Inkjet & Digital Printing
Océ takes innovation to customers at Ipex 2010
Friday 07. May 2010 - Production printing systems and software solutions demonstrate how technology leadership is driving customer business
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, is bringing innovation and world-leading business solutions to visitors at Ipex in Birmingham, England, from 18-25 May 2010.
Printing systems and workflow solutions covering complete colour workflow chain
Demonstrating to customers its technology leadership in colour toner and inkjet printing, Océ is showcasing printing systems and software covering the complete workflow value chain. These are focused on various environments, including digital newspapers, books-on-demand, direct mail, loyalty and TransPromo. Customers also benefit from the range of wide format and display graphics applications on show, including the Océ imaging supplies business.
Increasing return on investment and boosting business
At Ipex, Océ is demonstrating how its customers can grow their business and increase the return on their investment in innovative printing systems. Quality and productivity, business development and profit optimisation, technology leadership and new colour applications as well as sustainability are key themes. Highlights include leading-edge technology demonstrations covering the following areas:
From black & white transaction documents to colourful TransPromo
From offset pre-printed shells to targeted full colour premium direct mail
From offset runs to short-run on-demand books and individualised newspapers
Helping customers get back to growth
“Get back to growth” is the Océ strapline on its 1,050 sq metre stand 150B in Hall 12 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The official Océ media conference at the show is scheduled for 20 May 2010 at 9.30 a.m. local time.
Making their debut on the Océ stand at Ipex 2010 are five Océ printing systems and one Canon product:
Canon imagePRESS colour series: This powerful full colour production engine is built for high-quality, on-demand printing and value-added services like variable data printing. The imagePRESS colour series produces output that rivals offset image quality while maintaining superior colour consistency and production reliability. Printing at a consistent speed of 70-ppm, regardless of substrate weight, the imagePRESS colour series is ideal for:
Commercial printers looking to expand their services and revenue opportunities while offering customers uncompromised print quality;
Quick printers and digital printers that want to increase production volume by offering enhanced image quality on a greater variety of paper stocks; and
In-plant facilities for control over colour printing costs, quality, and turnaround time.
OcéArizona Series: This multi award-winning family of display graphics printers extends the worlds best-selling UV flatbed printers to high capacity print providers. The latest models are capable of POP-quality prints of up to 40 square metres per hour. The Océ Arizona Series uses UV curable links with Océ VariaDotTMimaging technology and can print on a wide variety of rigid substrates and flexible media.
Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex:The brand new Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex is the fastest toner-based, continuous feed printer on the market with up to 1,425 black & white and 168 full-colour A4 images per minute. This highly flexible production system provides all the advantages of full colour, but prints B&W at B&W prices and speeds. As a result, it allows customers to respond effectively in dynamic markets like transaction printing, direct mail, TransPromo materials, books on-demand and manuals.
Océ ColorWave 600: Launched as a new printing technology called Océ CrystalPoint, the Océ ColorWave 600 was the first product of a system combining toner and inkjet production.The Océ CrystalPoint process converts colour Océ TonerPearls toner into a gel. This tonergel is then jetted and crystallised onto any type of paper, producing crisp, waterfast high quality images with no ozone, odour or fine powder emissions.
Océ JetStream 1000:The Océ JetStream 1000 system is the first continuous feed inkjet printer in its class offering full-width printing on both sides of the paper in a single engine. This full-colour web press prints 1,010 A4 duplex pages per minute and offers unrivalled configuration options from 1/0 to 6/6 printing. It is perfectly suited to enter flourishing markets like transaction, direct mail, TransPromo, digital book and manual printing.
Océ VarioPrint 6320 Ultra: Based on Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology, this 306-ppm environmentally-friendly digital perfecting system is the world’s fastest and most productive black & white cutsheet printer. It is the flagship model in the Océ VarioPrint 6000 Ultra Line.
“We help our customers benefit from continuous innovation,” says Océ CEO
“There is a genuine mood of optimism,” said Rokus van Iperen, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at Océ. “Amidst challenging and turbulent circumstances, we continue to develop innovative products and software that customers have been waiting for. Some 80% of our product sales are derived from printing systems launched within the last 12 months. This demonstrates the power and importance of continuous innovation to our customers, which will be on show in the Océ booth at Ipex 2010.”
“We do what it takes to drive our customers business,” says Océ UK MD
Bron Curley, Managing Director at Océ UK, said: “Our stand at Ipex is an important showcase of how we can help customers benefit from our leadership technology in the graphic arts and other core markets. On show are the latest digital printing systems such as the Océ JetStream 1000 and our award-winning Océ Arizona series. Both printing systems are helping to drive our customers business.”