Print Shop Update, Whats next?
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- A much needed update on whats going on. There are an infinite number of directions that a business can go in the future and it can be overwhelming. I choose to be excited to see what happens. I'm planning on investing in three areas. Some sort of software to increase efficiency. Additional people to help get work done faster. More printing capacity to speed up printing during busy times. Wohoo!
I am 74 years old.Been in the printing business since 1981. 25 of those years was my own shop. Now retired & just tired. Enjoy your videos. Keep them coming when you can.
Will do, I'll happily entertain you. Take it easy my friend!
How was your experience running print business in terms of numbers over the years and connections you have made. I am canada looking to start one soon
Similar pathway, but with UK and international experience. It's been interesting to see how printing has changed through electronic/computerization. From letterpress to digital, how life changes; glad to leave the burn for others. Living life until my stamina runs down, love seeing this guy's firm develop. 🙏🇪🇺🍷🇬🇧🇫🇷👍
I’m 27 years in my man 😂
hello, could I have your email to ask you a question about c7000 bizhub
Konica Minolta Production Print Tech here. I recently found your channel. Your train on thought running a print shop is helping me understand your view. Keep posting.
Can I have your email . I have a few problems that I would need a Konica tech to help me with
Would love to have It too
Hi, I own a Konica Minolta C4070 in Australia. At the moment I’m inbetween service agreements so trying to fix any problem myself. I'm experiencing a connection issue with machine Controller, it shows unconnected and all the admin and service mode functions are inaccessible. Any idea how to resolve this problem? 😢
@@yaenapark8768 Hello Australia! I could be any number of things. I would start with all the connections between the controller and the main body. Is the controller booting?
@@willwagoner5962 Hi, thanks for your reply. When I power up both the controller and the printer, the printer shows "Ready to Print," and the controller appears to fully boot with "00" displayed. However, the controller is greyed out on the printer's screen, and I am unable to log in to CWS.
As a former printer who had to shut it down due to loosing $$$$ and having a disabled child to take care of, it gives me so much joy and hope to see you loving what you do.
I have wonderful memories of dealing with clients who were impossible to satisfy as well as some who knew exactly what they wanted and were satisfied with the end results.
Keep up the great work and entertain us with new videos often!
Fun to see your shop. I’m an Ohio printer that my own shop when I was 19. I’m 46 here in a week and I’ve always loved printing!
10 year by myself, cad plotting, your videos give me something to keep growing. From El Salvador! 🇸🇻
Hello sir, glad to see you again! Dont scrap those Ultra+ printers. I keep an Ultra+ and an Ultra running with over 100 million clicks apiece. They still run great but require the usual periodic maintenance. Parts for the Titans work in those older printers. You probably need new charge grid assemblies, OPC belts, and TTF belts. Youll need someone with a laptop configured with Oce Robin/Porthos to connect to them to run the necessary adjustments. Good luck!
The laptop is the problem. I'll keep searching for someone. But honestly just am ready to move to a machine that I have control over. I only spent a few thousand dollars on my Ultras so no loss there. Just a shame since they are in such good condition.
I'm from India and I love watching your videos. I checked the channel often looking for new videos. It would be great if you update often at least some short videos. Keep Printing Keep Growing.
I can learn anything, but not by reading a manual. These are my kind of educational materials. Glad to see an update. 👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
Happy to see a new video, Dan! So glad you’ve been busy and doing well. As far as recommendations go, I’ve always been a Ricoh guy, so I’d recommend the new c9500 for color work. You could probably replace all three of those smaller color machines with one. As you know it always comes down to service, so it depends on what’s reliable in your area. Web to Print, I would say PageDNA. Little expensive but very nice suite. Those continuous inkjet machines are amazing, but I’m not sure you have enough space there. Would make things easier for finishing going roll to finish. Glad you’re back!
Glad to be back. Thanks for all of those tips, I really appreciate them!
I would have to agree on both Ricoh and PageDNA!
Welcome back !. However, 5 months have passed since your comeback !
I wish i can work around you.
I have started a small printing business for a year now. I have a lot to learn. I am very interest to see your video always.
Im really glad you are ok and posting again. Your experience is most helpful. I hope you can find time to keep posting, knowing at my age I know that Family and Business are most important. Do take care of yourself and your family. but keep in touch from time to time because you are a treasure, and we enjoy your posts.
I missed your insight into the printing business. Welcome back!
I work at a small printshop, we have 2 canon imagepress. An oce plotwave, hp plotter, an oce Arizona gt 365 and two konika printers. One just b/w and another color. Sometimes I have four of those machines running at once. That’s how I get my steps in for my Fitbit 😂 I just saw your channel. Enjoy it. I’m glad there are other cool print shops.
I'm from Brazil and I also have a digital printing business, your videos are great! Don't stop recording! A hug from Brazil!
Glad to see you're doing well. You're efforts and explanations are most appreciated and also inspiring to a young offset printer who's trying to keep the family business going. Watching from Trinidad 🇹🇹
Awesome! Have fun!
Best of luck mate, from the UK. Always enjoy your videos.
Watched a few of your videos, and I always come back to the same thought: I bet a lot of people wonder "where is everybody?" I have been in commercial printing since 1985, was in commercial web till 1999 when I was recruited to a sheetfed printer. Ran that company till 2015 when the corporate owner family sold all 46 properties. I now run a digital only shop similar to yours.
There is now only 3 of us. I do almost everything, from sheet printing on our Ricoh, envelopes on the Xante (will they ever fix their feeding system???) to cutting/boxing/shipping... to doing all of the accounting, most of the job estimating, and all of the prepress work as well.
But anyway - the answer to "where is everyone?" -- welcome to small digital shops everywhere. We do it all.
Automating your workflow is a move that should benefit your shop & web to print, done right, will grow your biz.. You also mention adding new/used gear and I can see you’re entering a space where inkjet might be on the horizon for consideration. Sheetfed or continuous - sheetfed is the lowest entry point. Canon makes both and you will get PRISMAsync controllers. I don’t work for Canon anymore (retired) and I don’t know where you’re located, but I do know it costs nothing to inquire. You really should.
PS: love your channel.
Happy to see you back Brother
Its good to see you back Dan! Because of your videos i can keep up printing on my 6500 here in Brasil, and yet made some videos to help some folks who have this machine but in portuguese hahahah, i had to thank you for your videos!
Thats awesome! Glad to help.
Hi! I absolutely love your videos. I've been binge watching them over and over again since ~february.
Have you ever considered doing a long timelapse of one of your machines? Or, what about an hour long ASMR? I'm sure I would watch the whole thing, just because!
It would also fill in a gap. There's like one decent printer ASMR video on YT.
I've also learned quite a lot about servicing Sharp copiers recently, and I'm so freaking nerded out and excited about it - just like you! Thank you!
I miss your videos, really enjoy these. I work for county government, and have 2 2070 , and 1 1250 KMs. We are replacing them in the next 2 weeks for newer models. Too bad you’re not close by, that 1250 is going out for auction and it has less than 1 million clicks.
Family first!!! I love your priorities.
I have lightly used KM stuff for sale.
I've sold a few web to print solutions.
I've sold workflow solutions.
It's a lot... Reach out if you need opinions. I'm not a sales guy btw just willing to help.
Sir, Very happy to watch your video again after long time.
I'm very glad to see your new videos on the channel. I've been working for myself for 17 years, producing a slightly different type of product, but also in the printing industry. You inspire me a lot. Keep releasing videos. Good luck and strength to you. With respect and regards, Victor from Siberia, Russia.
Glad to be back. Thank you for the kind words!
Welcome back! I'm glad to hear everything is going well. We miss you and your vids. Keep us updated on all your big decisions!
Thank you! Will do!
Just started in a corporate print room about a year ago. We have a 3070 and I'm a one man operation. I love seeing all the trouble shooting videos on the Konicas, keep 'em coming please. Also would love to see more on the fiery program.
Welcome and glad you are fine and back to youtube
I'm from Vietnam and I also have a digital printing business, your videos are great! Nice to meet you!
family first. the company im with (litho, wide format and small format digi) are now top heavy with finishing mainly on digital and are looking into adding a balance of more efficient equipment and people. its a tricky balance. welcome back.
Hi there. I'm not in the printing business but i absolutely love your videos. Your passion and dedication to your family and business is inspiring and always motivate me.
Hey Dan, here in Brazil we were missing you too! You are a kind of role model here, so I'm happy to see you again. Welcome back!!!!
Hey, thanks!
Great to see you again, Greetings from Germany. My Printing Shop is nearly a one men show and i can feel your thoughts about employees. Its difficult to get good and trusted people. BTW i loved your repairing vids. Keep on.
Will do, thanks!
love your helpful videos! I have a Konica C6100 and wondering where I can get a service manual. Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,
I'm so impressed to see you and your printer working with..
Byway I want to ask you about
Can I still buy konica 1060
Happy to see you posting again Dan.
Hey, thanks!
🎉👍You have inspired and trained me with you videos over the last 2 years.... they are great
Welcome back! Greetings from Greece. For the equipment upgrade, I would suggest you the accuriopress 7090. Fast, reliable, excellent quality. You won't have any difficulty in using it, everything is set like the smallest series of Konika (1060, 2070, etc.). In addition, you can get the big tray and print up to 900 mm.
That is a great little machine for sure. Great suggestion!
Brother I loved watching your videos so much, I went off and got my own Xerox Altalink C8030, booklet makers, trimmers, and more. Just to print my own things and have a great time. So glad to see you popped back in but it would be so great if you dropped a video now and again
I discovered your channel very recently, but thanks to you I got a clearer idea of how to improve our family business. With best wishes from the heartland of Russia.
Glad you hear you got some new ideas from me!
Good to see you back Friend!
Glad your back ! I grew up in the printing business and have witnessed the changes from letterpress thru digital. I am 63 years old and I think this digital printing age we are in is the best time we have ever had. I enjoy your videos and have learned quite a bit from you. Keep them coming!
I agree, new tech is always rolling out to make my life easier. Tons of opportunity and automation.
I have been following your channel for some time now, I really like the way you explain how things are done. I was wondering if as a new bee to printing business where one should start and what would be the basics one should know and how much to invest as a starter recommended machines to use.
Thanks
your channel inspired to start my online printing business and its been going great! i just wanted to say, thank you sir! i just have one problem, i purchased a konica c368 as a temporary starter for my business (i know you recommend a press but it was only a few hundred dollars and looked good so i couldn't resist) it has a problem i assume is the transfer roller but wanted to know if you seen this problem before. why would the print on lighter pdf's always fade to the right on both sides duplexed? the right half of the page is faded but bolder files come out fine. i tried different driver on a different os and print from memory stick and it does the same thing...
Welcome back! Good to have you back but I completely understand you leaving us by the wayside for a bit. Time (with loved ones) is much more precious than money (or video clicks..).
I recently took over the small printing company I've been working for for 17 years and you won't believe how much I've learned and how much inspiration I get from from watching your videos. I am a one man and a wonderful wife show at the moment, but I know I need to invest in hiring somebody next year. By far the scariest thing I need to do since becoming a business owner! If you have time I look forward to seeing more videos on running your business it really helps me improve mine.
Enjoy the family and thanks again.
Edwin
Glad to help my friend. Sounds like a lot of fun!
@@justaprinter it sure is. It is good to be the boss 😉
Welcome back! I sent an email just to check in. Glad to see you're back! You were missed.
Yay! Thank you!
Great to see you back! Look into OCE they are a partner with Canon. Dual Fusers so it prints front and back at the same time! Tanks!
Missed your videos. Glad you're back. Enjoy the content.
Hey, thanks!
I'm glad you haven't forgotten the Holy Trinity, Family, Business and TH-cam fans.
LOL, you got it!
Always enjoy your videos and manage to learn something every time. If you have time, could you share insights regarding paper storage and inventory control, etc.? Thanks very much and Happy New Year.
Running 1000 pages a minute. Keep with the workflow you can keep up with.
Hey Dan, thanks for being such an inspiration.
What pdf tool do you use for printing?
Really glad to see you back 😊 been in the print business since 1986 mostly the bank note & security printing side.
Now most of my work is NCR so love seeing how you do yours compared to me.
hey, good work on the vlog, wanted to know what GSM paper you use to print textbooks and What GSM you consider good enough for books?
Hii happy to see you back again, wanted to discuss about toners with you. Can we connect??
Great to have you back.
Do you have a 2070 you want to scrap?
I need the Main Body Control Board.
Have you come any closer to deciding on your next machine?
In New Zealand in a small family copy/print shop. Been in print since 1977 and still learning. Especially from vids like yours. Enjoying the journey. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Have seen a few of your videos and will be watching more as I’m setting up small shop, and will be dealing with many of the same daily shop stuff.
I looked at your patreon for the spreadsheets but wondering if new content will be coming there also
I would suggest looking into the Kyocera cutsheet inkjet machine the cost per sheet makes them very attractive.
Great minds think alike. Did you see their new 55000 model? Higher quality. They have my attention.
We’ve been looking too but we have almost settled on one today called Printer Bridge. Haven’t tried it yet but we like the functionality and cost.
Been moving my shop away from ink presses to completely digital. it gets harder and harder to find parts when they break now. plus we used to get large runs(well for us at least) of 50,000 to 60,000 runs, now a large run is 10,000. ink presses are great for them, but if you dont have huge volume, theres really no more need for ink. why would you want to stand in front of a device that gives off heat, is messy and loud and you have to pa attention to every little thing when you can just load up multiple drawers on a copier and fire and forget and watch a movie
Greta to see you back.
Hi. Welcome back. In our place we have a konica 1060 and a xerox 700. We used to have a konica 7000. From my experience the xerox is a far more reliable machine and if I was investing in a new machine I'd be looking at a fuji since xerox and fuji parted company. If I had the cash and were printing on uncoated stock I would take a hard look at the kyocera inkjet press.
As for Web to print the options are endless and about impossible to work out what will work best long term. We're looking at a plug in called nb designed. But weather it's the best or not is questionable. But it look like an inexpensive root to start with.
Nice to see a few videos again and I'm tempted to start doing the same but I'm camera shy lol.
Ha! I was camera shy too, just don't think about it. I agree on the Kyocera, did you see their new 55000 press? Better quality than the first model. I'm interested, inkjet has come a long way.
@@justaprinter I'm not sure on the model I seen at the print show in Birmingham nec. I'll check in the morning. I find the whole thing interesting but the figures I was getting I could put in 2 new xerox, fuijis or konica machines . But also in my location Ireland. There no sales team for the kyocera let alone engineers support. We print mainly on silk / matt stock so it makes it not a good move for us at this time.
I've been in this industry since I was 12 working for my dad and he started when he was 18 and he's nearly 70. With 2 heidelberg platens, a gto52, 2 digital machines and a Roland wide format I think we have a machine problem or are gluttons for punishment lol.
I think at 15 I ran my first color job on a single colour Thompson mark 2 crown press. As you can guess I love print and I love equipment. Look forward to the next update. If I ever start recording I'll let you know.
LOL I think ya'll mean "gun shy" (very careful or anxious about doing something), camera shy is like you are not wanting to get your photo taken =) let us know if you use the NB plug in for Word Press, would be interesting to know what you (and your clients) think of that
Dan, love watching the videos I recommend printsmith for your MIS really great at helping capture cost while quoting professionally and quickly they have w2p integration as well. I have not personally use that but our shop has use printsmith for 26 years and could not do with out it. I would say make sure you are raising your prices enough each year / quarter so much of demand can be throttled using price with out having to buy more equipment we have km 3080 I am looking at the 7100 as a possible upgrade.
Glad you're alright. As for press mashine, please consider Minolta's c6100, that's a tank, like you're talking about Canon ultras.
Good to know. I'll have to consider it.
I genuinely love your content so much. I feel like I have no business being here as i've never worked in printing/publishing but I find this all so facinating and your videos are a cozy watch for me. I've been making hand-bound books for a year now and I appreciate seeing the ins and outs of a commercial print-shop, and I feel like its helped to elevate what i've been able to produce at home. Very glad to see you're back and doing so well!
Hi I am from El Salvador. I really like your content. I have a small print on demand company in my country.
Welcome back Dan!! Been missing you, have looked for you several times!
Glad I am appreciated! :)
@@justaprinter you really are Dan!
Good to see you again, Dan! I popped in right away when I just it’s you!
Glad to be back!
Happy to see you again. Greeting from The Czech Republic.
Thanks!
On the Canon with the highlights being washed out: on machines with developer in the toner, there's no separate developer housing, so not likely to be a problem there. More likely is that your charge on the drum is too strong and the laser is not forming a good potential to attract the toner.
This might be a cloudy glass in the laser, but it's more likely the grid over the corona wires that help make an even charge on the drum. Like you said, clean it all up, and see what happens.
Interesting, I wouldn't be surprised if it was something in the environment, like humidity or dust. Simply because both presses started doing the same things around the same time. I'll mess around with them a bit. Thanks for the tips!
Nice to see You back Dan, keep inspiring us. Greetings from Croatia.😃
Thank you!
Dannnn!!! What a happiness! See you again... I'm excited to know you are doing well, even so i knew that because the good workers are always busy.
Really interesting your new project, I'll wait for your decision to take the mine too. 😂.
Success!!!!
Glad to be back my friend!
Had a Canon copier I bought years ago refurbished. One day, it just stopped working and no techs could do anything about it. A bit disturbing thinking Canon may have just decided to EOL the machines and kill my equipment.
On the upside, I ordered a new Konica that should be arriving in the next few weeks. It is only a copier, not a press (quieter and lower quantity).
Glad to see your videos are back again.
Yes, it is a huge bummer that someone else can cut you off of running machines. I see what they do it, but I don't like it.
Glad to see You're back. So inspiring to watch. Look forward to follow....
Thanks!
@@justaprinter is there any new video
Hi, Thank you so much for all your help. I have a Canon C850 Copier. Question: Is there a way to print a booklet with the cover attached and staple? Will you help me?
Glad to see you are back. One massive machine would make a huge impact on larger color works. but i would still keep all small machines. Family first, job second.
have a great time printing. later
Totally agree to everything you just said!
Hi Guys,
I need some help with an issue I encountered during the printing process in our POD room in UK.
We have a black and white printer (Xerox B9110) that we use to print or internal blocks and it works fine. The issue we have is that the books come wavy when they are finished.
I have tried changing grain direction which definitely improved it a bit, but they are still wavy. I know this issue may be a tempereature and humidity related but we have had a constant temperature of 21 degrees celsius during the day and 16 during night with the humidity around 40/45%.
The stacks of paper (SRA3) do already come wavy from the printer and they get worse when I perfect bound them. We have a CP BOURG BB3102.
Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Your help would be much appreciated.
Family is so important and im glad it's been a blast for you. I really enjoy your videos as im a small Midwest printer too. Please continue whenever you have the time!
Web to print it tough and I dont have the answer for that, sadly!
Web to print is so overwhelming. Sooner or later I'm just going to have to try another one and hope it works.
Welcome back. *Huge virtual hug*
Thank you!
So happy to see you. Here, have another comment to tell the algo there's "he's back" hype and hopefully overcome the "let's file channels that post infrequently in the cabinet that has its opening at the top" thing TH-cam likes to do.
PS: As someone for whom those machines seem like magic, I'd be interested in a video explaining how they manage to pick up a single sheet of paper and keep it moving straight and where it's supposed to go. I mean, the collator makes sense with its vacuum separation, but those presses and office printers...
Thanks, thats a great idea. I should certainly talk about that sometime. It is amazing!
I love your videos, I always stay tuned for new ones. Greetings from Mexico!
Thank you very much!
Nice to see you back....
Glad to see all is well!
I recently purchased my first production range digital press, Xerox. What are the attachments you recommend I invest in first ?
good to see you back Dan!
Glad to be back!
Hi, I am really engrossed in your videos
Thanks for all the tips that you offer
I have konica minolta 6501, and I am figuring out to buy a brand new 3070 accurio press, and I'm about to sell 6501
What do you think can I move my black printing works on 6501? Is it economic to still maintain it ?
Furthermore I wanna know is 3070 good machine and profitable in longtime to buy in the comparison with konica minolta 1060, I want your idea on that case .
Hi, your videos are inspiring. May I know how do you manage printing cover or books or workbooks that are in Letter or A4 size? My printer's max capacity is A3. Please advise.
Glad your back. I like my Canon.
Me too!
Hi, I really appreciate your videos. They are so helpful. I own a Konica Minolta C4070 in Australia. At the moment I’m inbetween service agreements so trying to fix any problem myself. I'm experiencing a connection issue with machine Controller, it shows unconnected and all the admin and service mode functions are inaccessible. Any idea how to resolve this problem? 😢
I think your next video should be a photo montage of all your best memories with the 1200, with Sarah McLachlan’s I Will Remember You playing in the background
LOL. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. :)
Yeeeee! Welcome back Dan. I feel like you've been here because I always watch your videos for inspiration or for reference. You've not changed but your shop has. Can't wait to see how your c3070 is doing
Thanks! The 3070 is chugging along. I'm glad to be back!
Great to see you back on the tube, I'm in the UK and just upgraded to a new konica c4065 and it just runs and runs and runs, it's the first time I've ever bought brand new and so far i am very impressed for less than £20,000.
Hey there, I'm in the UK to and have recently got myself a C4065.
It's my 1st step into digital print as I run a litho print shop. wow has it impressed me, just so versatile. This digital print thing might just catch on :-)
I can echo the positive reviews on the 4065. Had two fitted in September. I own a label printing business in the U.K.
Nice, looks like a lot of people like the 4065. I haven't heard of that model. I need to look at what Konica has been doing, LOL.
I face the same situation with workload once a year - 3 months in autumn are just crazy, people have to wait for 3-4 weeks. Need to double the number of machines...but do not have enough space for that...
Yes, I had Printers Bridge for a year and it was nice for sure. Except I want something a bit more in the book estimating.
Hey, hello, I came to your channel because I just bought a C4065, but the distributor couldn't give me much information about the special materials that can be printed, and I'm looking for that information. Have you experimented with other materials other than paper? I am referring to materials such as white, holographic or transparent adhesive vinyl for stickers, or also, stonepaper or polypap type. Thanks in advance.
Glad to see you back. We are having simmilar issue on our 8285 machine. but only on skaned documents or images. Issue is not visible on mostly textual PDF files.
Interesting....Hmm.
Thanks for the informative videos. I am planning on going into this kind of business just like you. I'm debating on going with digital instead of regular offset printing. Could you please recommend affordable digital printing machines for me? I mean for a starter.
I like Konica, but it all depends what service is like in your area.
If you want more business, you should really give more details about how people can become your client here on your channel. I've been scouring your videos looking for some info on how to send you an order but I haven't found ANYTHING, and it's especially wild since 37k subscribers is nothing to sneeze at. Some marketers would KILL for your level of reach and you're not using it!
He has plenty of business I think
We missed you! We liked your videos! No reasons for apologies. Thanks!
I missed everyones comments!