Visitors to Ricoh Europe’s huge European Customer Experience Centre in Shropshire, England will enjoy the vibrant wrap on two of the Ricoh Pro printers being showcased there. The manufacturer used Drytac’s Polar Grip polymeric self-adhesive vinyl and Interlam Emerytex Pro laminate to create the eye-catching wraps.
Ricoh used Drytac’s Polar Grip film and Interlam Emerytex Pro laminate to create eye-catching wraps for two printing machines at its European Customer Experience Centre. The striking designs were printed in-house by the Ricoh Europe team on a RICOH ProTM L5100e latex large format printer before being applied to the two machines
Shane Barrett, Pre-Sales Manager, Inkjet Solutions, EMEA High Speed Inkjet and Large Format Print at Ricoh Europe Graphic Communications, says: “We selected Polar Grip because the paint job on both the Ricoh Pro Z75 and Ricoh Pro VC80000 have a textured finish, so we wanted to be sure of a good adhesion of the vinyl.”
Each of Ricoh’s printer models has an avatar, so in this case, there was also a deliberate intent for the wrap designs to match the avatar: the Dragon for the RICOH Pro Z75 and the Harpy Eagle for the RICOH Pro VC80000.
Ricoh chose Drytac Polar Grip as the material for both printer wraps: as a polymeric self-adhesive PVC film that offers up to seven years’ indoor durability when paired with a matching laminate. The high bond grey adhesive of the Drytac Polar Grip film allows users to apply graphics to a wide range of surfaces such as metal, plastic, wood, glass and brick. For added durability and safety, Ricoh paired the film with Drytac’s Interlam Emerytex Pro, a pressure-sensitive over-laminating film featuring a matte pebble texture, seven-year indoor and outdoor longevity, and multiple fire, slip, and FDA certifications.
Naturally, the striking designs were printed in-house too, on a RICOH Pro L5100e latex large format printer, and both wraps were installed ahead of the manufacturer’s Print Evolution Live 2025 event which took place in mid-November.
Barrett adds: “The print quality on Polar Grip was perfect, using a generic PVC profile on our Pro L5100e and fed through the printer without any issues with perfect tiling and panel alignment for the installers.”
“The initial reaction internally and from visiting clients was that it looks very impressive and thanks to the support from Drytac, we were able to find the correct products for this impressive application.”
