Ricoh c901s

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A full colour powerhouse for production printing with high-end enhancements.

New powerful features include:

• The market’s fastest press in its class, printing at rated speeds of 90 A4 pages per minute on media up to 300 gsm in duplex mode;

• New chemical (oil-free) PxP™ toner for improved accuracy, reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use delivering offset-like results;

• New Operator Replaceable Units (ORUs) for easy on-site maintenance and maximum uptime;

• New Media Library automates media settings for high quality output and fast production workflow.



This new solution addresses the needs of commercial printers, in-plant printers and data centres seeking to grow into a high quality, colour environment without a major financial investment. It can produce a wide variety of output, including Print on Demand (POD) manuals and books, and also enables marketing initiatives such as direct mail, as well as Precision Marketing tools including TransPromo.



Easily the fastestengine in mid-production, it prints at rated speeds of 90 A4 colour pages per minute in duplex mode. It accepts paper sizes up to SRA3 with a maximum weight of 300gsm without compromising speed.



PXPâ„¢ oil-free tonerassures consistent offset-like quality, smoother shading, and improved colour registration. With the new toner technology the system achieves consistent toner coverage in high colour areas and produces a wider range of colours. Photo rendering is exceptionally accurate with colours that are consistent and repeatable.

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New ORUshelp reduce cost and maintenance requirements and maximise productivity. Trained operators can, for example, replace key imaging components without waiting for a service engineer. Long-lasting supplies and consumables, such as toner bottles that can be replaced while the machine is in use, minimise disruptions and downtime.



New Media Libraryholds up to 260 profiles tested and proven at the time of launch. A custom library function lets users add their own profiles and a back-up area has capacity for an additional 1,000 media settings. This is regularly extended by the European Media Qualification Centre, which is based at Ricoh Products Limited in Telford, UK, while the printer remains in use. Simple to manage and operate, any user can set complex printing jobs, applying settings by selecting a preset or custom media type integrated with a paper library connected to an EFIâ„¢ Fiery E41, E81 or Creo C-81â„¢ print server that provides advanced colour and job management tools. These tools, in conjunction with the Media Library’s advanced features, deliver outstanding colour reproduction.



“The professional production printing market is evolving more rapidly than ever” says Peter Williams, Executive Vice-President of Ricoh Europe and Head of the Printing Production Group, “and Ricoh is committed to a constant programme of research and development to ensure we keep pace with changing trends and exceed the market’s needs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Pro C901/C901s Graphic Arts Edition, the latest addition to our highly successful professional colour range, which already includes the popular and versatile Ricoh Pro C900 Series.”



Benoit Chatelard, Senior Vice President and General Manager of InfoPrint Solutions Company EMEA adds ‘’Our European customers consistently demand affordable colour as they look to expand into production environments. With the addition of the Pro C901 Graphics Arts Edition to our award-winning colour portfolio, we’ve addressed these needs head on. The Pro C901, combined with our professional services team and best-of-breed software solutions, will continue our focus on helping customers expand their offerings with new revenue generating services such as TransPromo that enhance their business advantage.”



The Pro C901/C901s also features Air-Assist technology, available on all input trays and makes paper feeding smooth and simple. It also reliably feeds media types of all sizes with integrated full-colour scanning, copying and document storage to meet image capture and print on demand requirements.



A new fuser unitdelivers improved fusing on all media types including heavy and textured, providing reliable paper separation and good separation for lightweight coated media. The engine also now ensures accurate registration on heavy 300gsm media – ideal for direct mail, postcards and business card printing.



Productionis integrated and user-friendly; the engine automates the entire production workflow. It also offers what is currently acknowledged to be the most complete array of finishing options that can be combined in one device. Options include a new all-in-one saddle stitch finisher that can produce fully-finished brochures with up to 40 pages and fore-edge trimming, plus a high-capacity stacker. A Ring Binder automates the entire binding process by punching, collating and applying the ring bind without any manual intervention while a Perfect Binder produces professionally presented books from 10 to 400 pages in duplex mode.



Together with the Pro C901 series Ricoh is launching the new Stream Punch PRO unit for advanced heavy duty environment punching on coated media. A new two side trimming module compatible with the existing Plockmatic booklet maker makes brochure production workflow even easier then ever before. Full three sided trimming can be achieved with no intervention from print operators. All options guarantee complete and cost-efficient solutions for complex jobs.



A true best-in-class device the Pro C901/C901s Graphics Arts Edition is equipped to produce an incredible variety of printed materials with a digital colour production system that brings versatility, scalability and performance to the most demanding professional production print environment. The Pro C901/C901s supports a full range of class-leading workflow solutions chosen specifically to enhance customer capabilities and broaden customers’ service offerings from submission to output. This includes software that helps customers capture client print and finishing requirements, prepare files for production, manage jobs across multiple machines and manage colour consistency across devices. Ricoh software enables customers to add value, maximise efficiencies and streamline production.



To assist customers to make the most of their investment in the Ricoh Pro C901/C901s, Ricoh offer the unique web-based Ricoh Business Driverâ„¢ programme. The programme helps customers in production print grow their businesses and accelerate their profits by providing them with tailored advice, tools and a wealth of practical business development material.
 
first signals

first signals

I have seen the machine in action and It looks VERY promissing. Happy Ricoh account manager here! :D
 
C901 Control Panel

C901 Control Panel

Got any pics :)

Actually except for the touch panel screen and badging the machine's exterior is identical to the C900/720.
 

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Wow, the 900 has been out for about 5 minutes. As an owner I would hope the mods are retrofit!
 
Exterior C901

Exterior C901

There are ofcourse pics available. I am however not the one to share them with you..:)
And the exterior of the machine is indeed not very different form the C900.
 
Different Toner being used. Wont be a retrofit, but then again, not many features the C900 lacks.
 
Hi all,

Improved fusing process combined with wax toner will give the operator lots of possibilities with lots of different media types. Improved duplex unit now stands for 300 gsm duplex. All this and still 90 ppm...

If you have the volume (ideally 50-150K per month) than the PROC901 will be a very strong candidate.

Kind regards,

Tool (Ricoh Account Manager)
 
This new solution addresses the needs of commercial printers, in-plant printers and data centres seeking to grow into a high quality, colour environment without a major financial investment. It can produce a wide variety of output, including Print on Demand (POD) manuals and books, and also enables marketing initiatives such as direct mail, as well as Precision Marketing tools including TransPromo.


This sounds very promising indeed. It might be worth a look for digital publishers.
 
I have seen the machine in action and It looks VERY promissing. Happy Ricoh account manager here! :D

After reading all these replies, I wonder what is better KM Biz 8000, Ricoh 901 or Xerox 800/1000 - Any thoughts - I'm looking for new digital colour printer - Thanks
 
Depends on the type of work and your volumes.

Volumes between 30k - 150K are very suited for PRO C901, which is a very productive machine and has shown great print quality so far.

You would want to buy the Xerox 800/1000 if you are already a Xerox customer and not able to get rid of them..:)

The KN C8000 might be an option. They do seem to have troubles getting the machine in field (because of technical issues?) however.
 
Depends on the type of work and your volumes.

Volumes between 30k - 150K are very suited for PRO C901, which is a very productive machine and has shown great print quality so far.

The C901 at an average monthly duty cycle of 350k per month (which is significantly higher than the C900). It's maximum duty cycle is 580,000.
 
If you are printing volumes over 200K per month I would very much advise a second unit. The volumes make up for the extra investment.
 
Hi all,

Improved fusing process combined with wax toner will give the operator lots of possibilities with lots of different media types. Improved duplex unit now stands for 300 gsm duplex. All this and still 90 ppm...

If you have the volume (ideally 50-150K per month) than the PROC901 will be a very strong candidate.

Kind regards,

Tool (Ricoh Account Manager)

What would be the street price for 901 with E81 & click charge for 100,000+ volume per month. Can one Fiery E81 drive two 901.
 
After reading all these replies, I wonder what is better KM Biz 8000, Ricoh 901 or Xerox 800/1000 - Any thoughts - I'm looking for new digital colour printer - Thanks

Greetings. Happy New Year in advance. I am also in same dilema. Which product you have bought and what is the feed back. Thanks in advance.
 
A full colour powerhouse for production printing with high-end enhancements.

New powerful features include:

• The market’s fastest press in its class, printing at rated speeds of 90 A4 pages per minute on media up to 300 gsm in duplex mode;

• New chemical (oil-free) PxP™ toner for improved accuracy, reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use delivering offset-like results;

• New Operator Replaceable Units (ORUs) for easy on-site maintenance and maximum uptime;

• New Media Library automates media settings for high quality output and fast production workflow.



This new solution addresses the needs of commercial printers, in-plant printers and data centres seeking to grow into a high quality, colour environment without a major financial investment. It can produce a wide variety of output, including Print on Demand (POD) manuals and books, and also enables marketing initiatives such as direct mail, as well as Precision Marketing tools including TransPromo.



Easily the fastestengine in mid-production, it prints at rated speeds of 90 A4 colour pages per minute in duplex mode. It accepts paper sizes up to SRA3 with a maximum weight of 300gsm without compromising speed.



PXPâ„¢ oil-free tonerassures consistent offset-like quality, smoother shading, and improved colour registration. With the new toner technology the system achieves consistent toner coverage in high colour areas and produces a wider range of colours. Photo rendering is exceptionally accurate with colours that are consistent and repeatable.

.

New ORUshelp reduce cost and maintenance requirements and maximise productivity. Trained operators can, for example, replace key imaging components without waiting for a service engineer. Long-lasting supplies and consumables, such as toner bottles that can be replaced while the machine is in use, minimise disruptions and downtime.



New Media Libraryholds up to 260 profiles tested and proven at the time of launch. A custom library function lets users add their own profiles and a back-up area has capacity for an additional 1,000 media settings. This is regularly extended by the European Media Qualification Centre, which is based at Ricoh Products Limited in Telford, UK, while the printer remains in use. Simple to manage and operate, any user can set complex printing jobs, applying settings by selecting a preset or custom media type integrated with a paper library connected to an EFIâ„¢ Fiery E41, E81 or Creo C-81â„¢ print server that provides advanced colour and job management tools. These tools, in conjunction with the Media Library’s advanced features, deliver outstanding colour reproduction.



“The professional production printing market is evolving more rapidly than ever” says Peter Williams, Executive Vice-President of Ricoh Europe and Head of the Printing Production Group, “and Ricoh is committed to a constant programme of research and development to ensure we keep pace with changing trends and exceed the market’s needs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Pro C901/C901s Graphic Arts Edition, the latest addition to our highly successful professional colour range, which already includes the popular and versatile Ricoh Pro C900 Series.”



Benoit Chatelard, Senior Vice President and General Manager of InfoPrint Solutions Company EMEA adds ‘’Our European customers consistently demand affordable colour as they look to expand into production environments. With the addition of the Pro C901 Graphics Arts Edition to our award-winning colour portfolio, we’ve addressed these needs head on. The Pro C901, combined with our professional services team and best-of-breed software solutions, will continue our focus on helping customers expand their offerings with new revenue generating services such as TransPromo that enhance their business advantage.”



The Pro C901/C901s also features Air-Assist technology, available on all input trays and makes paper feeding smooth and simple. It also reliably feeds media types of all sizes with integrated full-colour scanning, copying and document storage to meet image capture and print on demand requirements.



A new fuser unitdelivers improved fusing on all media types including heavy and textured, providing reliable paper separation and good separation for lightweight coated media. The engine also now ensures accurate registration on heavy 300gsm media – ideal for direct mail, postcards and business card printing.



Productionis integrated and user-friendly; the engine automates the entire production workflow. It also offers what is currently acknowledged to be the most complete array of finishing options that can be combined in one device. Options include a new all-in-one saddle stitch finisher that can produce fully-finished brochures with up to 40 pages and fore-edge trimming, plus a high-capacity stacker. A Ring Binder automates the entire binding process by punching, collating and applying the ring bind without any manual intervention while a Perfect Binder produces professionally presented books from 10 to 400 pages in duplex mode.



Together with the Pro C901 series Ricoh is launching the new Stream Punch PRO unit for advanced heavy duty environment punching on coated media. A new two side trimming module compatible with the existing Plockmatic booklet maker makes brochure production workflow even easier then ever before. Full three sided trimming can be achieved with no intervention from print operators. All options guarantee complete and cost-efficient solutions for complex jobs.



A true best-in-class device the Pro C901/C901s Graphics Arts Edition is equipped to produce an incredible variety of printed materials with a digital colour production system that brings versatility, scalability and performance to the most demanding professional production print environment. The Pro C901/C901s supports a full range of class-leading workflow solutions chosen specifically to enhance customer capabilities and broaden customers’ service offerings from submission to output. This includes software that helps customers capture client print and finishing requirements, prepare files for production, manage jobs across multiple machines and manage colour consistency across devices. Ricoh software enables customers to add value, maximise efficiencies and streamline production.



To assist customers to make the most of their investment in the Ricoh Pro C901/C901s, Ricoh offer the unique web-based Ricoh Business Driverâ„¢ programme. The programme helps customers in production print grow their businesses and accelerate their profits by providing them with tailored advice, tools and a wealth of practical business development material.

Happy New Year in advance.
What is the price for 901 with Fiery E81 and click charges for monthly volume of 100,000+. Can one Fiery E81 drive two 901.
 
Greetings. Happy New Year in advance. I am also in same dilema. Which product you have bought and what is the feed back. Thanks in advance.

I'm getting Xerox 800 installed today. Looking forward to play and operate. I already had my introduction lesson and it has so many options for operator / administartor - to make adjustments applicable to specific paper, fusing tempreture, customs paper, skewing and registration, etc. It'sa great unit
 
I'm getting Xerox 800 installed today. Looking forward to play and operate. I already had my introduction lesson and it has so many options for operator / administartor - to make adjustments applicable to specific paper, fusing tempreture, customs paper, skewing and registration, etc. It'sa great unit

Thanks for your reply. With which print server Fiery, Creo.
Befor buying Xerox 800 which digital printer/copier you were using and what was your monthly volume. What was the main reason of choosing Xerox 800.
 

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