICT, the external equipment provider or both) as there are likely to be teething problems. These need to be resolved immediately to avoid losing the goodwill or enthusiasm of staff who have switched from using desktop printers to MFDs.



Step 7: Behaviour change



7.1 There will be people who are very keen to switch to MFDs, those who are adamant that it will prevent them from working effectively and a group of people in the middle who with some support can be persuaded to use MFDs – this is the group to focus on.



7.2 It is important to sell the benefits and tailor these communications to different audiences. For example, some people may be interested in saving money, others in being greener and others will be keen on the additional functionality/time-saving features.



7.3 Make things as easy as possible! This can include having clear user instructions available above each MFD, a web page answering frequently asked questions and generally dealing with people’s questions as soon as possible to avoid disruption of their work.



7.4 Staff may be wary of having to use a new system and take some time to get used it. Continue to emphasise the benefits and ensure that genuine concerns are addressed.



7.5 Manage expectations. There are likely to be glitches when implementing the new system so be careful how you communicate the initiative to staff.



7.6 This is a good opportunity to promote other environmental issues such as recycling and energy efficiency.



7.7 One of our pilot departments found that posters above MFDs stating how much printing cost per sheet was an effective way of raising awareness – people started to share meeting agendas. Alternatives to printing can also be promoted e.g. using screens in meeting rooms to display meeting papers.



7.8 Showing people how much printing is usually wasted is effective too; one administrator collected a week’s worth of uncollected printing and showed her senior management team to reinforce the message that swipe card access to printers would be beneficial.



7.9 Make sure that your vice-chancellor’s department endorse the policy and get involved and give up their desktop printers early on. This will show support at the highest level and also provide senior management with an insight to the practicalities of the initiative.



7.10 Publicise the energy / resource / cost savings made wherever you can and feedback to staff on their progress, positively reinforcing ‘green’ behaviours.



Example: The Great Green Scheme

An interactive game was designed to illustrate the environmental actions that staff can take in their offices.

Based around the characters of an ‘energy bandit’ and ‘energy policeman’, actions include removing desktop printers in favour of MFDs, and recycling.

Each action has further detail outlining the benefits of carrying it out and the game which only takes a few minutes to play has proved popular with staff.



Game available at: www.uel.ac.uk/greenthing



Step 8: Communication



8.1 The aim is to let people know about the change, explain its purpose and the motivations driving it. How you do this will vary depending on who your audience is but always be clear about your message from the outset.



8.2 Methods we used included presentation to senior management teams of departments, one to one meetings with key people within departments and attendance at staff meetings.



8.3 Training sessions were held by our equipment provider so that people could ask questions and tryout the new equipment. Staff take-up varied, some felt that they didn’t have the time to attend whilst others said that they weren’t held on at appropriate times. Be aware of holiday times when scheduling activities as the bulk of teaching staff won’t be around.



8.4 Don’t rely on emails to communicate information. People don’t read them, read them too late or just don’t take the information in.



8.5 Sometimes information is better coming from within a department rather than from a central source. Often people are more likely to pay attention to their administrator rather than an unknown member of staff from Facilities or a senior manager. Also many staff dislike the top-down approach.



8.6 Keep up the communications. Regular reminders, updates, requests for feedback etc will help to embed the initiative and hopefully discover any unreported issues causing staff concern.



Step 9: Data analysis



9.1 This can be difficult as there are a number of variables involved but it needs to be done! Make your assumptions clear and show what data you have used to make your calculations.



9.2 Types of information that can be used include; staff hours spent photocopying and printing, quantity and cost of paper used over a certain time period, cost and quantity of toner cartridges, cost of leasing MFDs and cost per sheet printed compared to using desktop printers.



9.3 Sources of data include; the central procurement department, administrators in individual departments (often procurement for consumables is devolved), print services, the energy and environment team (for energy costs and CO2 emissions) etc.



9.4 After installation of MFDs and associated communication campaigns, survey staff again and assess their opinions. This information can be used to inform roll-out of the initiative to other departments or simply to evaluate the project as it is and see how ongoing improvements can be made.



Step 10: Keep up momentum



10.1 Continue to promote the principles of efficient printing through as many angles as possible e.g. during new build or refurbishment, take the opportunity to move people to an MFD environment and don’t let staff take desktop printers with them.



10.2 Use procurement / financial approval processes to prevent the purchase of desktop printers, develop departmental policy not to fund desktop ink cartridges etc.



10.3 And the final piece of advice is to stick with it, perseverance is essential - a greener, more efficient world of office printing is possible!

TONERmiser V2.0 has been launched.

After ongoing developments and customer requests, TONERmiser V2.0 has been launched.
With all the  benefits of V1.0, TONERmiser now offers many additional enhancements; the new slider bar allows you to decide what level of print quality and saving you wish to attribute to each print run. TONERmiser V2.0 is 10 times more effective than draft or economode.

TONERmiser V2.0 now works with Inkjets as well as laser printers and also has new features such as its web based reports with export feature.

You can also now run TONERmiser V2.0 to either enhance an existing print optimisation project or as a standalone application, the choice is yours.

Other TONERmiser V2.0 key benefits include:

• Up to 50% saving on toner and ink
• High quality results guaranteed
• Discreet and invisible to end-users
• Easily administered and managed - can be central or local
• Quick install and roll-out
• Helps to lower your carbon footprint

TONERmiser Print Cost ReductionThe leading Industry analysts, including IDC and Gartner, have identified that for most organisations the cost of toner is between 1-3% of turnover and is increasing every year.
Typically, an organisation’s printing costs are anywhere between £200-£700 per user, per year and a large part of this cost is made up of toner.
From an environmental perspective, it takes almost a third of a gallon of oil to make a laser toner cartridge, which is why governments, private companies and the print cartridge manufacturers have implemented sophisticated toner replenishment schemes in order to reduce the need or desire to buy new cartridges every time. So, by reducing toner consumption, as well as the added benefit of reducing your costs, an organisation can massively reduce its Co2 emissions.
Please note this is not an endorsment of TONERmiser V2.0. For more information see http://www.integralservices.info/services/cost-optimisation/print-cost-reduction/

The Print Services Summit

The Print Services Summit is 14th November Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted

The Summit is specifically organised for Print Buyers and Managers who are directly responsible for the buying of their organisation’s print, paper and related products and services. This includes the green standing and sustainable development that printers meet as well as the value for money they offer.

For delegates your complimentary place includes:
• Free seminars.
• Information of sustainable development and green standing of printers
• Processes to ensure quality and great value for money
• Free meals & refreshments (for early registrants)
• Unparalleled networking opportunities.
• A relaxed businesslike environment.
• Luxury hotel venues.
• An event where you are in charge.
• A professional, time saving way to find product, service and solution providers.
• A ‘no hassle, no hard sell’ environment.

Only 75 places available.

This Summit offers you an efficient and stress-free way to see what’s new in the industry and make profitable connections and partnerships.

Contact for enquiries or booking: Kerry Copping at k.copping@forumevents.co.uk or call 01992 374100

For suppliers and solution providers it offers:

• No time wasters.
• The clients attending are Directors and Senior Managers who have considerable purchasing budgets, the authority to spend and are actively reviewing their current suppliers. No time wasters just high quality meetings.
• You’re meeting buyers who want to meet you.
• We will organise your personalised itinerary based upon your and the client's choices.
• No standing around waiting for prospects to find your stand.
• You will be working continuously, spending quality face to face time with potential clients generating valuable contacts; from breakfast, during your organised 30 minute appointments, lunch and dinner.
• Limited competition.
• Unlike traditional exhibitions attendance for suppliers in any one market sector is limited.

Sustainable development suggestion for printing systems

Suppliers of printing management systems (like Pcounter, Equitrac, Uniflow, Papercut, etc.) should include actual paper orders (amounts and costs) in their software. Then organisations can clearly show the paper purchased, which is actually used by that printing system. This business process could be automated and data supplied by the paper supplier, so no extra work is needed by the organisation’s printing management systems administrator.
This will then show the efficiency, actual paper use, by the printing system, clearer carbon savings and the leakage that is used on other printers and the waste and loss.

Even if that paper was limited to just the basic bulk A4 & A3, 80gsm white paper, it would give a much clearer picture of printing across our organisations.

This paper provision should be part of the standard build and not an extra cost or add-on option.

What next could they consider adding in the software: Card costs? Electricity cost? Floor space cost? Toner cost? Machine rental /lease/ purchase or click costs? Service costs? Parts costs? What about the actual cost of the printing management system, on and off-line value loaders, cloud printing, and the annual licences costs?

Why not make printing management systems more accountable, and have some whole life costs, built-in and not an extra and make the real cost of printing management systems totally transparent.

Think Print - Cost- and Carbon-Conscious Document Systems at Green IT Expo

http://www.greenitexpo.co.uk/

Re:Think Print - Cost- and Carbon-Conscious Document Systems (Session 2D) by Kyocera Mita (UK) Ltd

Independent research indicates that on average 60% of printing is unnecessary. Effective print management can deliver cost savings, increase productivity and reduce consumption of resources. The session explores where waste occurs and what tools and techniques are available to deliver on cost reduction and environmental efficiency goals.

Green ICT report for distribution in The Sunday Telegraph on October 24th 2011. This report will explain green ICT for c-suite and board-level director in easy-to-digest, plain English. The report will cut through technical issues and get to the core of what a chief executive needs to know: How much money can be saved and how will it improve business performance? The report is geared to ensure senior executives ask their ICT departments the right questions, putting green ICT firmly on the agenda when strategic decisions are made. It will highlighting some of the pressures organisations are under from various parties to cut costs, drive efficiency and maximise shareholder value. We show that through using smart systems and employing green ICT practices, it is possible to achieve these goals

British Association for Print and Communications (BAPC)

Diary of Events
Wednesday 19th October 2011 & Thursday 20th October 2011
Ricoh Revolutionary Event - an initiative to help printers
Held at Airth Castle Hotel, Airth Stirlingshire Scotland FK2 8JF
For information and to book your place visit www.ricoh.co.uk/revolution
or e-mail revolution@ricoh.co.uk

20th - 21st October 2011
BAPC CONFERENCE - Holiday Inn Elstree
For information contact tony.honnor@bapc.co.uk

24th October 2011
PrintWeek Awards - Grosvenor House, London

27th October 2011
Digital Printer - Strategies for Success Seminar
Telford, West Midlands
To register telephone Chloe 01892 514437

27th October 2011
The Printing Charity Party - 3pm -7pm
R K Burk Gallery, 61 Union Street, London SE1 1SG
All are welcome - to reserve your place
E-mail: alison@theprintingcharity.org.uk

7th November 2011
Two Sides Autumn Seminar
Stationers' Hall, London
Admission is free if you pre-register
Contact Sarah Collins at Two Sides: sjc@twosides.info

The Lean & Green International Environmental Conference

The Lean & Green International Environmental Conference will focus on the duality of mutual economic and environmental benefits (Lean & Green) as an industry strategy. Specialised speakers from both within and external to the printing and paper industry will provide attendees with information and incentives to take this holistic business approach. The conference programme will be organised in three sessions: Environmental Footprint, Sustainability Challenge, Labels and Certifications.


The conference will be on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 09:00-15:00 in the drupa Congress Centre. The conference is a not-for-profit event that will only cost 175 € plus German VAT (19%) to cover event expenses and refreshments (including a light lunch). Places are limited and can be reserved now on our event registration page: http://amiando.com/LEAN_GREEN

The PrintCity Alliance is active in Lean Manufacturing and Environmental issues. Some of its publications include: Carbon Footprint & Energy Reduction for the Graphic Industry Value Chain, Sustainability, Energy & Environment, Energy Efficiency Optimisation for Web Offset Printers. These and other PrintCity publications are available from www.printcity.de/shop

Copier integration & Pull printing

Thu -20^th October – 9.15am

Book your place here -

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/754566752

How to get more from Pcounter

Tue 18^th October – 9.15am

Book your place here –
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/879002305

ThinPrint Product Overview

1 Printer Dashboard Full control of all your printers
View your entire printer network through a Web browser! You'll always know the toner status of your printers and you'll never miss another paper jam or other printing problems. Thanks to Printer Dashboard, you can track your print volumes and always have your printing costs under control.

2. Personal Printing Essentials
Reduce costs, spare recources, guarantee confidentiality
This simple and cost-effective solution is ideal for all organizations wishing to print securely, environmentally friendly and flexibly. Personal Printing Essentials protects confidential information as the printout only takes place once the user identifies himself at the printer, for example with a smartcard or a BlackBerry barcode.

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The central hub for print jobs in traditional networks, virtualized and SBC environments
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4. Application Server Engine
Professional print management for server-based computing in Terminal Servers/Citrix environments
The ideal print solution for server-based environments based on Microsoft Remote Desktop Services or Citrix XenApp. Reduce your administration costs through integrated DRIVER FREE PRINTING technology. Thanks to this software solution, print data transmission is optimized, thereby increasing the stability of your IT infrastructure.

5. Engine for VMware View
Complete your desktop virtualization strategy
This solution is the ideal addition to your VMware View environment. Benefit from central print management based on a virtual print server and optimum print support when using Thin Clients. Connection-oriented bandwidth control enables users to print reliably and quickly – even with the minimum available bandwidth.

6. RDP Engine
The leading print solution for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Print quickly and reliably using your remote desktop connection! Easily connect printers in office and home workstations to your company network. Convenient plug and play installation ensures that all your users always access the right printer.

7. Desktop Engine
Quick and easy printing when accessing desktops via RDP or ICA
The ideal solution for freelancers and independent contractors requiring remote user access to their desktop computer in the office. With ThinPrint Desktop Engine they can output their work on a locally available printer at any time.

8. V-Layer Basic
Eliminate printer drivers from your company's desktops
With ThinPrint V-Layer Basic simplify printer management in your traditional network. Eliminate drivers from your company's desktops and migrate printer driver administration entirely to the print server! The administrator transforms the print server into a V-Layer print server with just one click.

9. Management Center
The central and dynamic management system for your print environment
Use ThinPrint Management Center to simplify the installation and administration of complex printing environments. Database-supported, graphic displays make it easy to maintain an overview of your print servers. Manage your entire print infrastructure with just a few clicks, regardless of how complex your environment or required changes are.

10. Connected Gateway
Curb costs when printing via WAN connections
As an additional component for the Server Engine or Application Server Engine, Connected Gateway offers the ideal solution for connecting remote branches in a simple, fast and cost-effective manner. Address branch and externally located network printers using TCP/IP – even in masked networks. Connected Gateway stabilizes print data transmission and ensures reliable printouts.

11. Queue Manager
Print jobs by registered post
Use the ThinPrint Queue Manager to ensure reliable delivery of all print jobs in your print queue. Queue Manager is especially useful if the reliable transmission of your print data in the LAN or WAN may be compromised, or if the addressed printer cannot be reached.

12. Host Integration Service
Integration of SAP and Unix spool servers in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Citrix XenApp environments
Wish to seamlessly integrate host print flows into your Microsoft or Citrix environment? Want high-performance and secure printing from central applications such as ERP, PPS or CRM systems? Use the ThinPrint Host Integration Service as a flexible distribution center in your print environment and benefit from the performance features of the market-leading print technology.

Digital Printer to hold web to print seminar

Digital Printer magazine will hold the latest of its Strategies for Success series of seminars, covering the issues of web to print. It will be held at Ricoh UK's site in Priorslee, Telford.

The cost is £50 plus VAT per delegate, with a special delegate rate of £80 plus VAT for two.

Web to print presents distinct opportunities and challenges that differ significantly from your everyday search for new business. The rewards are compelling, but the challenge needs understanding.

The seminar programme includes:

Session 1: Ecommerce – understanding the positive impact of web to print on your business. Ecommerce is a powerful asset, and this session will explore its potential impact.

Session 2: Web to print – the decision to invest. This case study will describe how a printer having considered the benefits of web to print has seen genuine business value and is now ready to take the step into ecommerce.

Session 3: Web to print strategy – road map to profitability. Jesper Hjort from Intermail will talk about the adoption of web to print in the last year and how it has transformed business.

Session 4: The right business model to succeed Nick Devine, the Print Coach, will look at what you need to do with your business model and marketing to ensure the success of your web to print business.

The morning will will end with web to print demonstrations and delegates will have the chance to ask questions specific to their business requirements. Lunch will be served to all delegates.

A booking form can be downloaded from:
http://www.paperandprint.com/cgi-bin/whitmar/count_links.cgi?link=www.digitalprintermag.co.uk/reg

Green Optimized Print Services by Konica Minolta

Sustainability as a key goal for Konica Minolta's new Green Optimized Print Services
Sustainability and the protection of the environment are core challenges and an essential part of Konica Minolta’s management philosophy “The Creation of New Value”.
A multitude of milestones in Konica Minolta’s company history demonstrates how sustainability has always been a subject of our minds and hearts.
We also face the future: Konica Minolta’s Eco Vision 2050 presents a long-term environmental vision to achieve our future objectives and fulfil our responsibility as a global corporation
Our efforts and achievements gain recognition and respect - in 2011, Konica Minolta was awarded as the most sustainable company in the image information industry, coming 70th on the independent Global 100 Corporate Sustainability Benchmark list.
The green OPS concept
Konica Minolta’s Optimized Print Services (OPS) follow the strategy of sustainability. That means Konica Minolta does not only improve the efficiency of the printing and copying environment but also reduces its environmental impact. The green OPS concept includes three phases:

Consult: Konica Minolta’s experts analyse and evaluate the current situation.
Implement: Our consultants suggest and install sustainable and energy efficient systems.
Manage: Konica Minolta supports the company in operating the hardware in an environmentally friendly way.
Konica Minolta always strives to be an understanding partner for its customers. Therefore we offer technologies and services with a focus on sustainable, efficient working environments.

Consult
The green OPS concept starts with an extensive analysis of the current situation. It integrates environmental targets into the optimisation proposal and calculates the power consumption of the actual fleet, based on available data, evaluating savings and environmental gains.

From this data, Konica Minolta understands the baseline TCO (total costs of ownership) and carbon footprint, including energy consumption, paper consumption and total CO2 emissions.

Implement
Based on the OPS optimisation proposal, a tailored fleet will be implemented at customer-side. Konica Minolta printers, MFPs and software offer eco-friendly features to protect the environment.

For Konica Minolta the whole product life cycle is in focus in order to minimise the environmental footprint of the products.

Examples in this field are

energy-saving product-design
compact and lightweight construction
improvement of distribution routes and systems to reduce CO2 emissions
software and applications that provide various saving opportunities
With the implementation of Konica Minolta devices, our customers benefits from many green
technologies such as Simitri HD Toner with biomass, low Energy Star TEC value or induction heating (IH) fusing technology.

Manage
After the implementation phase our customers are not left alone - the goal of the green OPS concept is to guarantee a trouble-free infrastructure and to adapt it constantly to the customer’s requirements. The issue of how the implemented hardware is utilised during the average day at the office is an essential factor - Konica Minolta’s systems have many green functionality such as:

Duplex printing and copying
N-up printing and copying
Proof & Print
My Tab
XPS Print preview
In the process of OPS, Konica Minolta offers customised trainings held by experts who present and explain green setting options for the new devices. Our innovations depend on future-oriented research and development as well as on permanent improvements.

A good example for our future technologies is the sustainable plastic component in our latest devices. http://www.konicaminolta.eu/business-solutions/company/environment/green-optimized-print-services.html
http://www.konicaminolta.co.uk/business-solutions/products/consulting-and-services/optimized-print-services-old/introduction-and-concept.html



 

Secure printing (Secure release) DocuPRO

In the old days (a cheesy comedy of printing)

DocuPRO makes sure confidential or sensitive documents cannot be accessed by everyone. These documents are placed in what is known as a safe print queue and are only released once the user has identified themselves on one of the printers included in the network.

DocuPRO also offers a secretarial function which allows authorised staff to print documents ordered by other users

Inepro Cloud Printing Solution New Cloud Printing - Printing made easy using any mobile device

With this solution print jobs can be sent to Multifunctional Devices (MFD’s) or printers within the University using any type of mobile device including iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia smart phones.
The solution is further developed to offer a paid print service by charging for print jobs sent to MFD’s or printers within many environments.

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Ricoh unveils Europe’s first eco board

by Emma Hughes

I know its not printing but this new sign for Ricoh is powered by wind and solar electricity, the eco board is 100% sustainable.

Revolutionising the world of roadside advertising UK-based electronics firm Ricoh has unveiled what they are calling the ‘eco board’. Powered solely by wind and solar energy the electronic billboard can be seen on the side of the M4 approaching London near Heathrow airport.
The project, which features Europe’s first ever wind and solar powered roadside electronic billboard, is expected to spur an increase in this kind of advertising in a bid to work towards Government’s carbon reduction targets.
The billboard, which is made up of 96 solar panels and five propellers, is expected to generate 5,178Wh a year. The system is also is equipped with an indicator showing how much electricity is remaining in the battery. The lighting method is changed depending upon the amount of the electricity remaining in the battery.
http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/ricoh_unveils_europes_first_eco_board_9876/

Printers at Affordable Prices

Maine Business Systems http://maine-plc.com/ has access to a large range of printers at reduced prices. By dealing direct with distributors we can get pricing for new & ex. showroom printers with full manufacturer’s warranty.

The printers they quote on come in the follow conditions:

• Customer returns and cancelled orders - Fully-functional products that have left the warehouse and therefore can no longer be sold as new.
• Demonstration and trial equipment - Products which have been provided to customers for demonstration purposes.
• Factory or reseller overstocks and end of line - Items that are returned by HP Partners to make room for newer product lines.
• Factory loaner equipment - Products that have been used for purposes such as trade shows, customer events, or solution centres and have been returned to HP.
• New product with damaged or opened packaging that can no longer be sold as sealed/new.
• Optional support contract on a cost per copy billing with no annual maintenance fees

Case Studies http://maine-plc.com/cases
Further information email najat@maine-plc.com

Print Management Systems - FCBS OneStop - Everyone Print - Callisto

The cost of printing and copying can be underestimated by businesses and can have a huge impact on their expenditure.

FCBS offer a pioneering range of quick and easy print management and document management solutions that are designed to eliminate such costs from your business or organisation.

Our solutions also save you time as our OneStop system monitors your machine for meter readings, errors, printer jams and when your machine is running low on toner. Everything is left to us and you don’t have to do anything.

FCBS OneStop
FCBS Onestop has been designed to collect, monitor and track usage of all your networked printing and copying devices.

The installed agent gathers information on toner levels, machine maintenance and usage, it then relays a read only report back to FCBS head office. Our team can make the necessary arrangements, whether that be a toner delivery or arrange for an engineer to visit site. It's so efficient that you may not even be aware that you need anything!

Can you imagine how easy things would be if you never had to order toner or give meter readings again- FCBS Onestop makes this a reality!

At a glance
Track and monitors device usage.
A proactive and efficient service solution.
Read only agent prevents information being changed.
No user intervention needed.

FCBS OneStop http://www.n2testing.co.uk/fcbscms/downloads/fcbs-onestop.pdf

Callisto
The Callisto print management software suite has been designed to manage paper flow into and out of your computer network. By controlling how your documents are scanned or printed, the Callisto print management system offers a single, integrated solution for input and output management.

For printing, it is possible to control exactly how your print devices are used for maximum efficiency. Utilising the latest technologies, it is possible to deliver user interfaces directly to your copier or scanner. For copying, this means that correct billing information can be assigned. For security purposes, you can store copies of your document on the network. For scanning, documents can be entered directly into a DMS system with all your correct information assigned to it.

By using SNMP, Callisto can check whether your device is actually available to print, rather than just accepting print jobs. If your device is unavailable, Callisto will hold the job and then automatically route it to your device when it becomes available.
Additional printer status information is extracted from your printers and collected from the Callisto job manager to indicate what error message is being received. This enables your Network Administrators to diagnose problems with devices more effectively.

Managed Scan allows you to select relevant information from a scanned document such as the Client Name and transfer the information to a file server or Document Management System.
All scan activity is logged to a database, enabling you to track and monitor the usage of devices, even if a Document Management System is not available.

The Callisto Managed Scan Digital Link Solution SIMS .net Datalink allows you to scan paper documents directly into Capita SIMS .net from any multifunctional device. By using SIMS .net in this way, it is simple for even the smallest of schools to manage and store a large amount paper documents electronically.

At a glance

Integrates directly with Capita SIMS .net
SIMS .net security ensures documents can only be scanned to valid destinations
Requires no user interaction at the desktop

Download Callisto PDF Brochure http://www.xssolutions.co.uk/PDF/Callisto%20Brochure.pdf

Everyone Print
The solution provides the ability for users to connect and use printing services from their own laptops, PCs or mobiles without any drivers or software needing to be installed, and without having to authenticate to the organisation’s network.

This removes the costs, security concerns and support overhead associated with configuration of users’ own laptops or mobile devices for printing, providing easy access to printers. Suitable for use in any size corporate organisation or educational environments such as open access areas, libraries and halls of residence – for students, staff and “guest” users. The solution can also be used to enable other non-authenticated users to print in places such as hotels, leisure and public places where network access is available but not typically with printing services directly offered.

At a glance

Web Print – upload documents via browser from anywhere with an internet connection
Email Print - print via email (body and/or attachments)
Driver Print – print normally from all applications using a print driver
Support for any client platform including Windows, MAC, Linux, Mobile/PDA etc
Supports all printers
Secure printing & pull printing supported
Integration with Pcounter for accounting/charging of all users including guests
Download Everyone Print PDF Brochure http://www.n2testing.co.uk/fcbscms/downloads/everyoneprintdatasheet.pdf

iPhone and iPad Printing Solutions

Submitted by Ricoh Innovations 

The advent of iPhone and iPad devices has allowed today’s business world to be completely portable. No longer are we restricted to viewing documents on computers or as hard copy prints. As convenient and useful as portable documents are, however, nearly every document will need to be produced in hard copy at some time or another. Commonly, users will e-mail a document to a desktop or laptop computer for printing, however, this solution requires time and access to another computer device.
How do Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users print from their devices in a reliable, efficient manner? A number of printing options are currently available and innovative, built-in solutions from Apple are on the horizon.

Third Party App Developer Printing Solutions
With Wi-Fi connectivity an integral part of iPhone and iPad devices, app developers have begun to offer apps that make printing directly from Apple mobile devices to wireless and shared network printers possible.

Print Central
Price: $9.99itunes.apple.com/us/app/printcentral-for-ipad/id366020849
This is the highest ranked app in the iTunes store to facilitate printing from iPhones and iPads, and it offers features that reach beyond just printing. Clearly geared toward business people, the Print Central app has been designed to provide easy access to documents for printing, editing and sharing while also allowing quick interface with WiFi printers on available networks. When WiFi is not available, Print Central is capable of printing remotely to a pre-determined Mac or PC via 3G service.

Print N Share
Price: $8.99itunes.apple.com/us/app/print-n-share-for-advanced/id301656026
Similar to Print Central, Print N Share is designed to allow printing to any printer connected to a Mac or PC remotely via 3G coverage. This service requires some set-up prior to use in order to determine which printer the documents will print to. When WiFi connectivity is available, the app also allows for incredibly simple set-up to print documents directly to available wireless printers. Like many other multi-function printing applications for iPhone and iPad, Print N Share allows users to view PDF files and documents in most standard formats from Windows and Mac operating systems. A comprehensive in-app e-mail reader also offers users the capability to view and print e-mails directly from the app rather than with an outside program by saving the information as a document and then printing them via the Print N Share app.
Video: How to Print a Webpage Using PrintCentral, Print N Share or Print Bureau Apps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LBtTxNuxfI

Print
Price: $4.99itunes.apple.com/us/app/print-printing-for-everyday/id299423224
From the same developers of Print N Share, Print is developed for individuals who may be doing less business printing with their iPhone or iPad. Billed as an app to facilitate the printing of everyday items, Print allows for simple connection to wireless printers via WiFi, or  to available Network printers by downloading and configuring the available free printer software. While Print does not allow users to obtain hard copies of documents or e-mails, it does print photos, web pages and information from the contacts section of your iPhone or iPad with ease. The easy-to-use functions and reasonable price of Print make it ideal for someone looking to get those iPhone photos onto paper or simply print the occasional on-line dinner recipe. EuroSmartz, Ltd., the developer of Print and Print N Share has also developed DocPrinter, available for $5.99 that is easy to use and expands the capability of Print to include document sharing & printing.

PrinterShare Premium
Price: $4.99itunes.apple.com/us/app/printershare-premium-phone/id370141186
Perhaps one of the most simple printing apps, PrinterShare Premium, is controlled from a simple home page that allows users to select what they’d like to print: contacts, photos, web pages or “paste & print.”. The “paste & print” feature is intended to allow users to copy information from Safari, mail programs or other areas of the iPhone or iPad and then paste the information into PrinterShare Premium for printing. While this app lacks some of the functionality of higher priced printing & document sharing apps, it does earn high marks for simplicity of use.
Aside from apps designed by third party app developers, most major printer brands including HP, Epson and Brother offer free apps that allow iPhone and iPad devices to print directly to their printers on a network. This type of solution is ideal for an individual who needs to print only from home or office on a specific printer brand, and offers a cost savings by not requiring the purchase a third party app. However, many iPad users have lodged complaints, claiming that the iPad versions of these free brand-specific printer apps are simply iPhone apps that have been “blown up”, As a result, the iPad app graphics are low quality and the app seems to have difficulty detecting available WiFi printers.
Many third party printing apps prove to be clunky. Some apps connect with ease to certain brands of printers, while they stall during connection to other brands. Unfortunately, these apps don’t provide much continuity in printing capabilities. So, if third party apps aren’t the best answer, what is?
AirPrint: A Solution from Apple
It seems that Apple developers have listened to users and realized that the functionality of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch would be greatly increased if a simple printing solution was available.
In September of 2010, Apple announced that a new printing solution, AirPrint, will be supported by iPhone, iPad and third generation and later iPod Touch devices beginning in November 2010. AirPrint is available as part of the iOS 4.2 download.
AirPrint in action on an iPad is shown below:


AirPrint works by identifying printers on WiFi networks and allowing users to print to identified printers without installing specific drivers. Initially, the program will be compatible with HP brand ePrint printers via WiFi networks. Reportedly, HP ePrint technology works by assigning each printer a unique e-mail address as opposed to a driver to download. Thus, when printing occurs via AirPrint to HP ePrint printers, documents are essentially e-mailed directly to the printer for hard copy production.
Although HP is working with Apple as AirPrint’s initial “printing partner,” additional major printer brands are expected to begin producing AirPrint compatible inkjet and laser printers in the near future. AirPrint will also work with any brand of shared network printers on Mac and PC computers.
Users can expect that AirPrint will function only on iOS devices that support multi-tasking, meaning that the iPhone 3G and prior devices will be excluded. However, both Apple and iOS developers using the beta release of iOS 4.2 describe the program as easy to use, with minimal initial set-up and simple “tap to print” capabilities.

Round-a-bout Printing Options:For those who are unwilling to pay the relatively high price for printing apps while waiting for AirPrint to become available, there are a few methods of printing that, while beating around the bush, will get the job done.
Many bloggers discuss e-mailing themselves items from iPhone or iPad that they wish to print and simply printing from a desktop computer when they reach their destination. Another option is to simply connect the device to your computer and sync documents for printing directly to a computer connected to a printer.
Others note that quick screenshots can be taken of material on an iPhone or iPad by holding both the home and power button simultaneously. Once the image is saved as a photo, it can be printed via a low cost third party app intended for photo printing.
Ideally, the release of AirPrint and ongoing updates by Apple will provide a reliable printing solution for the iPhone and iPad. While these pocket computers are useful beyond compare, features like simple printing will add a new dimension of usability to these products.

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Study claims digital book printing is greener than offset

By Melanie Defries Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Digital printing technology can reduce overproduction by 22 per cent and reduce the carbon footprint of a book by up to a fifth, a study commissioned by HP claims.

The research, which has been independently reviewed in accordance with ISO standards applicable to life-cycle assessments, looked at offset-only printing, digital-only printing and scenarios involving a mixture of both.

It found that combining analogue offset and digital inkjet printing can significantly reduce the number of copies returned by retailers without affecting the number of copies sold, and to lessen the environmental impact of printing, much of which, according to the report, comes from the resources used to create and transport paper.

The digital presses used in the study were the HP T200 and T300 web presses and an HP R85 Inkjet Press for in-store promotion.

Christopher Morgan, senior vice president, Graphics Solutions Business, HP, said that book publishers could boost profits by using digital printing to better match supply with demand.

He said: "Digital printing’s ability to efficiently and affordably produce books in smaller quantities reduces the masses of unused copy returns that have long held industry sustainability, and profitability, hostage."

Ralph Bell, chief operating officer of CPI Antony Rowe, the digital division of CPI UK, agreed.

"The study findings match our experiences," he said, "Publishers tend to order a more precise number of copies. They tend to order a low number and then come back for a reprint. Another benefit of digital printing is that you can print a whole book in one rather than having to print them in sections and have them put together, which will also help to reduce the carbon footprint".

CPI UK is investing £22m in digital print technology as part of a three-year programme and plans to buy 10 HP high-speed web presses.

The study results were presented at an event at Webcom Inc, the first publishing industry supplier in Canada to print books using an HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press. The Toronto-based company also uses an HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press to produce covers for the books.

http://www.printweek.com/go/digital/article/1076084/study-claims-digital-book-printing-greener-offset/#articleComments

Inepro

7 interesting videos on Inepro systems for embedding and follow me printing

http://www.youtube.com/user/IneproInternational

Exhibition

For two weeks in June... 14 major manufacturers and suppliers to the UK printing industry, representing more than 37 leading product brands, are combining to present live demonstrations of cutting-edge solutions 'from-file-to-finish' in every area of on-demand printing. To reserve your opportunity to visit this unique event

Visitors will be able to 'walk the workflow' through five process zones –

The PrePress, MIS, Workflow and web2print zone...includes sector-leader Shuttleworth's groundbreaking MIS software, Kodak's outstanding Prinergy Connect workflow solutions Horizon's unique pXnet bindery manager and Kodak's InSite PrePress Portal solutions ...
The Computer-to-Plate and Litho Print zone... See Komori's new 5-colour B2 Enthrone 29 with SAPC, automatic cleaning , one-touch sheet caliper presets and 13,000 sph production speeds, Kodak's 38 plates/hour Magnus 400 III with Squarespot imaging technology, Pomeroy inks and pressroom consumables and a selection of substrates from Vision Paper and Board...

The Digital Print zone... features the fast-evolving Kodak NexPress – constantly driving production and application parameters to bring on-demand short-run quality print to ever more applications and sectors. See, too, how Airtec's versatile humidification systems can help improve the working environment and productivity...
Finishing Solutions Galore...No area has benefited more from new technologies in recent years than finishing and the PostPress & Mailroom zone shows more than 30 systems from Horizon, Renz, Kern, Perfecta, Foliant (and more) that can help revolutionise your production and rewrite your costings...

In the Photobook and Value-Add zone... you can see the brilliant Kodak PictureKiosk, Horizon's Casemaking and binding system, Renz wirebinding solutions, Busch's ram punches and banders, specialist stocks from Vision Paper & Board and the unique MagneCote magnetic paper...

WHEN*
Tuesday 7 June 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 8 June 10 am - 8 pm
Thursday 9 June 10 am - 5 pm

Tuesday 14 June 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 15 June 10 am - 8 pm
Thursday 16 June 10 am - 5 pm

WHERE
At the 785m2 showrooms of Intelligent Finishing Systems Ltd
11 Aintree Road
Perivale
Greenford
Middlesex UB6 7LE

HOW
Register via printefficiently.com

PaperCut Return on Investment Calculator claims 10% - 20% reduction by monitoring

Return on Investment (ROI) is an important consideration in most network technology procurements and print, copy, fax and scan business processes are no exception. Calculating the return in financial terms can be tricky for IT projects because the benefits and savings are often difficult to quantify. You will not have these problems if you calculate the ROI with the PaperCut system because the savings are clear and direct. The savings are implementation dependent, but simply monitoring printing will normally yield a 10% - 20% savings over an unmanaged print environment.
PaperCut have made it easy for you to calculate your ROI by developing this calculator. It will highlight the payback time for your PaperCut purchase, and calculate your environmental impact savings.
http://www.papercut.com/tools/roi/

The University Print Managers’ Group (UPMG)

The University Print Managers’ Group (UPMG) exists primarily to promote and advance best value and good practice within the higher education (HE) reprographics, print and design environment. It encourages more coherent resourcing models for reprographics, inplant lithographic printing and digital printing. It also discusses technological developments in the context of their intelligent application and management.

The UPMG membership consists of a group of professional people working in the HE sector, dealing specifically with their institutions’ print, design and print related services. Some members serve their local authorities and other businesses to generate external income for their HEIs. The UPMG has over 100 members from

around 80 HEIs throughout England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The aims are

• improve the standards of communication amongst our member institutions;

• address strategic issues regionally and nationally;

• find and promote better training and promotional opportunities for our members;

• encourage more coherent and comprehensive resourcing models for inplant printing;

• discuss and advise on technological developments and encourage their take-up in a practical way;

• help our members manage their Units more effectively.

They examine and discuss:

• processes that give value for money;

• environmental issues;

• disability and equal opportunities;

• Health & Safety and COSHH;

• Copyright;

• Data Protection Act;

• VAT;

• purchasing and procurement;

• facility management.

The UPMG cover:

Digital and networked printing systems

Distributed and central photocopier management

Document management

Graphic design

Inplant printing

IT in print

Lithographic printing

Paper procurement

Print finishing

Print purchasing

Reprographics

Staff management

Web design and systems