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Terry Wirth
 
Has over 30 years of experience in the evaluation and testing of business-imaging equipment and has been responsible for managing the testing services of several office-products testing firms.  As former chairman and member since 1989 of the American Society for the Testing of Materials (ASTM) F05 Committee on Business Imaging Production, he has written numerous, published ASTM test methods.  ASTM is one of the world's largest voluntary standards organizations and is a trusted source for technical standards, as well as for products and services. 
 
Kathleen Wirth
 
Has been covering the digital-imaging industry for nearly 15 years, and has been a regular contributor to many industry publications. As an analyst and writer, she has covered product launches, written guides for using MFPs, printers and their software, and has tracked industry news. She has also tested and reviewed many MFPs and printers. Her hands-on experience garnered from years of testing printers and MFPs provides her with a unique perspective when covering new products. Kathleen holds a degree from New York University.
Millie

 
Millie the "lab cat" and has been putting up with us since November 2009.  As seen in these photos, Millie keeps an eye on our test units and occasionally lends a hand.

About Us
Wirth Consulting, LLC is staffed by digital-imaging professionals with decades of experience in the industry.  The company is headed by industry veteran Terry Wirth.   Both Wirth and partner Kathleeen Wirth have decades of experience testing and evaluating digital-imaging systems, and formed Wirth Consulting in order to provide timely and independent evaluations of digital-imaging devices. 

 

Wirth Consulting – Your Resource Partner for the Digital-Imaging Industry

The technology behind imaging devices such as printers, multifunctional peripherals (MFPs) and All-in-Ones has experienced rapid change in the last several years. 

 

For manufacturers, dealers, value added resellers, and retailers who market these products, the challenge is two-fold:  to differentiate their product from competitive products, and second, to demonstrate how their product is superior to the competition—in short, how it provides more value, economy, and/or performance.

 

How Wirth Consulting Can Help

Wirth Consulting’s What You Should Know (WYSK) Reports are researched and written by industry professionals with decades of experience in the digital-imaging industry, from hands-on product testing, to competitive research.  Our reports don’t just provide specs, but also provide both U.S. and Euro pricing, consumables' pricing and yields, Cost Per Page, Total Cost of Ownership, Strengths and Limitations, and Best Use. 

 

In our Head2Head Comparison Reports, we glean data from our What You Should Know Report Database to compare similar products—all presented in a concise one- or two-page report.

 

Custom Reports

Need to know how your product stacks up against a particular competitor or group of competitors?  Wirth Consulting will research and produce a custom Head2Head Comparison Report.

 

Wirth Consulting is also available for custom testing, and competitive research and assessment.

 

For the latest industry news, we also invite you to visit our online newsletter, Industry Pulse.  And, for a unique perspective on digital-imaging issues and troubleshooting, visit Terry Wirth’s Imaging Is Everything.