Ricoh Enhances Its Aficio Line With the Introduction of the Aficio 2015, 2018 and 2018D
Tuesday March 2, 2:45 pm ET
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the RICOH® Aficio® 2015, Aficio 2018 and Aficio 2018D, the latest models in Ricoh's Aficio solution series. Designed to enhance productivity in a small office or workgroup, these new models provide state-of-the-art features, impressive digital technology, and high performance at an affordable price.
Digital technology involves much more than copying capabilities; it is the key to streamlining the document creation, production and distribution processes. Always at the forefront of digital technology, Ricoh has unveiled the latest in its Aficio solution series as it continues to provide end users with simple, easy to use products that meet all of their document management needs. Additionally, for the first time with Ricoh Segment 1 products, Ricoh is offering new features such as embedded scan to e-mail, Internet faxing, LAN faxing, and fax forwarding to e-mail.
The Aficio 2015 is the ideal system for offices or workgroups that are limited in space but require high-end performance at an affordable price. The Aficio 2018 offers the same capabilities as the Aficio 2015 but features a faster print speed and larger paper capacity, making it well suited for environments with slightly higher throughput requirements. And, the Aficio 2018D provides all the functionality of the Aficio 2018 with the addition of Automatic Duplexing, which helps to further reduce overall operating costs.
"Ricoh continues to enhance the Aficio line to ensure businesses are always provided with the most versatile, affordable, and effective document management solutions to meet their changing needs," said Hede Nonaka, Vice President, Product Marketing and Marketing Support. "These state-of-the-art devices can be used independently or combined into an all-in-one system for even more advanced productivity and efficiency-freeing up time for the end user to spend on other important business tasks."
Connecting the Aficio 2015, 2018 and 2018D is a simple and affordable process, making a powerful all-in-one system easily within reach. This combined system allows the end user to handle business communications from one central location while making document management solutions accessible to everyone on the network. This eliminates the need to purchase and maintain separate systems and supplies, thus reducing overall operating costs.
Furthermore, while the Aficio 2015, 2018, and 2018D come out of the box as a copier, the optional all-in-one Scanner, Printer and Fax Kits enable the end user to gain powerful network printing performance and productivity -- enhancing network scanning capabilities all at the same time. These Aficio models offer everything that one would expect in a powerful network printer, including support for all popular network platforms and compatibility with today's most common business and graphics software. The network scanning function provides an efficient way to manage existing hardcopy documents and electronic files. Additionally, the Aficio 2015, 2018, and 2018D's Super G3 Fax incorporates capabilities that enable users to accommodate virtually any fax application.
Additional features/benefits of the Aficio 2015, 2018 and 2018D include:
* The ability to output multiple sets of any originals scanned into
memory only once.
* Elimination of costly output errors by automatically rotating originals
to match the orientation of the paper supply.
* Reduction of paper replenishment tasks due to a maximum paper capacity
of 1,350 Sheets (Aficio 2015) and 1,600 Sheets (Aficio 2018/2018D).
The front-loading paper trays also ensure easy access.
* Production of jobs on different paper stocks, including transparencies,
colored paper and envelopes and a range of sizes from statement to
ledger, without disturbing the primary paper supply.
* The ability to copy and print a two-sided document of up to 11" x 17",
which significantly reduces paper, hardcopy storage and postage costs
(Aficio 2018D only).
* The optional Automatic Document Feeder scans up to 30 single-sided
originals at a time (Aficio 2015/2018).
* An optional Automatic Reversing Document Feeder enables users to scan
up to 50 two-sided originals in one easy step (Aficio 2018D only).
Besides providing state-of-the art solutions, Ricoh is committed to providing products that respect and protect the environment, and the Aficio 2015, 2018, and 2018D exemplify this philosophy. Incorporating Quick Start Up (QSU) Technology, the Aficio 2015, 2018, and 2018D feature an extremely fast recovery time of just 10 seconds, which promotes consistent use of the Energy Saver Mode. Additionally, the Aficio 2015, 2018, 2018D have an exceptionally low operating noise, and paper consumption is reduced with the Aficio 2018D due to its fast two-sided copying capability.
The Aficio 2015 is available at a suggested retail price of $2,450, and the suggested retail price of the Aficio 2018 is $2,950. Additionally, the Aficio 2018D is available at a suggested retail price of $3,350.
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