KYOCERA-MITA AWARDED PRINTER LINE OF THE YEAR
Kyocera Mita America’s Awarded 2011 Monochrome Printer Line of the Year by Buyers Lab
FAIRFIELD, N.J.—Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, today announced it has been honored with the 2011 Monochrome Printer Line of the Year by Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry. In achieving this award, all Kyocera monochrome printers and multifunction printers (MFP) tested by BLI in the last year received "Highly Recommended" ratings, and four devices garnered individual "Pick of the Year" awards.
"Kyocera’s monochrome printers and MFPs have outperformed all others, not only providing strong reliability in BLI’s thorough lab testing, but delivering superb value as well," said David Sweetnam, BLI’s European Lab Manager. "After rigorously evaluating the performance, features and value proposition of a broad range of monochrome models, Kyocera products proved to be strongest in the value and performance they offer the end user. Kyocera’s monochrome printers and MFPs are highly reliable and robust workhorses that can easily withstand the stresses of busy workgroups, while being easy on the wallet."
The Kyocera devices that have contributed to this win include the FS-3140MFP, "Outstanding A4 MFP for Mid-Size Workgroups," Winter 2011; FS-1320D, "Outstanding A4 Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups," Winter 2011; FS-1370DN, "Outstanding A4 Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups," Winter 2011; and the FS-1128MFP, "Outstanding Personal Monochrome Multifunction Printer," Summer 2010.
"Kyocera aims to offer its customers best-in-class products with the durability, print quality and low total cost of ownership that today’s business require, said Peter Hendrick, vice president, marketing, Kyocera Mita America. "We’re honored to have received BLI’s Printer Line of the Year award for our monochrome printers, and this recognition reaffirms our mission to deliver high value total document imaging solutions to our customers all over the world."
This prestigious award is given to manufacturers whose printers demonstrate excellence across the entire product line after being subjected to months of rigorous product testing by BLI’s highly-experienced staff of technicians and editors. Factors considered by BLI in selecting "Line of the Year" include reliability, overall economy, ease of use, print quality and productivity, among others.