Is engineering slowly being shown the door in Webster or will they have future roles with Lexmark machines? It seems not much is mentioned anymore with what is going on there.
Last I knew they were doing a few controllers for fuji engines, is that phased out now? Are the software groups staying put or being offshore.
HCL did most of the work I believe onsite, has that changed?
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@408 not for long
@3fj They have long term contracts to supply HP, et al with toner.
@3fe closing in Q1, dummy.
@2aj Toner is profitable, dummy.
The parking lots are slowly deteriorating
MMMmmmm go on...
@2a3 closing in Q1
@1eq The toner plant isn’t going anywhere.
@qw Spot on. Lex gear does not have feature/functionality that the Xerox profitable accounts have been used to having in their devices for almost a decade now. Lex engineering is not knowledgeable enough to design above 35ppm. Trying to replace FUji-based gear above that 35pm in any type of quick timeline with Xerox designed gear that also has the functionality Xerox customers are used to is just not viable. The glue is not holding; decisions by Lex lead engineering management to favor their inferior tech stack (protect their own) and the lies about ability of Lex engineering capabilities are being revealed. And it is the customers who are revealing it.
No. No toner plant either.
Besides the toner plant, is there any reason to keep anyone at Webster?
So let's see WA got bailed out and went to whatever the x AI foundry is. TA is the site manager for Webster he is in no universe supposed to be in production/graphic arts leading that space he is a office copier perp. Now what I do know is everything is going to the Lex folks in Kentucky they have sway with king Louis. However the whole ponzi is to try and get acquired by year end but they failed stock already dropping they are having their analyst calls and the results are well known they are super duper bad ...
No future
Major problems with toner compatibility and Clients (including the major profitable accounts) are leaving in droves - The Lexmark gear is just not compatible with x firmware which was designed for fuji hardware. This whole thing is held together with glue and the glue ain't holding....
Closing in Q1
@en Toner will always be there.
Even if Xerox isn’t.
More and more restrooms are being padlocked. The A/C was cut over the summer. The parking lots are slowly deteriorating. Does this answer your question?
There will be sustaining engineering support for the existing MIF, but if it's still in Webster I can't imagine it will be for long.
Since the future is with Lex, there can't possibly be much new product engineering in Webster.
The Webster campus is a ghost town. Based on parking, it looks like well under 25% of the builders are still being used. Xerox hasn't gotten off the "covid train" yet and many people will allegedly work from home, so it's really hard to get an accurate view of campus usage.
@OP Rumors are being heard in the shadows, but NDAs are strict. Big changes seem to be coming.
How much longer do the controller groups have?
Why keeping something you don't need? The "lift-and-transfer" strategy from Fuji designs has ended and Xerox is now in the "winding" down stage for whatever is left from Fuji-based technology stack. May be the Webster toner manufacturing facility can be repurposed IF 1) Lexmark needs the capacity and IF 2) Webster cost structure is competitive - All BIG IFs and continue to be BIG IFs as the demand for Fuji-based equipment/supplies continues to decline and eventually be replaced by Lexmark-based (Xerox-based now) design.
@OP we are not in Kansas anymore Toto.
Life has changed. What does it take to get that point across to the entities left here?
Communication Breakdown.