Demands and Corresponding Technologies of High-Mix, Small-Lot Printing

Abstract

In the last few years, high-mix, small-lot printing has been widely adopted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we consider value addition and marketing based on individual behavior as the causes of this trend, and we refer to RICOH's current technologies and products that correspond to this trend. We herein present a digital printer with a unique feature called the “RICOH Pro C7200S series” with a special color slot. Additionally, as the software, we introduce a “RICOH Total Flow Batch Builder” to create job batches, from small job groups, with similar requirements.