Reprographics 101
(more than you ever wanted to know about the reprographics industry)
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What you’ll see below was part of an article I found, today, on USA Today; article was authored by Derek Kravitz of Associated Press (AP). The part of the article I’ve reprinted below is the part that deals with construction spending and new home sales. In the construction spending report, spending rose 0.2% in September…
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By Alex Kowalski (Bloomberg) – Nov 1, 2011 10:00 AM ET Tue Nov 01 14:00:00 GMT 2011 Construction spending in the U.S. rose in September for a second (straight) month as gains in private projects outpaced a drop in government outlays. Building outlays increased 0.2 percent after jumping 1.6 percent in August, Commerce Department figures…
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ZPrinting Magnifies the Value of Virtual Building Models in University, Church, Commercial and Civic Projects 07/12/11 BURLINGTON, Mass. – The Beck Group, one of the top-rated design-build firms in the United States, has begun using Z Corporation technology to create physical architectural models that captivate viewers, promote projects, and dramatically communicate details of a design.…
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At 11:00 this morning (November 1st, 2011), the U.S. Census Bureau will release the “Construction Spending” report for September 2011. Here’s how to get to that report: First, go to…. http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm Then, after you arrive at that page…. Scroll down to the ninth block and you will see “CONSTRUCTION SPENDING” Keep in mind that the…
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I’d like you to know that I’m not easily impressed. But, I’m one to give credit ….. when and where credit is due. Reprographers are aware that the A/E/C segment of the reprographics market has been slow for several years by now. (Hopefully, 2012 will see a turn for the better.) In spite of that,…
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It’s official! Effective January 1, 2012, OCE will no longer provide access to the OCE Plan Center on-line hosting service, rendering the software non-functional. In addition, OCE will no longer provide technical support or updates. OCE has documented a process whereby you can export the files you are currently storing on the OCE Plan Center…
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If I don’t drop dead within the next few days, Reprographics 101 will have achieved another milestone (of sorts), 900 posts, since I started Reprographics 101 on February 27, 2009. Below, I’m going to share with you: The first post I did, when I started Reprographics 101 Visitor statistics, since I first started Reprographics 101…
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I’ve mentioned before that I occasionally visit www.glassdoor.com to read employee reviews (posted by both current and former employees) of companies in the reprographics business. Most of the reviews I read, especially those posted by former employees, are quite mean-spirited. Glassdoor provides a forum for employees to post comments about their employers. The question I…
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Earlier this year, late January to be exact, Ricoh issued a press release to announce that it would be investing $300 million (US) to develop its “managed print services” business. Now, Ricoh has issued another press release, this one to announce Ricoh MDS 2.0. Both press releases are included in this post; the most recent…
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Having difficulty “branding” your reprographics business? Well, why not brand your packaging! Cyclix has been a reprographics industry vendor/supplier since 1979, and, as a former customer (when I was active in the reprographics business), I can vouch for this vendor; one of the most consistent, quality-oriented vendors ever to grace the reprographics industry. Among their…
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