The Carly Press, based in Wellington, Somerset, has increased its production capacity with an investment in two new Ricoh digital production presses, a Pro C901 press and Pro C5100.
In just three months since installation, the increase in output and new business generated from the two presses has already led to a new graphic designer and print apprentice being employed to help manage the growing workload.
Mark Gladstone-Smith, director, said, ‘We invested in the two new Ricoh presses to meet growth on this side of the business as our incumbent press, just wasn’t up to the high volume and quality demands we were placing on it. The two Ricoh presses have already proved themselves to be more than worthy equals to our litho machines, producing the highest quality work, day in, day out. They are robust and reliable and we’re very pleased with our investment in Ricoh’s technology.’
Mr Gladstone-Smith says the company trialled the Ricoh presses earlier in the year and was so impressed with their performance during the demonstration they ordered the presses the very next day. He added, ‘These presses largely sold themselves due to their outstanding performance during the demonstration. Since installation they have continued to live up to our initial excitement and expectations. They are providing us with the real flexibility we needed to diversify and grow our business.’
The Pro C5100S is the first digital production printer to feature the manufacturer’s enhanced toner transfer technology which delivers high quality print results on heavily textured stock – perfect for direct mail and marketing applications. Wide media compatibility is one of the many key benefits of these models. A new fuser assembly uses information from the media library to optimise the fuser temperature and pressure combination for each substrate increasing compatibility and quality of output. This is ideal for challenging printing applications such as envelopes, where the balance of pressure and heat is critical to maintain a flat and perfectly printed product.
The Pro C901’s wide media versatility and finishing options have helped to extend the range of jobs Carly Press can offer and dramatically decrease turnaround times without compromising quality. The press also employs Ricoh’s next-generation oil-free imaging technology to produce output with near-offset quality while minimising costs. With a robust engine construction that provides durability and reliability, the press adds integrated full colour scanning, copying and document storage to meet image capture and print on-demand requirements.
