Typing and copying
Let's talk about copying first. The main equipment involved in the copying department is the copier. The price of photocopiers is generally more than ten thousand yuan. According to the different working principles of copiers, copiers can be divided into analog copiers and digital copiers. Although digital copiers have strong advantages, they are more complicated to operate and more expensive. It is recommended to buy an analog copier with good quality and low price.
When choosing a copier, the first thing to consider is the copying speed. Copiers can be divided into three types: low speed, medium speed and high speed. The low-speed copier can copy 10 ~ 30 A4 files per minute, the medium-speed copier can copy 30 ~ 60 files per minute, and the high-speed copier can copy more than 60 files per minute. If the average daily copy volume is about 500 copies, you can choose a model with less than 22 copies per minute. For example, Sharp SF- 1205, Christie's 27 15Z, Ricoh FT45 15, FT 4422, Canon NP12, NP 7 163, etc. Due to the opening of the copying department, double-sided copying and one-time complete copying of multiple originals are often used. At this time, you need to buy various accessories, such as document feeder, double-sided machine, paging stapler and so on. Price is also a problem that cannot be ignored. At present, brands with high domestic market share include Christie's, Ricoh, Canon, Xerox, Sharp, Minolta and so on.
Finally, the problem to be considered is after-sales service. As a consumer product, photocopiers need daily maintenance, so they should be purchased from companies with high reputation and strong technical strength, instead of going to some small office supplies stores to avoid unnecessary troubles.
The purchase of copy paper is also very important. Poor quality copy paper is easy to corrode and wear important accessories such as selenium drum, and it is also prone to paper jam and blurred handwriting, which increases the dust inside the copier. Consider the whiteness of the paper when purchasing, not the whiter the better. We should buy soft white paper. Then there is the smoothness of the paper. The slightly astringent copy paper is convenient for continuous paper feeding and reduces the paper jam rate. In addition, the hardness of copy paper cannot be pursued unilaterally, which will affect the service life of the copier.
Next, let's talk about typing service equipment. Of course, you can't leave the computer. At present, a computer can be downloaded for more than 5000 yuan. If your business volume is large, you can consider configuring two computers. The computer newspaper has introduced a lot about the purchase of computers, so I won't say much here.
The output equipment needed for typing service is inseparable from the printer. If it is monochrome printing, it is recommended to buy a laser printer. The current market price of an HP 6L is only over 3,000 yuan, and the printing speed is 6 pages per minute, and the printing effect is also good. If you need to print some color pictures, you can consider buying a color inkjet printer. The fastest printing speed is Epson's Colour 900. If the printing effect is considered, Canon's BJC-6000 is the most suitable. If you want to print A3 format, you can choose Photo EX and Photo 1200 from Epson and BJC-4650, 5000 and 765438+ from Canon. In addition, if you plan to do commercial digital photography, you can choose Epson's IP- 100. When making business cards, you can consider choosing HP color laser printer 4500.
business card
Let's introduce the business of making business cards. Business cards can be roughly divided into two ways: computer business cards and offset business cards. Computer business cards have experienced black and white laser business cards, color inkjet business cards, color offset printing business cards and color laser business cards. At present, color offset printing business cards are the mainstream, while color laser business cards are the rising stars.
Computer black-and-white laser business cards and color inkjet business cards can be made with an investment of about 1 10,000 yuan. The main equipment needed includes computer, black and white laser printer, scanner (optional), card cutting machine, plastic sealing machine and business card printing software. They all have the advantages of less investment, less land occupation and fewer personnel.
Business cards should be based on the purchase of color offset printing business cards, with an investment of at least 30,000 yuan. The main equipment needed is computer, black and white laser, scanner, business card making software, business card offset press, printer, etc. Its advantage is low cost, but the investment is relatively large, requiring specialized offset printing workers and specialized offset printing factories, and the production cycle is long. Business card offset press can consider choosing products of several brands such as Cailong, Jinbao, Bao Hui and Color Printing King. Take South Color Printing King Precision Computer Business Card Offset Press as an example. The printing format is 160mm× 170mm, the printing speed is 25 ~ 100 sheets/min, the printing material is 0.12mm-0.3mm, and the registration accuracy is 0.02mm. At present, it is more suitable for making offset business cards.
The investment of color laser business card is about 30,000 yuan, and the required equipment includes computer, scanner, color laser, business card making software, card cutting machine and plastic machine (optional). It has the advantages of short production cycle, no need for color registration, and can be printed on both sides at one time, but the cost of making business cards is high. It is best to buy business card making equipment from merchants with high reputation, which can not only get better cost performance, but also get a whole set of equipment investment plans.
Business card printing software is a key factor. When purchasing, priority should be given to the software in the window environment, and the function of the software must be perfect. Because business cards involve text, pictures, patterns, colors and reticulation processing, the selection of software should also be considered comprehensively to evaluate whether it has the design ability and the ability to draw complex graphics. In addition, it is also important to improve the efficiency of making business cards. For example, Mengtai color business card system (V3.3 for Win CD version) is a relatively complete business card production system, and the price is about 1 1,000 yuan. In addition, there is a cheaper Chinese and English business card making system (CD version), the price is more than 100 yuan, you can choose according to your actual situation and needs.
Card making
Finally, introduce the business card printing system. Its main applications include employee portrait cards, student ID cards and government ID cards, such as birth registration certificates, temporary residence permits and social insurance cards. The required equipment includes computers, color card printers, card design software, scanners and other major equipment. The required consumables include colored or monochrome ribbons, PVC cards and card holders. If you need to carry out a wide range of business, you can consider buying digital cameras, punching pliers, letterpress machines, bronzing machines, magnetic writing and ic writing equipment with a pixel size of10.6 million.
The price of a card printer is at least 20,000 yuan. There are three common card printer brands in the domestic market, namely Eltron in France, Fargo and DATA Card in the United States. Fargo DTC 7 10/720 single-sided full-color card printer has high cost performance and the fastest printing speed in the same class. It takes only 26 seconds for these two printers to print a single-sided true color card, which means that they can print 138 cards per hour. Business card printing software is also 1000 yuan. If the business card printing is introduced at the same time of typing and copying, it can save investment and basically meet various types of business card printing requirements because it does not need to buy computers and other equipment.
In addition to the above business, we can also engage in computer lettering, plaque making, bronzing and other businesses. On this basis, the investment will not be too big, and the results and benefits will be very considerable.
Sharing management skills of printing plant
This paper is very helpful for those who will join the copying and printing industry:
Most typing and copying shops are mainly engaged in typing, copying, making business cards, making various portrait identification cards, computer lettering, making plaques, bronzing and so on. Several large-scale shops expand their business to express printing, such as brochures, company brochures and manuals, promotional materials, office supplies and so on.
But different from other small businesses, the initial investment of typing and copying shops is not small, and the purchase of equipment not only accounts for the vast majority of the investment, but also has a great impact on the quality and scope of service in the future. Therefore, the equipment purchased must be carefully selected.
Computers, photocopiers and printers are the three most basic equipment in ordinary typing and copying shops.
Because the equipment is highly technical, novices must find a reliable consultant. Of course, this consultant can not only let you buy a machine with reliable performance, but also help you refer to the appropriate equipment according to your business needs, because in the initial stage of business, it is not necessarily expensive and functional. In addition, the maintenance of the machine is very important in the future operation, so the after-sales service of the equipment manufacturer or seller is also the primary consideration, especially the copier.
The main business of many typing and copying shops is copying, and the copier is naturally the most important, so it is best to choose a machine with good performance. At present, brands with high domestic market share include Christie's, Ricoh, Canon, Xerox, Sharp, Minolta and so on.
Scanners and recorders are not necessary equipment, but they may bring more additional business. For example, use a scanner to scan some photos on floppy disks for several students, or help customers scan some photos and put them in the designated position of the article, so that your customer base will be greatly expanded.
According to the number of business types, the types of equipment purchased are also different. According to the current market price, if you only provide more traditional typing and copying services, you can generally invest more than 30 thousand yuan to start a business. But printing fast is another matter.
The location of the store is determined according to the rent and consumption nature of the store.
Graduates apply for jobs, and campus copy shops make money in the peak season. Campus copy shops are often located in or near colleges and universities, and their main customers are students. Don't underestimate the campus copy shop. Although the scale is not large, the income is considerable.
Campus copy shops are generally not worried about business, because every major in the school generally has homework, and printing and copying is a matter of course. But the real business season is when exams are approaching and graduates apply for jobs. In addition, printing and binding graduation thesis is also a major business in the peak season.
Opening a shop in a school must be approved by the school logistics department. Usually, business outside campus is not as good as that on campus. With the increase of campus copy shops, business is not as good as before. Now it's mainly service attitude and price. Copying and printing should be error-free, fast and of good quality.
Of course, there are more typing and copying shops in various commercial organizations in a society with a larger number and more common business. It is best to choose a location close to an office building or a commercial organization.
There are usually several typing and copying shops near large office buildings, and the occupancy rate is high. Many large-scale businesses include wireless plastic books, personalized badges, exquisite recipes, exquisite color business cards, office supplies and more than a dozen services.
Now the competition is more and more fierce, and the original business model of waiting for customers to come to the door can no longer adapt to the current market. Therefore, slightly larger stores often hire some salesmen to sell to relevant customers. Although the labor cost has increased, the expansion of business volume is relatively guaranteed. By actively exploring the market, we will produce bidding documents, badges, business cards and office supplies. Stable growth can be achieved.
Investment suggestion of typing and copying shop
Typing and copying agencies generally operate on a small scale, so the cost does not need to be too large, but there is no clear standard for how much money is needed, mainly depending on the store location (to determine how much rent to invest) and the equipment used (brand, old and new, quantity).
In terms of equipment, there is not much demand. Since it is a typing and copying agency, of course, computers and printers, photocopiers and mid-range computers are needed first, as long as they can meet the operation of office series (whether the configuration is upgraded or not depends on your personal needs), and printers and photocopiers do not need to be purchased separately. You can buy an all-in-one machine at the beginning. If the investment budget is sufficient, it's best to buy brand-new ones, but if you want to save costs, you can also buy second-hand, but it's best to find a sensible person to buy them together. Otherwise, it will be a big loss to buy an embroidered pillow. However, it is still necessary to match a color jet, so as not to lose customers who make color pictures. As for whether to introduce better equipment in the later stage, it depends on the business scale.
Store location is very important, and usually areas where schools and government agencies are concentrated are good choices. First, schools. Now students have many computers, but few printers, especially universities. There are many international students who usually have no printing ability, so they can only choose to spend money on printing, including photocopying. Secondly, there are places where government agencies are concentrated. Although the government office equipment has been replaced by shotguns, it is fully capable of printing and copying, but there are more people working in government agencies, and the complicated procedures will cause a large number of sudden printing and copying needs, which will make the surrounding typing and copying institutions have a great market space.
When purchasing paper and other consumables, you should choose a place with many suppliers and relatively concentrated suppliers, so that you can have enough comparison. It is best to buy high, medium and low-grade paper, mainly medium, because low-grade paper is cheap, but it is easy to jam in the printing process, which will cause great damage to the equipment, and ink cartridges and toner cartridges are also easy to buy. It is best to buy the original drum corresponding to the machine brand, and finally replace the drum (box) with a good formula.
As for business, there are almost no big projects to do typing and copying, and they are basically for individual customers, but they are not absolute. You can contact some units to outsource the typing and copying business, but with the popularity of office equipment, such outsourcing business is becoming less and less, so to develop, you can't just operate typing and copying. If possible, you can consider advertising inkjet printing, but inkjet printing equipment is more expensive. Here is just a suggestion.
What do you need to know to open a copy shop?
1 opening a store requires printers, computers and professional operators.
Specific work: copying, printing, making, all kinds of business cards, documents, billboards, preferably government agencies, banks and other places, printers are preferably imported.
Before handling the business license, you need to go to the public security department to handle the special trade license.
If you want to diversify your computer, you'd better have a better computer so that you can do something professional.
For example, audio-visual production, it is best to have photocopiers and fax machines. Scanners, etc. These can bring you money.
The main equipment for opening a typing and copying shop is copier, printer and computer. Before buying these devices, we must comprehensively consider the business needs and use costs to achieve the best cost performance.
1. Digital copier
At present, there are two types of copiers: digital copiers and analog copiers. The traditional analog copier is based on the electrostatic transfer principle, while the digital copier uses the laser transfer principle. Therefore, the digital copier has the advantages of high definition, one-time scanning and copying, powerful digital editing and paper binding functions. The digital copier integrates printing, fax and scanning and copying functions, which can save a lot of equipment investment in the printing workshop and make cost accounting more convenient.
At present, digital copiers have different grades. The price of entry-level products in a3 format is only 6,000 to 7,000 yuan, and high-end copiers of more than 100,000 yuan are also common in the market. The factors that cause this price difference are copying speed and copying intensity. The copying speed of low-end digital copiers is mostly below 20 pages/minute, while most high-end products can print 20 ~ 40 pages per minute, which is as fast as 100 pages/minute.
In terms of copying strength, entry-level products are even worse, with a monthly printing volume of about 1 10,000 copies, and high-end products can reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. Entry-level products are much worse than high-end products in continuous copying ability. But for small typing and copying shops, the performance of entry-level products within 10,000 yuan can basically meet the needs of daily business. If the replication intensity is relatively high, you can also consider choosing products with a cost of more than 10,000 yuan.
In addition to the speed and intensity of copying, the preheating time of the copier is also a very important factor, which is directly related to the efficiency of business processing. Some products take more than one minute to warm up, which is not suitable for printing shops. Another factor to consider is the cost of consumables for photocopiers. At present, the unit price of copying is relatively low, and the cost of consumables is directly related to the income of the printing shop. Therefore, we must carefully consider this aspect.
(2) Card cutting machine
Business cards are also an important business of printing houses. Now that we have laser and color inkjet printers, it is natural to print ordinary black and white laser business cards and color business cards. At this time, we only need to add a business card cutting machine. There are two kinds of card cutting machines: manual card cutting machine and electric card cutting machine. The price of manual card cutting machine is about 180 yuan, and that of electric card cutting machine is about 520 yuan, which can make business cards, conference cards, passes and other cards.
(3) Plastic sealing machine
Plastic sealing machine is used for plastic sealing of business cards, photos and document covers. Print shops usually use models that can seal a4-sized photos in plastic. Prices generally range from 200 yuan to 300 yuan. You can choose famous brands, such as ico, Yongzheng and Yida. For detailed usage, please refer to the article "Making money, having fun and starting a business" in Computer News.
(4) Other equipment
If the business volume of business cards is large, you can consider buying a business card offset press. Depending on the printing capacity, the price of this kind of equipment is about 3000 yuan to 7000 yuan. Printing a large number of business cards with a business card offset press can greatly save printing costs.
If you need to make a pvc card certificate, you can also buy a pvc card certificate machine. Pvc card machine can print characters and images on pvc cards, which is beautiful and durable. Its manufacturing process is not complicated. Images and characters are printed on pvc substrate by color inkjet printer, and then several layers of pvc materials are laminated together by card machine (laminator), and finally they are stamped and formed. The price of this equipment is above 1000 yuan, and usually comes with business card printing software.