Kyocera · Production inkjet
TASKalfa Pro 15000c
Sheetfed color inkjet press printing 146 letter pages per minute

Who it's for
Who the TASKalfa Pro 15000c is built for.
In-plant print shops, direct mail and transactional printers, and school or municipal print centers that need high-volume color at a lower cost per page than toner. Kyocera's long-life inkjet printheads and water-based pigment inks run 146 letter pages per minute with no slowdown for duplex, and paper capacity reaches 14,310 sheets with vacuum feeders, a 5,000-sheet stacker and a 4,000-sheet finisher. An optional Fiery FS300 Pro controller handles commercial workflows and variable data.
- ✓146 ppm letter in color and black, simplex or duplex; 86 ppm ledger; 74 ppm 12 x 18 in
- ✓Kyocera inkjet printheads with water-based pigment ink and a low-energy ceramic drying system
- ✓600 x 600 dpi and 600 x 1200 dpi output; first print 5.5 sec or less
- ✓Stock up to 360 gsm from trays, 13 x 19.2 in from the bypass; 4,150 sheets standard, 14,310 maximum
- ✓270-sheet dual scan document processor, 120 ipm simplex / 220 ipm duplex
- ✓Optional Fiery Printing System 50 (FS300 Pro); 4,000-sheet finisher, booklet folder and 5,000-sheet stacker
Models and speeds
| TASKalfa Pro 15000c | 146 ppm color/BW |
Speeds are the manufacturer's rated letter-size figures. Your rep will match the speed to your monthly volume; faster is not always the right answer.
Specifications
Specifications.
| Print technology | High-speed sheetfed color inkjet; water-based pigment ink in 1,300 ml or 3,000 ml cartridges |
|---|---|
| Print speed | 146 ppm letter (color and BW, simplex and duplex); 98 ppm legal; 86 ppm 11 x 17 in; 74 ppm 12 x 18 in |
| First print out | 5.5 seconds or less, BW and color |
| Warm-up | 120 seconds or less |
| Resolution | 600 x 600 dpi; 600 x 1200 dpi |
| Paper sizes | Trays: 5.5 x 8.5 in to 12 x 18 in; MPT: 5.5 x 8.5 in to 13 x 19.2 in; duplex 5.5 x 8.5 in to 12 x 18 in; output tray to 13 x 19.2 in |
| Paper weights | Trays: up to 360 gsm; MPT: up to 300 gsm; duplex: 60 to 300 gsm (US product page lists 52 to 360 gsm); PF-9100 feeder 75 to 360 gsm; PF-9110 up to 216 gsm |
| Paper capacity | 4,150 sheets standard (two 500-sheet trays, two 1,500-sheet trays, 150-sheet MPT) / 14,310 sheets maximum |
| Document feeder | Dual scan document processor, 270 sheets; up to 120 ipm simplex / 220 ipm duplex; originals 5.5 x 8.5 in to 11 x 17 in, 35 to 220 gsm |
| Control panel | Touch panel interface |
| Controller | Standard QorIQ T1042 quad-core 1.2 GHz; PCL6, KPDL3 (PS3), PDF, XPS, OpenXPS, PPML. Optional external Fiery Controller Printing System 50 (Fiery FS300 Pro): Intel Xeon E5-2637 3.5 GHz, 16 GB memory, 500 GB plus 2 x 2 TB HDD |
| Mobile & cloud | Apple AirPrint; scan to folder (SMB), email, FTP, FTP over SSL, USB, WSD and TWAIN |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Printer 38 x 29 x 48 in; IF-9100 ink feeding system 36.6 x 22.6 x 22.8 in; DF-9100 finisher 29.5 x 27 x 43.6 in; PF-9100 feeder 41 x 28.7 x 39.3 in |
| Weight | Printer 679 lb; IF-9100 119 lb; DF-9100 114 lb; PF-9100 132 lb or less; ST-9100 264.5 lb or less |
| Power | Printing 650 W; ready 125 W; sleep less than 15 W; TEC 7.5 kWh/week |
Options and finishing
Build it for the work you actually do.
Paper decks, finishers, punch and fold units, controllers and security add-ons available for the TASKalfa Pro 15000c. Your rep configures these on the quote.
- PF-9100 dual 2,440-sheet vacuum feed media feeder (4,880 sheets, up to two units)
- PF-9110 550-sheet multi-media bypass tray
- AK-9110 bridge kit, main unit to media feeder
- AK-9130 bridge kit for media feeder
- DE-9100 inverter and decurler kit
- IF-9100 3 L ink feeding system
- DF-9100 4,000-sheet finisher (100-sheet staple)
- BF-9100 booklet folder (saddle staple up to 20 sheets)
- Hole punch kit for DF-9100
- ST-9100 5,000-sheet high capacity stacker with 250-sheet proof tray
- RA Cart 5010 roll-away cart for the stacker
- AK-9120 bridge kit, stacker to finisher
- Fiery Controller Printing System 50 (A) (Fiery FS300 Pro) external controller
- Printing System Interface Kit 50
- SL-9100 status indicator light
Get a quote
Tell us what you run. We'll price the TASKalfa Pro 15000c for it.
A specialist reviews your volumes, color mix and finishing needs, then sends lease, service and per-page costs on one page. Mention the model in the message box.
Prefer to talk? (516) 739-0200, Garden City Park. Existing customer with a service or supply need? Use the NYBS Service portal.