Ricoh UK Products has become the first digital press manufacturer to be awarded ISO 12647 certification accredited by UKAS, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
The scheme is run by Print and Media Certification Ltd (PMC) on behalf of the BPIF. This certification was for the ISO 12647-2:2013 standard and covers Ricoh’s digital toner based production and continuous inkjet production at the Customer Experience Centre in Telford.
Ricoh UK Products colour quality management systems and operations were audited by PMC’s specialist audit team at a two stage initial audit, which included product tests for two different digital presses at the site
Jon Stack, PMC’s Colour/Certification Manager, noted: “PMC’s audit team were highly impressed by the sophisticated integrated management systems implemented by Ricoh in their operations at the Customer Experience Centre, and their performance in the audit’s product tests.”
Dale Wallis, BPIF Membership Director, added: “Printing as a matter of course takes place across a range of different substrates, using differing printing technologies. ISO 12647 provides assurance to customers that there will be consistency of colour, especially important in ensuring that brand requirements are met, and are for printers, that there’s a systematic controlled process to deliver to customer’s requirements across different print technologies, reducing waste and avoiding problems later on. Congratulations to Ricoh’s Customer Experience centre in achieving this important accreditation.”
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