Ricoh announced the global debut of the RICOH Pro Z75 Digital Press, the first B2 perfecting (auto-duplexing) sheetfed inkjet platform using aqueous ink, accelerating the shift from offset to digital with higher print quality, faster turnaround times and fewer demands on staff following successful in-market testing. The press will be officially available for public orders in North America as of November 15, 2023, with orders for immediate placement expected based on strong interest across international markets. In June 2022, Heeter Printing ?

a Pittsburgh area full-service secure marketing provider for highly demanding industries like insurance, retail, and gaming ? teamed up with Ricoh to serve as the official beta site for the iF DESIGN AWARD winning B2 sheetfed inkjet press platform. The RICOH Pro Z75 delivers the advantages of a sheetfed platform with the low running costs and high productivity of inkjet.

It offers print speeds of up to 4,500 sheets per hour (SPH) in straight printing or 2,250 SPH in duplex /perfecting printing. Stainless steel piezo print heads bring 1,200 dpi native resolution at all speeds with 4 Color (CMYK) pigment-based inks, while the proprietary drying system greatly reduces cockling and waviness ensuring high-quality results ready for immediate finishing. The RICOH Pro Z75 also expands substrate flexibility, handling uncoated, inkjet treated and offset coated media up to 400 gsm (24pt) with a max sheet size of 23 x 29-inches.

Beyond the high print speeds and automatic duplexing capabilities, the press incorporates significant automation solutions and an intuitive control panel to reduce the need for operator intervention and improve shift efficiency. A heavy-duty, offset-like build quality and advanced, durable printheads are designed to maximize press uptime and availability. Attention to detail from the air-assisted sheet feeding that minimizes feed and paper transport issues, to a configurable high-capacity stacker that delivers accurate, flush paper stacking, streamlines the entire job process.

Designed for print businesses managing high volumes of jobs that require reliable uptime and significant throughput capacity, the new production inkjet platform is backed by Ricoh's global organization that is committed to customer success. Customers will have access to Ricoh's best-in-class proprietary workflow automation solutions, such as RICOH TotalFlow? Producer, RICOH TotalFlow BatchBuilder?

and RICOH Supervisor?, plus consulting services and full-service marketing solutions such as MarcomCentral®, to maximize return-on-investment and business value.