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Realisaprint.com targets new markets with RICOH Pro Z75 B2 inkjet sheetfed press
Realisaprint.com, a French online printer, has installed the first RICOH Pro Z75 B2 perfecting (auto-duplexing) sheetfed inkjet platform in the world after the successful beta test at Heeter in America. Realisaprint.com provides commercial printing services to more than 50,000 graphics arts professionals in France, Spain and Italy, offering products including brochures, flyers, signage, rigid panels and point of purchase displays. The Pro Z75 provides the advantages of a sheetfed platform with the low running costs and high productivity of inkjet. It delivers higher print quality, faster turnaround times and ease of use for fewer demands on staff. Every day, Realisaprint.com prints and dispatches up to 1,500 client orders across its many product lines. The new press will enable the operation to continue its entry into new sectors of the market such as commercial print, improve lead times, increase profit margins and enhance its client services. The Pro Z75 will transform print production with its ability to: l Print at speeds of up to 4,500 sheets per hour in straight printing or 2,250 SPH in duplex/perfecting printing l Produce 1,200 dpi native resolution at all speeds with four colour (CMYK) pigment- based inks l Ensure high quality results ready for
immediate finishing with its proprietary drying system l E xpand substrate flexibility with the ability to handle uncoated, inkjet treated and offset coated media, up to 400gsm with a maximum sheet size of 585mm x 750mm. Also important was the Pro Z75’s ability to connect to Realisaprint.com’s workflow automation tools, helping to optimise production efficiency. As a result, orders to the Realisaprint.com e-commerce store, data files are automatically routed to the relevant production device based on size, volumes and preferred media. “Throughout the decision-making process we were fully supported by Ricoh and its experts in Europe, Japan and America,” said Rafael Mari, Realisaprint.com’s co-founder. “The new press will enable the operation to continue to open up new sectors of the market such as commercial print applications, and it will also help to maximise our production capacity.” Sander Sondaal, director, Commercial Print Sales, Ricoh Graphic Communications, added: “With the Pro Z75’s superior levels of print quality, efficiency, and automation Realisaprint.com can keep production costs as low as possible and improve profit margins. In turn, this will support an enhanced proposition for current and prospective clients with very attractive prices.”
Rafael Mari co-founder
Realisaprint.com
Sander Sondaal director, Commercial Print Sales, Ricoh Graphic Communication
ricoh.co.uk
Automation focused RICOH Pro VC80000 launched
Ricoh Europe has launched the RICOH Pro VC80000. With this new high-speed inkjet webfed platform, print service providers can harness enhanced automated production, closed loop quality control and more advanced production floor integration. The Pro VC80000 builds on the success of the Pro VC70000 and is designed to produce exceptional quality direct mail, colour books, catalogues, magazines and commercial print applications on coated media up to 300gsm. A unique family of software and hardware tools delivers increased automation of production, print quality control and communication with many AI, machine learning and data analysis
features that ensure predictable and repeatable output with minimal operator intervention. The smallest machine in its class, with a full duplex engine measuring less than 10 metres, it incorporates the latest generation ink and temperature-controlled inkjet heads. It introduces several groundbreaking technologies that achieve a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1200dpi, a maximum speed of 150mpm – a 50% increase in production output compared to previous generation presses – and focuses on maximising productivity to drive down the total cost of ownership. They include: l Faster startup times with new ‘firefly’ dryer
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