User-Friendly Duplex Copying Function
To provide more consumers with user-friendly
duplex and n-up copying functions (copying multiple pages on one sheet
of paper), and to reduce the environmental impact caused by the use
of paper, Ricoh has developed higher-speed duplex and n-up copying
technologies that are more user friendly. The imagio Neo752/602 series,
in which a single-path system is used, simultaneously reads both sides
of a two-sided document with a single scan by two scanning sections
and realizes higher-speed duplex copying of two-sided documents (equal
to the speed of single-sided document copying). The series also achieves
100% duplex copying productivity* while in continuous operation. Many
of our multifunctional digital copiers also achieve 100% duplex copying
productivity while in continuous operation.
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Duplex copying productivity (%) = (Time
spent on simplex 
duplex copying)/(Time spent on simplex
simplex copying) x 100. The time is measured from the moment
the desired number of copies is entered and the "Copy"
button is pressed to the moment the copier is ready for the
next batch of copying. |
Reducing Paper Consumption through Printing Solutions
Ricoh provides its customers with
printing solutions to realize an ideal printing environment suitable
for each customer's business requirements. In addition, Ricoh provides
customers with a document solution to scan and digitize paper documents
and display them on networked PC screens so that they may be shared.
Development
of Practical Application Technologies for Alternative Paper
To reduce paper consumption, Ricoh
is committed to the development of paperless technologies. Ricoh is
developing practical application technologies for a rewritable media/system
by using thermal media and photochromic compounds.
Practical
Application of Rewritable IC Tag Sheet
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Printer for IC tag sheet
RECO-ViewTM IC tag sheet
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Rewritable IC tags that record the latest
inventory, production capacity, etc. are now used for information
management in various industrial fields, such as production and distribution.
However, they have the drawback that the recorded data is invisible.
In order to solve this problem, Ricoh developed the RECO-ViewTM IC tag
sheet, which makes it possible to display and rewrite data recorded
on IC tags by using thermal media technology. With this technology,
data recorded on IC tags and the content to be printed can be rewritten
at the same time. These IC tags were tested at the Ricoh Numazu Plant
and marketed in December 2003.
Development of
Rewritable Paper Printer
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Rewritable printer and paper
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Only 30% of the paper used in offices is stored
for a long time after being printed on. That is, 70% will never be
used again. Ricoh, by introducing thermal media to printers, is promoting
the development of a rewritable paper printer to make it possible
to reprint an ordinary document more than 200 times. Ricoh is making
efforts to realize higher-speed, energy-saving, and small-sized systems
for office use.
Development
of Color Rewritable Media
Ricoh, using a photochromic compound,
has developed a new medium to control color development with light.
When light is applied to the photochromic compound, its state changes
and the wave length of the absorbed light changes. That is, color
development can be controlled by changing the light being applied.
This technology may lead to the development of media such as papers
and films on which color images can be rewritten several times. Rewritable
media may reduce paper consumption by a significant margin. |
