Modern inkjet printers are breaking past their traditional limitations and challenging laser printers for items such as billing statements, direct mail, newsletters, manuals, or postcards. When organizations need an affordable bridge between office color printers or outsourcing jobs to a large-scale production press, inkjet technology is filing the gap.
Once seen as slower and more costly per page, today’s inkjet technology, especially those with advanced fixed printheads, are busting long-held myths about performance. They now match, and in many cases surpass, color laser printers in speed, cost efficiency, and energy savings.
Why Inkjet is Faster Than Ever
Unlike traditional printers, inkjet systems with fixed printhead arrays cover the entire page width in a single pass. This streamlined process:
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Handles a wide range of media, including card stock.
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Reduces energy consumption by eliminating heated fuser rollers.
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Pages stay flat.
These innovations give high-volume inkjet printers impressive speed for utilities, insurance, healthcare, legal, schools, churches, or non-profits needing pops of color.
"High-volume inkjet printers, such as those from RISO, excel when a business needs in-house, print-on-demand production,” said Josh Santos, Director of Graphic Communications at RJ Young. “By having the print devices in house, you can print what you need, when you need it. This eliminates rush fees, delays with creative changes, shipping, and the need for large inventory and storage space."
Balancing Cost and Quality
High-volume inkjet printers strike a balance between high-end quality and affordability for businesses that need good color and fast output.
NAPCO research surveyed or interviewed 391 print provider and communication buyers for a white paper on The Production Inkjet Application Revolution. For transactional documents, survey respondents shared that, "Inkjet is popular because of its ability to print affordable full-color, highly variable output. In addition, production inkjet technology has made color communications affordable and endlessly customizable."
- Lower Upfront Cost: Inkjet printers generally cost less to purchase, making them attractive for small or medium-sized businesses.
- Versioning: Production inkjet printing offers expanding versioning and personalization capabilities, ability to use more color, and print shorter run work at faster speeds.
- Reliable Performance: With fewer moving parts than a laser printer, a business inkjet printer may have less standard maintenance.
The Right Machine for the Right Job
The NAPCO survey uncovered key production inkjet printer selection factors. When selecting a production inkjet press, print providers with inkjet presses rated output quality, post-sale vendor support, uptime, and running costs, as the most important considerations.
RJ Young + RISO: Powering Affordable Speed
RJ Young has partnered with RISO to deliver a full lineup of high-speed, full-color inkjet printers—ranging from office-ready high-volume multifunction devices to mid-level and high-volume print production systems.
RISO, long recognized for revolutionizing inkjet printing with digital duplicators, now brings their innovation and expertise to business-class inkjet printing. Two standout models highlight just how fast, efficient, and cost-effective this technology has become:
RISO ComColor FT5230
A versatile, office-focused multifunction printer delivering full CMYK color output at up to 120 ppm. It has a very compact footprint and it runs on a standard 110 household-type plug. RISO’s FORCEJET printing technology uses oil-based pigment ink resulting in clear and cold output that is instantly dry and ready for finishing.
RISO Valezus T2200
A cut-sheet production powerhouse producing up to 330 ppm in color or monochrome. With the capacity to handle over 2 million pages per month, it offers massive output in a compact, energy efficient footprint.
Making the Right Choice
Laser printers have long been seen as the standard for cost-efficient in-house printing, but the performance of modern inkjet printers has advanced dramatically. Today, the right choice depends on your business’s specific needs rather than outdated assumptions.
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