Ricoh USA, Inc. has announced the launch of RICOH ProTM VC80000 to the market.
With this new high-speed inkjet webfed platform, print service providers can harness greater automated production, closed loop quality control and more advanced production floor integration, to enjoy highly efficient operation and application agility. The RICOH Pro VC80000 builds on the success of the RICOH Pro™ VC70000 and is designed for the production of exceptional quality direct mail, color books, catalogs, magazines and commercial print applications on coated media up to 300gsm. A unique family of software and hardware tools delivers increased automation of production, print quality control and communication with many AI, machine learning and data analysis features that ensure predictable and repeatable output with minimal operator intervention.
The smallest machine in its class, with a full duplex engine measuring less than 32.8 feet (ten meters), it incorporates the latest generation ink and temperature-controlled inkjet heads. It introduces a number of groundbreaking technologies that achieve a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1200dpi, a maximum speed up to 492fpm (150mpm) – creating a 50% increase in production output compared to previous generation presses – and focuses on maximizing productivity to drive down the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). They include:
Faster start up times with new ‘firefly’ dryer technology. An innovative configuration of small, heated rollers that bring the press up to temperature in less than half the time of a typical drying system.
