Océ North America, Production Printing Systems

THE DIGITAL printing industry has come a long way from the stand-alone copier-only functionality of a few years ago. Still, many users find themselves unable to take full advantage of the available technology. The key to implementing advanced document technologies is education at all levels of the organization. The in-plant manager plays an important role in educating others about improving document workflow efficiencies. This article will help in-plant managers make decisions regarding new digital copiers/multifunctional printers (MFPs), both for their own in-plants as well as for other locations within the organization. Key Vendor Questions Before inviting a vendor in to discuss new

IF YOU try to remain “just a printer,” you’re not going to be in business very long. Those words, spoken by Xerox President Ursula Burns in her keynote address, reflected the overall message of this year’s Association of College and University Printers (ACUP) conference, held recently in San Francisco. Taking the theme “We’re Not Just Printers Anymore,” ACUP 2007 endeavored to remind its in-plant attendees that they are communications providers, and should think beyond print when adding new products and services. Collaborate with admissions and other departments to come up with new ways your in-plant can add value, urged Burns. And never

THIS YEAR’S AIIM/On Demand Conference & Expo certainly had some obstacles to overcome in its first year at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. With the Boston Marathon running on the show’s opening day, hotel rooms were at a premium. Then a storm assaulted the city, discouraging some from driving in. And as if that weren’t enough, the show had to compete with other industry events, such as the Association of College and University Printers conference, taking place at the same time in San Francisco, and the PrintFest trade show, which kicked off later that week in Long Beach, Calif. Despite all

HAUPPAUGE, NY— March 10, 2007—As digital book production continues to evolve, so does the need for equipment with greater productivity and flexibility. Attendees to this year’s OnDemand Conference & Exposition can see how far the benefits of in-line digital book manufacturing can take their businesses by visiting the Océ booth, #1229. Partnering at the booth will be two of today’s leading innovators in digital book manufacturing: Muller Martini and Océ. Muller Martini will feature the next generation of its SigmaLine OnDemand technology and Océ will be highlighting its new and powerful VarioStream® continuous feed printing system. During the show, the two

Color Portfolio Expanded to Offer a Full Range of Color Production Printers BOCA RATON, FL—March 12, 2007—Océ (NASDAQ:OCENY), a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced the introduction of two new production-color printers for corporate printrooms and commercial printers. The Océ® Color System 620 (CS620) and Océ Color System 650 Pro (CS650 Pro) provide printing and copying at 65 pages per minute with a low cost of ownership, maximizing budgets and productivity. The systems have a number of finishing, media and controller options, making them suitable for supporting various production workflows. In addition, the oil-free fusing and high-density polymerized toner

The Open University, whose 200,000 students make it the UK’s largest, has introduced Océ digital printing systems and software. The Open University has replaced its previous printers with two centralized Océ VarioPrint 2110 units, a CS520 color printer, a GBC Hole Punch and a high-capacity digital scanner. A Watkiss online finishing system has also been installed to carry out saddle stitching, folding and trimming for high-end booklet making. In line with the university’s desire to move to electronic image submissions and job ticketing, it also opted for Océ DocWorks Pro software that will link into other printing systems as well as provide a cost-estimation module. A

DIGITAL COLOR was introduced to the marketplace more than a decade ago. Indigo and Xeikon unveiled key new products in the mid-1990s, and early projections were that these technologies would take off. Initially, as with a number of new technologies, there were technical issues. Presses were unreliable; ink and toner didn’t stick to the paper; and the cost of consumables was too high to generate any substantial application transfer from offset technology. Today, Indigo has been taken over by Hewlett Packard. Xeikon faced bankruptcy before being acquired by Punch Technologies. Kodak bought out Heidelberg’s share of NexPress. Ink and toner are now sticking

WHILE DIGITAL color has been the hot topic in the printing industry for the past few years, digital black-and-white printing still accounts for the majority of the digital print volume. According to InfoTrends, black-and-white devices produced 874 billion impressions and generated $17.8 billion in retail value of print in 2005. Total equipment revenues (equipment, supplies and service) reached $7.41 billion. Equipment vendors have not lost sight of this opportunity and have continued to introduce new and improved devices to replace existing digital black-and-white equipment, as well as to open new market opportunities. Vendors realize that selling equipment has become about more than feeds and

I was listening to the radio the other morning when a short piece about on-demand book publishing caught my ear. The reporter mentioned a company called On Demand Books that was promoting its all-in-one printing/binding device, which can reportedly produce 20 bound books an hour. The device—called the Espresso Book Machine—wasn’t exactly news to me; the company’s been talking about it for a while, and the World Bank installed one back in April. But this news report was the latest in a series of references to on-demand book publishing that have come to my attention. Apparently, demand for printed-while-you-wait books is on

Two models from Océ Imagistics have won Buyers Laboratory’s Fall “Pick of the Year” awards in the fax-centric multifunctional category. The Océ Imagistics fx2080 was deemed “outstanding” in the high-volume category, and the Océ Imagistics fx3000 received the same honor in the mid-volume category. To merit winning a BLI “Pick” award, a product must be a superior performer in BLI’s battery of lab tests, during which BLI evaluates all critical performance areas, including reliability, image quality, multitasking capabilities, productivity, print drivers, ease of use, toner yield and much more.