LFP - Large-Format-Printing
Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende attends unveiling of new Océ printer in Japan
Tuesday 27. October 2009 - In Tokyo today, at an event attended by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, Océ unveiled a new printer for the Japanese market for architects and manufacturers. The prime minister has come to Japan for an official visit. As Chairman of the Dutch Innovation Platform he is particularly interested in the cooperation between Japanese and Dutch companies. Océ has been commercially active in the Japanese market since 1934. Today Prime Minister Balkenende will also be visiting the Japanese Emperor Akihito and the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Hatoyama.
Very energy efficient Océ PlotWave 300
Océ has developed the new Océ PlotWave 300 printer in cooperation with a Japanese technology company. This is in line with the Océ strategy to develop new products and services with partners within an open innovation framework. In addition to being suitable for architects and reprographers, the Océ PlotWave 300 is also used by manufacturers of cars, cell phones, consumer electronics and domestic appliances to scan and print their designs. Océ has sustainability as a design requirement when developing new technologies and printers. The Océ PlotWave 300 is therefore an energy-efficient wide format printer which uses only 50% of the electricity of comparable printers. The single compact design of the all-in-one copier and color scanner means the Océ PlotWave 300 occupies a tiny footprint, as the scanner is placed not next to, but on top of the printer. This is an important consideration in Japan, where space is of a premium.
Prime Minister delighted with technological partnership
In response to the launch of the Océ PlotWave 300, Prime Minister Balkenende commented today in Tokyo that he was delighted with the technological cooperation between Japanese and Dutch companies. During his visit to Océ, Prime Minister Balkenende was brought up to date on the latest developments in innovative printers as part of the cooperation between Océ and various Japanese partners, which include Konica Minolta, Fujifilm and Miyakoshi.
Innovation important for national prosperity
In his speech to the prime minister and members of the Innovation Platform, the director of Océ Wide Format Division, Tom Egelund, pointed out that technological innovation is responsible for almost half of the growth in the gross national product in almost all industrialized countries. He added that the growth in productivity in the United States since the mid-nineties of the last century is almost entirely thanks to investments in technology. Each year Océ N.V. invests around 7% of its revenues in research and development (approximately 2.7 billion).
Océ Japan striving for top position
At Océ Japan around 100 specialists work on document management systems for leading customers, including manufacturers of cars and domestic appliances. Océ is currently aiming for a position in the top three in the Japanese market for wide format printers.