Pitney Bowes has partnered with Riso to bring the ComColor GD series printers to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
There are two printers available in the series, the 9630, which offers faster speeds, and the 7730, which offers lower operating costs.
Stephen Darracott, general manager, Shipping and Mailing Business, Australia and New Zealand, Pitney Bowes says, “Print and mail is the sweet spot for the Riso GD, due to the advantages of variable data input, reduction in colour printing costs, speed and reduced click charge rates.
“Print shops and offset printers with high volume print runs would benefit the most from investing in a Riso GD series printer."
Fast printing functionality combined with a rapid and stable paper supply results in a print speed of 160 pages per minute for A4 long-edge feed, which Riso says is the fastest in the world of its type. The 7730 offers speeds of 130ppm, with the trade-off of a lower operating cost, for lower volume work.
As a heatless printer, paper is printed cold, fast, and flat for continuous operation and maximised uptime in the full print-to-mail process.
This also leads to energy savings, resulting in a lower cost per page.
The GD series is now offered with a new optional Fiery rip, which Pitney Bowes says improves the productivity and affordability of colour print, while making the end-to-end mailing process faster and more efficient.
ComColor GD printers feature inkjet printing technology designed to prevent paper curl and reduce paper jams typically experienced from traditional toner-based printers.
Optional extras for the GD series include a high-capacity feeder capable of storing 4,000 sheets, and a high capacity stacker. Customer communications can be sent inline to mail finishing equipment, which reduces production times, improving the speed of sending potentially critical customer communications.
Riso says it is designed and tested for a duty cycle upper limit of 500,000 per month, showing that it can handle high-volume colour work with variable data.
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