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Production Inkjet—The Waves Continue: Ricoh Pro VC70000

In 2011, David Zwang began a series that looked at the current production inkjet product offerings from a wide range of vendors, discussing how they are being, or could be, used. Since then he has continued to evaluate and report on new developments. The latest product is the new Ricoh Pro VC70000, which rounds out the Ricoh VC Pro production print offerings with an impressive press targeted at higher-quality offset-to-digital migration with the ability to print on many commodity coated offset papers with higher ink densities and without the need for precoat.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Related Video interview with Ricoh’s Mike Herold.

As expected, the new generation of production inkjet press releases continue to come fast and furiously. About a year ago, I covered the introduction of the new Canon Océ ProStream platform. This press raised the quality bar on production inkjet as it was designed for the offset-to-digital migration of mid- to high-volume production commercial printing. With the new Ricoh Pro VC70000, that bar has been raised again.

On the outside, the VC70000 looks very similar to the VC60000 which was introduced in late 2014. However, there are significant differences which bring this new press into direct competition with the Canon Océ ProStream for higher-quality commercial print production.


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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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