Ricoh Corp.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ May 2012 edition.

First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, has installed a total of 15 duplex InfoPrint 5000 GP color inkjet systems, four of which are coupled with InfoPrint 5000 MP MICR units. The presses are primarily for printing credit card statements.

Ricoh announced that Martin Brodigan has been named chairman and CEO of Ricoh Americas Corp. effective May 1, 2012. Brodigan will succeed Kevin Togashi, who is taking on a new role within Ricoh Group in Japan.

Heidelberg will present its entire digital print portfolio under the Linoprint name at drupa 2012. The brand message is that offset and digital processes can be truly complimentary—and consistently profitable—when both are integrated properly and production managed fluidly between them.

Leading executives from Saatchi & Saatchi X, FedEx, and Opus Bank, as well as a Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback, are all part of the speakers lineup for Consolidated Graphics’ third-annual emerge conference. An audience of nearly 1,000 executives representing leading brands across the country will be on hand.

Heidelberg has extended its digital portfolio with emphasis on affordable, high-quality production solutions for the entry-level market. Several new machines from EFI Rastek, EFI VUTEk and Ricoh are included in the current launch.

Ricoh Co. announced the introduction of a new global brand tagline–“imagine. change.”–to express its evolving brand presence around the world. The new messaging reflects a general shift toward services for Ricoh, which can be seen in the company’s ever expanding services portfolio, including its highly regarded MDS (Managed Document Services) and other advanced solutions.

At the official drupa 2012 International Media Conference, more than 100 media delegates eagerly awaited to hear about the latest drupa product launches that were going to be revealed during the three-day press briefing. Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, CEO and president of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, reported that the show is sold out.

Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ April 2012 edition, featuring Source One Digital, O'Neil Data Systems and Lew A. Cummings Co.

Nearly two-thirds of the 150 attendees at the 2012 Digital Book Printing Forum were publishers and printers. According to Gilles Biscos, president of INTERQUEST, “Shorter print runs, better inventory management, and the growing popularity of eBooks are changing the supply chain for printed books.”