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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2012 40
Top Message About us Our Activities
Innovation
Data
Developing new business for growth markets
Ricoh is proactively developing new businesses in order to pioneer a new
growth market. The first step is to explore possibilities for new businesses
that utilize technologies currently under development or that utilize our
existing core technologies. Technologies recognized by the R&D sector for
their distinct promise are then judged promptly by a handful of executives,
including the top management, on feasibility of the application for new
business. Finally, the commercialization process of projects that have
been approved by the president is accelerated through the placement of
Compact MFP developed for Chinese market
● SP 100SF
This A4 MFP was created out
of marketing and development
activities in China, and was released
in October 2011 in China. Since
2012, its sales area has expanded to
Southeast Asia, including India.
Ultra-short-throw projector for efficient use of limited space
● PJ WX4130 series
World’s smallest and lightest* ultra-short-
throw projector
40-channel vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array
● RICOH Pro C751EX/C651EX
Ricoh has developed proprietary VCSEL technology that realizes high-definition
and high-speed printing with the ability to emit 40 laser beams simultaneously.
Easy access via the Internet with unique M2M
communications control technology
● RICOH Unified Communication System P3000
This new visual communications
system provides services via the
Internet with an optimal platform
built in a cloud, which enables
real-time two-way video and
voice communications among
multiple locations.
Significant power reduction with a low-temperature fixing toner
and a DH fixing system
● MP C5002 series
The world’s top-class environmental performance is realized with the introduction of Ricoh’s
proprietary technologies including new color QSU by the direct heating (DH) fixing system
and Color PxP-EQ Toner,
a toner that achieves
low-temperature fixing.
Specifically, typical
energy consumption
(TEC) is significantly
reduced and the machine
is able to quickly recover
from its energy-saving
mode (sleep mode).
Innovative image search realized by Ricoh Visual Search
technology
● TAMAGO Clicker
Ricoh’s proprietary technology
enables smart phones to access
digital content and cloud services
with printed media and respond to
Clickable PaperTM service anywhere
anytime.
* World’s lightest: as
an ultra-short-throw
projector that employs
mirror reflection
(surveyed by Ricoh, as
of April 2012)
Major products/services in fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2012)
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To screen
Inflection
mirror
Lens
Display panel
(original image)
Projection optical
system using a
unique inflected
optical system
Free-form
mirror
Various applications
M2M
platform
Devices
State
monitoring Device
control Connection
control
ID
management
Device
authentication
Logging
Configuration
management State
management Event
management
Fixing pad
Even if the diameter of the
fusing roller is small,
contact width with the
paper is secured.
Fusing roller (belt)
Warm up quickly with
thin-wall and small diameter Halogen heater
Direct heating on fusing roller (belt)
Pressure roller
personnel and by preparing funds for product development in partnership
with the business unit, as well as the establishment of a marketing
network.
Under past projects, a projection system, a unified communication
system, rewritable hybrid media, eWriter solution, and an eco-solution
have been placed into the market, with the aim of accommodating
changes in customer workstyles.
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