Ricoh Creates New Production Printing Unit

At Gaph Expo, the company previewed its “Ricoh Future Color” (RFC) technology in a corner of its booth that was shrouded by a red curtain. Select customers were allowed to peak inside at the cut-sheet device that is said to be positioned between Ricoh’s current light production systems and the high-end solutions it now can offer. This includes the InfoPrint 5000 ink-jet color system for high-volume transpromo and direct mail production and the family of Kodak NexPress digital color presses it now is reselling under a new agreement with Eastman Kodak.