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director at Integrity. “The reliability of the equipment has been outstanding, giving us complete confidence during our busy periods and allowing us to deliver consistent results for our customers.
The varioPRINT iX3200 is an exciting next step for us – enabling us to take efficiency to the next level while also opening up opportunities for us to diversify our offering.” n
RICOH MediaMax expands application capabilities and opens new market opportunities
Ricoh has co-innovated creative applications with its clients to enter new markets and improve environmental impacts with RICOH MediaMax. RICOH MediaMax is a customisation option that enables the Ricoh Pro C9500 digital colour sheetfed press to print on a wider range of Ricoh-approved media, with thicknesses of up to 800 microns and weights of up to 600gsm. It enables clients to win new business and enter new markets across a range of high value, high margin paperboard applications – from gift cards and business cards to POS displays, short run
packaging, luxury direct mail and book covers. To help drive and prove the ROI of new applications, Ricoh Europe has been working across the full value chain – from paper mills and specifiers to finishing partners and end clients – to disrupt traditional production models and deliver environmentally responsible alternatives to single use plastic cards. RICOH MediaMax is currently available in EMEA only for the Pro C9500 digital colour sheetfed press only. It can also be retrofitted to existing systems, enhancing the value of clients’ original investment. n
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Fujifilm UK announces strategic partnership with BlueCrest
Fujifilm UK has announced a new partnership with BlueCrest, which provides mailing and fulfilment solutions, to deliver a more integrated print and mailing solution for customers. By combining BlueCrest’s advanced production inserters, sorters and postal optimisation software with Fujifilm’s innovative print-on-demand technology, the partnership brings together complementary expertise to support operational efficiency, high print quality and production speed. BlueCrest brings more than 100 years of expertise in mail automation. Combined with Fujifilm’s advanced print-on-demand production presses, this experience will help customers optimise workflows, improve productivity and support long- term growth across the UK’s evolving communications landscape. "We are thrilled to announce this
partnership with BlueCrest,” said Spencer Green, head of print on demand UK & Ireland at Fujifilm. “The company has an outstanding global track record, and we believe its expertise in mailing and fulfilment solutions, combined with Fujifilm’s production print technologies, will create significant opportunities to deliver added value to customers.” BlueCrest’s VP of operations UK&I, Conor Power, added: "Partnering with Fujifilm was an easy choice. Fujifilm is a recognised technology leader with a strong commitment to advancing colour reproduction and print innovation. That complements our own market- leading mailroom solutions and creates exciting new opportunities for growth. This partnership also strengthens our nationwide service offering as we continue to build our position as a partner of choice across the sector.” n
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