The RICOH Eco Business Development Center in Gotemba currently serves as both a reuse & recycling center and a development hub for new eco businesses. Ricoh transformed what was once a mother plant for printing machines into this environmental business development hub just two years after the original plant closed. Let’s take a closer look at the RICOH Eco Business Development Center, which is creating new businesses for the company.
115,000 printing machines collected annually from across Japan
The RICOH Eco Business Development Center extends over an area of about 100,000 m2 in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The center serves as a central hub for the reuse & recycling business, and a total of 115,000 printing machines recovered from across Japan are delivered annually.
The recovered printing machines are sorted by a robot system that was developed in-house. After being sorted in accordance with their condition, the machines are automatically transferred to the next phase within the reuse process. Following a number of procedures, 15,000 units are shipped out as refurbished products, and those that are unsuitable for refurbishing are recycled for their parts.
Main Unit
- Output Speed (Letter): 65-ppm
- Recommended Monthly Volume: 20,000 impressions/month
- Maximum Monthly Volume: 150,000 impressions/month
- Power Requirements: 120-127V/16A, 60Hz
- Weight: 551 lbs. (250 kg)
- Dimensions include SPDF:
- W × D × H (inches): 29.5 × 34.7 × 48.3
- W × D × H (mm): 749 × 881 × 1,227
MP C8003
- Output Speed (Letter): 80-ppm
- Recommended Monthly Volume: 30,000 impressions/month
- Maximum Monthly Volume: 150,000 impressions/month
- Power Requirements: 220V/20A, 60Hz (Requires dedicated 20A outlet)
- Weight: 551 lbs. (250 kg)
- Dimensions include SPDF:
- W × D × H (inches): 29.5 × 34.7 × 48.3
- W × D × H (mm): 749 × 881 × 1,227
Paper Handling & Additional Paper Sources
LCIT RT4020
- Provides an additional 4,400 sheets.
- Paper Sizes up to 8.5" x 11"/A4.
- Paper Weights up to 58 lb. Bond/216 g/m2.
- Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 13.8 × 21.3 × 24.6
- W × D × H (mm): 351 × 541 × 625
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8.5" x 14" Paper Size Tray Type M2
- Enables the feeding of 8.5" x 14" paper and 8.5" x 11" SEF paper (2,750 sheets) through the LCIT RT4020.
- Paper Weights up to 58 lb. Bond/216 g/m2.
- Weight: 18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 5.9 × 21.3 × 24.6
- W × D × H (mm): 150 × 541 × 625
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LCIT RT4050
- Provides an additional 2,200 sheets.
- Paper Sizes up to 13" x 19.2".
- Paper Weights up to 80 lb. Bond/300 g/m2.
- Weight: 180.8 lbs. (82 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 34.2 × 28.7 × 25.9
- W × D × H (mm): 869 × 729 × 658
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11" x 17"/A3 Tray Unit Type M26
- Enables the feeding of 11" x 17"/A3 paper from standard Tandem Tray 1, which is normally fixed for 8.5" x 11"/A4.
- Paper Capacity up to 1,000 sheets.
- Paper Weights up to 68 lb. Bond/256 g/m2.
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Tab Sheet Holder Type M2
- Allows users to set up and print on tabs to separate chapters within the document, eliminating the manual collation of document sets.
- Can be used in either Tray 2 or Tray 3, but not both.
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Banner Paper Guide Tray Type M26
- Recommended when printing on banner paper to avoid paper skew.
- Supports printing on to banner sheets up to 49.6" (1,260mm) long via the Bypass Tray.
- Finishing Options
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Copy Tray Type M26
- The 500-sheet Copy Tray is the system's most basic exit tray for printed or copied output. Select the Copy Tray if you do not require advanced finishing including stapling, hole punching, folding, or booklet making.
- When configured with this option, output is delivered face down in a neat stack.
- Weight: 4.85 lbs. (2.2 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 13.8 × 19.7 × 6.7
- W × D × H (mm): 351 × 500 × 170
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Finisher SR4120
- This 3,000-sheet Finisher is ideal for offices that produce collated and stapled sets of documents. It offers 65-sheet, multi-position stapling, mixed sized stapling, optional hole-punching, and shift-sort collating.
- Weight: 83.7 lbs. (38 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 25.9 × 28.7 × 38.6
- W × D × H (mm): 658 × 729 × 980
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Booklet Finisher SR4130
- The 2,000-sheet Booklet Finisher allows thick documents to be professionally finished as paginated, duplexed, saddle-stitched folded booklets.
- Up to 20 sheets can be saddle-stitched.
- It also offers 65-sheet, multi-position stapling, mixed sized stapling, optional hole-punching, and shift-sort collating.
- Weight: 128.7 lbs. (58 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 25.9 × 28.7 × 38.6
- W × D × H (mm): 658 × 729 × 980
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Cover Interposer Tray CI4020
- Compatible with Finisher SR4110 only.
- Dual Cover Interposer that allows pre-printed covers and inserts to be easily fed into the finishing workflow at the touch of a button. This option eliminates the need for time-consuming off-line manual insertion and reduces the wear and tear on originals.
- Weight: 99.21 lbs. (45 kg)
- W × D × H (inches): 4 × 28.7 × 50
- W × D × H (mm): 102 × 729 × 1,270
- Print/Scan Options
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IEEE1284 Interface Board Type M19
- Allows device connection with legacy computer equipment.
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IEEE 802.11a/g/n Interface Unit Type M19
- Allows MFP device to connect to the network over WiFi.
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PostScript3 Unit Type M26
- Required for Mac and PostScript printing environments. Recommended for printing PDF and complex files.
- Cloud-Based Options
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Ricoh's Integrated Cloud Environment (ICE) can add significant value by increasing device functionality without additional hardware. Ricoh offers several types of packages to best meet the needs of our customers’ environments. The base Office package includes features such as Mobile Printing, Zero Configuration Scan to Email, Scan to Cloud Services, Cloud Fax connectivity and powerful OCR capabilities. The Advanced Office, Education and Legal packages support additional capabilities for more complex and industry specific workflows
Fax Options
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Fax Option Type M26
- Installation required to enable fax services: 33.6kbps, approximately 2 second transmission speed, standard JBIG, and standard 320 page memory. Includes standard Internet Fax (T.37), LAN Fax, IP-Fax (T.38), Fax Forwarding to Email, and Paperless Fax function.
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G3 Interface Unit Type M2
- Adds one additional fax line. Up to two lines may be added for a maximum of three lines.
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Memory Unit Type M26 64MB
- Memory expansion, which provides additional 64 MB memory for facsimile functions.
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Fax Connection Unit Type M26
- Enables users to send and receive faxes from the sub machines (up to 6) via the Primary MFP. Communicates over the network with the unit that has the fax option.
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