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Riso Valezus T1200 with PL450e

A high-throughput, low-cost complete bookletmaking system, says Simon Eccles

presses.
The T1200-Plockmatic combination can
be ordered in several configurations. The
bookletmaker can be directly attached to
the press, or separated by a high-capacity
stacker, allowing operators to choose
between sheet output or booklet and finish-
ing output.
The PL450e produces booklets from A6
to A4, with corner or edge stapling. Corner
stapling is available for portrait A4, with
edge stapling for both portrait and land-
scape A4. The optional finishing module
combines square folding and face trim-
ming, delivering finished trims from 99mm
to 231mm.
What does it do? UK in April. The Uplift Module acts as the interface to
This is a complete bookletmaking com- The Plockmatic PL450 series was intro- the Riso and enables hand feeding of sheets
bination sold by Riso UK, pairing its duced as a range of models with dedi-
Valezus T1200 colour inkjet production cated interface bridges for running inline up to 660mm long from other devices. A
press with an inline Plockmatic PL450e Specifications with third-party printers. The Riso- double tray stacker can be fitted at the
booklet maker, at a keen combined price Speeds: 165 sim- specific version, the PL450e, has a maxi- delivery end.
starting around £55,000. plex, 82 duplex (A4 mum capacity of 50 sheets, producing Both units are driven from the Riso Fiery
Both units can be purchased as stan- sheets per minute); booklets of up to 200 pages. A 35-sheet FS2100C DFE, while the Plockmatic also
dalones, so we look at the specs sepa- 88 simplex, 42 model, the PL350e, is also available for features its own seven-inch touchscreen for
Riso presses, but is not offered as part of
rately, while also assessing them as a duplex (A3 sheets the bundled configuration. independent job set-up and adjustments
complete system. per minute)
An optional finishing module can pro- such as fold position, staple position and
When was it introduced and what are Max paper sizes: duce square-backed booklets and trim skew.
the target markets? 330.2x460mm the face.
(double-tray What’s the throughput?
The Valezus T1200 was introduced in feeder); How does it work?
late 2022 and began shipping in early 340x460mm The Valezus T1200 is a single-pass The T1200 delivers up to 165ppm on A4
2023. It was designed as a compact, SRA3-plus inkjet press with two-pass long-edge-fed sheets, and 82ppm duplex.
lower-cost model to sit alongside the Max printable area: auto duplexing. It prints in CMYK plus a On A3 it produces 42 duplex sheets per
faster twin-engine, single-pass duplex 314x458mm fifth grey ink to improve tonal smooth- minute. Riso rates the press for a 30-mil-
T2200, launched at the same time. Paper capacity : ness. Riso’s proprietary Forcejet ‘cold
Riso UK product manager Anthony 4,000 sheets (dou- printing’ technology uses oil-based pig- lion-print lifespan, with a recommended
Larner says it is a “Valezus solution for ble-tray); 8,000 ment inks, enabling printing on uncoated monthly volume of 500,000 and a maxi-
customers producing lower volumes, or sheets (high- stocks with instant drying by absorption, mum of one million. Plockmatic through-
predominantly simplex work.” Even so, capacity) without heaters, air dryers or ventilation. put varies by booklet thickness, but is
the T1200’s 165ppm output compares Larner says: “Because of this heatless designed to keep pace with the T1200.
favourably with dry toner presses in the 800x1,800x1,400mm process, there is no deformation of the
same price bracket. stock. Our unique technology allows our What is the USP?
Valezus, in case you wondered, is short devices to print at unrivalled speeds with Larner says it combines the “high produc-
for ‘value added and ease of use’. The an extremely low environmental foot-
‘Plockmatic Booklet Solution’ is a newer print.” tivity, low TCO and environmental benefits
addition to the Valezus line-up, The absence of heat also keeps single- of the Riso Valezus with the flexibility and
announced a year ago at Hunkeler phase power consumption very low com- finishing expertise of the Plockmatic book-
Innovationdays, and due to arrive in the pared with dry toner or aqueous inkjet letmaker”.
The Valezus T1200 was introduced in late 2022 and began shipping in early 2023.

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