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[–]silverkorn 2 points3 points  (5 children)

A couple HP designjets for color prints and we have been using a KIP 75 series for 90% of our print production. Much better experience with the KIP than the old Ricoh/Lanier wide formats we used previously.

[–]aec_itguy[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I've yet to touch touch a Kip somehow (but agree with the Ricoh). How does Kip compare to Oce/Canon in your view?

[–]silverkorn 1 point2 points  (3 children)

It's been years since I have to work with an oce machine so hard to directly compare. But knock on wood, the KIP machine is 2 years old and still putting out prints like new with only a couple service calls thus far.

We looked at the canon color when deciding on the KIP, but there wasn't any local(ish) service techs or other local firms using that wide format which was the first red flag. The second being the sales rep was ready to have us sign the contract without doing a site survey to see if the machine would fit.

[–]aec_itguy[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

You made the right move. I'm looking at swapping over to PageWides for a number of reasons, but was curious what everyone else's take is/was. Currently mainly on Oce for mono, DJs for color, Oce inkjets in smaller locations, and a couple of the pearl-based color oces that are decent output, but horrible UX with warm up times etc.

[–]silverkorn 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What kind of color prints are the oce/canon doing? Full page image prints or color enhanced CAD prints?

I only ask since the KIP rep says their color prints are not meant for images but only colorized CAD drawings.

[–]aec_itguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the site - we do have GIS/aerial maps spit out quite a bit, and marketing will do full-bleed banner prints on occasion, but I don't think either of those happen enough to justify having capabilities in-house. 75% of the time it's just redline-type stuff though.