An early February release from Ricoh says that the TASKalfa Pro 15000c built in collaboration with Kyocera and using its water-based inkjet heads provides high-speed productivity combined with affordability. The newest addition to Ricoh’s sheetfed inkjet portfolio, leverages the experience and successful sales activities achieved by Ricoh USA based on this collaboration Kyocera and is now available in selected EMEA countries.
The TASKalfa Pro 15000c joins the Ricoh Europe Graphic Communications portfolio as a high performance sheetfed inkjet solution. The color SRA3 sheetfed press delivers fast single pass printing at speeds of 150 A4 pages per minute.
The TASKalfa system uses Ricoh input and output media technologies, such as the Large Capacity Tray (LCT) and high capacity stackers. It is engineered to sustain duty cycles of up to 1,000,000 sheets per month and processes a broad range of media substrates with weights up to 360 gsm.
Developed with transactional printing and mailing houses in mind, the economical system is claimed to deliver cost effective, high speed production printing. It provides an accessible entry point into inkjet technology and backup solution for a wide range of high volume print environments and opens new opportunities for print rooms in sectors including education, government, healthcare, and financial and professional services.
The claimed benefits of the TASKalfa Pro 15000c are that it is eco-friendly using water-based inks and consumes significantly less energy (up to 70% less) than comparable toner-based printers, reducing carbon footprint. Easy to install, it is designed to run on standard power with no specific infrastructure, allowing installation across many different types of print environments.
Ricosh says it offers a lower cost per page and strong ROI for high volume printing across a variety of paper sizes and weights up to 360gsm. It is claimed to be scalable with a small initial footprint which can be grown as demand increases. Productivity and color management can be enhanced with the optional Fiery controller. Uptime is maximised and supported by remote servicing options.
An optional 4,000 sheet inline finisher enables end-to-end production for folded letters, tri-fold brochures, and booklets. It delivers stapling for up to 100 sheets, booklet folding and stapling for up to 20 sheets, and two- and three-hole punching.
“Developed with Kyocera, the TASKalfa Pro 15000c reflects our close collaboration with partners to solve real production challenges,” says Sander Sondaal, director Commercial Print Sales, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe. “We know our clients require outstanding flexibility to handle a diverse range of jobs quickly, efficiently, and reliably and this press delivers, while also opening up new opportunities to extend application capabilities and production agility.”
Scott Rankin, general manager sales EMEA, Kyocera Document Solutions Europe Management adds, “The launch highlights our longstanding partnership with Ricoh, combining Kyocera’s robust and world renowned inkjet technology with Ricoh’s service expertise and market reach to create new opportunities for clients across a wide range of production settings.”
