P7000 line matrix print platform
PRINTRONIX Inc. has introduced the P7000 line matrix family, which expands upon the company’s corporate branding and product development initiative. This P7000 platform supersedes Printronix's existing P5000 series. According to Printronix, the new series is ten times less expensive than the laser or serial matrix and delivers cost savings and increased uptime in high-volume applications.
"The number one reason our customers continue to select line matrix technology is reliability, as no other technology delivers more trouble-free, high-volume printing than a Printronix line matrix printer," said Printronix’s Business Development Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Bruce Wong.
"Printronix created the line matrix printing platform in 1974 with the introduction of the P300. Since then, Printronix has advanced product capabilities with each new generation - delivering a product that is higher in quality and more reliable than its predecessor.
“The P7000 platform, with a range of design refinements, carries forward this tradition. It's the most reliable Printronix printer ever created. The result is more uptime, more mission critical dependability and lower service costs."
Costs of printing are lowered with the ultra capacity ribbons used in the P7000. Printronix designed the series to be the most cost-efficient line matrix printing series available. The company invested significantly in the design and testing of new fabrics, ink formulations and constructions to develop new consumables.
Suitable for both text and bar code applications, the patented P7000 ultra capacity ribbon starts 20% darker and last three times longer than Printronix's most popular 30 million character ribbons.
With a 90 million character rated life, the number of printer interventions are significantly reduced. In addition to the labour savings from reduced consumable handling, the efficiency of this new design results in an even lower cost per page.
Changing ribbons too frequently wastes money, while changing them infrequently produces inconsistent or unusable output. Constantly monitoring the print quality manually is also a time-waster. Without introducing any additional labour or set up, the new P7000 Integrated Printing Management System monitors and communicates ribbon life automatically.
Features include:
* Automatic ribbon life tracking
* Job control - know when or if there is enough supplies for a given job
* Print image quality control
* Consumable usage tracking - the types and volumes of everything used is tracked
* Remote visibility and control via PrintNet Enterprise.
23-Aug-2005