CUSTOMER STORY
LAVIGNE accelerates growth with its new RICOH Pro Z75 B2+ inkjet press
Company:
LAVIGNE, located close to the world famous Le Mans racing circuit in western France, is an operation focused on speed and agility. Part of the Clarefontaine Group, it has been a powerful force in Business to Business calendars for many years, benefiting from a dynamic sales function within its total employee count of 120.
Challenge:
LAVIGNE produces a wide range of illustrated calendars, bank card calendars, diaries, desk pads, greetings cards, paper pads, promotional items and business gifts. It identified the transformational benefits of digital printing technology very early on and invested in a fleet of digital machines to increase the flexibility and responsiveness of its production.
Today, Ricoh's revolutionary B2+ duplex inkjet press with aqueous ink, the RICOH Pro Z75, is the latest addition to the operation’s portfolio of production presses.
Solution and benefits:
The RICOH Pro Z75 provides all the benefits of a sheetfed press, but with the low production costs and high productivity of inkjet. It delivers exceptional print quality, quick turnaround times and minimal staff intervention, enabling LAVIGNE to double its production capacity.
With its patented drying technology, the Pro Z75 speeds up the entire production process by eliminating waiting time between printing and finishing. In addition, because of its automatic double sided printing capabilities on B2+ format, LAVIGNE is now able to transfer the production of diaries and notepads to this inkjet press. With its wider range of printable paper thicknesses, the Pro Z75 is enabling LAVIGNE to provide its clients with an enhanced high quality service, while meeting increasingly tight deadlines.
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“The Pro Z75 meets all our needs for calendar production. We have surveyed all manufacturers in the digital print market. And for us, for me, the Pro Z75 met all the criteria and was more industrial than its competitors.”
Christophe Blanc
Managing Director, LAVIGNE
