Ricoh Pro C901 wins independent industry accolades

Ricoh Pro C901 wins independent industry accolades

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Ricoh UK is celebrating an industry triple with the Ricoh Pro C901 Graphic Arts Edition production press. It has been recognised for its sales volumes and performance.

With a market share of more than 31 per cent, almost 9 per cent ahead of its nearest competitor, InfoTrends named the Ricoh Pro C901 as the leading press, by units sold in 2011, in the 301K to 999K duty cycle segment. Printing at a rated speed of 90 A4 pages per minute, Ricoh's flagship colour cut sheet press was also identified as the fastest in this class in the Western Europe Production Printing and Copying Market Placements: 2008 - 2011 report.

In the same timeframe as this prestigious achievement, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) announced that the Ricoh Pro C901 Graphic Arts Edition has won its PRO Award for the Mid-Production Colour category. BLI, the world's leading independent evaluator of document imaging hardware and software, chose the Ricoh Pro C901 based on an in-depth review of a comprehensive set of technical criteria.

Said Stephen Palmer, Production Print director, Ricoh UK, ‘The independent industry recognition acknowledges the expertise of our research and development teams in creating highly effective market leading solutions. The BLI accolade recognises the innovative technologies incorporated into the press. With the quality of the print produced and its flexibility to print a wide range of applications, the Pro C901 series supports print service providers seeking to build a highly responsive and creative portfolio of services.’

‘The InfoTrends rating for 2011 is a fantastic recognition of how the commercial and corporate production printing market in Western Europe has embraced a press we believe to be instrumental in helping printers increase profitability and address new business opportunities. These innovations include its chemical PxP toner that delivers offset-like results with excellent accuracy, as well as its ease-of-use, reliability and flexibility. The ability to auto duplex 300gsm stock at its full rated speed of 90ppm, creates a market leading level of productivity,’ concluded Palmer.

The Ricoh Pro C901 will be demonstrated at the Ricoh stand at drupa 2012 in Düsseldorf, in Hall 8a from 3 - 16 May. It will also be shown by Heidelberg in Hall 1, where Heidelberg will launch its complete range of digital print solutions for commercial and packaging applications under the name Linoprint. Heidelberg’s version of the C 901 press will in future be known as the Linoprint C 901.

Visit: www.ricoh-europe.com/drupa2012 for news and updates or follow the news on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ricohuk. For more information about the Ricoh ProC901 digital colour press, visit: www.Ricoh-Europe.com or your consult you local Heidelberg branch.

[1] The InfoTrends report, Western Europe Production Printing and Copying Market Placements: 2008 - 2011 is available at: www.InfoTrends.com.