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11/08/2025 - www.ricoh.com
Since
1936
Company History
Starting out entering the business machines field
1936 - 1969
1970 - 1984
1985 - 1999
2000 - 2009
2010 - Present
Sep. 1965
Introduces the Ricopy BS-1 as its first electrostatic copier
Ricopy BS-1 was introduced in 1965, and turned out to be
a key revenue earner that supported the company in its
recovery from slumping business. Employing a
fixed-platen structure, which marked the world's first
desktop copier to adopt that assembly, the product
featured increased...