Application versatility to highlight Ricoh’s inkjet production flexibility at Hunkeler Innovationdays

Visitors to Ricoh’s stand will witness colours that pop, fine gradients, and sharp text via Ricoh’s industry leading inkjet technology at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023, Messe Luzern, Switzerland, February 27 to March 2.

Printed live on the stand will be poster images of prestigious cars including Bentleys, Rolls Royces, and Porsches, taken by renowned automotive photographer James Lipman. They will be produced on Burgo EVO Next Satin by the new Pro VC70000e taking its public bow at the show.

Other applications that can be seen on the Ricoh stand produced using ProTM VC70000 Series technology will include:

• A 32pp fashion magazine Colour Creative on Fedrigoni Freelife Symbol Gloss showcasing high quality image and rich colour reproduction.
• A 24pp wedding photobook on UPM Digital Finesse Premium recreating fine detail to accurately capture precious moments.
• A 94pp Cult of Porsche coffee table book replicating exceptionally beautiful shots of the high performance car marque on Arctic G-Print Smooth 250gsm and 200gsm for the cover and text pages respectively.

Sander Sondaal, Director Commercial Print Sales,Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe, says: “Competitive commercial printers need to be sure they can say yes to as many jobs as possible, regardless of application choice, run length or content variation. Ricoh’s inkjet portfolio is able to manage these fundamental operational needs while delivering high quality text and image results that produce captivating print and demand attention. Trusting the quality is consistently repeatable is also fundamental to confident service expansion.

“At Hunkeler Innovationdays, visitors will also see some stunning examples of what the forthcoming ProTM Z75 B2 sheetfed press, also known as the dragon, can produce as well as a saddle-stitched booklet showing the versatility and quality of the compact, mono ProTM V20100. There will also be some inspiring toner based samples derived from our flagship colour sheetfed press, the award-winning ProTM C9200.”