Why a Digital Duplicator?

How a digital duplicator works, and why it is cheaper per copy than a copy machine.

Duprinter Technology

Take the appearance and user friendliness of a photocopier, combine this with the speed and print technology of a printing press and the end result is a Duprinter.

Duprinter (Digital Duplicators)

A thermal head makes micro sized holes on a master according to the image data of the original document. The original can either be a hard copy original which is placed on the scanner or a file sent from a computer. Once a master is made, it is wrapped around a drum cylinder, and ink is applied from inside the drum. As each sheet of paper is fed, a roller below the drum cylinder presses the sheet onto the drum and transfers the image onto the sheet using ink.

Digital Copier

Toner is attached on photoreceptor according to the image data taken from scanner. Heat and pressure is applied to fix the transferred toner on paper.

Duprinters make a master from a document and then apply ink through the master onto paper, to reproduce the document in high volume. Although Duprinters look very similar to Digital copiers, the mechanism is much more similar to that of a printing press. Once a Duprinter has made a master, print jobs can be turned around in a fraction of the time it would take on a digital copier and with a much lower energy consumption than Digital Copiers as they do not use thermal transfer.

Benefits at a glance

Low Cost: The Duprinter is economical when printing copy runs between dozens to thousands. Provided that the run-length is suitable, the Duprinter will save the user money on a cost-per-copy basis. The purchase price of the Duprinter is also cheaper than most high-speed copiers and just about every offset printing press.

Fast Print Speed: 130ppm (not applicable on some models) is comfortably faster than any digital copier in a similar price bracket.

Wide Variety of Paper: Such as card stock, newsprint, construction paper, tag, envelopes and even file folders.

Simple Operation: The angle of control panel, key layout, levers and doors on the Duprinter are all designed based on thorough ergonomic studies so everybody in the organization can use them easily. No special training is required.

Low Maintenance: The machines are typically good for 5,000,000 prints and require very little maintenance (mainly because of the simple print mechanism), making them cheap to maintain.

Print Direct From a PC/Mac: Printing direct from PC or Mac helps simple operation and sharp prints (optional interface kit is required on some models). In addition, the Duplo Network Server enables the Duprinter to go onto a Local Area Network.