Production Printing Business Group to Provide Solid Infrastructure for
High-Volume Production Needs
CHICAGO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation announced
today the establishment of its Production Printing Business Group (PPBG),
at GRAPH EXPO, being held in Chicago at the McCormick Place South from
September 9-12. PPBG, located at booth #3046, was created to specifically
focus on the unique, customer driven requirements of data center, in-plant
and graphic arts environments.
During the past several years, Ricoh has been preparing to enter the
production printing market. Now, with a dedicated direct sales team,
channel operations, and solutions engineers working to define, build,
implement and support production solutions, customers have a new
alternative as they evaluate vendor offerings. A portfolio of proven, and
evolving monochrome and color products, and best-in-class alliance partners
enables PPBG to the meet demands of production printing and publishing
customers.
The development of PPBG began with the acquisition of Lanier in 2001,
bringing with it an established direct sales and service organization. In
2004, Ricoh purchased Hitachi Printing Solutions, and its high duty cycle,
cut-sheet and continuous-feed manufacturing facilities. PPBG has built on
the infrastructure of these acquisitions to establish a new organization
focused on production printing. In conjunction with the recently formed
InfoPrint Solutions Company, a Ricoh / IBM joint venture, Ricoh is well
positioned to provide customers with the broadest range of solutions and
services in the production printing market.
PPBG will take an application-focused approach to the market, based on
environment and industry. Understanding the unique requirements of
production applications, leveraging evolving Ricoh and partner solutions,
and focusing on service excellence will be key leverage points for the new
business group.
"Ricoh has been investing in PPBG's infrastructure for several years in
preparation for this announcement. We have attracted some of the best, most
experienced people in the industry, and are well positioned to offer our
production customers a new alternative," said Tim Vellek, vice president,
PPBG, Ricoh Americas Corporations. "PPBG offers customers an exciting
line-up of products and services, focused squarely on the needs of
corporate in-plants, graphic arts, and data center environments, which will
continue to evolve rapidly, particularly in the area of production color."
PPBG's executive team is led by Tim Vellek, vice president, and Michael
Benedict, vice president of Technology Services, managing pre-sales
technical support, software engineering, and customer service and support.
Carl Joachim, vice president of marketing, leads the product marketing,
sales support and business development efforts.
"We are very excited about the formation of PPBG, as expanding Ricoh's
presence in the production printing market is one of our top corporate
priorities worldwide. We see the continued development and expansion of
production printing as a critical component of our future and it is our
goal to become a leading provider of production printing solutions," added
Vellek.
About Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group
The Production Printing Business Group (PPBG) of Ricoh Americas
Corporation is dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art, high-speed
production systems that provide efficient document workflows with
high-volume production printing and finishing. Incorporating superior
engineering, service, reliable technology, and extensive software and
finishing options, PPBG helps production centers cost-effectively modernize
and streamline their operations to meet today's rapid turnaround and
high-quality demands.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West
Caldwell, NJ and is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year-old
leading supplier of office automation equipment.
Information about Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group can be
accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
CONTACT: Russell Marchetta Brian Gawron
Ricoh America Corporation Peppercom
(973) 882-2075 (212) 931-6167
russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com bgawron@peppercom.com
SOURCE Ricoh Americas Corporation
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http://www.ricoh-usa.com
CONTACT:
Russell Marchetta of Ricoh America
Corporation, +1-973-882-2075, russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com; or
Brian Gawron of Peppercom, +1-212-931-6167, bgawron@peppercom.com
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