Ricoh ‘TotalFlow’ Solutions Streamline Print Operation from Customer Files to Fleet Productivity

Ricoh Americas Corporation will demonstrate essential solutions at Graph Expo 2012 designed to help production printing facilities boost their productivity and grow their business.

Among them is the TotalFlow suite of production printing solutions, including TotalFlow MR (“MakeReady”) and TotalFlow PM (“Print Manager”). Affirming Ricoh’s commitment to consummate service that complements its technology, these solutions provide a full range of capabilities for optimal workflow, including print preparation, editing, numbering, watermarking, clean-up, finishing, job management, load balancing, archiving, search and reprinting.

TotalFlow MR addresses the challenges of the front-end document preparation process – specifically, the time and effort it takes to combine customer documents, spreadsheets, images and straggling email content into a single customer-facing communication ready for print. Ricoh TotalFlow MR streamlines the prepress workflow so production print operations can be more productive, with capabilities such as:

Simple job merge to allow combining several files into oneImage edit (such as deskew) of scanned documents for crisp outputSimple edit image/edit PDF/pre-flightEasy page layout change for less rework and fewer mistakesFlexible tab settings for professional outlookVisual paper library settingEasy imposition operationIntuitive preview for last-minute check

TotalFlow PM addresses the challenge of running an optimized print facility: Too often, printers sit idle because they are running under capacity, or worse, are down due to yet another unscheduled service call. TotalFlow PM gives customers complete control of their print facility with:

• a single view of all devices, monochrome and coloran easy, intuitive graphical interfaceeasy operator setup of print and finishing requirements
• a single page view of multiple jobs
• an interactive queue with alerts (such as oversized paper requirements) to prevent errors

Simplified prepress workflow

Once a prepress designer has prepared a document for print, the job can then be handed off to

TotalFlow PM. Instead of relying on emails, phone calls or face-to-face instructional conversations where error from miscommunication can likely occur, TotalFlow PM offers an electronically based prepress workflow solution, minimizing the risk of confusion.

TotalFlow MR and TotalFlow PM are fully compatible, making a complete input/processing/output business information solution. Although the combination provides a simplified, efficient workflow, they can still be deployed separately depending on an organization’s needs.