Pro C9500

Pro C9500

Pro C9500

Colour production printer
– Upgradeable to 135 ppm
– 40–470 g/m2
– 18,100-sheet max input
– RICOH GC OS controller

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The Pro C9500 is a digital colour cutsheet printer targeted at the high volume segment of the commercial printing market.

It features a print speed of 115 ppm that can be upgraded to 135 ppm with an optional productivity upgrade unit. The printer can print on a wide range of paper from 40 g/m2  up to 470 g/m2, allowing customers expand their business offerings.

The Pro C9500 comes with a RICOH GC OS controller designed specifically for production printing, and supports new oneDFE controllers based on EFI Fiery and Ricoh technology as a  mandatory option.

Other highlights include a large 21.5” Full HD operation panel, higher quality printing and colour consistency, up to 960 mm duplex banner sheet continuous printing, and support for an improved vacuum-feed LCIT and multi-folding unit.

 

Overview

Pursue your next stage of growth

Scalable and affordable, the RICOH Pro C9500 Color Sheet-Fed Printer is a top-of-the-line system built for today’s realities to prepare you for what’s next. Get the performance capabilities you need – reliably produce one million impressions per month; achieve exceptional color with precise matching and accurate front-to-back registration; pivot from offset to digital without compromise to take on high-margin variable jobs and light packaging. Come through every time for clients in need of shorter runs with tight deadlines.

Approach new markets with more to offer

Greater media flexibility and support for thick or thin paper as well as synthetic and specialty substrates allow you to produce more applications, in more configurations. Embrace new creative possibilities whether the job is a direct mail, catalog or photo book. Produce custom covers and POP with media support up to 173 lb. cover (470 gsm). Add the option to go oversized up to 49.6″ to say yes to multi-panel brochures, light signage, book wraps and more.

Vivid detail in every print

Better serve retail, hospitality, finance and other high-end markets where color quality and accuracy are essential. Produce photo-quality images with 2400 × 4800 dpi resolution. Groundbreaking technologies such as Auto Color Diagnosis and Image Quality Monitor automatically detect imperfections and instantly adjust to maintain consistency. Precise front-to-back registration empowers you to produce high-value, duplexed jobs with total confidence.

Engineered to outperform

Efficiency. Capacity. Power. Control. The RICOH Pro C9500 gets it done with blazing speeds up to 135 ppm*, monthly volumes of up to one million pages, a powerful Fiery® controller and a robust paper capacity of 18,100 sheets. A new, full-view 21″ color touchscreen operation panel simplifies the user experience and features a customizable display for faster job execution.


*Requires the optional Productivity Upgrade Kit. Standard speed is 115 ppm.

More finishing options to meet more customer needs

Enjoy end-to-end production capabilities with automated inline finishing. Produce professional saddle-stitched booklets, ring-bound books, and folded direct mail easily, efficiently and affordably. Keep more jobs in-house and spark business growth. Work smarter, not harder.

 

Applications

Turn media flexibility into business opportunity

Grow your application capabilities with support for thin and thick paper, as well as synthetic and specialty substrates. With media support up to 470 gsm, you can expand into new industries and create profitable revenue streams by delivering applications that other digital systems can’t. Take on more work, including high-margin short-run packaging, counter cards, catalogs, books, small signage and more.

Go big with oversized applications for more impact

Produce dazzling work that breaks through the clutter and gets seen. The RICOH Pro C9500 is engineered to handle more media sizes, including oversized sheets up to 49.6″. Give print buyers more real estate to tell their story and your business the benefit of maximizing media. Produce double-sided applications, light packaging and full-sized tri-fold brochures on a single digital system. Oversized banner sheet printing has been increased up to 38″.

Create more targeted, more relevant work

Embrace digital to produce attention-grabbing materials with versioning and deep personalization. Enhance direct mail, coupons, catalogs and collateral materials with customized offers that deliver real results. With the new Fiery® N-70 Controller, your operators will process complex files faster and easier than ever. Reduce waste. Enter high-margin segments. Bring greater value to every job.

Register more media for repeatable results

The RICOH Pro C9500 media management tool makes it easy for operators of all levels to achieve predictable results. Simply set the optimal conditions for feeding, transfer and fusing temperature to reduce errors and drive efficiency. Customize, organize and access media library selections directly from the Smart Operation Panel. Better workflow operations and less waste mean greater profitability.

Services to help you maximize your investment

Work alongside Ricoh’s experts to realize the full potential of your RICOH Pro C9500. Gain the support of an exceptional and knowledgeable professional services team who bring deep, real-world experience to every engagement. From operator training and finishing solutions to business development and G7 certification, we are your single-source partner.

 

Quality

Enter new markets where dynamic color and pristine pages are essential

Quality is often the one metric by which printers are measured, and with the RICOH Pro C9500 by your side, you will have a genuine competitive edge. It features VCSEL technology which emits 40 laser beams simultaneously, resulting in 2400 × 4800 dpi image resolution. Achieve crisp text, fine lines, smooth gradations and realistic image reproduction with game-changing Active Toner Density Control.

Make the first page as vivid as the last

Approach markets where color accuracy is key. Quality and fluctuation controls maintain image integrity and keep work flowing. Inline sensors deliver precise calibration while automated technologies continually monitor the system to reduce the chance of toner unevenness and ensure color stability on every page. Deliver predictable results that maximize profitability thanks to world-first technologies that take operator subjectivity out of the equation.

Gloss or matte? You decide.

On the RICOH Pro C9500, operators of all levels can deliver high-end, offset like quality and meet customer demands. Accelerating your digital migration strategy is an exciting new feature exclusive to Ricoh — Gloss Control Mode. Stand out in a crowded market with the option to offer customers a gloss finish or a matte effect. Achieve a greater range of desired outcomes based on media, artwork and preference.

Maintain color stability with automated technologies

Reduce waste and watch productivity soar with a digital press that empowers a new generation of operators to succeed regardless of skill level. Auto Color Diagnosis (ACD) automatically scans images during printing and adjusts color values that deviate from ripped image data. Image Quality Monitor (IQM) is a defect image monitor that alerts operators of streaks or spots on printed media, allowing them to be removed before they are passed on to finishing.

Precise registration gets even more accurate

Confidently go after upscale direct mail, business cards, catalogs, brochures and booklet work where page registration is a must. The RICOH Pro C9500 features internal sensors that scan registration marks and automatically adjust the image area to correct for any shift in media shrinkage caused by fusing heat when duplexing. Benefit from Ricoh technologies and increase profit margins on high-value, duplexed jobs with smaller runs and quick turns.