Kyocera has expanded its A4 portfolio with eight new ECOSYS colour printers and MFPs, offering vibrant affordable colour, enhanced security and seamless workflow integration aimed at small or home offices.
People who work regularly at home have come to expect to be able to work as effectively there as they would in the office and printing is no exception. For instance, they want colour printing to be vibrant, fast and reliable wherever they work.
With this in mind, Kyocera Document Solutions UK has unveiled a new series of A4 colour printers and MFPs. The ECOSYS 2600 Colour Series is aimed at home workspaces, smaller offices or individuals that require a simple, affordable solution with sophisticated capabilities. They are compact, fast, reliable and feature rich with an improved interface, cutting-edge security and seamless cloud connectivity to enhance user experience.
The new devices are as follows:
- ECOSYS PA2101cx / PA2101cwx – 21ppm A4 colour laser printers
- ECOSYS MA2101cfx / MA2101cwfx – 21ppm A4 colour 4-in-1 MFPs
- ECOSYS PA2600cx / PA2600cwx – 26ppm A4 colour laser printers
- ECOSYS MA2600cfx / MA2600cwfx – 26ppm A4 colour 4-in-1 MFPs.
As they are aimed at small workplaces and businesses, which often don’t have in-house IT expertise, simplicity is key to the printers. They are all equipped with 2.7 or 4.3” touch panels, Wi-Fi easy setup, and the Kyocera Printer Setup Tool to make them easy to install and simple to use wherever they are installed, be it an office or a home office.
Many businesses look for quality colour printing today, and again Kyocera has catered for this. Images are high in contrast with vivid detail, and CAD applications can rely on dark sharp lines. Colours are vibrant with improved tones, smooth gradations and natural skin colours.
“The ECOSYS 2600 Colour Series meets the continuing demand for smaller, easier to use devices with enhanced security, excellent print quality and professional functionality,” says Peter Dresser, product marketing manager at Kyocera UK.
“For hybrid workers or Small office/Home office (SOHO) use, the affordable 21ppm devices offer two running cost options: standard toners keep upfront costs down for low print volume users, while the high-capacity toner option delivers lower running costs for businesses with growing print volumes.
“The 26pp printers and MFPs are perfect for the more demanding user or small-medium size business environments, where print volumes are higher. These devices deliver increased performance, enhanced functionality and lower running costs.”
Ecological and economic
As Peter mentioned, Kyocera’s ECOSYS concept centres around the idea of producing printing devices that are not only ecological but economic too. The ECOSYS 2600 Colour Series’ devices are built with long-life parts, making them sustainable and dependable. They are low-cost to run and maintain, with no drums or maintenance kits to worry about. They have a PCR (post-consumer recycled plastics) use rate of 5% or more in their main bodies and are delivered in environmentally friendly packaging.
In addition, they are compatible with Kyocera’s titanium dioxide-free toner, which was developed to be kinder to the environment than traditional toner. The same energy saving toner that reduces power consumption when printing by 50% by fusing at a low temperature.
Security
As many of these devices will be used outside of a traditional office, security will be key, and the ECOSYS Colour 2600 series offers improved security to users. The enhanced security features include Allowlisting, Secure boot, RTIC (Run Time Integrity Check), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), TLS1.3 support, SCEP (Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol), an optional card authentication kit, and the optional Trusted Platform Module.
With major cloud integration capabilities, these devices are designed to complement existing workflows and fit into the customer’s secure cloud environment. They can integrate seamlessly with Kyocera Cloud Access and Kyocera Cloud Print and Scan. When you install Kyocera’s ECOSYS devices and their accompanying software, businesses benefit from a safe, sustainable print environment that supports digitalisation and higher productivity.
Additionally, the printers are designed to integrate with other Kyocera solutions to develop a more comprehensive, efficient, and secure print environment.