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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION PREVIEWS
PRIPORT DX 4640PD DIGITAL DUPLICATOR
The World’s First Duplex Printing Duplicator
BOSTON, April 17, 2007 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, is previewing the Priport DX 4640PD Digital Duplicator in Booth # 619 at the AIIM ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition 2007 in Boston, MA.
As the world’s first duplex digital express printer, the Priport DX 4640PD combines high-speed printing with outstanding image quality to improve productivity and lower costs for businesses with routinely long print runs.
The Priport DX 4640PD’s duplex capability greatly increases the convenience and time-efficiency of printing two-sided documents. Traditional duplicators require a multiple-step process for double-sided printing. The paper feeding mechanism, designed exclusively for duplex printing, streamlines the process and eliminates the need for ink drying and paper realignment, reducing the time required for double-sided printing by 43 percent. The new main motor produces a maximum print speed for two-sided documents of 240 images per minute (ipm), almost doubling the output of traditional digital duplicators.
The main advantage digital duplicators provide as compared to printers is lower cost-per-prints (CPP) and higher speed. The Priport DX 4640PD’s duplex printing capabilities lower the CPP significantly more than one-sided duplicators, thereby reducing a company’s overhead over the long-term. The high speed output means less time wasted waiting for long print runs to be completed. Furthermore, the Priport DX 4640PD lowers an organization’s use of consumables for large print large jobs, improving overall efficiency and, in turn, increasing profits.
The Priport DX 4640PD offers several other features including document storage and password protection security. The duplicator also is equipped with standard network connectivity and is compatible with Ricoh’s @Remote System, which is an internet-based tool for remote management of networked printers and multifunction products.
“Traditionally, digital duplicators are known for their speed, exceptional cost performance and easy operation,” said Ron Potesky, vice president of Corporate Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “By developing the world’s first duplex duplicator, Ricoh has significantly enhanced dual-sided printing speed, convenience and CPP, taking the digital duplicator market to the next level.”
The Priport DX 4640PD will be available in June of this year.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2005 sales in excess of $17 billion, a 5.6 percent increase over the previous year.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh’s line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. Ricoh’s document management software enhances workgroup collaboration and offers secure storage, retrieval and sharing of critical information.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its subsidiaries markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. For fiscal year 2005, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $3 billion, an increase of 8.1 percent over the previous year.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
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