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RICOH Pro TF6251

UV LED Flatbed Printer

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Unleash your creativity

The RICOH Pro TF6251 Wide Format UV LED flatbed printer makes it easy to digitally produce the widest range of applications on rigid substrates up to 4.3" thick. Print directly on unparalleled range of rigid substrates at speeds up to 1,251.8 ft2/hr. in four-color draft mode and 522ft2/hr. in four-color standard mode.

With the new roll attachment option, you can also expand into flexible media — while maintaining spot-on color consistency across substrates. Save resources and stay on schedule with superior color accuracy that prevents costly reprints. Featuring Ricoh's industrial printheads, this system delivers outstanding image quality and productivity.

Expand revenue streams with the NEW Roll Option - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Expand revenue streams with the NEW Roll Option

Print applications for indoor and outdoor use including signs, posters, backlit displays, exhibition graphics, POP/POS displays, art reproductions and more on rigid media. Add the roll option to expand revenue streams on both rigid and flexible media on one device, ensuring color consistency and maximizing capabilities.
Configure the TF6251 to meet you color and workflow priorities - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Configure the TF6251 to meet you color and workflow priorities

The Ricoh Pro TF6251 has 2 Ink Configurations & 2 Ink Sets to choose from.

 

Configuration Options:
CMYK+ White, Clear & Primer to get the most substrate versatility and control over image output
CMK+ Dual White to achieve industry leading productivity for white ink intensive workflows

 

Ink Set Options:
RICOH Pro UV DG130 Ink –Advanced ink adhesion and a wide color gamut
RICOH Pro UV GP120 Ink – RICOH’s newest ink option for superior color gamut

Productivity for the toughest production environments

Twelve RICOH MH5421 printheads help you produce near-photographic quality with print speeds of up to 1,251.8 ft2/hr. in four-color draft mode and 522 ft2/hr. in four-color standard mode for rigid media and print speeds of up to 721.2 ft2/hr. in four-color draft mode and 376.7 ft2/hr. in four-color standard mode for flexible media on the roll option. One-touch automated daily printhead carriage maintenance makes uptime predictable and lets you put your labor dollars to better use elsewhere in your shop.
Pro TF6250 print speeds

Drive profit with an expansive variety of applications.

Turn nearly any surface into an innovative piece of art

Create products on foam board, wood, metal, acrylic, glass, styrene, corrugated cardboard, plastics and more. The range of supported media types not only opens the door to new printing jobs, but it also gives you the opportunity to unleash your creativity and help clients make the very best choice for their application needs. LED curing expands media versatility even further by supporting thinner and heat sensitive substrates like styrene.
Application versatility that creates opportunity - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Application versatility that creates opportunity

Whether for indoor or outdoor placement, meet more client needs and offer new ways to help brands stand out with signage, backlit displays, POP displays, banners, exhibition graphics, art reproductions, murals, yard signs and more. Help create visual interest for customers with short-run specialty packaging or unique promotional items that are now more affordable in smaller or on-demand quantities. With the new roll attachment option, you can also expand into flexible media — while maintaining spot-on color consistency across substrates.

Edge-to-edge printing on rigid media for impressive results

With a maximum image size of 98.4” x 51.2” the RICOH Pro TF6251 gives you the room to accommodate large sizes, display pieces and produce large images over multiple tiled boards for greater productivity. Print edge-to-edge and eliminate trimming steps. The system's true flatbed architecture enables you to print directly on pre-cut, heavy, or oddly shaped items, making it the ideal technology for versatile printing on rigid media.
Take advantage of multi-layer and textured printing - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Take advantage of multi-layer and textured printing

Grow your revenue with the capability to produce impressive day/night applications by printing in three layers (color-white-color). Registration pins make setup simple and ensure precise, accurate registration from pass to pass. This reliable registration also allows you to confidently create impressive visual effects, like textured applications using clear & white ink, as well as high-density coverage applications.
Office conversation

Maximize your ROI with Ricoh Sign & Graphics Professional Services

Capture more opportunities and maximize the efficiency of every job, regardless of the mix of brands on your shop floor. From developing your expertise in substrates and print embellishments to conferring certificates in color management and installation, our team can help you fine tune your workflows to take your business, staff, and equipment to the next level.

Make an impact with high-quality, long-lasting prints

Precise, variable-drop printing

The device uses Ricoh's proprietary piezo multi-drop inkjet printing technology, employing a total of 12 stainless steel MH5421 printheads, each containing 1,280 nozzles for a total of 15,620 nozzles. The multi-drop capability allows for the creation of a range of droplet sizes for smooth gray-scale and half-tone printing. Printheads are configured in four staggered rows to deliver the best coverage for printing up to 635 x 1800 dpi for exceptional image quality and repeatability.
white ink

Discover new possibilities with vibrant white ink

Ricoh's vibrant, high-opacity white ink expands product design opportunities by helping you enhance and retain color vividness. Make colors pop on three-layer prints and day/night applications using white ink as a mid-layer. Apply white as a base layer on clear or colored media to protect the full richness of CMYK. Used as a spot color, white ink draws the eye to make graphics more engaging and help key messages stand out.
Vivid, memorable output that's designed to last - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Vivid, memorable output that's designed to last

With CMYK plus white and clear ― and print resolution of up to 635 dpi x 1,800 dpi ― you can achieve varied, vibrant color no matter what projects you undertake. The built-in primer lets you print on an array of substrates without pre-treatment. And our UV inkjet printer gives you the flexibility to print in four-color, five-color, six-color, and seven-color modes.

Stunning image quality with Ricoh UV LED Inks

Not only can you achieve outstanding intense color and image quality, but you can also finish jobs faster with the UV LED inks available on the Pro TF6251. Since prints are fully cured once printing is complete, you can move to finishing steps or installation without delay. Because prints are durable and ready for immediate, handling, you can stay focused on customer deadlines and meeting tight turnarounds. Choose RICOH Pro UV DG130 Ink for maximum adhesion and flexibility or choose RICOH Pro UV GP120 Ink which is ideal for most workflows and offers and exceptional color gamut.

Smart Production. Superior output

Drive a blazing production pace with dual-white printing - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Drive a blazing production pace with dual-white printing

The RICOH Pro TF6251 provides key ink configuration choices to help you meet and exceed client expectations on every job. An available dual-white configuration achieves higher productivity of 216.4 ft2/hr. in four-color + white in standard mode with stunning, high-opacity white coverage, creating profitable new opportunities. The Standard ink configuration provides CMYK plus white, clear, and inline primer to open new media choices and achieve precise, consistent image quality across applications.
Newly designed user interface and ColorGATE PS20 Select Bundled RIP - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Newly designed user interface and ColorGATE PS21 Select Bundled RIP

With your shop and your operators in mind, the system has been engineered to help you start achieving business growth from the outset. Go from PDF to finished product in record time with ColorGATE PS21 Select RIP software with the latest Adobe® PDF Print Engine, designed to give you more speed and control. Master the system quickly and experience ease of use with the new Ricoh-designed user interface. Intuitive controls shorten the learning curve for any operator.
registration marks

Designed for ultimate ease-of-use

Featuring automated media height detection with positioning sensor and registration pins for easy media loading, it's easy for operators to achieve accurate registration for double-sided prints. To ensure years of the highest-quality output possible, one-touch daily maintenance makes uptime predictable and helps keep your system in the best possible condition, while reducing hands-on time for your staff and preventing unplanned pauses in production.
laser beam

Make safety a priority

RICOH’s GREENGUARD certified inks allow you to operate your flatbed UV LED printer in a setting that's better for operators and the environment. The Human Sensor protects users from the print zone during operation, providing an additional operator safety. When the light beam is broken, the printer stops to protect people and the system from harm. Printing can be resumed when the area is cleared.
Maximize uptime and asset utilization - RICOH Pro TF6251 UV LED Flatbed Printer

Maximize uptime and asset utilization

With one of the largest production print service organizations in the industry at the ready, you can count on prompt, professional and reliable service. Our expert team of technicians have a straightforward mission when it comes to servicing your business: keeping you up and running so that you can stay as profitable as possible. National coverage and regional distribution centers ensure that parts and repairs are always available.

Enhance your productivity and realize true application potential with in-house finishing.

Professional finishing solutions help maximize what you can produce with the Ricoh Pro TF6251.

Wide Format Finishing

Colex Sharpcut SX Series

A fully integrated hardware and software solution that turns your digital cutting table into an efficient short-run production system. This powerful solution provides unmatched productivity by intelligently finishing graphics. Applications include graphics, displays/POP's, packaging and textiles/fabrics and supports a wide range of media. Models include the Sharpcut Creator SX-1717 (5.5' × 5.5'), the Sharpcut Pro SX-1732 (5.5' × 10.5'), the Sharpcut SX-3216 (10' × 5') and the Sharpcut SX-3232 (10' × 10').

System Specifications

Max Printable Area

98.4 x 51.2

General Specifications

Configuration

Flatbed
RICOH UV ink
CMYKW, clear and primer

Ink Type

RICOH UV ink
CMYKW, clear and primer

Dimensions W x D x H

189.4" x 86.6" x 62.2" (4,812mm x 2,200mm x 1,580mm)
Mainframe + Roll Option: 189.4" x 110.9" x 62.2" (4,812mm x 2,817mm x 1,580mm)

Maximum Thickness

Up to 4.3 inches

Original Paper Weight

Media Weight: Maximum 99lbs/m2 or less

Power Source

AC208-240V 3P/N/PE, 30A, 60Hz

Weight

Less than 3,578 lb.
Roll Option 1,146.4 lb.

Printer Specifications

Print Speed

Standard 4C Draft Mode: Up to 1251.8 ft2/h
Standard 4C Production Mode: Up to 690ft2/h
Standard 4C Standard Mode: Up to 522 ft2/h
Standard 4C Quality Mode: Up to 345.5 ft2/h
Standard 4C High Quality Mode: Up to 172.2 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Production Mode: Up to 329.4 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Standard Mode: Up to 163.6 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Quality Mode: Up to 108.7 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W High Quality Mode: Up to 71 ft2/h
Double White 4C Draft Mode: Up to 1251.8 ft2/h
Double White 4C Production Mode: Up to 690 ft2/h
Double White 4C Standard Mode: Up to 522 ft2/h
Double White 4C Quality Mode: Up to 345.5 ft2/h
Double White 4C High Quality Mode: Up to 172.2 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Production Mode: Up to 431.6 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Standard Mode: Up to 216.4 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Quality Mode: Up to 145.3 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W High Quality Mode: Up to 108.7 ft2/h
Roll Option
Standard 4C Draft Mode: Up to 721.2 ft2/h
Standard 4C Production Mode: Up to 468.2 ft2/h
Standard 4C Standard Mode: Up to 376.7 ft2/h
Standard 4C Quality Mode: Up to 269.1 ft2/h
Standard 4C High Quality Mode: Up to 145.3 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Production Mode: Up to 258.3 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Standard Mode: Up to 139.9 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W Quality Mode: Up to 95.1 ft2/h
Standard 4C + W High Quality Mode: Up to 59.2 ft2/h
Double White 4C Draft Mode: Up to 721.2 ft2/h
Double White 4C Production Mode: Up to 468.2 ft2/h
Double White 4C Standard Mode: Up to 376.7 ft2/h
Double White 4C Quality Mode: Up to 269.1 ft2/h
Double White 4C High Quality Mode: Up to 145.3 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Production Mode: Up to 328.3 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Standard Mode: Up to 183 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W Quality Mode: Up to 123.8 ft2/h
Double White 4C + W High Quality Mode: Up to 91.5 ft2/h

Supported OS

Windows® 10 (64bit)

Product Support

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