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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201241
Research & Development
Open innovation
Ricoh has been promoting open innovation, which proactively utilizes the
capabilities of universities, research institutes, and companies that have
expertise in the technical fields Ricoh intends to explore. Through building
win-win relations in flexible partnerships with different businesses and
industries, Ricoh is accelerating the speed of innovation.
For example, Ricoh and Tokyo Steel Manufacturing jointly developed
electric furnace steel sheets made of 100% recycled steel scraps in
2011. Also, we have been developing next-generation water treatment
technology jointly with REO Research Institute and the National Institute
of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology based on ozone micro/
nano bubble technology.
The Ricoh Group studies market needs and conducts research, design and development through its R&D sites
located in Japan, the United States, India and China in a way that accommodates regional characteristics.
In addition, we have built a framework to grasp genuine customer needs by opening Technology Centers
and Printing Innovation Centers around the world.
Global Technology Development System
Technology Centers
R&D facilities
Ricoh is in charge of supervising global R&D activities while engaged in a wide range of
basic, elemental and application research, design and development, and solution
development. Ricoh aims to develop environmental technology, state-of-the-art
technology in the field of printing, world-class technology in the fields of solutions and
services, and core technologies that will contribute to create new business and cultivate
new customers and markets.
Japan
Through aggressive promotion of exchanges with local universities and research
institutes, conducting research on systems and solutions of the future office and on
image/video processing, embedded systems, wireless networks, system controls, data
mining, and others.
China
Developing technologies and services to realize a world where people, objects and
information are seamlessly connected, with the center based in Silicon Valley, California.
The United States
Through utilizing its core technologies developed by the Ricoh Group, the regional center
is engaged in R&D of solutions for India and similar emerging markets by taking
advantage of regionally-optimized research and a market-oriented approach.
India
Technology Centers located around the world, through close communication with
customers, provide technical support and incorporate their voices into product and
solution development.
Regional centers around the world
Combining market-oriented technology development with regionally
optimized research to pioneer new business tailored for the India
market, RIPL focuses on supporting cutting-edge projects in large
market segments such as health care, education, finance, media and
entertainment. Bangalore offers a large pool of talented engineers,
researchers and entrepreneurs. We look forward to building an
excellent multi-disciplinary team to address the many opportunities
in India and similar emerging markets like Africa, Middle East and
South East Asia.
Creating new business opportunities with the community-oriented research
Kaip Sridhar
Managing Director
Ricoh Innovations Private Limited
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