Ricoh reigns in Pune: 10 exclusive images
With an installed base of seven presses, the Ricoh flag is fluttering in Pune. Sachin Shardul spends time with five digital print firms; and comes away with an exclusive picture gallery of 10 images.
07 Dec 2013 | By PrintWeek India
A range of Ricoh digital production presses which consisted of the Pro C901 and Pro 751EX. Both devices were showcased at the NAEP Awards 2013 in Pune
Amit Bhide of K C Bhide Block Makers is a commerce graduate who joined the printing business at the age 19. He is an internet savvy and has created his own a web-to-print portal artandprintshop.com
K C Bhide invested in Ricoh C751Ex digital colour press and a Ricoh 901 monochrome press in 2012. After producing good results, the firm invested in Pune's first Ricoh Pro C901 GA+ press which is capable of printing on 350gsm paper
(l) Dinesh Mehta, managing director of DPM Printers installed the Ricoh C901 for his variable data printing and personalisation jobs
(r) Imtiyaz Shaikh and Riyaz Shaikh of Dezigner Enterprise who started their career as DTP operators now head this digital printing firm in Shaniwar Wada
(r) Imtiyaz Shaikh of Dezigner Enterprise with Ricoh Pro C901 which has already produced more than three lakh impressions since its installation four months ago
While PrintWeek India was on the shopfloor, two customers walked in with jobs at Dezigner Enterprise. They insisted that the jobs should be printed on a Ricoh press
The Ricoh Pro C901 is a high speed colour and B&W printing press. With a speed of 90 A4 pages per minute, C901 is capable of printing up to 300 gsm stock
The Ricoh duo: Anjana Saha and Avijit Mukherjee at the Ricoh NAEP Awards 2013 in Pune
Javed Akhtar, Bollywood's famous lyricist and Member of Parliament was the chief guest at Ricoh sponsored NAEP Awards 2013 function held in Pune
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