Continuous-feed Inkjet: Paper Plays a Starring 'Roll'
IDC MarketScape has named Ricoh's InfoPrint 5000 production platform the high-speed inkjet market share leader in the United States. Ricoh has a global installed base of several hundred, focused mainly on transactional print, with the majority of the paper uncoated, but that is changing quickly. Mike Herold, Ricoh's worldwide product manager for inkjet technologies, notes that Ricoh "continues to innovate" and "is now running applications that even a year ago might not have been possible." They have added drying capacity to handle more challenging papers, and now have three ink systems: dye, pigment and MICR. Herold adds, "We are testing new papers every week, and can handle coated papers, depending on the level of gloss."
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
