Ricoh is introducing the Ricoh Pro C5300 series sheet-fed colour toner press. Building on the success of its predecessor, the Pro C5200, the Pro C5300 is designed to offer greater production flexibility, higher print quality and broader service offerings to small to medium size PSPs, print on demand environments, Corporate Reprographics Departments (CRDs) and print shops.

The new system, which will be available across Europe from May, uses Ricoh’s 400 x 4800dpi VCSEL technology and new gloss control to address different image output demands. It offers a speed of up to 80ppm and an increased monthly duty cycle of 450,000 pages.

The Pro C5300 can handle substrates up to 360gsm across non-carbon paper, textured media and envelopes. It has improved front-to-back registration also offers a wider variety of post-press capabilities, including an enhanced booklet finisher capable of 30-sheet booklet production at 80gsm. A large capacity input tray is complemented by a high capacity output stacker and an efficient fore-edge trimmer.

‘The Pro C5300 colour sheet fed press is an evolution of Ricoh’s tried and tested technology and has been developed to support responsive print production for small to medium volume demands,’ said Eef de Ridder, vice president, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group, Ricoh Europe. ‘Encompassing all the successful operational elements of its predecessor while adding new capabilities has resulted in a system that offers great usability, flexibility, and productivity.’