Category: RICOH

The Ricoh Company is a Japanese company that produces electronics and imaging products. It was established in February 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper, which was a part of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the Riken Concern.

Today, the company is headquartered in Ota, Tokyo.Ricoh makes electronics, mainly cameras and office equipment like printers, copiers, and fax machines. They also have software for managing documents like DocumentMall, RicohDocs, GlobalScan, Print&Share, and MakeLeaps, as well as projectors. In the late 90s and early 2000s, they became the world’s biggest copier producer. Ricoh bought Savin, Gestetner, Lanier, Rex-Rotary, Monroe, Nashuatec, IKON, and IBM Printing Systems Division / Infoprint Solutions Company. Monroe is not sold anymore, but products are still available under other brands globally. Further, in 2006, Ricoh obtained Danka’s European operations for $210 million. These operations are still under the Infotec brand as a separate business unit.