Ricoh is a Japanese manufacturer of office equipment and optical equipment, a Fortune 500 company. Kiyoshi Ichimura established the Ricoh Chemical Research Institute in 1936, which mainly researched Ricoh's photopolymer paper, and officially changed its name to Ricoh in 1963, and set up a Hong Kong branch in the same year. Today, Ricoh's main products include photocopiers, fax machines, printers and other stationery equipment, document solutions, and lightweight digital cameras.
In December 2018, the World Brand Lab released its 2018 Top 500 World Brands list, and Ricoh was ranked No. 337.
Basic introduction Company name : Ricoh Group Foreign name : Ricoh Company, Ltd. Headquartered in : Ricoh Building, 8-13-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Founded : February 6, 1936 Business Scope ：Office Equipment, Optical Instruments, Digital Cameras Nature ： Wholly Foreign Owned Company Motto ： Love Your Neighbor, Love Your Country, Love Your Work Annual Turnover ： ￥1,924.4 Billion (2013) Number of Employees ： 107,431 Number of Subsidiaries ： 227 General Manager ： Yoshinobu Miura Corporate Honors ： Top 500 in the World Founder ： Kiyoshi Ichimura Website ：ricoh/...翻译此页Ricoh Group is a global leader in the field of optical equipment, digital cameras, office equipment, optical instruments and digital cameras. Brand Introduction, Ricoh China, Guiding Principles, Regional Companies, Ricoh Cup Go Tournament, History, Brand Culture, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Corporate Mission, Corporate Objectives, Course of Action, Corporate Core, Corporate Ideal, Products, Ricoh CX3, Ricoh GRD Ⅲ, Technological Development, Ricoh Honors, Deming Prize, Corporate Awards, Environmental Awards, Pentax Acquisition, Brand Introduction In 1936, Kiyoshi Ichimura founded the Ricoh Group. Ricoh Group. Ichimura's first major innovation was the RicohFlex Ⅲ, which was introduced in 1950. It was the world's first mass-produced twin-lens reflex camera. This level of technological innovation was far-reaching and demonstrated Ichimura's vision and ambition for the future. Ricoh created its first desktop copier, the Ricopy 101, in 1955, and the world's first all-digital facsimile machine, the RIFAX 600S, was introduced at Ricoh in 1973. Corporate Headquarters Ichimura, who passed away in 1968, was always committed to helping people solve their problems at work or at home through innovation, and this has always been an important driving force for the company he founded. While advocating technological innovation, he also advocated a sense of corporate social responsibility, which is recognized by many companies today, but was virtually unheard of 50 years ago. In all areas of Ricoh's business activities, he has been one of the first to make heartfelt contributions to social and environmental sustainability. Today, Ricoh is a global company, but it remains true to the philosophy of its original founder. To understand Ricoh, it is important to understand Kiyoshi Ichimura's two philosophies: to innovate for our customers, and to insist on sustainable business development for everyone involved in Ricoh products. Solving people's problems through innovation. In the Japanese market, Ricoh copiers and fax machines have been market leaders for more than 20 years. Ricoh was one of the first manufacturers to explore digital image output technology, and Ricoh is the market leader in the United States, Europe and Japan. Ricoh's current product portfolio covers copiers, printers, fax machines, optical disk drives and electronic devices. Ricoh China Ricoh was the first company in the world to introduce the concept of "OA". The company has always insisted on continuous innovation to meet the needs of the times and introduced the new office concept of "Image Communication", which clearly positions the company to realize image processing with the core technology of digital and color. The company's core technology is digital and color, to achieve the perfect fusion of image processing and computer technology, so as to create a new type of business communication environment, and is committed to a full range of services, to promote the customer more effectively into the unprecedented realm of information **** enjoyment. Ricoh Logo In response to the trend of digitalization and networking in the Chinese market, Ricoh (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is committed to providing better products and services to Chinese customers. Through the provision of digital equipment and services such as copiers, printers, printers, engineering machines, fax machines and system solutions, Ricoh has earned the unanimous support and favor of its customers. Headquarter: Ricoh (China) Investment Co. Ricoh (China) Investment Co. North China Regional Coordination Center Ricoh (China) Investment Co. The driving force behind the Ricoh Group's business development is the entrepreneurial spirit, the "Spirit of Three Loves," and the management philosophy based on it. Since its founding in 1936, Ricoh has been actively developing new markets by creating new values (goods and services) from the perspective of the user. For example, while photocopiers and fax machines were originally large, expensive products for specific markets and uses, Ricoh made it its mission to popularize photocopiers from the user's point of view, and pushed forward with technological innovations to make them popular products accepted by a wide range of customers around the world, thereby expanding the market. This corporate culture has been fully inherited and carried forward in the development of business in China Regional Companies Ricoh Software Research Institute (Beijing) Co. Ricoh Thermal Technology (Harbin) Co. Ltd. Ricoh Printing System Equipment Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ricoh Imaging Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ricoh Echromax (Shenzhen) Technology Co. Ricoh (Shenzhen) Industrial Development Co. Ricoh Digital System Equipment (Shenzhen) Co. The top 28 players in the latest rating ranking: Guli, Kong Jie, Liu Xing, Chang Hao, Hu Yaoyu, Park Wenyao, Qiu Jun, Gu Lingyi, Chen Yaoye, Wang Diao, Zhou Heyang, Li Zhe, Ding Wei, Totaru Jahsi, Shi Yue, Xie He, Zhou Ruiyang, Wang Yao, Peng Tsuen, Luo Zaihe, Huang Yizhong, Wang Lei, Li Kang, Niu Yutian, Yu Bin and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi, Yu Bin, and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi, Wang Yutian and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yutian and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yutian and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yutian and Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi, Wang Yuyi and Wang Yuyi. Started to sell products to China through trade. 1978 Established Ricoh Hong Kong Ltd. as a local subsidiary in Hong Kong. Ricoh (Hong Kong) Ltd. 1991 Established Ricoh (Shenzhen) Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, as a manufacturer of photocopiers and laser printers 1993 Established Shanghai Ricoh Fax Machine Co. [1996 Successful merger of Kistler China Ltd. with Kistler Office Equipment (China) Co. Ltd. and became a wholly owned company integrating manufacturing and sales. 1997 Established Ricoh International (Shanghai) Co. Started importing and selling digital copiers in 2000. 1998 Ricoh (Shenzhen) Industrial Development Co., Ltd. was the first among all Japanese copier manufacturers to surpass the one million mark in cumulative copier production. 2001 Established Tohoku Ricoh (Fuzhou) Printing Equipment Co. 2002 Established Ricoh Software Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and the cumulative production of fax machines exceeded the one million mark at Shanghai Ricoh Fax Co. 2003 Established Ricoh (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in Shanghai to coordinate and manage marketing efforts in mainland China. Established Shanghai Ricoh Digital Equipment Co., Ltd. in Shanghai to manufacture Ricoh office equipment. Ltd. in Dalian to develop related software ● 2004 Ricoh Software Research Institute (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in Beijing to develop related software ● 2005 Ricoh Koshihikari (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen to manufacture copier options. July 1, 2011, Japan's Ricoh and HOYA announced today*** that an agreement has been reached for Ricoh to acquire HOYA's Pentax imaging systems business, and that on October 1, 2011, Ricoh will officially take over the Pentax brand under the HOYA brand. On July 04, 2012, Ricoh was awarded the title of "2012 China Low Carbon Model Enterprise" at the 2012 China Low Carbon Model Enterprise Summit Forum and Award Ceremony. Brand Culture Entrepreneurial Spirit The spirit of three loves: love of neighbors, love of country, and love of work Company Mission To continue to create and provide new values that are useful to the world in the process of information exchange between people. Company Goal To create a world-class company with integrity, reliability, and charm. Action Policy Spontaneous action and self-creation (autonomous creation) Thinking and acting from the standpoint of the other party (development of the spirit of contribution) Pursue the unity of corporate development and personal happiness (people-oriented management) Corporate Core Make the world simpler to create knowledge Make the work of human beings more comfortable Make the environment more harmonious Corporate Ideal Help our customers to be more productive at any time and in any place. Contribute to the creation of knowledge for our customers. Products Business Scope <Office Services Field> Ricoh Camera [Imaging] Fax Machine, Scanner, Multi-function Printer, Printer, Digital Printer [Networking System] Networking Equipment, Networking Softwares, Suite Softwares, IT Service Support, Personal Computer, Servers, and Related Service Support, etc. <Industry> Thermal paper media, optical equipment, semiconductors, power management integrated circuits, PC cards, thermal media, optical instruments, semiconductors, electrical devices, etc. <Other> Digital Cameras, DVD+RW/+R Discs Ricoh CX3 After two generations of rapid development, Ricoh's third-generation production film, the Ricoh CX3, has seen major improvements in performance. Since its launch, the Ricoh X3 has been selling well. From the appearance, Ricoh CX3's body circumference, give people a kind of atmosphere and mature feeling, the right hand part of the anti-slip rubber grain, convenient for users to control the force of pinch, in case of not even fall to cause unnecessary damage. The back of the Ricoh CX3 adopts a 3.0-inch 920,000-pixel VGA LCD screen, which displays very well. It measures 101.5 x 58.3 x 29.4mm and weighs 206g, which is not very heavy compared to similar cameras. Ricoh Digital Products In terms of performance, the Ricoh CX3 body is equipped with a 1/2.3-inch 10-megapixel CMOS sensor with an equivalent focal length of 28-300mm, and a minimum of 1cm for macro shooting.The aperture range is F3.5-F5.6, with a shutter speed of 1-1/2000 seconds and a maximum sensitivity of ISO 3200.Meanwhile. , the Ricoh CX3 continues to impress with its continuous shooting capability, which allows high-speed continuous shooting of still images at a maximum number of pixels (10M) at approximately 5 fps, with a maximum speed of 120 fps for ultra-high-speed continuous shooting. The Ricoh GRD Ⅲ inherits the classic form factor of the first two generations of the series, and with Ricoh's latest GR Engine Ⅲ image-processing engine and the largest F1.9 aperture of any existing card DC, it makes it an eye-catching addition to the high-end DCs. In terms of appearance, the GRD Ⅲ adopts a magnesium alloy all-black body body, together with a large area of leather covering at the handheld, making the body look professional and low-key at the same time. There is also a good sense of handheld; the overall dimensions of the machine is only 108.6 × 59.8 × 25.5mm, weighing 188g, very easy for users to carry; the back of the fuselage is equipped with a 3.0-inch, 920,000-pixel LCD display, with high resolution, wide viewing angle, strong color reproduction, especially in the outdoor sunlight, still has excellent visibility. In terms of configuration, Ricoh GRD Ⅲ equipped with a 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor, effective pixels of 10 million, up to 3648 × 2736 resolution size photo output. As for the lens, Ricoh GR DIGITAL Ⅲ adopts Ricoh's newly developed large aperture lens, with an actual equivalent focal length of 28mm, a maximum aperture range of F1.9-F9, an ISO sensitivity range of ISO64-ISO 1600, and a focusing distance of 1cm. in addition, it can also shoot 640x480. 320x240 resolution photos, 320x240 resolution video. Technology Development Ricoh has more than 3,500 scientists, researchers and engineers in 11 R&D centers and laboratories in the U.S., Europe, China and Japan. Each R&D center or laboratory focuses on a specific area of research. Document Highway Digital communications, the Internet, Web-based services, and a variety of packaged software have revolutionized the way people handle information and documents, and even the way they work. As a result, Ricoh has launched the Document Highway, an open platform that allows people to freely exchange documents without worrying about differences in hardware and software, time, location, or document type. Designed on the basis of the industry standard Web services and Java, the open architecture of the Document Highway simplifies the cumbersome steps of connecting to other systems. Ricoh's commitment to developing an easy-to-use system is complemented by a unique, easy-to-use interface based on the Document Highway platform. This can be achieved by standardizing the construction of multiple hardware and software packages on the network, and by combining the desired functions with modular software components. The Document Highway is the primary concept behind Ricoh's office products and solutions, providing open and easy connectivity in today's networked office environment. QSU Quick Start-Up Technology Ricoh has always been concerned about saving energy for the environment, and in 1999, Ricoh introduced QSU Quick Start-Up Technology, which dramatically reduces the time it takes to warm up a copier and reduces power consumption. Ricoh's QSU technology won the International Energy Agency's "Copier of the Future" award because it met two targets set by the IEA's Design Standards Manual: consuming less than 10W of power while asleep and booting up from sleep in less than 10 seconds. There are three key technologies behind machines with Quick Start technology. - Replacing the traditional, thick, heat-storing rollers with an innovative, extremely fine hot-melt roller. - Use of low-temperature, particulate toner - Optimized dual heating controllers for "the right heat at the right time" The QSU is more than four times more energy-efficient than a conventional machine - in other words, a machine with Quick Start Technology can do the same job with only a quarter of the power consumption. Ricoh Honors The Deming Prize The Deming Prize, named after Dr. Edward Deming, is awarded to companies and individuals that demonstrate excellence in quality control and an extraordinary improvement in the quality of a product or invention. The number of companies that have won the Deming Award is less than one hundred. Ricoh was the first office equipment manufacturer to win the Deming Award. Ricoh is also the only company to win the Deming Award twice. In 1971, Ricoh introduced the CWQC quality control program to build the company into a high-tech leader. The CWQC quality control program has enabled Ricoh to win the Deming Prize twice and to win a growing number of customers worldwide. Ricoh has 23 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Corporate Awards 2005.2 Ricoh was ranked No. 1 in "Computers, Peripherals and Office Electronics" in the "2004-2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Award" sponsored by Oekom Research AG, Germany. 2002.6 Ranked No. 1 in "Global Corporate Social Responsibility" by Oekom Research AG, Germany. 2000.2 Awarded the Grand Prize in the 10th "Survey of Corporate Contribution to Society" organized by the Asahi Shimbun Cultural Foundation. 1999.12 Received the Japan Quality Award Environment Award 2003.5 The Ricoh Group was the first company in Asia to receive the Gold Medal from the World Environment Center. 2002.1 28 models of Ricoh copiers are awarded the ECO Mark. 2002.3 The Ricoh Group receives the Energy Star 2000 award for three major product categories. 2001.12 The company receives the "Climate is Business" award from the European Business Association and the American Business Association for its outstanding contribution to the prevention of global warming. Acquisition of Pentax On July 3, 2011, RICOH and HOYA (HOYA, Hoya)*** announced that they had reached an agreement for RICOH to acquire HOYA's PENTAX imaging systems business. This is a change of ownership for one of the oldest manufacturers in the photographic field. Ricoh's acquisition of HOYA's Pentax Imaging Systems business includes the development, production, and sale of optical products such as digital cameras, lenses, accessory files, security cameras, and binoculars. With this acquisition, Ricoh's digital imaging, and consumer products business as a whole, will be strengthened. In particular, it will gain access to lightweight interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology, and sales channels for digital imaging products, as well as enter new markets such as medium-format digital cameras and security imaging products, with the prospect of expanding additional businesses related to digital imaging in the future. In order to complete the acquisition, HOYA will establish a new company and spin off its Pentax imaging business and its overseas subsidiary PENTAX VN Co. Ltd into this company, and then transfer all the shares of this company to Ricoh. After the completion of the acquisition, HOYA will continue to operate the remaining businesses of existing Pentax companies, including digital camera modules, lenses for DVD laser heads, endoscopes, artificial bones, speech synthesis technology, etc., with a core of medical device products, which was actually the original purpose of HOYA's $1 billion acquisition of Pentax in 2007. At that time, Ricoh's digital cameras and HOYA's endoscopes and other products will be *** with the use of PENTAX brand.