Kingery Installs First Ricoh Pro VC80000 in North America (piworld.com)

Ricoh USA, Inc. announced that Kingery Printing Company, a Midwest family-owned and operated printing and mailing solutions 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.
more at: https://www.piworld.com/article/kingery-printing-company-installs-ricoh-pro-vc80000/

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