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Fujitsu and Océ printing technology are
helping HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
save millions of pounds on the output of
letters for UK taxpayers.
As material subcontractor to Capgemini
in the Aspire Partnership, which provides
HMRC with IT services, Fujitsu is responsible
for printing more than 500 million A4 pages
for HMRC every year. To handle the work, it
has invested in three Océ JetStream inkjet
colour production systems at its Warrington
and Shipley print sites.
The combination of Océ’s digital printing
technology and Océ PRISMA software
removes the need to use pre-printed
documents that can take up to 6 weeks
to be delivered. Instead, each document is
personalised on a white sheet of paper cut
directly from a paper reel fed directly into the
Océ JetStream printer.
The integrity of each printed page
is assured by extra OCR cameras on the
production printing systems that read special
pre-composed code lines.
Fujitsu Production Manager Darryl Hyde
said: “The real desire has been to simplify the
supply chain and the amount of pre-printed
stationery and to cut down costs in providing
a fully in-line solution that provides 100%
integrity and security. Previously we had over
100 different pre-printed stationery types –
now we literally start with a white sheet.”
He added: “Over the three years of the
contract we will print over 1.6 billion images
on white paper on over 1 billion sheets of A4
paper. The new system of printing has removed
the need to pre-print on over 14,600 rolls of
paper weighing over 6,200 tonnes as well as
the need for over 250 additional lorry journeys,
which equates to 50,000 less road miles. This
is contributing significantly to HMRC’s 10%
carbon emissions reduction target.”
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Kyocera’s
ECOSYS printing technology which continues
to provide an economical and environmentally
responsible alternative to the razor/razor blade model
employed by other manufacturers. Instead of charging
very little for hardware and a lot for supplies, Kyocera
aims to set a realistic price for its printers and a low
cost for consumables.
What makes ECOSYS different is the use of long-life drums
designed to last for the lifetime of the machine. Because the
only consumable that needs replacing is toner, running costs
are much lower than on printers that use all-in-one cartridges
containing the toner and drum. This system also results in less
waste – as much as 85% less during the life of a printer
– as a Kyocera toner cartridge has four components
compared to more than 60 in some all-in-one cartridges.
In 1992, the ECOSYS proposition was hard to sell,
except in eco-aware Germany, as buyers were in thrall to
low purchase prices and rarely looked at the total cost
of ownership. This is no longer the case and today the
economic climate and growing focus on sustainability
has made ECOSYS more relevant than ever.
20 years of ECOSYS
ECOSYS more relevant than ever: the FS-1500 launched
in 1992 (above) and its modern equivalent, the FS-1320
(above left).
Saving millions of pounds
for UK taxpayers: Darryl
Hyde with a third Océ
JetStream at the Fujitsu site
where work is done for
HM Revenue & Customs.
Dell moves
up a gear
Dell is building on
growing demand for
its printers with the
launch of five new
colour and B&W laser
printers for home offices
and small and medium-sized
businesses. In Q1 2012, Dell
bucked the trend in the printer
industry by becoming the only Top 5 vendor (in the US) to
increase shipments both sequentially (up 2% on Q4 2011)
and year-on-year (up 7% compared to Q1 2011), according to
IDC WW Hardcopy Peripheral Tracker. In the UK, Dell is ranked
5th in total A4 laser units, and fourth in unit share of the
colour laser market. Its new devices include two new colour
printers (the C3760n/C3760dn and C3765dnf) and three new
mono devices (the B1160/B1160w, B1260dn and B1265dnf).
www.dell.co.uk
In brief
End-to-end solution
Giving organisations the opportunity to
source all of their document-related needs
from a single supplier, Capita has launched
a complete suite of document-related
services including consulting; managed print
services (including print room); hybrid mail;
bulk transactional print and mail; e-delivery
(SMS, email); scanning; archive and
retrieval; and data analytics and reporting.
David Lockie, a divisional managing director
at Capita, said: “We are currently working
with Blackburn and Darwen Borough
Council to provide a complete end-to-end
solution, from document creation and
storage to data analysis and distribution.
We are looking to achieve around 17%
reduction in total print costs for the council
while taking a holistic approach to their
print requirements. These requirements
include general office, bulk printing and
mailing in an all-in-one solution.”
www.capita.co.uk
MPS award
Kyocera Document Solutions has won a
Managed Print Services Association (MPSA)
Leadership Award for best practices in
recognition of its methodology and strong
client relationships. Graham Cox, sales
director of Kyocera Document Solutions,
said: “We’re delighted to have the
MPSA validate our MDS methodology as
industry-leading best practice globally. Our
MDS methodology, flexible approach and
dedicated, expert teams mean that our
clients know they will get the best possible
solution for their business along with
unbeatable levels of customer service
when they work with Kyocera.”
Océ saves the taxman millions