Inkjet & Digital Printing
Océ is one in a million for CPI Antony Rowe
Friday 23. April 2010 - CPI Antony Rowe prints its millionth run of a single copy on its fleet of Océ VarioPrint 6000 presses
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that Europes leading short-run book manufacturer CPI Antony Rowe and Océ are celebrating the book manufacturers continuing increase in sales for short-run digital book production and the achievement of printing the millionth run of a single book.
“One to one million” books
Demonstrating technology leadership in short-run digital book production, CPI Antony Rowe is leading the way for economically printing short-run books digitally, thanks to more investment at its manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom. The book printer, which now has five Océ VarioPrint cutsheet print production presses, has completed its millionth print run of a single copy.
Increasing return on investment and growing business
Less is definitely more for CPI Antony Rowe, which is part of the European-wide CPI Group. Its service offering supports the complete life cycle of a book from printing a single test copy through to fulfilling a global order of millions once the title has established itself. This, together with investing in the latest technology, has led to a 30% increase in sales over the last year at CPIs cutting-edge Eastbourne site, which has boosted its annual turnover to in excess of £ 4 million.
Short runs from one copy upwards to meet demand for over 30,000 orders per month
CPI Antony Rowe, which was one of the first companies to produce books digitally in the 1990s, made its first investment in two Océ VarioPrint production presses back in 2007. Since then, the site has experienced significant, double-digit growth. The Océ VarioPrint 6000s are now run on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week in order to maximize their full money-making potential. Connected to an automated control system via the Océ PRISMA server – one is also integrated with an inline folder – the machines pump out short-run books from one copy upwards to meet demand for over 30,000 orders per month.
Investment decision made entirely on financial benefits of previous installations
Martyn Collyer, General Manager of CPI Antony Rowe, said: “We clearly demonstrated our confidence in Océs 6000 technology, including the latest Ultra high-speed press, when we took our fifth machine in September 2009. The decision was made entirely on the financial benefits of installing our four previous systems. In essence, our Eastbourne site had experienced significant, double-figure growth since the first two machines were installed in 2007.”
Continuing to invest to retain market-leading position
To retain its currently prosperous position, the CPI Group intends to invest a further £ 22 million in technology and equipment over the next three years across its 16 European manufacturing sites. Mr Collyer concludes: “The short-run digital book market remains a growth market, and the Eastbourne operation is determined to continue to expand through partnering with technological and strategic minded companies like Océ. This will be crucial to the development and sustainability of our business moving forwards.”