Asking for advise: envelopes on Ricoh machines

[anothertech]

Thank you all for your input - some of the stuff I already knew from experience, but I've also read some new things. Oddly, no one mentioned production machines - I'd guess speed and high temperature aren't an envelope's best friend?

Envelopes run really well through the production machines. They need to be loaded flap open and flap toward trail edge, in the vacuum feed large capacity tray. You can not fill the tray, customers put between 50 and 100 at a time, more than that seems to be a problem.

[Klydon]

My experience with the medium sized MFP's (20-60 CPM) is you should be using the bypass and you want a thicker setting to slow the machine down. This doesn't eliminate the wrinkles, but it usually does a good enough job that the customer finds it acceptable.

I also agree with the sentiment that running envelopes on a copier sort of sucks, but then customers can have issues with labels as well and label issues inside the machine can have far more serious consequences than trying to run envelopes.

[slimslob]

My experience with the medium sized MFP's (20-60 CPM) is you should be using the bypass and you want a thicker setting to slow the machine down. This doesn't eliminate the wrinkles, but it usually does a good enough job that the customer finds it acceptable.

I also agree with the sentiment that running envelopes on a copier sort of sucks, but then customers can have issues with labels as well and label issues inside the machine can have far more serious consequences than trying to run envelopes.

The biggest problem with labels is improper storage. If they get too warm in storage or are kept to long before using then the adhesive will start to leak out around the edges. This will result in labels stuck to drums, transfer belts and fusing units. I have even had labels on originals peal off in the Document Feeder.

[Klydon]

The biggest problem with labels is improper storage. If they get too warm in storage or are kept to long before using then the adhesive will start to leak out around the edges. This will result in labels stuck to drums, transfer belts and fusing units. I have even had labels on originals peal off in the Document Feeder.

Not to mention people trying to use the cheapest labels they can find. I believe the only labels Ricoh recommends are Avery.

[slimslob]

Not to mention people trying to use the cheapest labels they can find. I believe the only labels Ricoh recommends are Avery.

Avery labels do tend to stay fresher in the box longer than others but still eventually suffer the same edge leakage.