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EBB adds Lessebo Colours to Ricoh outlines
Drupa plans
its range for Drupa 2024, revealing
Ricoh has laid out its plans

that it will feature “an
Elliott Baxter & Company Dave Tennent, sales direc- immersive booth experi-
(EBB) has introduced tor for EBB Paper, said: ence” at the show. Based on
Lessebo Colours, a new “EBB are delighted to be the Henkaku, the Japanese term
range of environmentally exclusive UK stockist for this for transformational innova-
friendly, uncoated, coloured exciting new product from tion, the manufacturer said
paper, to its portfolio. “With Lessebo Paper. The mill are its stand will allow visitors to
maximum expression and synonymous with high qual- visualise new ways that
minimal footprint”, the ity papers and have a really Ricoh’s technology can help
range consists of 48 unique, strong sustainability mes- expand their business and
trending shades specially The range is available from 80-350gsm in a variety of sizes sage and we’re really pleased reduce total cost of owner-
developed for luxury packag- also the option to have stock pany has been using since to be working with them to ship through greater auto-
ing applications. embossed with one of 18 dif- 1693. All production site mation and efficiency.
As the exclusive UK stock- ferent textures. Lessebo energy is solely from bio- bring this impressive prod- Demonstrations will
ist for the range, EBB is Colours has been manufac- mass fuel and renewable uct into the market. include Ricoh TotalFlow
immediately stocking 40 tured by Lessebo Paper at its excess energy supplies dis- “We feel the colour pal- Producer, a SaaS product
colours plus a Design White, mill that is located in a trict heating to local homes. ette will appeal to the design that automates the submis-
with the option to order the densely forested area of Lessebo is also said to have sector and have selected a sion and consolidation of
remaining eight shades from Småland, Sweden. Timber is one of the lowest CO2 emis- range of colours available in incoming jobs from multiple
mill stock. The range is harvested from the same for- sions in the paper industry at text and cover weights to sources into a web-based
available from 80-350gsm in est and water is used from 25kg of CO2 per tonne of give a really broad choice dashboard for operation-
a variety of sizes. There is the same lake that the com- paper. direct from EBB stock.” wide production visibility.
Ricoh brings on Flora Digital Elitron launches

for upcoming hybrid press Kombo TAV Evolution

Ricoh has partnered with Italian cutter manufac-
Chinese manufacturer Flora turer Elitron has launched a
Digital to develop a new brand-new digital cutting
range of wide-format presses table to market, the Kombo
for the EMEA market. TAV Evolution. Available as
Ricoh revealed the part- of 1 December, the cutter
nership earlier this week will replace Elitron’s Kombo
TAV model. Despite the
with an announcement that similar name, the Evolution
development of the partner- Ricoh has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Flora Digital has been given entirely new
ship’s first product, a hybrid electrics, and boasts signifi- Released on 01 December 2023
press printing up to two our clients. ket demands. cant increases in speed and
metres wide, was underway. “Following the positive “We look forward to efficiency over its predeces- management processes.
The new press will use feedback and orders of expanding our offering with sor. The new electronic con- The new machine will be
Ricoh printheads, ColorGate Ricoh’s UV flatbed series, systems that combine both trol board, motion control distributed in the UK
RIP software and ICC pro- and the continuing market parties’ technical knowledge system and electronics, through Atech and Perfect
files, and will be supported by demand for flexible UV and expertise to support cli- Elitron said, have given the Colours, with pricing
Ricoh’s EMEA sales and ser- hybrid devices for sign and ents as they evolve their new machine a 35% increase dependent on the machine’s
vice network, giving Flora a graphics applications, we large-format capabilities.” in speed and 40% boost to configuration and desired
efficiency, while cutting
valuable foothold in the wanted to explore how Ricoh The as-yet-unnamed press energy consumption by level of automation.
European market. technology could be com- will be able to run rigid and 30%. Several of the Evolution
Eef de Ridder, Ricoh bined with Flora’s manufac- flexible media including PVC The Evolution, to be models have already been
Europe’s VP of its graphic turing expertise to create banners, vinyl, and rigid shown at Drupa 2024, has installed in the US and
communications group, said: responsive, versatile solu- boards, using linear motors likewise been designed for Europe. Prices are available
“We have been listening to tions that meets today’s mar- to drive the substrates. future integration with AI on request, Elitron said.
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