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Ricoh Outlines Plans for drupa Commercial- and Production-Print Exhibition

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On December 14th, Ricoh Company of Japan announced that it’ll be exhibiting at the drupa commercial- and production-print tradeshow to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 28 to June 7, 2024.

The company says its exhibition theme will be based on Henkaku, the Japanese term for transformational innovation, and that its exhibit will allow visitors to visualize new ways Ricoh solutions can help expand their business and reduce total cost of ownership through greater automation and efficiency.

Ricoh systems on display will include:

  • RICOH Pro Z75 B2 sheetfed digital inkjet press
    This is the first B2 perfecting (auto-duplexing) sheet-fed inkjet platform using aqueous ink. It’s said to accelerate the shift from offset to digital with higher print quality, faster turnaround times, and fewer demands on staff.
  • RICOH Pro VC80000 digital color high speed inkjet web-fed press
    This newest addition to Ricoh’s portfolio for commercial, book, and direct mail printers features enhanced automated production, closed loop quality control, and advanced production floor integration.
  • RICOH Pro C9500 digital color sheet-fed press
    Ricoh will showcase this next-generation 135 ppm press at drupa. The company says the system enables commercial printers to expand their revenue streams and enhance operational efficiency with its labor-saving automation.
  • RICOH Pro C7500 digital color sheet-fed press
    According to Ricoh, commercial printers can elevate their creative and versatile print production capabilities by achieving richer and more accurate color with this next-generation five-color digital sheet-fed press.

Automation Solutions

Visitors will also be able to see first-hand how Ricoh’s brand-agnostic software solutions can use information to provide data-driven insights for enhanced productivity.

Some of the solutions demonstrated will be the new RICOH TotalFlow Producer, a Software-as-a-Service  solution that automates the submission and consolidation of incoming jobs from multiple sources into a browser-based dashboard for operation-wide production visibility.

There’s also RICOH Auto Color Adjuster, which is said to provides precise color management and matching capability without the need for a color specialist.

RICOH ProcessDirector is said to be the leading automated end-to-end workflow management solution that delivers piece-level integrity.

In addition, Ricoh’s FusionPro handles all personalized communication, and RICOH Supervisor collects and deciphers operational data sourced from connected production printers and software. Supervisor’s BI engine creates Web-based dashboard views for viewing device usage and throughput.

Koji Miyao, president of the Ricoh Graphic Communications (RGC) Business Unit, commented:  “Our flagship high-speed inkjet and sheet-fed toner presses will demonstrate their versatile and agile application production capabilities alongside the much-anticipated Ricoh Pro Z75 – the world’s first B2 aqueous inkjet sheet-fed press – and the brand new Ricoh Pro VC80000.

“Our fast-growing portfolio will present an array of revenue-generating applications supported by our own-developed print-head technology. Through our vendor agnostic software solutions, visitors will experience how print-production personnel can be freed from repetitive tasks to pursue more value-added work in their own production environments to drive better business outcomes. These technologies will help PSPs unleash the spirit of co-innovation today. Co-innovation is the shared journey to value generation with Ricoh as the partner to future proof their business for tomorrow,” Miyao said.

For more information on Ricoh’s exhibition at Drupa, visit Ricoh here.

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