As we move toward the end of the year, many companies begin to take stock of their print environment and think about upgrading their printers, multifunction devices, copiers, scanners, and fax machines. Year-end purchases or leases can be advantageous from a tax perspective, and you may even be able to get a deal on models that have been released the previous year. And your print environment has a direct impact on productivity, which in turn can positively affect your bottom line results.

Measuring quality may be subjective, however, there are several ways you can assure the highest quality when it comes to your printing.

With post-pandemic disruption continuing across all industries, businesses are looking for ways to get more competitive — from reducing capital expenditures to improving office efficiency. In fact, anything that can help your business increase your return on investment can contribute to greater business success. Fortunately, there is a simple, cost-effective way you can improve workflow processes, increase efficiency, and help your staff collaborate more effectively for a better bottom line: Choosing a printer with the right printer software.

As businesses begin to recover from setbacks and disruptions that occurred during the coronavirus pandemic, many office managers and business owners are turning their attention to cultivating bottom-line health and cost-savings. One way to do this is to right-size your office technology, meaning to find the sweet spot that occurs when you have the right office equipment for the job at hand — and the number of staff served by that technology.

Like all industries, the medical services and healthcare industry was hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As healthcare-oriented businesses struggle to return to normal, providers are turning to technology to help speed care and increase the quality of the patient experience.

Laser printers are office workhorses. They are exceptionally durable with duty cycles that can churn out mountains of pages for proposals, invoicing, marketing, and just about anything else you need faster and with steady reliability. Even today’s home offices can benefit from the addition of a laser printer, especially since there are some very low-profile models that will fit nicely into a smaller work area. Laser printers run using toner, which is more expensive initially than the ink used in inkjet printers, but over the long run, using toner can save you money.

If you are looking for an article about collectible paper weights, this is not it.  This article is about understanding the terminology behind copier and printer paper weights.   In researching this article, I did find the Paperweight Collector's Association at paperweight.org.

If you run a business that prints oversized or odd-sized materials such as construction plans, engineering blueprints, graphic-heavy marketing materials and signage, and more it might be a smart idea to invest in an in-house wide format printer or a technical plotter. Creating outsized prints in-house can be significantly less expensive than outsourcing, plus you have more control over color, branding, and changes with in-house printers.

The COVID-19 pandemic put over 1.2 billion children across the globe out of the classroom, fostering a rise in home-based learning that is persisting well into 2021. While schools were already investing in educational technologies, spending $18.66 billion in 2019 alone, the shift to remote learning accelerated adoption of these tools, including video conferencing technologies, language applications, online learning software, and more.

If you have access to a multi-functional copier/printer, which I will refer to as a device, you can most likely produce professional looking booklets. Like any project, a little planning can make a big difference. For optimum quality and ease of production, utilizing a device with a booklet finisher is strongly advised but not absolutely necessary. A booklet finisher is a great asset if you want to produce medium to large quantities of booklets.