Heidelberg to Sell Ricoh Digital Presses

The global strategic cooperation, which includes Ricoh services and support, will start next month. The first markets will be the United Kingdom and Germany, with a phased rollout to follow in other geographies, with completion targeted for Drupa 2012.

Entering into a global distribution contract is the first step of the strategic partner cooperation between the companies. Their plans reportedly will include integration with Heidelberg's Prinect workflow solution, as well as joint development activities in the future.