The Kodak/Ricoh relationship delivers the First Dimensional Ink installation in UK at the University of Surrey
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* Dimensional Printing on graduation certificates receives stamp of approval from leading University
The University of Surrey has become the first UK customer to install the revolutionary KODAK NEXPRESS Dimensional Printing System. Ricoh managed this investment package via its European relationship with Kodak, as a reseller of KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses. The University has also upgraded its existing KODAK NEXPRESS Press to a KODAK NEXPRESS S2500 Digital Production Color Press to increase production speed and expand its offering.
Stephen Palmer, Ricoh UK Director of Production Print says, “Ricoh via Infotec has been working together with The University of Surrey for a number of years to develop and extend their in-house print shop with workflow, equipment and services. Our EAMER relationship with Kodak allows us to extend our relationships with both new and existing customers. The installation of a KODAK NEXPRESS Dimensional Printing System at the University is proof positive of the benefits of this strategic relationship. Kodak’s unique cutting edge technology will take the University’s products and services into a new sphere.”
The University of Surrey prints multiple prospectuses every day on the KODAK NEXPRESS Press. Each one is personalized according to the courses requested. The prospectuses are printed on-demand and with the variable data capability of the NEXPRESS Press they can be updated weekly to include the names of visiting lecturers, forthcoming events, celebrity speakers and associated charities and societies’ activities. Now with new Dimensional Printing capability, The University of Surrey can produce a distinctive 3D effect and create a striking printed product. The NEXPRESS Press is the only digital cut-sheet press that produces 3D raised printing inline.
Gary Ive, Print Manager at The University of Surrey, says: “The investment in Kodak’s latest Dimensional Printing System is what we have been looking for to add value and support the changing needs of the University. This is all part of an ongoing strategy to build our print business on best-in-class technology. The KODAK NEXPRESS Dimensional Printing System gives our products a new look and a unique, distinctive feel. Our designers have already prepared a brochure using Dimensional Printing, which we are now using as a marketing tool to demonstrate the dramatic visual impact that can be created using this solution.”
Gary Ive, Print Manager at The University of Surrey
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Combining variability with superior quality
According to Gary Ive, the KODAK NEXPRESS Press is at the centre of his print shop’s operation: “The NEXPRESS Press stands way out against the competition because it can print all types of work. With its variable data capabilities and its superior quality, it has now replaced all of our litho machines. We’ve created a hub and no longer have to outsource some of the jobs. The new Dimensional Printing System takes us into another league.”
With the centralized printing department sitting alongside the marketing department, The University of Surrey can easily meet the print and media management needs of its four faculties. “All print decisions are now centralized,” continues Ive. “For example, if one faculty is holding an Open Day, we can support them by discussing print and design costs. Our team will discuss the option of creating a unique design based on the University’s branding, which can then be cost-effectively printed on the KODAK NEXPRESS Press across multiple substrates on flyers, leaflets, invitations, and A2 and A3 posters etc. It’s now University policy that any print orders have to come through us. This ensures we can maintain The University of Surrey branding and excellent print quality.”
The University of Surrey boasts a fully equipped in-house print shop, which includes a KODAK NEXPRESS S2500 Press equipped with a KODAK NEXPRESS Glossing Unit, a RICOH Pro C900 Color Production Printer and RICOH Mono Production devices. The University of Surrey produces all types of print products for the education sector – brochures, prospectuses, graduation certificates, annual reports and accounts, course books and university maps and guides, plus printed materials for various departments, including the library, the restaurant and the sports centre. The University of Surrey also produces promotional DVDs, with the print shop team designing creative front covers and labels for distribution.
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Preparing for the 2012 Olympics
One of the exciting developments at Surrey University is the new Surrey Sports Park, a multi million pound, world class sports venue and recognised training camp for Olympic teams with training facilities for many sports. Gary Ive anticipates that this development will generate a significant amount of work for the University: “We are looking at expanding the print shop to meet the potential demand,” concludes Mr. Ive. It’s very satisfying to know that we will be able to say ‘yes’ to every job.”
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About The University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is one of the UK’s leading professional, scientific and technological centres with a world class research profile and a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. World breaking research at the University is bringing direct benefit to all spheres of life – helping industry maintain its competitive edge and creating improvements in the areas of health, medicine, space science, the environment, communications, defense and social policy. Programmes in science and technology have gained widespread recognition and the University also boasts flourishing programmes in dance and music, social sciences, management and languages and law. In addition to the campus situated on 150 hectares on the edge of the City of Guildford, the University also owns and runs the Surrey Research which provides facilities for 140 companies employing 2,700 staff. The Sunday Times names Surrey as “The University for Jobs” which underlines the University’s reputation for providing high quality relevant degrees.
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About Ricoh
Ricoh Company, Ltd (“Ricoh Company”) is a global technology leader, specialising in the office and production printing markets. Ricoh works with organisations around the world to modernise work environments and optimise document efficiency. With over 108,500 employees worldwide, it operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan.
Ricoh Global Services provides strategic support and long-term partnership to Ricoh’s multinational companies across the world. With an unrivalled direct sales and service network model, Ricoh Global Services continuously drives value for customers with its standardized, consistent end-to-end solutions. Ricoh’s customers can rely on one partner for all their global needs.
Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc is a public limited company and the EMEA headquarters of Ricoh Company with operations located in London, United Kingdom and Amstelveen, the Netherlands. The EMEA operations comprise over 35 sales subsidiaries and affiliates.
In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2009, revenues from Ricoh’s EMEA operations totalled over YEN 523.4 billion accounting for 25.0 per cent of Ricoh Company’s global revenues. Ricoh Company’s worldwide sales totalled over YEN 2,091.7 billion during the year ended 31 March 2009.
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About Kodak
As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.
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