How much does a production copier cost?
Production copier cost can range from tens of thousands of dollars to substantially more for high-speed color, specialized media, controllers and advanced finishing. Monthly financing may run from the high hundreds into several thousand dollars. The useful comparison includes installation, workflow software, service, click charges and operator requirements.
Price a production copier as a complete output system
Define sustained volume, job length, media, color requirements, finishing, variable data and turnaround before comparing engines. Test representative production work and record actual throughput and intervention. Itemize controller, feeders, stackers, finishers, software, electrical or environmental work, training, service minimums and click charges.
Place those figures beside the broader commercial copier cost ranges so a production proposal is not compared with ordinary office equipment.
Price the equipment around one clear workload.
Give providers the same volume, paper, scanning, finishing and service brief.