Machinery News
Sales of Ricoh’s fifth generation print head hit 500,000
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ore than 500,000 RICOH MH5420/5421 Series print heads,
Ricoh’s fi fth generation of print heads, have already been chosen by worldwide solutions developers to drive digital transformation revenue of tens of billions of dollars across all industrial sectors. Confi dence in the versatility of these print heads and their ability to deliver consistent and repeatable high quality results in testing industrial environments has been central to the achievement of this milestone. Ricoh’s MH5420/5421 Series print heads are compatible with a broad range of inks from water-based, to UV, solvent, and oil. OEMs use them for a wide range of applications, including signage, textiles, labels, and industrial décor.
Among the users worldwide is signage and textile printer manufacturer
d.gen, where the print
MH5420/5421 Series print head
head’s consistency with different inks was key. Chris Kang, COO, said: “It matches many different types of inks including pigment, so the end users can choose the right ink types for their unique applications.”
Doug Edwards, EFI Inkjet CTO, added: “The Ricoh print head compatibility with EFI inks offers the highest versatility available, allowing EFI to address many application segments.” He also valued the ability to deliver the highest print quality at production speeds while offering best in class ROI and Ricoh’s technical support in enabling EFI to bring
products to market faster. Graham Kennedy, director Industrial Print Solutions, Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe, concluded: “The robustness, reliability and performance of Ricoh’s MH5420/5421 Series print heads, our fi fth generation of print heads, have allowed these, and many other, global partners to develop and launch new systems that have acheived sales of tens of billions. They have confi dence in Ricoh’s technology. And the versatility of the print heads has also supported innovation in a wide range of sectors enabling acceleration of development while minimising the risk in time and cost.
“Furthermore, I am proud that Ricoh is meeting the market’s demand for a quickening of the transition from analogue to digital technologies, and enabling our partners to take advantage of the upstream process benefi ts and downstream added value benefi ts that digitalisation brings.”
Dalesway adds Kwik M Boss range to portfolio A
fter establishing the Kwikprint name as the de facto foil printing and blind debossing system to the major luxury brands and retail outlets in the UK, EU and UAE, Dalesway has added the new model range Kwik M Boss to its portfolio.
The two models – model 2000 and Platinum – have been received with great enthusiasm by luxury brands that include Estee Lauder, Jo Malone, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Selfridges and Qatar Luxury Company.
The Kwik M Boss range has been designed to allow quick and easy use of moveable printing type using a sliding, self-centring type holder which allows retail stores to offer initials, names and monogramming onto a range of natural leather and synthetic leather. The machines can also accept engraved printing plates with simple, quick changeovers without the use of adhesives or fi xing attachments. For clients that need to switch quickly
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between type and printing plates, the Kwik M Boss range leads the way in simplicity and effi ciency.
Clients that have a need to print onto larger products than normal will love the Platinum model that can accept products up to 150mm tall using the height adjustable print head.
2000 Foil Blocking Machine
Platinum Hot Foil Stamping Machine
Optional accessories including large and small worktables, sliding plate holders, product location bars, open chase type and type high holders can be supplied with either model.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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