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RICOH
is a leader in the thermal paper industry pioneering
innovative products and meeting the needs of an ever-changing
marketplace. We accord top priority to research and
development as the engine of progress. Underscoring this
commitment is a high level of spending on R&D --
consistently well above 8% of non-consolidated net sales in the
1990's.
Research
and development allows Ricoh to remain a technology leader.
This translates into real marketplace advantages by creating
added value for customers. Our R&D program broadly focuses
on advances. Since 1936 Ricoh has worked hand-in-hand with its
customers to develop the products and tools to help them
become more successful.
Ricoh
then conducts quarterly technical meetings and follow-up
meetings with its customers to audit the effectiveness of the
products we supply. Ricoh Electronics is a customer-focused
company, dedicated to providing the highest levels of customer
service in the industry.
Research
and development operations work closely with manufacturing,
sales and service operations to serve their product technology
needs and support our environmental protection initiatives.
Beyond the horizon, we explore the basic research keys to the
products of tomorrow.
RICOH
successfully developed a thermal paper which can withstand
temperatures of up to 200¡ F and exposure to direct sunlight
for more than eight weeks while remaining scannable. A
synthetic thermal film, which is also extremely durable in
hostile environments, is another illustration of how Ricoh has
expanded the applications of thermal paper. RICOH's
new-product
developments offer unique and innovative products bringing
imagination into reality. Having gained full-scale R&D
capabilities, RICOH is
today regarded as a leader in the promotion of environmentally
responsible manufacturing.
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