Océ North America, Production Printing Systems

IPMA President Debbie Pavletich and In-Plant Graphics Editor Bob Neubauer will facilitate a special breakfast session at Graph Expo. Titled “Digital Printing through the Eyes of an In-Plant Printer,” it will take place Tuesday, October 28, from 8:30-10 a.m. The topics have now been selected:  • How to Cost Justify a Digital Press: Xerox will show how to calculate ROI and savings versus outsourcing the work, as well as  discuss digital vs. offset break-even points and the volumes best suited to a digital press. • How to Market Digital Printing to Customers: Ricoh will show how to get customers excited about the possibilities so

THE STATE of Ohio’s Printing and Mail Services operation had a lot going for it. Its facility on the west side of Columbus boasted a convenient loading dock, more than enough floor space and plenty of free parking. One thing it didn’t have, though, was easy access to customers, most of which were in downtown Columbus, a good 15 minutes away. “If you’re in the quick copy business, you really need to be around your customers,” acknowledges Joe Tucker, state printing administrator. “And being out here, logistically, wasn’t a good thing for us because everything we print, we ship downtown.” So when

Last month’s TransPromo Summit in New York was certainly upbeat in its predictions for this new marketing technique. Keynote Speaker Barb Pellow, of InfoTrends, pointed to data predicting a 68 percent compound annual growth rate for transpromo over the next four years. Most of the speakers backed this up with case studies and research indicating that customers are receptive to reading relevant marketing messages on their statements and bills. The 300 vendors, marketers and printers in attendance were certainly primed to hear this. They received numerous tips on how to initiate and carry out transpromo campaigns. Dozens of vendors were on hand to discuss

TRUMBULL, CT—July 23, 2008—Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announces an option-rich addition to its cut-sheet production printing portfolio. The Océ VarioPrint 1105 system greatly expands users’ choices for paper input and output, workflow software, business applications and quality finishing. The monochrome laser printer/copier/scanner helps in-house and commercial print shops extend service offerings, enhance customer satisfaction, and improve professionalism and profitability. “In-house and commercial print shops face pressure to prove their worth. With its extensive range of capabilities, the Océ VarioPrint 1105 system helps our customers accomplish more work and meet unexpected demands,” said Eric De Goeijen, Vice President

BOCA RATON, FL—07/22/08—Their pens were flying and ears perked as about 60 lucky students from middle and high schools throughout Palm Beach County, including 10 Glades area students who participated via distance learning, received writing tips from such well-known local authors as Jonathon King, Margaret Ahnert, and James O. Born. The free eight-day writing workshop held at Boca Raton High School was offered for the third year as part of the Océ Future Authors Writing Project, a collaborative effort by Océ North America and the School District of Palm Beach County. During the summer workshop students become published authors, learn how to improve

TRUMBULL, CT—June 26, 2008—Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announces that Spectrum Digital Services, LLC has strengthened its competitive position and increased margins by 25 percent with the Océ CS650 full color digital printer. Wisconsin-based Spectrum Digital Services is a pioneer in printed, recordable CDs and DVDs, and now the company can print sleeve packaging in-house, resulting in some of the fastest guaranteed turnaround times in the industry. Today Spectrum Digital Services is a one-stop source for marketing and ad agencies, medical facilities, religious groups and many others that need short runs of customized, sleeve-packaged disc media. “The Océ

Though the expense of flying to Germany makes Drupa a little out of reach for most in-plants, a handful of managers made the trek to Düsseldorf for the mega trade show. Craig Sedgwick, director of the LDS Church Printing Division, traveled there with Operations Manager John Bernstein, to get ideas for future purchases. “Since Drupa is the event where most major manufacturers introduce new products, we feel it is very important to attend to see what is on the horizon for equipment, software and supplies,” he says. “We have no specific items that we are buying, but we will look at everything in general to

Océ has been holding VIP Events all around the country to get the word out to in-plants that “green business is good business.” IPG attended the recent meeting in New York City, which drew 39 in-plant representatives to the Océ showroom there. Aided by former in-plant manager and consultant Vic Barkin, the group learned how Océ promotes sustainability and got ideas on how they can run greener in-plants. Eric de Goeijen, vice president of DPC Marketing, welcomed attendees and provided some background on Océ’s products, which range from wide-format printers to MFPs to high-speed printers, like the VarioPrint 6250. It uses two imaging units to

When your printer has to stop and cool down after printing just 99 pages, it can be tough to keep your productivity high. That’s what the Copy Center at the University of Houston-Clear Lake faced with its previous printer. “It would also not run different types of stock, and we had a lot of jobs that needed to go on a variety of paper,” explains Dmitri Melendez, Print Shop technician and Copy Center assistant. So the three-employee in-plant recently replaced that indolent printer with a new Océ CS550. Among other benefits, it can run a variety of stock instead of being limited

IPG Editor Bob Neubauer travelled to New York City on Wednesday to attend the Océ VIP Event, one of a series of events the company has been holding around the country. About 35 in-plant managers showed up to learn more about Océ’s “green” initiatives and to see some of its new equipment in action. This included the award-winning VarioPrint 6250, which prints on both sides of a page at the same time, and the CS650 color printer. As part of the event, former in-plant manager Vic Barkin gave a presentation titled “Green business is good business.” He encouraged in-plants to lower their VOC