Sattler Media invests in a third RICOH Pro VC80000

High speed inkjet printing to be a central component of print production at two locations

Ricoh is deepening its strategic partnership with Sattler Media, one of Europe's leading print and media service providers, with the announcement of the purchase of a third Pro VC80000 webfed system. Following the installation of the world's first Pro VC80000 in 2024 and the second press last Spring, the consistent expansion of high speed inkjet capacities at two German sites will continue. This means that high speed inkjet printing will be a central component of Sattler Media's print production at both locations in the future.

Sattler Media, a leading specialist in commercial printing, direct mail, omnichannel marketing, and logistics as well as a longstanding strategic partner of Ricoh, is placing greater focus on artificial intelligence, automation and high productivity. With the expansion of Ricoh printing systems and the development of new applications, Sattler is continuing to drive forward print production automation. The aim is to print large parts of the mailing production, as well as high quality and individualised print products, on the new production line, which offers advantages in terms of flexibility and cost effectiveness compared to offset systems.

The Pro VC80000 achieves a maximum resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. For Sattler Media, it is particularly important that the printing system realises very good results with 1,200 x 600 dpi and a maximum speed of 150 m/min – 50 percent faster than the previous generation. With the third Pro VC80000, Sattler Media is not only expanding its production capacities but also creating an extraordinary variety of industrial production possibilities. 

In the future, three dedicated production lines will be available, each with different finishing options: one line for dialogue marketing and direct mailing applications, one for saddle-stitched brochures, and one for perfect bound magazines and catalogues. This combination enables Sattler Media to cover a particularly wide range of applications flexibly, efficiently, and with consistently high quality. Sattler Media therefore benefits from highly automated production, integrated quality control, and more advanced integration into the production process.

Ricoh's unique portfolio of software solutions, such as TotalFlow Optimizer, increases production automation, quality control and communication. Ricoh‘s new Predictive Insight software also collects operating data from the systems and provides accurate insights into press utilisation, productivity, and profitability. By using artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML), the Pro VC80000 is able to self-diagnose and correct print quality deviations in real time without operator intervention. This ensures consistent, high quality output, and reduces waste generated by reprints.

Ralf Büttner, Managing Director at Sattler Group GmbH, says: "With three RICOH Pro VC80000 devices now available, we have a production landscape that offers exceptional diversity. The clearly separated production lines for dialogue marketing, saddle-stitched brochures as well as perfect bound magazines and catalogues provides us with maximum flexibility in further processing. This allows us to produce personalised and non-personalised print products equally efficiently, with high quality and across locations – a clear competitive advantage for our clients."

Christian Haneke, Innovation & Solutions Manager at Sattler Media, explains: "We are very pleased to announce the purchase of a third Pro VC80000 and to expand our machine park with it, while integrating high speed inkjet as one of the core technologies of the future at a second location. This will enable us to serve our clients even more flexibly throughout Germany and Europe. At the same time, we see this system as a milestone for state of the art printing technology, which gives us the opportunity to develop processes and applications together with Ricoh as Co-innovations. As a result, we have already been able to offer our clients many new services and applications and better meet the growing demand for individual and flexible printing solutions. The cost effectiveness, print quality, and process automation convinced us to invest in a third Pro VC80000."

"The Pro VC80000 confirms Ricoh's position as the market leader in inkjet production printing," says Sander Sondaal, Director, Commercial Print Sales, Graphic Communications Group. Ricoh Europe. "Sattler Media is the first Ricoh client in the world to have invested in three systems. We are very pleased to be able to announce this confirmation of our successful cooperation with Sattler and are also proud that our longstanding partner, a pioneer of state of the art printing technology in our industry, continues to rely on Ricoh. The Pro VC80000 allows us to work together on the best and most innovative solutions for the market and changing client demands." 

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