Heidelberg India Pvt. Ltd. (Heidelberg) and Ricoh India Ltd. (Ricoh), announced that both companies have come to the agreement to enter the phased global rollout of the new Heidelberg and Ricoh strategic cooperation in India following the successful launch in Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. The partnership enables Heidelberg to sell Ricoh's latest color digital presses - the RICOH Pro™ C901 Graphic Arts Edition Series and RICOH Pro™ C751 series, as part of Heidelberg’s total print solution. In India, Heidelberg India will also sell the Ricoh monochrome production printing product portfolio.
Addressing the market need of integrated print production
Digital printing continues to grow as commercial printers extend their business models to offer marketing services, short run color, and same-day service. Offset printers are increasingly seeking to complete their portfolios with a flexible digital solution integrated into their existing high quality offset environment. The Ricoh and Heidelberg partnership supports them in growing their core offset business and enables them to offer more flexibility towards their clients using Ricoh's latest digital print technology. Today, offset printers have access to a nearly unlimited range of printing substrates, spot colors and state-of-the-art coating applications as well as specialty inks through Heidelberg's market leading offerings. By adding Ricoh's leading digital production printing technology, professional printers will be able to offer the well-known advantages of variable data printing, instant delivery of urgent print jobs and cost effective production of shorter run lengths.
The combination of offset and digital printing now available from Heidelberg enables print shops to respond flexibly to customer requirements by offering profitable variable data printing and shorter runs in addition to cost-efficient, high-quality offset printing.
Klaus Nielsen, Managing Director of Heidelberg India commented, “We have worked closely with the Ricoh Management in India and have agreed on the guidelines and cooperation to further enhance Ricoh’s product positioning into the graphic arts market. I am impressed by the commitment and dedication of Ricoh India. Jointly, we want to take the digital printing business to a higher level in our industry.”
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Heidelberg expands its portfolio and launches the sales of the new RICOH Pro™ C651EX/ C751EX and RICOH Pro™ C751 digital printing systems The collaboration with Ricoh is intended to offer customers solutions that provide added value and a long-term profitability. Heidelberg is expanding its portfolio to Ricoh digital printing systems including Pro C901, the monochrome Pro 1107EX and Pro 1357EX, as well as the recently-launched Pro C751 series digital printing system. These systems are specifically geared to address the needs of digital and commercial print shops that handle low print volumes and variable data. Thanks to a series of innovative developments, they provide exceptional image quality while also offering a cost-effective option for companies that want to expand their portfolio for short runs and variable data.
By combining Heidelberg’s Prinect workflow with the dual platforms of offset and digital, for example with the Speedmaster 52 Anicolor press, and digital printing with the RICOH Pro™ C901 Graphic Arts Edition, print service providers will be able to derive greater profitability from short run jobs and simplify color and job management.
Ricoh and Heidelberg are committed to deliver a value-added offering which yields long term profitability for their customers. Entering into a global distribution contract is the first step of the strategic partnership between the two companies. Heidelberg's and Ricoh's future plans are to include integration with Heidelberg's industry standard workflow solution in the graphic arts industry - Prinect, as well as joint development activities for future printing applications.
