Ricoh Pro c720 "Price Review"

- Ricoh announced pricing for the PRO C720, which is 72ppm version of the C900 production color system. Details:
- Base MSRP of $104,099 for print only version
- Base MSRP of $121,098 for MFP version
- Optional $140 kit for embedded applications
- Optional embedded EFI Fiery, but does NOT offer a CREO option or external Fiery
- Does NOT offer optional perfect binder or ring binder
- 320K/month max duty cycle

-=Cheers=-

Print Production Weekend Notes

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- A printshop announced it is installing a wind turbine to generate electricity to drive its production systems. Phoenix Press, of North Haven, CT, hopes to use the turbine to provide one third of the power it needs to run its Kodak DigiMaster 9110, Canon imageRUNNER 7095 and imageRUNNER C5180 units.

- Hewlett Packard announced it sold two Indigo 7000 production color systems to Capitol City Press of Tumwater, Washington.

- Hewlett Packard announced it sold an Indigo 5500 to ProGraphics Communications of Atlanta, GA.

- Hewlett Packard announced it sold an Indigo 5500 production color system to Positive Images of Mitcham, Surrey, England.

- Ricoh launched a new production color system, called the PRO C720 system offering:
- Slowed down, cheaper version of the slow selling C900
- Offers a top speed of 72ppm versus 90ppm of the C900
- Maximum duty cycle of only 320K/month
- Runs at same speed, regardless of paper weight, like the C900, up to 110lb. cover
- Uses same EFI Fiery as C900
- finishing options are limited to saddle stitch booklet maker and standard finisher

- Xerox announced it has sold a Xerox Nuvera 288 production b/w system to CFH Total Document Management of Somerset, England.

- Xerox announced it has sold a Xerox Nuvera 288 production b/w system and an iGen3 production color system to Hamilton Printing Co. of Castleton, NY.


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Ricoh Launches Pro C720/C720s Color Production System

Ricoh Launches Pro C720/C720s Color Production System

New Light Production Digital System Offers Affordable Alternative for Color Printing, Scanning, Copying and Document Storage
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today the official launch of the RICOH® Pro C720/C720s, a production class multi-functional color system, the latest addition to Ricoh's Pro series of products, designed specifically for the production environment. This flexible system is targeted at corporate and commercial professional print environments with demanding application needs. The Pro C720/C720s has a robust duty cycle of 320,000 images per month, and runs at 72 pages-per-minute (PPM) regardless of paper weight.

The RICOH Pro C720s allows customers to complete a wide range of applications within one system. The Pro C720s offers high-resolution scanning, copying, and automated distribution to multiple destinations, including e-mail, URL, and FTP. It also allows customers to store files on a document server so you can reprint them without re-ripping the files.

Central to the operation of the RICOH Pro C720/C720s is a server-based EFI Fiery® Print controller. The Fiery platform optimizes the Pro C720/C720s with top speed, quality, advanced color management, and integrated work-flow utilities that provide the customer with complete control over digital file processing at every stage of production. The Fiery is an open, flexible solution addressing the demanding requirements of Commercial Printers, In-Plant Print Shops, and Central Reproduction Departments (CRDs). The Fiery controller is a standard component of the Pro C720/C720s and includes a number of value-added workflow and job automation utilities such as Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Standard Edition, EFI Hot Folders, Fiery WebTools, and more.

Additionally, the RICOH Pro C720/C720s offers a wide range of advanced in-line finishing options that can be configured to customers' exact requirements, providing enhanced flexibility and efficiency. Options include a high capacity stacker which enables longer unattended print runs, and an array of document handling and finishing options.

The Pro C720/C720s is engineered to provide maximum uptime and reliability to customers in demanding print environments. It is ideal for print-for-pay shops, CRDs and other environments that need to take on more color jobs, increase revenue, and lower cost. The Pro C720/C720s incorporates Trained Customer Replacement Units (TCRU's) that enable operators to replace key components of the system, providing improved productivity. In addition, Ricoh bundles remote diagnostics, troubleshooting and online consumable ordering through the included @Remote diagnostic solution.

The Pro C720/C720s feature large capacity trays that incorporate air-assist paper feeding for sheets up to 13" x 19.2". The Pro C720/C720s handles media basis weights from 16lb bond to 110lb cover and prints at rated speed regardless of basis weight.

"With the economy still on the rebound we're continuing to develop cost-effective solutions that help our customers improve their bottom lines. We've had very good customer experiences with the C900, and the Pro C720 builds on the reliability and quality of the same platform," said Carl Joachim, vice president of Marketing for PPBG, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "We've made good inroads in the production color market over the past year, not only with the Pro C900, but also with our solutions and professional services that address emerging applications such as Web2Print and VDP."

Order taking for the C720/C720S will be effective immediately, with availability scheduled for February 2010. The product will be available through US channels of distribution that include Ricoh Business Solutions, IKON and authorized independent dealers. Additional distribution within the Ricoh Americas group is planned through Ricoh Canada Limited and Ricoh Latin America.

For more information on the C720/C720s and other PPBG products and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com/ppbg/.

About Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group:

The Production Printing Business Group (PPBG) of Ricoh Americas Corporation is dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art, high-speed production systems that provide efficient document workflows with high-volume production printing and finishing. Incorporating superior engineering, service, reliable technology, and extensive software and finishing options, PPBG helps production centers to cost-effectively modernize and streamline their operations to meet today's rapid turnaround and high-quality demands.

Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West Caldwell, NJ and is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion.

Information about Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com/ppbg/.

All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.

Ricoh Web Site: www.ricoh-usa.com

-=Cheers=-

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Focus on Growth With RICOH Pro C900

Digital Imaging System Enhances Productivity and Color Output Quality



WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Production Printing Business
Group (PPBG) of Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that the Girl
Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, which serves more than 28,500 scouts in more
than four counties, installed the RICOH Pro C900 in the print shop located at
the organization's base in Milwaukee to help improve the Girl Scouts' image
through high-quality communications materials.

When the print shop was established several years ago, it featured a small
offset press. Later, the shop went digital and purchased a Ricoh
black-and-white production copier along with a small Ricoh color printer.
Faced with exploding growth of both membership and staff, the print shop had
to outsource nearly all color printing. However, increased cost in outsourcing
all color projects led the organization to the decision to bring all printing,
including color materials, in-house which required an equipment upgrade. The
Girl Scouts looked at several brands, but the organization's long-standing
relationship with Ricoh, combined with the advanced capabilities of the RICOH
Pro C900 made Ricoh the natural choice.

"The RICOH Pro C900 is the right fit for us. It is affordable, the color is
true and the customer service is excellent," said Amy Drezka, director of
information services for the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. "In spite of
coming from a very small environment, quickly moving into a larger
organization, and having to meet new high-capacity needs for production, we
were able to do it easily with this machine, which for us, has been huge."

Almost immediately after the RICOH Pro C900 was installed, the Girl Scouts of
Wisconsin Southeast realized cost savings, improved their color output quality
and increased their productivity. Taking advantage of the Pro C900's ability
to print at 90 pages per minute (ppm), the Girl Scouts are now quickly turning
around a variety of items with runs from 50 to 20,000 including membership
certificates, training materials and solicitation letters.

"The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast is a great example of customers who
are experiencing growth, and require solutions that not only accommodate
present conditions but can anticipate future needs," said Carl Joachim, vice
president of marketing, PPBG, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "The RICOH Pro C900
is one of many solutions we offer to our customers that maximize output and
increases quality."

To learn more about Ricoh's full line of products for production print
environments, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com/ppbg.

About Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
Girl Scouts of the USA is the pre-eminent leadership development organization
for girls. Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) serves more than 28,000
girls and is the leading authority on girls' healthy development.

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the
world a better place.

For more information, visit www.gswise.org, or call 1-800-565-GIRL (4475).

About Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group
The Production Printing Business Group (PPBG) of Ricoh Americas Corporation is
dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art, high-speed production systems that
provide efficient document workflows with high-volume production printing and
finishing. Incorporating superior engineering, service, reliable technology,
and extensive software and finishing options, PPBG helps production centers to
cost-effectively modernize and streamline their operations to meet today's
rapid turnaround and high-quality demands.

Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West
Caldwell, NJ and is a subsidiary of the $20 billion Ricoh Company Ltd., the
73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment.

Information about Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group can be accessed
on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.

All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.

CONTACT: Linda Montefusco Rebecca Maas
Ricoh Americas Corporation Peppercom
(973) 882-2172 (212) 931-6126
Linda.Montefusco@ricoh-usa.com rmaas@peppercom.com



SOURCE Ricoh Americas Corporation

Linda Montefusco, Ricoh Americas Corporation, +1-973-882-2172,
Linda.Montefusco@ricoh-usa.com, or Rebecca Maas, Peppercom, +1-212-931-6126,
rmaas@peppercom.com

Ricoh Expands to Data Center Printing with 3 New Systems!

This was posted on the Print4Pay Hotel Message Boards today. I added a few items for everyone. Enjoy!

The Ricoh Pro 907/1107/1307 series was officially released last week. This is the new, print only version of the Katana series and it's targeted at Data Centers. It's co-developed with both Ricoh and Hitachi technology.

With it's release, the Pro 1357 becomes Ricoh's flagship monochrome printer. Effective immediately, the Pro 907 and the Pro 1107 replace the DDP 92. The DDP 70e is now discontinued.

In comparison to the DDP models, these new products offer stacker options. These stacker options lend themselves very well to the Data Center marketplace.

Although the print only version of the Pro 907/1107/1357 is very similar to the copy version, there are some notable differences. Here's a brief summary of the major differences:

*New DC (Data Center) Print Controller for the print only series (features dual CPUs to drive the engines at rated speeds)
*MICR Printing will be supported by the end of the year on the Pro 1357 (MICR Printing on the Pro 907/1107 will be available 30-60 days later)
*The Ring Binder and Perfect Binder options are not available for the print only series
*The Fiery and MicroPress options are not available for the printer series

What's New!

There's a new Multi-folding Unit (FD 5000, which will accomdate six different folding patterns, locking paper tray and stacking trays, MICR Toner, standard De-Curl Unit, DC (Data Center) Conntroller, and IPDS.

Want more it's all on the Print4Pay Hotel!

-=Good Selling=-

Yeah, I know it's been awhile, however I've been out selling in the Print4Pay market! Here's some pricing info I picked up on the new Ricoh PRO 1357EX.


- Ricoh released the MSRPs for its new b/w production print systems, the Pro 907EX, Pro 1107EX & 1357EX

- Pro 907EX mainframe = $40,000
- Pro 1107EX mainframe = $51,000
- Pro 1357EX mainframe = $62,000
- Letter size LCT = $3000
- Tabloid size LCT = $4850
- Bypass tray = $1400
- Cover inserter = $3500
- Multi folding unit = $9150
- Stacker unit = $15,750
- Stapling finisher = $5830
- Hole punch unit = $920
- Booklet finisher = $11,800
- Trimmer unit = $12,400
- Print controller = $3300
- PostScript print driver = $1900
- Ring binder unit = $24,825
- Perfect binder = $44,830
- GBC punch unit = $8995
- GBC die set = $475

Keep in mind if you're think about getting one of these and you are in the Print4Pay Industry, get it with the fiery and the impose option. It's the only way to go.


-=Good Selling=-

Ricoh C900 Pro

Caught this video on the tube, KonicaMinolta calls this "fast plastic", however what this really means is that it's sturdier than a steel fram and can take more vibration.

IKON Delivers RICOH Pro C900 Digital Color Printer for Print & Letter Company of San Diego

IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company, today announced that Print & Letter Company has installed a RICOH Pro C900 digital color printer, giving them greater capacity and enhanced flexibility in meeting their customers’ wide range of printing needs.

With more than 12 years of industry experience, Print & Letter specializes in both commercial and digital printing. Based in San Diego, Print & Letter has a nationwide presence, and works with customers on their printing and fulfillment projects from start to finish — including concept graphic design, offset and digital printing, binding, packaging and complete direct mail and fulfillment services.

“Our philosophy is to exceed our customers’ expectations by combining a superior product with quick turnaround time at an affordable price,” explains Dan Mashburn, President, Print & Letter. “Our processes and equipment are second to none, and we take pride in utilizing the latest innovations in the commercial printing industry.”

As part of their commitment to innovation, Print & Letter is the first in the San Diego area to purchase a RICOH Pro C900, giving them more versatility, faster speeds and better print quality. “Digital printing is the future in the commercial print market,” says Mashburn. “The RICOH Pro C900 allows us to better create solutions for our customers and help meet their business needs. We’re building the future of our company around the capabilities of the RICOH Pro C900 and will be able to offer more robust graphic design and customized collateral via variable data technology. It has proven to be a perfect fit and has met all of our expectations with ease.”

Engineered to meet the demanding needs of the production print environment, the RICOH Pro C900 represents an advancement in efficiency and productivity combining consistent 1200 dpi output with 90 pages-per-minute speed. It utilizes Ricoh’s new image processing technology for unsurpassed quality and fast turnaround times, and can handle a wide range of media, including weight ranges up to 110 lb. cover. Its modular design enables a number of input and output configurations, and offers many production tools for advanced page programming requirements like tabs, inserts, covers and chapter breaks.

“I’m impressed with the RICOH Pro C900’s ease of use and its versatility,” says Mashburn. “It combines fast speed and outstanding quality. In addition, its color is brilliant and consistent, print run after print run. We’ve been very pleased with our results.”

The RICOH Pro C900 is designed to have extremely low maintenance requirements, and is backed by IKON’s team of locally based service and support professionals, along with a team of color and production specialists. IKON has many years of experience in meeting and exceeding the demands of corporate print centers and commercial print businesses. In addition, IKON customers can maximize their color solutions by engaging with IKON’s color and production specialists, and its Professional Services team, who can provide customers with a suite of services and application development, including variable data integration for marketing and personalized communications, advanced color management, forms design, data stream conversion and custom workflow solutions to help improve productivity, reduce turnaround time, and increase efficiencies.

It is this kind of support that led Print & Letter to purchase their RICOH Pro C900 through IKON. “We have received a tremendous amount of support from IKON, from our decision to purchase the RICOH Pro C900 through the delivery, set up and training,” says Mashburn. “They have a lot of ideas on how we can best utilize the machine, and having a team as experienced as they are pushing our creativity is great. They are truly a partner in our planning and success.”

“Our extensive experience in production environments helps us create solutions for our customers like Print & Letter that lead to increased capacity, faster turnaround times, and higher print quality using state-of-the-art technology,” explains Spencer Adamson, Vice President, Production Solutions and Commercial Print, IKON Office Solutions. “With its superior quality, high speed and broad workflow applications, the RICOH Pro C900 sets a new standard in productivity.”

Mashburn agrees. “The RICOH Pro C900 is vital for our future success and gives us more options to fulfill our printing needs. Working with IKON has proven to be a great experience. They fully stand behind their products and are helping us expand the digital printing market to all of our customers.”

About Print & Letter Company

Print & Letter is a pioneer in variable data and variable content printing. They are able to offer solutions to customers that help them grow their business. With consultative selling and a strong work ethic, Print & Letter has been the go to printer during these interesting times. Print & Letter offers ideas and concepts that fit within any budget and get results for customers. Direct mail to posters, banners and business cards, car wraps to boxes, we do it all.

About IKON

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.

IKON Office Solutions®, IKON: Document Efficiency at Work®, are trademarks of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Print Production Weekend Notes 6/08/09

The National Association of Print Leaders (NAPL) economists announced:
- Total production hours are down 14.2%
- 80% of printshops report that payroll hours were lower than a year ago
- 41.5% of shops report that productivity is lower
- Commercial print sales are down 15%
- 80% report decline in output

Kodak announced it will partner with Xeikon. Xeikon, which makes production color systems, will now offer Kodak web-to-print solutions as an option to drive the output.

EFI announced it received three “BEST” awards from BERTL:
- EFI Fiery XF won for color management for wide format color inkjet printers
- EFI Fiery Central
- EFI SendMe
Ricoh now shipping the Pro C550EX and C700EX. As stated in previous newsletter, these are based existing workgroup color MFP, the C6000, but offer accessories to make these able to be sold into the production print space.
- Base MSRPs of $58,840 & $67,240
- C550EX offers 55ppm full color and 60ppm b/w
- C700EX offers 70ppm full color and 75ppm b/w
- uses polymerized toner (Ricoh PxP)
- uses 4 tandem OPC drum design
- has two 160GB hard drives
- Uses engines from the MP C6000 and C7500 mid-range color MFPs, which compete against
the Konica Minolta bizhub C552 & C652
- Offers the EFI Fiery E8100 print controller
- Supports up to only 80lb. cover in the paper drawers
- will auto duplex up to 90lb index only
- 110lb. cover stock must be placed in the bypass of the RT4000 large capacity deck for $4780.00
- Standard paper capacity is 5,300 sheets
- Finishing options include stapling, hole-punch, GBC punch, booklet maker and three ring binding
- SR4010 fifty sheet stapling finisher for $3150.00
- SR4020 fifty sheet staple and 20 sheet booklet maker for $5460.00
- SR5000 one hundred sheet stapling finisher for $5830.00
- Tab sheet holder for $47.00
- Hole punch kit for $920.00
- Cover insertion unit for $1160.00
- Z-folding unit for $7350.00
- 100 sheet document feeder comes standard
- Will be marketed with color click pricing as low as $0.0495, single click 11”x17”,
and b/w clicks as low as $0.0132.
- Designed to compete against the Konica Minolta PRO C5501 & C6501 systems
- 600x600dpi, but does not offer true 8 bits per pixel imaging

InfoPrint & Ricoh Solutions Appoints Daisuke Segawa its new Chief Executive

BOULDER, CO—05/06/09—Daisuke Segawa has been appointed the new CEO & President of InfoPrint Solutions Co., a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh. Segawa was instrumental in the formation of the joint venture and moves into this new role from his former position as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Strategy, Planning & Transformation for InfoPrint. He is also a long-time Ricoh executive and member of the InfoPrint Board of Managers.

Segawa takes over the position from Tony Romero, who was President & CEO, and had been leading InfoPrint since the launch of the company in June 2007. Under Romero’s direction, the company is in a strong position in its core business areas of solutions offerings, (Transpromo, Automated Document Factory) and continuous forms color (InfoPrint 5000) to name but a few.

The company’s long-term plan has always been to pass the reigns over to a Ricoh executive when the time was right, and Romero — along with the Board of Managers of InfoPrint which is made up of IBM and Ricoh representatives -- believe the logical time for this change is now as we move into the final year of our Joint Venture agreement. On a related note, Jeff Paterra, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Technology & Solutions Development of InfoPrint, has been named to the Board of Managers.

Ricoh PRO C550EX and PRO C700EX Review

More details on the new Ricoh PRO C550EX and PRO C700EX copier, which Ricoh is billing as “production” devices:

- Base MSRPs of $54,290 & $62,690
- C550EX offers 55ppm full color and 60ppm b/w
- C700EX offers 70ppm full color and 75ppm b/w
- Uses engines from the MP C6000 and C7500 mid-range color MFPs (which compete against the the Konica Minolta bizhub C552 & C652)(these are NOT slowed down version of the C900)
- 4 tandem OPC drum design
- uses PxP polymerized toner (does not use fuser oil like the faster Ricoh C900 system)
- comes standard with 320GB hard drive copier memory
- 600x600dpi (does NOT offer true 8 bits per pixel imaging)
- Up to 90 second warmup time
- Up to 7.5 second first copy out time
- Base MSRP includes external EFI Fiery E8100 print controller
- 2.13GHz processor
- 2GB RAM & 160GB hard drive
- Standard paper supply holds up to 3,300 sheets
- Top drawer holds two letter-size 1,100 sheet stacks
- Second and third drawer each holds up to 550 sheets
- maximum paper size of 12”x18”
- Supports up to only 80lb. cover in the paper drawers
- 110lb. cover stock must be placed in the bypass of the RT4000 large capacity
deck for $4780.00
- Auto duplex supports up to 90lb. index only
- Finishing options include stapling, hole-punch, GBC punch, booklet maker and three ring binding
- SR4010 fifty sheet stapling finisher for $3150.00
- SR4020 fifty sheet staple and 30 sheet booklet maker for $5460.00
- SR5000 one hundred sheet stapling finisher for $5830.00
- Tab sheet holder for $47.00
- Hole punch kit for $920.00
- Cover insertion unit for $1160.00
- Z-folding unit for $7350.00
- RB5000 ring binder punches holes and places rings in paper (does not use vinyl ring binders)
- either 50 or 100 page letter-size sets (20lb. bond paper)
- White or black rings
- 75 ring sets per cartridge
- Holds up to two sets before needing emptying
- 100 sheet document feeder comes standard
- Auto duplex standard
- Rumor that it will be marketed with color click pricing as low as $0.0495, single click 11”x17”,

Ricoh Review of EFI Digital StoreFront 4.0

Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of the new version of EFI’s Digital StoreFront 4.0 Series. Digital StoreFront (DSF) is EFI’s Web-to-Print platform, which offers print service providers a Web-enabled onramp to their production workflow. DSF extends printers’ print products and services to their customer’s desktops via a configurable Web presence. Printers provide a single shopping site for all their products and services, while benefiting from a single production funnel to manage all print related e-commerce. DSF can be deployed either in a Customer-Hosted Model or as an ASP EFI-Hosted Service.

What’s New/Different

Static and Non-Print Product Inventory support
Fulfillment support with EFI MIS Systems
Superwide Format Ordering with Background File Upload
Fiery XF support for integration with VUTEk, Rastek, Jetrion and other supported Inkjet devices
Enhanced Dynamic Document Preview that shows finishing options, tabs and more for online preview and approval
Flash Image Support for StoreFronts to create dynamic storefronts
Shipping Cost Calculator with integration to Auction Inc.
Support for 3rd party tax integration
PayPal WebSite Payments Pro support
VDP enhancement with Multi-Column Data Sets and Image Galleries

Benefits

Online job submission capabilities and more.
Integrate seamlessly with other EFI™ solutions.
Give customers product visibility with DSF's graphical preview.
Support and sell wide and superwide format services.
Capitalize on greater VDP power through a rich DSF experience.

Plockmatic BK5010 Production Booklet Maker

Found this on you tube, nice little video for Print4Pay for Plockmatic BK5010, Trimmer, Cover Feeder and Book Folder. Enjoy!

Ricoh Production Printing

Check it out, my first post on P4P Suites. Enjoy!!