Epson’s WorkForce 5690DWF
The WorkForce Pro 5000 series features the newest PrecisionCore printhead technology.
ITWeb reported on the launch of the range in the South African market, though this is the first release of machines aimed at businesses to use the new printheads, which were announced last September, and since the OEM revealed it had expanded its production capacity to create more of the printheads.
The WorkForce Pro 5000 series consists of a range of single and multi-function printers “designed to offer high quality output, durability, and cost and energy efficiency” for businesses. The four machines include the WF-5690DWF, WF-5190DW, WF-5620DWF and the WF-5110DW2, and Epson says that they are “designed to cut costs and reduce environmental impact”.
Their features include high-capacity inkjet cartridges with yields of 4,000 pages, a “50 percent lower cost per page than competitive colour lasers”, a permanent PrecisionCore printhead that “means there are fewer components to replace”, 80 percent lower energy consumption “compared to colour lasers”, and print speeds of 34ppm in monochrome and 30ppm in colour. Other inclusive features are a monthly duty cycle of 35,000 pages, automatic duplexing, wireless and mobile connectivity, and Epson DURABrite Ultra ink in the cartridges.
Kelvin Reynolds, General Manager of Epson South Africa, stated: “PrecisionCore offers a leap forward in printing performance. We continue to deliver outstanding quality thanks to superior dot control, and have now introduced a new and original system to ensure reliability.
“Together with our new PrecisionCore technology, the new WorkForce Pro 5000 series offers small, medium and large businesses a new approach to printing based on choice, performance, economy and ecology. We have responded to users’ demands for high-quality, reliable, functional, high-performance and cost-effective products, which this new printer series will deliver.”
Epson also previously added WorkForce machines that featured the new technology in September earlier this year.