aid retention of material. In short, color workflows can reduce error and improve decision making by clearer communication in the collaboration process. “The Océ PlotWave and ColorWave systems designed for these environments can improve the design, bid, and build workflow process for the AEC market,” said Honn.
Scanning Legacy Documents Color is not the only new service offering in the ACE print provider toolkit. Job site technology and document scanning have also been added into the mix. “There is still a large volume of legacy documents that need to be scanned into a computer, and forward thinking repro shops have tapped that market. If you know who buys that service, and where their budget comes from, you can profit from it,” Avis said.
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For example, ADSAP members have tapped municipalities because they often have streets or their sewer lines mapped out on paper documents, and now need those all ancient documents digitized. Scanning solves another problem for the paper-dependent AEC industry—disaster recovery. “Thanks to multifunction capabilities, these shops now have the ability to scan archival documents, categorize them, name them, and find
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them with an intelligent PDF search feature whether they’re saved in the cloud, on a DVD, on a USB,” said Ray Bauer, Production Marketing Manager of Commercial & Industrial Printing Business Group at Ricoh USA, Inc. “When implementing a disaster recovery plan, these capabilities are vital and help save crucial time.” Many shops can print and scan to meet their customers’ needs, but some are seeing an opportunity to take it a step further by offering a full solution around printing and scanning. “Ricoh’s Consulting Services team helps customers to build out smart scanning solutions that go beyond simply scanning in File 1, File 2 and so on,” added Bauer. Print providers are finding that there is a need to be able to produce more documents faster, which is why many are turning to integrated print, copy and scan systems. Users don’t want to wait a long time for files to process or documents to print. Some of the newer print, copy and scan equipment on the market today features technology that offers faster file processing power. The Océ Power Logic Controller embedded in the Océ TCS400 processes large color files at record speeds. In the AEC space, Ricoh exclusively sells multifunction devices that allow customers to reduce their device footprint while still meeting customer needs. “We offer a number of features on these devices including high resolution scanning as well as the ability to scan to a variety of endpoints including to USB, to email, to folder, and to file on a network,” said Bauer. “Our scanning solutions are also able to detect title blocks and name scanned documents accordingly, minimizing wasted time spent sift ing through a number of ambiguously named files. “
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Still another new service being provided is job site technology, which involves using technology other than printing to meet the builder’s needs on the job site, such as 3D scanning, and virtual and augmented reality. In 3D scanning, a special type of scanner is attached to a drone to take accurate, detailed images as it moves throughout the building. This is useful during renovation projects, when the scanner can take detailed images of the building in its original state, and import that data into an AutoCAD program to create an overlay rendering of the renovation. It’s also useful in monitoring construction as it proceeds. Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers. In this instance, data is exported either from a scan of the image or from an AutoCAD program to create a walkthrough for the builder. This tool can be helpful to the builder when selling the project to a client. Augmented reality is also being used. A walkthrough of the building can be created to show the client, for example, where the pipes are going to be installed. “These new services do require a specific expertise,” Avis pointed out. The repro shop can buy the equipment and either hire someone with that expertise or train an in-house employee, or act as reseller and hire a third party. Want to learn more about opportunities in the ACE market? “The Association of Printing and Data Solutions Professionals has developed a series of webinar on topics that,” shared Avis, “reprographic shops are most in need of learning.” You can find the webinars of and additional information on The Association of Printing and Data Solutions Professionals website.
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