How does Koopax handle printing to several printers?
The complete guide to parallel printing across multiple printers
One of the most distinctive and sought-after features in Koopax is being able to print to several printers at once. Let's see how it works and why it changes the game for your business.
⚡ The feature that sets Koopax apart
Where other systems make you print to one printer at a time, Koopax allows parallel printing to several printers at once!
How does it work?
When a sale goes through at the register, the system can send the information to several printers simultaneously:
- A customer makes a purchase — orders a meal at a restaurant
- Koopax sends it to the printers — in one tap!
- Everything prints at once — no waiting!
Where it gets used
🍽️ Restaurants and cafés
The problem: a customer orders a meal and a drink. The chef needs to know what to prepare, the bar needs to know about the drink, and the customer needs a receipt.
The answer: parallel printing
- The kitchen printer prints the order
- The bar printer prints the drinks
- The till printer prints the customer's receipt
It all happens together, in seconds!
🏪 Retail shops
The situation: selling products where stock needs updating and the manager needs a report
- Till printer → the customer's receipt
- Office printer → an updated stock report
- Warehouse printer → a list of products to reorder
🥐 Hotels
The situation: breakfast in the room, charged to the account
- Room-service printer → the order for the kitchen
- Reception printer → the charge to the guest
- Accounts printer → the room account updated
The advantages
1. It saves time
Instead of printing separately to each printer, everything happens at once:
- ⏱️ 30–60 seconds saved on every sale
- 🚀 In a busy restaurant: hours saved every day!
- 😊 Customers happy with how fast the service is
2. Fewer mistakes
When a member of staff has to print to each printer by hand, there is room for error. With automatic printing to several printers:
- ✅ Nothing gets forgotten
- ✅ Nothing gets miscopied
- ✅ Every detail is accurate
3. Better organised
Each area gets exactly the information that concerns it:
- The chef sees only what there is to prepare
- The bar sees only drinks
- The till sees the total
How do you set it up?
Setting it up is simple and flexible:
- Connect the printers — USB, network or Bluetooth
- Set the rules — which kind of order goes to which printer; for example: main courses → kitchen, drinks → bar
- Start working! — from now on it is all automatic
Supported printer types
Koopax supports a wide range of printers:
- Thermal printers (receipts)
- Laser printers
- Combined printers
- Industrial kitchen printers
A real example
"Taam HaBayit" restaurant — before and after Koopax
❌ Before Koopax:
- The waitress takes an order
- Prints a docket at the till
- Runs to the kitchen to print one there
- Runs to the bar to print one there
- Comes back to the till
- Gives the customer a receipt
⏱️ Total time: 3–4 minutes
✅ With Koopax:
- The waitress takes an order
- Enters it at the till and presses "print"
- Kitchen, bar and till print automatically
- Gives the customer a receipt
⏱️ Total time: 30 seconds!
3.5 minutes saved on every order! 💰
Common questions
How many printers can you connect?
There is no limit! Connect as many as you need.
What happens if one printer stops working?
Koopax notices and raises an alert. The other printers carry on, and the system keeps whatever did not print so it can be printed later.
Does it work with older printers too?
Yes! Koopax supports every type of printer, older ones included.
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