Editing Multi-function printer (section)

===Production printing MFP===
A large free-standing unit, designed as a central printing-device or reprographic-department device.

These devices, while far larger and more expensive than Office MFPs, generally do not have all of the advanced network functionality of their smaller relations.  They instead concentrate on high-speed, high-quality output, and highly advanced finishing functionality including book creation with cover insertion (including hot-glue binding) and so on.  Production printing itself is often further divided into "light" production printing and "heavy" production printing, with the differentiating factor being the speed.  A 100ppm device for example, falls into the light production printing category by the standards of most manufacturers.

Because of the focus on printing, while most Production Printing MFPs have a scanner, it is infrequently used and often only has very basic functionality.

There are a variety of different print engines for Production Printing MFPs, however in the "light" end of the Production Printing market, most are based on the large Office MFPs, which themselves are based on [[photocopier]] technology as described above.
Production Printing MFPs may also be known as "[[Print on demand]]" devices, or "[[Digital printing|Digital presses]]".  This latter term can also be used to refer to the [[print controller]] controlling the MFP, however.