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Copying Machine Supply – What is a photocopying machine?
Photocopying is a phenomenon which creates copies of paper documents or other graphic images in a very quick time and at a low cost. The first of its kind was introduced by Xerox in 1960s. By 1980s, Photocopying machines gradually replaced copies made by carbon paper, mimeograph machines and other substitute products that were used at that time. If will not be wrong to say that due to this usage preference the development of paperless offices was prevented in the initial years of digital revolution.
Today, Photocopying machines are used on a large scale in almost every business, institutes and government offices. Although, there has been talk about the extinction of photocopiers as more and more people are embracing to digital technology for creation of important documents. Even distribution of such documents is preferred through digital technology than sending the actual piece of paper. But still a photocopier is more convenient than a computer for creating a normal copy of a written document.
Let’s look at the working of a photocopier step by step:-
1. First and foremost, the surface of a drum is supplied with an electro-static charge produced by a high-voltage wire called a corona wire. A semiconductor material named selenium or germanium is used to coat the drum.
2. Secondly, a light (thin strips format) is beamed onto the image, which is only reflected by the white areas of the paper. The light is then directed towards the drum, which is specially designed to make it photoconductive. This is done to neutralize the positive charges from the light.
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Copying Machine Supply – A brief history of XEROX
Xerox came into existence in the year 1906. During that time it was referred as “The Haloid Company” which was into manufacturing of photographic paper and related equipment. But it was in 1959 when the company became popular with the introduction of its first plain paper photocopier. The technology used was xerography which is also called electro-photography was developed by Chester Carlson, the Xerox 914. The popularity of 914 increased leaps and bounds and by the end of the year 1961, the revenue of Xerox was lifted to $60 million. In the following years the rise in revenue was humungous and by the end of 1965 Xerox was richer by $500 million.
Throughout the 1960s the company continued to expand at a fast pace. Investors who served the company in through its rough phase of slow research and development turned millionaires. In 1960, a research institute for xerography came into existence named “Wilson Center for Research and Technology” in Webster, New York. In the following year the company changes its name to “Xerox Corporation” which was also listed in NYSE.
In 1963, Xerox announced its first desktop plain paper copier. Ten years later in 1973, a color copier was introduced. In 1971, Gary Starkweather a researcher tried to modify a Xerox copier which resulted in the evolution of the first laser printer in 1977.
Xerox was revived in the 1980s and 1990s with better quality in design and enhanced product line. It was in the 1980s that Apple considered purchasing Xerox. However, not able to strike a deal, Apple copied the GUI idea of Xerox for its own personal computers. Xerox’s case was dismissed as it had passed the three year statute limitation and was too late to file the suit. The 1990s saw a complete new look to its product line. High quality printers, scanners, etc made Xerox a market leader.
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