ORLANDO (GRAPH EXPO 16, Booth #2035), September 26, 2016 – Ricoh USA, Inc. today unveiled the RICOH Pro 8220s series, its latest high-speed black and white digital print platform series. Today’s production print environments, especially those focused on book printing, benefit from and often require flexibility. The need to meet fast turn times and shifting deadlines, and have the ability to print on thick and coated media for attractive color inserts to illustrate key points, can help printers find the capacity to take on new jobs quickly and efficiently.

The RICOH Pro 8220s series addresses these needs by offering tight registration and a new High Capacity Interposer (HCI). The HCI is a two-tray system with 1,750-sheet-per-tray capacity for post-fusing insertion of front and back covers or color inserts, printed on offset or digital printers, into books and manuals. The RICOH Pro 8220s series also offers users tight registration to help ensure more precise, clean output and delivers the ability to print on a wide variety of substrates without sacrificing speed or quality.

“Production print operations are defined by what they produce, their ability to meet deadlines and fulfill job requirements,” said John Fulena, Vice President, Production Printing Business Group, Ricoh USA, Inc. “The RICOH Pro 8220s series empowers printers to produce a wide variety of applications very quickly and efficiently by eliminating manual steps, making scanning quick and simple and making adding covers and inserts swift and hands-off. This is a device for the future of high-speed production.”

Aside from high print (96 to 136 ppm) and scan speeds on 8.27 x 11.69 inches (120 ipm simplex, 220 ipm duplex), the HCI automatically adds covers and inserts within jobs, saving significant time and labor investments. Meanwhile, the RICOH Pro 8220s series maintains its outstanding 1,200 x 4,800 dpi VCSEL quality on a wide variety of media, including coated media, […]

Ricoh Europe, London, 22 September 2016 – When Ricoh launched the Ricoh Pro™ VC60000 we believed it would revolutionise the future of commercial print and open new worlds.

We designed the next generation, continuous feed, inkjet technology platform for graphic arts to excel at direct mail, marketing materials and book printing.

And it has.

Since then clients from right around Europe have invested in this game changing technology, from Poland to the UK and from Finland to France; and strong sales growth is set to continue.
Central to the Pro VC60000’s success is its versatility, productivity and print quality made possible by our unique 1200×1200 dpi multi-drop inkjet technology.

Better than offset 
An early adopter was Dutch graphics media solutions company Zalsman.  It can now switch print flexibly between its offset and digital presses without increasing costs, but increasing flexibility.
Print quality was key to Adare SEC’s decision to make a multi-million investment in Ricoh systems, including two Ricoh Pro VC60000s. With a 60% increase in print resolution and our high density pigment ink it produces a better print finish across all applications.

Cost-effective flexibility 
Poland’s EDC Expert picked Eastern Europe’s first Ricoh Pro VC60000 to increase production flexibility. It liked the ability to print transactional or advertising materials on standard paper, without any pre-treatment or the need for more expensive inkjet-treated papers.

Dutch full service print provider Pondres plans to address market developments and accelerate transformation with its refocus on inkjet printing production. It can now address quality demands for graphics in marketing collateral and introduce new products and services.

And German service and print group Haberbeck strategically invested to extend its digital print infrastructure to create a more agile customer offering.

Elsevier, one of the world’s leading publishers of high quality journals, added the Pro VC60000 to its list of validated High Quality inkjet print engines.

Other endorsements include from […]

6/15/2016 MALVERN, PA – Ricoh USA, Inc. today unveiled its latest device to help offices and businesses streamline their workflows and do more from one, centralized device. The ENERGY STAR® certified and EPEAT® Silver rated* RICOH MP 305SPF digital multifunction printer (MFP) helps users manage multiple jobs of varying sizes seamlessly from their desktops. Ricoh’s new Workstyle Innovation Technology, the next generation of office automation, powers a next-generation 10.1” Wide Super VGA Smart Operation Panel to simplify workflows, set customized shortcuts and toggle between jobs with the same gestures used on smartphones
and tablets – including pinching, flicking and swiping.

In work environments where presentations and meetings occur frequently, the ability to print, copy, fax and scan 11” x 17” jobs is occasionally necessary. Yet, devices that meet this requirement have historically been too large and too loud to fit on a front desk or counter areas within retail environments, construction sites or small businesses. Despite its small footprint, the RICOH MP 305SPF can print on 11” x 17” paper (A3), and also help users stay focused on their day jobs with features such as a low-noise mode for whisper-like operation.

“In the new world of work, streamlining everything from workflows to real estate utilization is paramount,” said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc. “Workstyle Innovation Technology comprises the building blocks necessary to make these needs a reality for our customers. The intelligent design of the RICOH MP 305SPF delivers the capabilities modern businesses need while minimizing footprint requirements, IT burden, and complexity – essential components to overcoming today’s business challenges.”

The RICOH MP 305SPF’s next-generation Smart Operation Panel further empowers users to collaborate efficiently and effectively, enabling scanning to a variety of locations, and copying, printing and faxing through a few quick and easy clicks. By unifying these capabilities in one compact device, workflows are further streamlined reducing the need to move from device to device to get tasks done. Additionally, IT and supply costs are […]

6/15/2016

MALVERN, PA – Ricoh today unveiled its latest color multifunction printer (MFP) series to help workers at small to medium businesses and enterprises improve productivity, save time and accomplish more. The RICOH MP C3004/MP C3504/MP C4504/MP C6004 color MFP series brings new levels of digital workflow automation to the workplace and empowers users to customize how they share information in today’s new world of work. It provides users with the ability to use the same actions they use every day on their smartphones and tablets – including pinching, flicking and swiping – to quickly transition from one job to the next with ease.

As today’s workstyles continue to change, the need for innovative technologies has increased. This is why Ricoh has brought Workstyle Innovation Technology, the next generation of office automation, to the forefront of its portfolio. Today, employees are accustomed to sharing and receiving information how they want to, when they want to, without delay. The RICOH MP C3004/MP C3504/MP C4504/MP C6004 series utilizes the building blocks of Workstyle Innovation Technology to efficiently enable this information flow with speed and convenience thanks to its new 10.1” Wide Super VGA Smart Operation Panel. This next-generation platform
empowers users to create one-touch shortcuts to automate manual tasks, place customized information-rich widgets on the control panel and access details quickly and intuitively with a single glance.

“In our fast-paced work environments, the need to capture, transform and manage information more quickly, especially for mobile workers, is increasingly important,” said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc. “This is precisely why we implemented new and intuitive features – to help simplify a customer’s workday, to help overcome their business challenges and to help streamline business. Moreover, this newest MFP series utilizes advanced technologies that deliver greener operations, accomplishing a full range of document-related tasks without compromising the environment or the bottom line. This effort is consistent with Ricoh’s goals of developing products for a more sustainable future, as recognized by […]

Ricoh Europe, Duesseldorf, 3 June 2016 – Ricoh Europe, on behalf of MarcomCentral, a Ricoh company, today unveiled a new tool that brings a modern overhaul and added scalability to the job submission process for print providers. JobDirect® Plus empowers inplant and print service providers with a seamless way for their end clients to create engaging, customised printed collateral through a responsive and touch-friendly User Interface (UI) while adding greater efficiency and integration within the operation’s overall workflow.

As our new world of work continues to evolve, print service providers are engaging with a wider range of clients beyond the savvy print professional. As such, the need for an easy-to-use tool is imperative to enable users without a strong production print background to submit jobs. JobDirect provides greater value to the end user through more relevant features and customising options while allowing inplant and print service providers to fully integrate these new jobs into their production workflow, reducing disruptions for one-time submissions. Integration of JobDirect with Ricoh TotalFlow offerings also helps streamline and increase the efficiency of a print business’s overall operation, enabling print jobs to flow through a fully automated print production path with no user intervention required.

Print providers can launch a customer-facing online ordering process with JobDirect Plus and scale as customer needs, and their own needs, grow. Integration with the MarcomCentral family of products brings value-add services like variable data publishing, brand control, email marketing, sales enablement, analytics and more.

Hosted in Europe, JobDirect Plus is offered as both a standalone online submission tool that emits press-ready files for production or as an add-on to the MarcomCentral Web-to-Print product, offering a flexible and competitive way to build new revenue streams as the need arises. With its sleek and contemporary UI, JobDirect Plus now gives print professionals, marketers and others a simple and intuitive way to […]

Ricoh Europe, London, 20 July 2016 – Ricoh has expanded its portfolio of wide format production systems by making the Ricoh MP CW2201SP available all over Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa. This new generation multifunction wide format printer combines outstanding productivity and levels of usability. It offers companies superior mono to colour print production value, delivering high-speed monochrome printing at 3.8 A1 pages per minute and colour prints at 2.1 A1 pages per minute.

The printer is designed for CAD/GIS and graphic applications. It is a flexible device, and optimally positioned for CAD and graphic applications. This makes colour output more affordable than ever, as the Ricoh MP CW2201SP can print, copy and scan in full colour or high-speed mono.
The printer features Ricoh PrintHead Piezo technology and advanced four colour CMYK GEL-Jet™ waterproof ink technology with zero drying time. Its auto nozzle detection feature boosts efficiency by preventing clogged nozzles, which benefits the cost effectiveness of our clients, and ensures a lower total cost of ownership during the lifetime of the machine.
The Ricoh MP CW2201SP is environmentally friendly, and is Energy Star compliant. It consumes less than 200W when printing and meets the RoHS  (Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive).

Cost effective indoor and outdoor graphics
Benoit Chatelard, Vice President, Production Printing, Ricoh Europe, says: “With the Ricoh MP CW2201SP we are helping print service providers to easily add wide format to their existing capabilities. Now they can increase their mono volumes or deliver a cost effective mix of both mono and colour jobs. Its ease of set up and operation, combined with its productivity and quality, makes it ideal for colour graphic applications for paper media, both indoor and outdoor.”
Chatelard adds: “The highly versatile Ricoh MP CW2201SP will perform in a wide range of markets. Clients can invest to meet a current business need and […]

Newest cutsheet series enables printers of all sizes to embrace digital solutions at an affordable price point, and maximize growth opportunities

Malvern, PA, September 10, 2015 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the availability of the RICOH Pro C9100 and RICOH Pro C9110 – its newest high speed, heavy segment production color digital printer series – aimed at blasting away the cost-of-entry barrier for small to large print service providers who are looking to either transition from offset into the high-volume digital market or acquire more feature-rich, less costly equipment.

Producing high quality, high speed digital output with variable data options, the RICOH Pro C9100 series provides printers with a greater feature set for transforming and delivering their information. It offers fast turnaround times and more personalization at a price that enhances profitability. In today’s world of work, this best-in-class solution ultimately gives print service providers what they have been asking for – an affordable solution with a broader range of media capabilities and superior toner transfer technology for producing marketing collateral, such as brochures and flyers, and direct mail pieces, including coupons and postcards.

“Ricoh’s team and solutions have brought unprecedented value to my business in such a short amount of time,” said Lawrence Chou, Chief Executive Officer of MGX Copy. “In our market, we are constantly seeking ways to stay ahead of the competition while driving new sources of revenue. From the first time I saw the RICOH Pro C9110, I knew that it was the system for us.”

The RICOH Pro C9100 and RICOH Pro C9110 print at speeds of up to 110 and 130 pages per minute (ppm) respectively, with 1200 x 4800 dpi at VCSEL image quality. With advanced Fiery controller options and the ability to support paper weights of up to 400gsm in both simplex and duplex while maintaining rated engine speed, the series […]

Malvern, PA, August 26, 2015 – Although the new world of work is becoming increasingly mobile, workers often hit the wall when they need to print from smartphones and tablets.

That’s why Ricoh today expanded the options for mobile-minded organizations with Ricoh HotSpot Express, an easy, affordable way for companies to turn on mobile printing for employees, partners and guests.

With HotSpot Express, authorized mobile workers and guests can print content from their mobile device to any network printer through a mobile app, email, Web print portal or Windows application. Since HotSpot Express is an on-premise solution, print jobs never go beyond the firewall.

“Today’s workers expect their information in the right place at the right time to make time-sensitive decisions, so it doesn’t cut it when the critical information you need to share is trapped in your phone,” said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “Paper documents are still relevant collaboration tools, and that means workers need to be able to print on demand. Successful organizations need to provide their employees with this level of information mobility today.”

HotSpot Express powered by PrinterOn® is the latest Ricoh offering in the HotSpot mobile printing family. An ideal solution for organizations with basic mobile printing requirements, HotSpot Express can be easily upgraded as needs change to HotSpot Enterprise for more functionality with features such as cluster server support for scalability, advanced mobile device management software integration, Oracle ERP printing and API access for custom workflow integrations. HotSpot Printer/HotSpot MFP is also available and uses the public cloud to move information from workers’ devices to printers.

Following a quick download, organizations can use an intuitive Web interface to deploy HotSpot Express immediately across multiple users, networks and locations with little or no IT intervention. Organizations can employ the same printing workflows and security controls they always have, integrating it […]