Ipswich based Healeys Print Group has increased the number of Ricoh units in its production suite with the purchase of the Ricoh Pro C7100.
The Ricoh Pro C7100 series of digital colour cut sheet presses are designed to support print service providers seeking to increase their current digital printing capacity, enter new markets and explore new digital opportunities by providing capabilities and offerings to clients not previously available with this engine class.
Philip Dodd, managing director, Healeys Print Group said, ‘With the Ricoh Pro C7100 we have seen a big leap forward in quality, driven by features like the ability to apply spot or flood clear gloss and white. As a result of this purchase, we can stay ahead of the expectations of our significant pool of creative agency customers and in turn, help them to over-deliver to their clients. Our digital investments have contributed to our continuous, year-on-year growth.’
The Pro C7100 series delivers print speeds up to 90 ppm and supports media up to 360 gsm. Optimum image quality up to 1200 x 4800 dpi is achieved with Ricoh’s enhanced Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology.
It delivers a premium finish, and supports an extensive range of media, including new textured media technology, and enables many different applications such as light packaging, demo packaging, direct mail, books, brochures and business cards. A key feature of the Pro C7100 series is its fifth colour station allowing clear gloss or white applications, offering print services providers significant additional revenue opportunities.
Stephen Palmer, director, production print, Ricoh UK & managing director of Ricoh Ireland said, ‘As graphic arts businesses seek to remain competitive, profitable and add value to clients, it is essential that they have the right tools in place to deliver innovative applications and introduce new service lines. By adding a Ricoh ProTMC7100 series digital press to their technology portfolio, they can make profitable sense of short run, fast-turnaround work. Interestingly, it also provides the extra 10% Printers need to win Agency pitches, with the facilities such as spot or flood clear gloss and white, which is unprecedented at this price point.’
The expansion of Ricoh’s media library also allows users to adjust and associate different parameters per substrate to ensure image quality and reliability. In addition to product features, the Operator Replaceable Units (ORUs) enable trained users to replace more than a dozen parts. This is key to reliability and image quality, to help increase uptime and performance. The Pro C7100 series is available with either the EFi E-43A or the faster and more powerful E-83A print server.
