As Ricoh Company, Ltd. (RCL) has been conducting a reorganization of the North America DTG business, it has decided on the merger to pursue greater efficiency in management of subsidiaries. The merger will allow for more efficient synergies among Ricoh’s divisions, reduced overhead and more streamlined work processes through consolidation of the division’s management team.

RPSA says the impact of the merger on its consolidated financial results will be minor. All products, services, warranties, company contact information and business hours will remain the same, with Anajet’s full technical support and customer care teams still working to provide customers with its regular services.

The Ricoh Pro C9110 press produces a top resolution of up to 1,200 x 4,800 dpi. It also features Trained Customer Replaceable Units (TCRUs), vacuum-feed with air assisted paper trays, and a straight path belt cooling system.

Ken Frew founded Mail-O-Matic in 1967 and for the next 44 years served as president of the company, until his passing in October of 2011, at the age of 73. The operation is currently led by President Scott Thomson, who joined Mail-O-Matic in 1977. The company employs more than 50 people serving clients throughout Canada and the U.S.

The company explains it is heavily leveraging the 27.5-inch banner size print feature on both the Ricoh Pro C7110X and Pro C9110. The Pro C9110 also holds the ability to auto duplex 13 x 27.5-inch sheets for multi-ups on a page. The systems also feature Ricoh’s Trained Customer Replaceable Units (TCRUs), designed to maintain uptime. The presses also use EFI/Fiery controllers and software

First on Colour is located in Calgary’s East Village. Founded more than 20 years ago, the company focuses on both toner and offset colour printing, while also providing design and finishing services.

Using the Process Metallic Color System, it is possible to create a wealth of special effects. Each effect is pre-built into the palettes and plugins available with the Design Suite package, using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

The Ricoh Pro C7100 press provides 1,200 x 4,800-dpi resolution and can run a range of substratres from paper to synthetics to envelopes to heavily textured, up to 360 gsm. The system allows for printing oversize pieces for signage, window clings and more.

The Ricoh Pro VC60000 installation is a first in Canada. The inkjet press runs at up to 394 feet per minute with full variable-data capabilities.

Copywell plans to use both systems to increase its production of publishing work in-house, as well new applications such as personalized transactional documents.