RICOH Ri 2000 Direct to Garment printer

25 seconds Maximum Speed Mode printing
ColorGATE Production Server sofware
Supports white ink
Optional platens

Boost customer numbers with more printing choices

With Ri 2000, it has never been easier to print a one-of-a-kind T-shirt or bag for your customers to take away immediately. Whether you have just started in the printing business or are a seasoned print provider, you can instantly expand your scope of services by printing on a wide variety of long-lasting products.

High-speed, user-friendly printing

The Ri 2000 is so easy to use and offers exceptionally fast print speeds for greater productivity. It’s two-carriage operation ensures quality prints on garments without limitations on half tones, and it’s so easy to maintain thanks to its automatic print head nozzle cleaning.

Print continuously on a single pass
The dual carriage enables continuous print on a white layer in a single pass.
Achieve colour consistency every time
Ri 2000 automates production workflows and creates white layers for printing on dark garments with CG Rip.
Automate the monitoring of supplies and conditions
Ri 2000 continuously monitors ink supply, temperature and humidity levels so you don’t have to.
Eliminate manual cleaning of print head nozzles
The innovative automated head cleaning jig saves time and effort by eliminating the need to manually maintain print head nozzles.

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Specifications

Functions: Garment print
Colour: Yes
CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4 GHz
Memory - standard: 8 GB
Operation panel: 7" touchscreen display
Device configuration: Desktop

Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—mainframe: 864 x 1,660 x 520 mm
Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—other: 266 x 330 x 33 mm —RICOH Small Platen Type G1
320 x 457 x 33 mm—RICOH Medium Platen Type G1
406 x 498 x 33 mm—RICOH Large Platen Type G1
375 x 355 x 30 mm—RICOH Shoes Platen Type G1
204 x 450 x 51mm—RICOH Sleeve Platen Type G1
240 x 357 x 91mm—RICOH Hat Platen Type G1
Weight—mainframe: 140 kg
Weight—other: 4.1 kg— RICOH Large Platen Type G1
3.2 kg— RICOH Medium Platen Type G1
2.3 kg— RICOH Small Platen Type G1
2.0 kg—RICOH Shoes Platen Type G1
2.5 kg—RICOH Sleeve Platen Type G1
2.9 kg—RICOH Hat Platen Type G1
Minimum space requirements: 600 mm—front
600 mm—left
600 mm—right (ink slot side)
50 mm—rear

Average monthly volume: 500 sheets
Max monthly volume: 4,000 sheets
Machine life: 40,000 sheets or 5 years whichever comes first
MCBC: 2,239 sheets
MCBF: 3,571 sheets
Colour ratio: Colour 100%, White 50%
Maintenance: Maximum 60 minutes maintenance time/1 person

Supply yields

Ink cartridge yield—standard
1,792 sheets per CMYK set (200 ml x 4 colour cartridges)
197 sheets per W1,W2 set (200 ml x 2 white cartridges)

Ink cartridge yield—high yield
4,465 sheets per CMYK set (500 ml x 4 colour cartridges)
491 sheets per W1,W2 set (500 ml x 2 white cartridges)

Ink cartridge capacity
200 ml—standard
500 ml—high yield

Cleaning cartridge capacity
200 ml

Waste ink bottle
1,200 sheets

Garment handling

Substrates
Cotton, blend ratio 50–100%

Applications
T-shirt, tote bag, sweatshirt, polo shirt, hat, shoes, towel, handkerchief, bib

Garment thickness
30 mm max—without frame
4 mm max—with frame

Garment thickness sensor
Available

Garment types
Standard
Spectra USA, Spectra T-shirt 3100–148 g/m²

RecommendedToms/heavy-weight T-shirt 00085-CVT—190 g/m²
Toms/tote bag—404 g/m²
Toms/tote bag—270 g/m²
Toms/tote bag—135 g/m²

Platen type
Dress

Platen sizes
406 x 498 mm/16” x 19.6”—large
320 x 457.2 mm/12.6” x 18”—medium
266.7 x 330.2 mm/10.5” x 13”—small

Table height adjustment
Automatic—0–30 mm adjustment
Unregulated adjustment pitch
1.5 kg maximum load

Interfaces - standard: USB Flash memory
10/100 Base-T Ethernet (AutoMDI/MDI-X)

Print speed colour

4-Colour (4C)
78 seconds—High Image Quality Mode
48 seconds—Standard Mode
33 seconds—High Speed Mode
25 seconds—Maximum Speed Mode

4C + White
112 seconds—High Image Quality Mode
83 seconds—Standard Mode
69 seconds—High Speed Mode
60 seconds—Maximum Speed Mode

Note: Print speeds based on 10"x 8" at 25º C through the entire process—push start button, table moves forward, ink purged, printing, table moves back.

Printing technology

Inkjet

Ink type

Water-based garment ink

Ink configuration

KCMY—front carriage
W—rear carriage

Printhead

8 Ricoh Piezo ink heads
192 nozzles in 16 lines
2 carriages
5 colours

Print resolution

1,200 x 1,200 dpi / 8-pass—High Image Quality Mode
600 x 600 dpi / 4-pass—Standard Mode
600 x 600 dpi / 2-pass—High Speed Mode
600 x 300 dpi / 1-pass—Maximum Speed Mode
600 x 1,200 dpi / 4-pass—White plane print

Maximum printable area

406 x 498 mm / 16" x 19.6"

Other print features

Pre-treatment
PowerBright Pre-treatment Liquid (Dupont P5002)

Post-treatment
Heat press
40 seconds/180^oC—CMYK (K requires 80 seconds)
90 seconds/165^oC—CMYK + W

Windows: Windows 8.1 or later
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian

Standard: Supervisor-I
Ricoh DTG Basic Edition
Optional: Ricoh DTG Efficiency Edition
Ricoh DTG Colour Professional Edition

Power source

200–240 V, 50–60 Hz (±3 Hz), 1.0 A

Power consumption

26 W—standby
120 W—maximum, operating

Sound power level

40 dB—standby
69 dB—operating

Environmental standards

Ricoh GPP
RoHS
REACH
Directive 94/62/EC
Directive 2006/66/EC
WEEE

Safety standards

IEC62368-1
IEC60950-1
Low Voltage Directive EN62368-1
Machinery Safety Directive EN62368-1
Ricoh Product Safety Standards

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards

EN 55032 Class A
EN 55024
EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3
EN 62311
AS/NZS CISPR 32

Operating environment

Temperature
15–32º C

Humidity
45–80% RH

Power on time
24 hours a day