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RICOH Pro Z75 B2 Sheet-fed Inkjet Digital Press — Product Presentation
80 years 50 years
Ricoh is a of connecting technology, of inkjet innovation and process and people industry breakthroughs
market leader
$780 million 42,942 
A global power with an in R&D (yearly average) patents registered
unwavering commitment 
to our customers’ successes. 200  81,000 
countries with global employees serving 
 Ricoh locations a vast array of industries
Ricoh has earned its place in the Leaders 
category of the 2023 IDC MarketScape 
for worldwide high-speed inkjet presses.
A legacy of Pioneered the piezo actuator printhead technology
inkjet innovation
Relentless pursuits in innovation One of the top three global producers of 
have made us an invaluable partner inkjet printheads
and strategic ally for many in the 
commercial printing industry.
Worldwide leader in inkjet market share
Always at  Our printhead technology powers what’s possible for other world-leading brands, not just Ricoh
the forefront  The award-winning drying technology featured on 
the RICOH Pro VC70000 has over 43 patents
of innovation  Developed the world’s first B2 aqueous pigment 
automatic perfecting sheet-fed inkjet digital press 
— RICOH Pro Z75 
We listen to Buyers want the convenience of digital, the quality of litho and the affordability of inkjet
the marketplace The trend towards variable, short-run print 
jobs continues to grow 
Our industry needs simplified operations and 
automation to advance
Ricoh sheet-fed inkjet portfolio
RICOH Pro Z75 Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c
 Speeds up to 4,500 sheets per hour  Speeds up to 146 ppm
 Up to 1.7 million B2 impressions per month  Up to 1 million letter impressions per month
 Automatic perfecting capabilities  Resolution up to 600 dpi and aqueous pigment inks
 Resolution up to 1200 dpi and piezo actuator printhead technology  Transactional/solicitation mail and light coverage 
direct mail on uncoated stocks
 Media flexibility from 60 – 400 gsm (up to 23" × 29") 
 Simple, low-cost and low-maintenance device
 Support for offset coated, uncoated and inkjet-treated stocks
 Kyocera print engine paired with Ricoh in-feed and 
 Ricoh-developed from the ground up delivery technology
Ricoh offers a full line of inkjet systems
to meet your growing needs.
Ricoh continuous feed inkjet portfolio
RICOH Pro VC70000/Pro VC70000e RICOH Pro VC60000 RICOH Pro VC40000
 High-volume offset coated commercial applications  Graphic arts, direct mail and books  Transactional/solicitation and direct mail
 Speeds up to 492 fpm on offset coated stocks  Speeds up to 492 fpm on uncoated stocks  Speeds up to 590 fpm on uncoated, 
inkjet-treated and inkjet-coated stocks
 Resolution up to 1200 dpi  Resolution up to 1200 dpi
 Resolution up to 600 dpi
 Supported media weights: 40 – 250 gsm  Aqueous pigment inks and MICR option
 Aqueous inks and integrated MICR
 Inline closed-loop web inspection and automation  Supported media weights: 40 – 250 gsm
 Supported media weights: 40 – 250 gsm
 Idealliance digital press system certification  Simplex option available
 Monochrome only high-speed model 
available
Get to know the RICOH Pro Z75
The convenience of digital.
The quality and speed of offset.
The reliability and affordability of inkjet.
Built for industry leaders seeking next 
level growth and wanting to capitalize 
on the shift to short-run, variable data, 
hyper-targeted print work.
RICOH Pro Z75 B2 Sheet-fed Inkjet Digital Press
Production environment
B2 sheet-fed inkjet
RICOH Pro Z75
Sheet-fed toner Continuous feed inkjet Sheet-fed offset
Performance-driven technology
The RICOH Pro Z75 features a next generation 
DFE controller and new Ricoh printheads and inks.
High productivity High-print quality Durability
 4/0 at 4,500 sph  4 colour (CMYK)  Duty cycle: 1.7M (B2) / month
 4/4 at 2,250 sph Up to 14 pt  1200 × 1200 dpi resolution  Cast iron and steel mainframe
(310 gsm)
 Large colour gamut aqueous  System weight: 29,762 lbs.
 4/0 at 3,000 sph inks  Base system footprint: 40' L × 13' W 
 4/4 at 1,500 sph Up to 24 pt  High-colour consistency (plus service area)
(400 gsm)  Accurate image registration
 Fiery® digital front end (DFE)
The benefits of the RICOH Pro Z75
Produce more work in less time 
6" × 9" postcards (9-up)
with higher margins: 40,500 pieces per hour*
 Print multi-up applications to maximize media on the B2 size 
(23" × 29" or 585 mm × 737 mm) 
 Increase productivity with auto-perfecting capabilities 8.5" × 11" marketing materials (6-up)
27,000 pieces per hour*
 Drying technologies deliver sheets ready for bindery — 
eliminates downtime
 Easily run reprints without having to interrupt your larger runs 
— gives you more flexibility 
 Utilize existing finishing workflows — minimizes training and 
increases ROI
 Capitalize on application extension opportunities and create 
new profitable income streams
U.S. size examples — postcard sizes vary among countries.
*Quantities associated with simplex printing. 
Use your current workflow
No need to change how you work — benefit from 
The perfect a common B2 workflow for offset and digital.
match for your Built for high volumes and short runs
Consolidate or modernize your print environment; the 
offset press RICOH Pro Z75 can be used as a primary system.
Solutions for more efficiency
A new digital front end (DFE) controller supports flexible 
integrated workflow solutions that ensure job-data integrity 
for a high volume of short-run jobs.
Delivers more of what you need
Capture higher Speed time from Reduce dependencies on 
profits on more jobs output to bindery highly skilled operators
Eliminate makeready Innovative drying An intuitive interface and Fiery® 
 and offer more technologies deliver prints digital front end allow for easy 
competitive pricing. ready for finishing. onboarding of operators.
Run multi-up applications to Automated workflows Powerful customization tools 
improve shift productivity eliminate manual steps and simplify complex jobs and 
and meet tight deadlines. reduce human error. boost efficiencies.
Use the media you already have
Media sizes Media weights Media types
 Up to 23" × 29" (B2)  60 – 400 gsm (uncoated)  Offset coated
 Printable Image Area Size (Max.)  80 – 400 gsm (coated)  Uncoated
22.4" × 28.4"  Caliper: 0.06 mm – 0.6 mm  Inkjet-treated
Outstanding quality and affordability
State-of-the-art printheads Eco-friendly aqueous inks
 Ricoh Gen5 1200 dpi piezo printheads ensure ink  Dries quickly and efficiently with no rub-off, making it very 
pigments and density are maintained suitable for high-speed printing
 Advanced liquid cooling technology inside the printheads  Extended colour gamut renders subtle gradations and 
provides improved colour stability and printhead life accurate hues — serve more markets when you can hit more 
colours
 Dynamic drop technology renders fine details, produces 
consistent halftones and optimizes ink usage  Delivers crisp text and stunning image quality on premium, 
high-coverage applications
 Stainless steel construction and auto cleaning between 
jobs deliver dependable, high-quality printing and a longer  Gain high-colour consistency that rivals offset
service life
Advanced printhead technology 
More productivity Robust design Stainless steel High resolution
Liquid cooling technology Inactive piezo poles minimize Exceptional durability and Native 1200 dpi printheads 
is inside the printheads. chamber distortion to ensure versatility for use with a aligned in scanning direction, 
accurate drop formulation. variety of fluids. making printhead adjustment 
easy and accurate.
Provides improved When printheads are not A very stable and solid Capable of controlling 
colour stability and printing, the piezo stimulates construction contributes to “multi-drop on-demand” 
improved printhead life. the ink within the chamber to good controllability of ink while printing at high speed 
ensure ink pigments and droplets — high uniformity with high-quality results.
density are maintained. ensures high-image quality.
Experience simplified operations
24" operator control panel Fiery® Color Controller N-500 Automated workflow
 Customizable home screen  Operators have job-level control and  Media and color management
 Supervise print jobs, paper-drawer automation capabilities  Printhead and nozzle maintenance
levels, ink levels, maintenance  Reduces production steps and  Automatic jet-out detection
schedules and more through an required staff skill levels
all-in-one dashboard
Take on new business
Market expansion Application diversity Post-print embellishments
Approach new business with data-driven Expand your services with signature Offer a greater level of perceived value 
offerings that increase response rates sheets, unique oversized applications and for luxury brands and premium projects, 
and lead to higher purchases. short-run packaging on a B2 sheet size.* thanks to a smooth finish that allows for 
specialty finishes.
*Up to 23" × 29" (585 mm × 737 mm)
Accelerate your ROI
Lower operational costs Scalability for growth Support sustainability
Spend less on overhead with the lower Perform in-place upgrades and benefit Waste less paper with efficient 
running costs of inkjet and cost-effective from a future-scalable interface to support imposition of multi-up jobs and use 
media management, eliminate pre-press additional capabilities, such as an online environmentally friendly and safe, bio-
plates and makereadies — first prints connection to automated third-party degradable aqueous pigment inks.
are sellable. finishing devices. 
Make your business more dynamic
Software support Included Fiery® software Optional Fiery® software
 RICOH ProcessDirector™  Fiery® Graphic Arts Pro Package  Fiery® Color Profiler Suite
 RICOH Supervisor™ (5-year subscription)  ES-3000 spectrophotometer
 Fiery®  RICOH TotalFlow BatchBuilder™ Impose Plus  ES-6000 spectrophotometer
(5-year subscription)
 RICOH TotalFlow Producer  Fiery® JobFlow
 Fiery® JobFlow™ Base
 Fiery® Integrated Workstation 
 Fiery® JobExpert (stand, monitor, keyboard and mouse)
 Fiery® Hot Folders
Data stream
PS, PDF, PDF/VT-1 and 2, PDF/X, 
TIFF, JPEG, PPML 3.0, Creo® VPS, 
Fiery® FreeForm™ Plus
See the difference with Fiery®
Exceptional colour quality Advanced imaging technology High performance & job management
 Accurate brand colour reproduction  Proper rendering of transparencies,  Use the familiar Fiery® Command 
 Colour matching for consistent print results overprints, gradients and VDP elements WorkStation™ interface to manage all 
over time to preserve the designer’s intent Fiery
® Driven™ printers
 Detailed colour correction while the high- Preflight fonts, spot colours, low-res  Built-in imposition with Fiery
® Impose Plus
resolution raster preview updates on the fly images, hairlines below threshold,  Fiery® Smart Estimator provides ink 
overprints and more estimation (cost, coverage and volume) and 
 Confirm file compliance against industry reporting for increased production visibility 
standards such as ISO (PDF/X, PDF/VT, 
Seamless integration Maximize production capacity with PDF 2.0, etc.) or Ghent Workgroup to Fiery® HyperRIP™
ensure files print as expected 
 Integration with other business systems,  Eliminate guesswork with Fiery®  Extensive toolset for late-stage 
such as Heidelberg Prinect and Kodak JobExpert™, built-in technology that image editing
Prinergy, through JDF and the popular analyzes incoming files and automatically 
RESTful Fiery APIs, ePS MIS/ERP chooses the optimal Fiery® print settings 
software, RICOH TotalFlow Producer,  Built-in VDP with Fiery® FreeForm™ Create
RICOH TotalFlow BatchBuilder™, 
RICOH Supervisor™ and more
With Ricoh, your inkjet experience 
will be smooth from the start
When investing in new technology, the onboarding and implementation 
process determines how quickly and how well you go to market.
Product overview 
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Proof Operator Ink cartridge Vacuum-feed 
units 
tray panel station unit
(qty = 3)
High-capacity 
Registration 
stacker 
unit
(7,200 sheets)
Standard configuration dimensions:
3,950 mm (W) × 1,200 mm (L) (156" × 480")
DFE 2nd high-capacity Proofing 2nd operation 2nd vacuum-feed Pallet feed 
(Fiery® Color Controller *Optional, not shownstacker* table* panel mobile* unit* unit*
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1200 dpi printheads
11 dual heads/color
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Durable cast-iron frame 
dampens vibrations
Sheet Colour compensation Sheet Front-to-back image 
purge tray module purge tray positioning sensor
Our partnership begins on day one
Pre-implementation Implementation Post-implementation
Understand goals, Rigorous solutions Business development
requirements, challenges assurance process
Precision marketing
Evaluate state of readiness Training of operators and 
applications staff Education, market research
Application, paper testing
Project management Ongoing professional 
services support
RICOH Pro Z75
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High-capacity stacker
Minimize operator intervention on long runs with a high-efficiency stacker.
 Standard high-capacity stacker can stack (pile) up to 7,200  Operators can select to receive print output either 
sheets (80 gsm) with accurate, flush paper stacking face-up or face-down in the stacker
 Optional 2nd high-capacity stacker can be added to support  No jogger adjustment required, even when 
unattended or non-stop operation changing the paper size
 Top eject proofing tray is standard for a small number of  General purpose pallet (EUR-6) size can be used
sheets, such as test prints
Vacuum Feed LCIT
A
 Air-assisted sheet feeding reduces the occurrence of misfeed, double-feed or non-feed, 
and ensures a stable and reliable paper transport process (image A)
 2x drawer; 2,500 sheets per drawer (80 gsm) with no limitations
 Load paper while printing (inactive drawer)
 Unlimited paper feeding by continually loading and switching drawers while printing
 Active drawer indicator
B
 Configure up to two (2) inline Vacuum Feed LCITs (= 4 drawers maximum)
 Optional high pile pallet feeder unit is available (image B)
Paper transport
The best of dependable offset  Roller transport: Highly reliable technology that Ricoh has cultivated 
in sheet-fed printers for many years
technology crossed paths with 
 Drum-and-gripper transport: Technology adopted from offset presses 
cutting-edge innovation in the to produce the high-print quality required in the commercial printing 
reliable transport system. market
 Belt transport: Technology adopted to transport wet paper that cannot 
be transported by rollers
 When simplex printing, paper printed on the 1st side directly goes to 
high-capacity stacker
 Employs inter-leaf printing to print both the 1st side and 2nd side efficiently
 Imaging unit alternately prints 1st side and 2nd side when duplexing
Swing-and-shift sheet registration
3. Achieve stability of paper 2. Paper direction and paper 1. Detect paper position
transportation timing transportation timing are adjusted
Paper side position is detected by using CIS (Contact Image Sensor), Even if the paper size is varied, the system will 
and the angle is corrected by the swing-and-shift roller (Swift Roller). achieve high-registration accuracy, comparable to 
Note: The roller also adjusts timing of paper release to meet the that of a traditional offset printer.
Gripper.
High-efficiency dryer units
As paper of varying thickness moves through the dryer, multiple heat sources 
optimize air flow. Output is dried instantly, so that you can move right to finishing.
 Reduce cockling and waviness
 Produce high-quality sheets that are ready for finishing
 Patented drying technology utilizes selective heating
Cooling unit
1. Pre-heating 2. Dryer Beltwith Heat Roller 3. IR Lamp Light 4. LED Light 5. Air Knife 6. Cooling Belt
Starts to heat ink before Radiates light targeted to 
Radiates light targeted Blows moisture off ink to Cools paper to prevent 
paper lands on heated Keeps dryer belt warm to water (both ink and 
Aim to ink pigment. Only prevent condensation, stacker blocking and dryer belt, to prevent prevent heat loss from paper moisture). Heats 
micro banding on coated heated ink. the whole paper sheet heats ink without while it also starts to cool condensation on duplex 
damaging white paper. the paper. printing.
thin media. efficiently.
Method Light and Heat Radiation Heat Transfer Light and Heat Radiation Light Only Air Only Heat Transfer
What it If kept warm, prevents Prevents micro banding Efficient heating for thick Prevents waviness of Blows moisture off ink 
heat loss from heated Cools paper.
does? for coated thin media. ink. media. thin/normal media. and starts to cool paper.
B2 application fit
Collateral, direct mail, flyers, double-sided sell sheets
4-up 4-up 5-up 5-up
6-up
 Letter/A4 sheets printed (4-up)*  Letter/A5 sheets printed (5-up)*  Letter sheets printed (6-up)*
 Simplex = 18,000 pieces per hour  Simplex = 22,500 pieces per hour  Simplex = 27,000 pieces per hour
 Duplex = 9,000 pieces per hour  Duplex = 11,250 pieces per hour  Duplex = 13,500 pieces per hour
*Based on 4,500 1-sided sph and on 2,250 2-sided sph. Note: For fitting the applications on one sheet, Fiery® Impose Plus can be used.
B2 application fit
Postcards multi-up (6" × 9")
6" 6" 6" 6"
9" 9" 9" 9"
8-up 9-up
6" 6" 6" 6"
9" 9" 9" 9"
 Postcard printed (8-up)*  Postcard printed (9-up)*
 Simplex = 36,000 pieces per hour  Simplex = 40,500 pieces per hour
 Duplex = 18,000 pieces per hour  Duplex = 20,250 pieces per hour
*Based on 4,500 1-sided B2 sheets per hour. U.S. size examples — postcard sizes are different in other countries.
6" 6" 6"
9" 9" 9"
6" 6" 6"
9" 9" 9"
6" 6" 6"
9" 9" 9"
B2 application fit
Pocket folders 9.5" × 12" / (241 mm × 305 mm)
12“ (305mm)
1-up
22-u-upp
12“ (305mm)
Printed (1-up)* Printed (2-up)*
 Simplex = 4,500 pieces per hour  Simplex = 9,000 pieces per hour
*Based on 4,500 1-sided B2 sheets per hour.
9.5“ (241mm)
9.5“ (241mm)
B2 application fit
Other applications
There are many different applications and layout impositions that can take advantage of the larger B2 sheet size.
Book cover Poster Catalog Book
Calendar
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