The Pro C5110S and Pro C5100S will be launched and shown for the
first time at PacPrint in Melbourne next Tuesday, where punters will have the chance
to win a Supercar drive experience.
According to Ricoh the
light production models are a versatile choice for in-plant rooms,
print-for-pay businesses, commercial printers or marketing and advertising
agencies seeking high quality in-house print capability or digital and quick
printers.
Reaching output
speeds in both colour and mono up to 80ppm (Ricoh Pro C5110S) and 65ppm (Ricoh
Pro C5100S) they are designed for the production of on-demand prestigious
marketing material, collateral or client mailings.
Dave Gully, Ricoh
Australia’s product and strategy manager for production and wide format says, “Both
models will be on show at PacPrint13, with their small footprint, making them
ideal where space is limited, and both feature a new toner formulation and
broad media handling. This series is a flexible, affordable solution that
offers near-offset high quality output, and is the third series to be added to
our range of colour production digital printers.
The newly developed
toner formulation has increased its colour gamut by 10 per cent for the Pro
C5110S and Pro C5100S. The toner has also been developed to fuse at a lower
temperature, meeting Ricoh’s R&D focus to continually reduce the
environmental impact of its products wherever possible. This in turn also
ensures a quicker warm-up time for increased productivity.
The Pro C5110S and
Pro C5100S are also the first Ricoh digital production printers to feature
enhanced toner transfer technology, which the company says delivers high
quality print results on heavily textured stock – suited for direct mail and
marketing applications. Ricoh says media flexibility is a hallmark of the two
new models, with a new fuser assembly which uses information from the media
library to optimise the fuser temperature and pressure combination for each
substrate.
According to Ricoh this
technology is ideal for printing challenging applications such as envelopes,
where the balance of pressure and heat is critical to maintain a flat and
perfectly printed product.
Kathy Wilson,
general manager, production and business solutions at Ricoh says, “We
anticipate significant traction with the Pro C5110S Series in the graphics and
CRD markets, given the current market size in this segment in Australia. This
series is specifically designed to cater to the requirements of these markets.”
Media flexibility is
highlighted further by the ability to print banners up to 1260mm in length
through the advanced settings, adding to the wide range of applications
options.
The Pro 5110S and
Pro C5100S will seamlessly integrate with the Ricoh’s range of customisable
software solutions. They also
incorporate a number of leading technologies developed for the flagship Pro
C901 Graphic Arts + Edition. Among
them is the new FS100 platform from EFI Fiery, which is used for the new E42B server. It delivers professional
colour management and a fast ripping speed for improved productivity as well as
an enhanced Media Library for the storage and recall of a wide range of
substrates.
Client flexibility
is enhanced with a wide range of compatible finishing options such as folding,
booklet making and punching, including the Ricoh SR4100 Booklet Finisher.
Ricoh has also
ensured the new systems are optimised for productivity and improved uptime. LED
indicators and synchronised animated instructions act as a helpful guide for
operators should they need to intervene during a print run. In addition there
is a variety of status lights to keep the operator continually informed. These
new systems also have a number of Operator Replaceable Units, enabling clients
to make necessary replacements quickly in-house. On-the-fly toner replenishment
will also help to maintain productivity.
“The new series’
ability to process smaller, diverse job types quickly with maximum uptime was a
key design goal for the Ricoh Pro™ C5110S and Ricoh Pro™ C5100S digital colour
production systems, and is essential to meet client needs in today’s dynamic
printing environment,” says Gully.
“This series is
competitively priced and will help operations to cost effectively deliver a
wider range of print services to meet the challenges faced daily by print
organisations, and is backed by Ricoh Production’s experienced team providing
full support in training and service”
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