Ricoh USA, Inc. announced that Kingery Printing Company installed the first RICOH Pro VC80000 continuous feed inkjet book printer in North America.
The RICOH Pro VC80000 launched in November 2023 on the heels of the RICOH Pro Z75 cut-sheet inkjet press and is the newest addition to Ricoh’s inkjet portfolio. Leveraging AI, the press enables commercial, book, and direct mail printers to experience a new standard for inkjet quality, productivity, and media flexibility to expand their competitive edge and profitability.
Kingery Printing Company, founded in 1968, has grown to 200 team members with facilities located in Effingham and Mattoon, Illinois. Kingery serves publishers throughout the country in the book, catalog, and magazine market segments.
“After visiting the Ricoh team at their Customer Experience Center in Boulder, we knew Ricoh had the solutions and expertise we were looking for to successfully enhance our digital capabilities,” said Mike Kingery, president of Kingery Printing Company. “We are incredibly excited to be the first book printer to market with the VC80000, which increases our printing capacity, and addresses a wider market through additional applications. The printing market continues to evolve, and the features and technology built into the VC80000 ensure Kingery Printing and our clients have the benefit of the latest efficiencies available today.”
In addition to investing in hardware to aid the shift of certain business from offset to digital, Kingery Printing Company will utilize Ricoh’s software solutions, FusionPro VDP and Ricoh TotalFlow BatchBuilder, to simplify and automate the production workflow and increase throughput. Mike Kingery added, “The Ricoh software solutions team took the time to understand our applications and helped us develop the automation necessary to be competitive in today’s print environment. Their expertise and creativity brought results.”
“We have broken new ground in the industry by offering a true offset alternative that will take our customers’ businesses and their clients further,” said Gavin Jordan-Smith, senior vice president and general manager, Head of Global Sales Strategy Division & RICOH Graphic Communications North America Sales, RICOH Graphic Communications. “The VC80000 equips customers with the highest level of automation, ensuring they can increase profits and efficiency with unmatched quality, simplicity, speed, and media flexibility to deliver maximum results and streamline workflows.”
