Ricoh Releases the Dragon: The Ricoh Pro Z75 Goes Into Beta

(Read the news release about the Ricoh Pro Z75 beta installation here.)

Production inkjet has been around since at least 1972 when Mead Digital Systems started to develop their first press, which was released in 1976. Since then, many other manufacturers joined the fray with newer, faster, and higher-quality presses. However, until the introduction of the B2+ cutsheet Fujifilm J Press in 2012, most of the production inkjet presses were rollfed. This is an important distinction because in all of the research I have done over the years, many, if not most, PSPs favor cutsheet presses since they offer more media flexibility. Even with the introduction of the B2+ KM-1, the widely successful B3 Canon i300/ix, and the B1 Landa S(P), there hasn’t been a lot of competition or availability in the cutsheet production inkjet market that many of the PSPs have been waiting for. The projections show that as the availability of competitive cutsheet B2+ inkjet presses increase, so will the page production volumes.

Source: IT Strategies, Inc.

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About David Zwang

David Zwang travels around the globe helping companies increase their productivity, margins and market reach. He specializes in production optimization, strategic business planning, market analysis, and related services to companies in the vertical media communications market. Clients have included printers, manufacturers, retailers, publishers, premedia and US Government agencies. He can be reached at [email protected].

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