The Ricoh SP C440 is a compact A4 ceramic printer designed for users requiring professional results with low investment costs.
Key Features
- Available exclusively as a used ceramic printer
- Most sold A4 ceramic printer model worldwide
- Compact A4 format
- Easy operation
- High-quality ceramic decal printing
- Reliable daily production
- Cost-effective solution
Applications
- Photo Ceramics
- Memorial Ceramics
- Porcelain Decoration
- Glass Decoration
- Small Production Runs
Ideal for studios and businesses entering digital ceramic printing.
The most popular A4 ceramic printer
The Ricoh SP C440, with its sister model the SP C430, is the most sold A4 engine in ceramic decal printing. Its popularity comes from a compact footprint, dependable daily operation and a low entry price as a used machine. INEQS converts it for ceramic toner and decal paper and calibrates it before delivery, so it prints decals for photo ceramics, memorial portraits, porcelain and glass from the first day.
What it prints
The SP C440 prints A4 decal sheets with a printable area of 287 x 200 mm, in black, red or full colour depending on the toner set. That is the right size for memorial and photo ceramic portraits, cups and mugs, small plates, tiles and gift items, and for sheets of nested small decals. For photographs, send files at 300 dpi with an embedded colour profile, and keep a 5 mm margin around each decal.
Firing and toner choice
Depending on the set, INEQS toner for the SP C440 fires from low glass temperatures up to about 1,200 °C for in-glaze work on porcelain and tile. Photo ceramic and memorial work often uses a red set, because portraits usually need a real ceramic red. Confirm the exact sets for this model with INEQS before you order, and plan one toner family per printer.
Buying a used SP C440 from INEQS
From INEQS the SP C440 comes converted and calibrated, with a starter toner set, a remote setup session and ICC profiles for your paper, backed by the same technical service as a production printer: over 80% of problems solved within one working day. If you want an A4 printer new rather than used, look at the CeramPrint CP-500; for SRA3 output, see the Ricoh SP C840.