Océ VarioStream 8000 Family Wins Prestigious iF Product Design Award for Design Innovation and Outstanding Digital Printing
Océ VarioStream 8000 system makes US show debut at ON DEMAND Conference
March 4, 2008 – Trumbull, CT and Boston, MA – Océ announces the Océ VarioStream® 8000 continuous feed system has won a prestigious iF award for innovative product design and outstanding digital printing qualities. Océ is a market leader in continuous-feed production printing, and the award demonstrates the company’s innovative vision in product design. The stunning Océ VarioStream 8000 design houses some of the fastest and most reliable printing technology on the market. Océ is introducing this award-winning system the US market at the ON DEMAND® Conference.
First launched in 1954, the iF award ranks as one of the most prestigious in the world. A jury of up to 25 international designers and entrepreneurs evaluate criteria such as design quality, choice of material and degree of innovation. This year, the competition involved more than 2,700 products from more than 30 countries. Factors such as functionality, eco-sustainability, ease of use, safety and brand value are also key considerations.
Solidifying Océ Continuous Feed Leadership
The Océ VarioStream 8000 continuous feed family solidifies Océ leadership in the continuous feed market with an unmatched combination of print width, Océ CustomTone® color, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) printing, new controller power, upgradeability and output choices, and the fastest “Twin-able” technology Océ has ever offered.
The product family offers flexible variations to give customers capabilities they need now, while providing an upgrade path for future requirements. The three base models are the Océ VarioStream 8550 system at 530 two-up letter-size simplex ipm, the Océ VarioStream 8650 system at 636 simplex ipm, and the Océ VarioStream 8750 system at 750 simplex ipm. The printers operate in simplex, twin and triplex configurations, with the twin systems ranging from 1,060 to 1,500 duplex ipm. The triplex version can print two Océ CustomTone colors on one side, and one Océ CustomTone color on the other at 1,060 ipm. Duty cycles range from 32 million to over 45 million two-up letter impressions per month.
Achieving 24/7 Productivity
As the digital print market matures, high-volume printing has become a lucrative opportunity, and the new Océ VarioStream 8000 family positions customers to capture more of this business. With expanded capacity, faster turnaround, quality efficiencies, output choices, and the highest levels of reliability, printers can pursue and deliver new opportunities.
“We are honored to receive the iF award as another indication of our leadership in the continuous feed market. Year after year, Océ leads the continuous feed market in placements, according to InfoTrends research, and we are committed to supporting customers who need this type of technology. Over the last two years, we have completely refreshed our product offerings. The Océ VarioStream 8000 system extends the breadth of Océ continuous feed solutions and provides a solid foundation for upgrading, so customers can quickly react to market opportunities,” said Guy Broadhurst, Vice President of Product Marketing, Océ North America, Production Printing Systems.
Convergence-ready through Versatile, Multi-Purpose Printing
With the versatile Océ VarioStream 8000 system, Océ again responds to the market’s continuing demand for convergent solutions for TransPromo and other applications. With one solution, the Océ VarioStream 8000 family meets the needs of commercial, corporate and graphic arts customers wanting to offer both low-cost, high-speed printing services and high-quality, on-demand printing. As a result, commercial operations can drive more revenue from one system, while corporate print operations can enhance their value to the enterprise.
Key applications for the Océ VarioStream 8000 family include traditional transaction statements, as well as new TransPromo documents. In addition, the system continues the Océ expansion into the graphic arts market with its versatility and attention to quality. The Océ VarioStream 8000 family features a 19.5” print width, giving customers more options for output and services, such as printing three-up 6”x9” books with bleed and trim margins.
Print Adjusts to Speed and Quality Demands
Users can choose the speed and quality best suited to their applications and budgets without changes to existing applications. Production Quality mode uses the most cost-effective consumables for 240-, 300-, and 600-dpi output. Customers who need higher quality for on-demand output can choose the Graphics Quality setting for finer halftones and images. The unique Enhanced Print Quality (EPQ) feature offers outstanding image quality on a wide range of substrates, and the latest EPQ version is standard on all Océ VarioStream 8000 systems. With the printer’s unique technology, print operations can deliver output with up to 256 gray shades, giving halftones a more photo-realistic look and feel.
Multi-purpose printing is further achieved with Multiple Resolution Mode with auto-resolution. It allows easy, automatic switching between 240-, 300-, and 600-dpi print jobs, or even mixing 240-, 300-, and 600-dpi resolution resources on the same page. No job modification or operator intervention is required. Legacy jobs can run along with new ones, and older jobs can be updated without reworking the entire workflow.
Extending the Océ Job Appropriate Color Strategy
The new printer family extends the Océ Job Appropriate Color® strategy by helping customers make the most effective use of highlight color in more of their applications. Océ CustomTone toner can be used in simplex, twin and triplex configurations. The unique triplex configuration allows users to print two different colors on one side of a page and a third color on the back for maximum flexibility with the highest performance. As a result, customers can use just the color they need to meet their business objectives. Even specialty colors are possible via exclusive Océ CustomTone printing. With over 400 CustomTone colors already available, users can stand out with cost-effective highlight color at up to 1,060 pages/minute. As a result, they can become competitive specialists in this fast-growing sector.
Complex, secure variable applications like checks, insurance Explanation of Benefits (EOBs), Image Replacement Documents (IRDs) and other applications requiring MICR toner can be printed on Océ VarioStream 8000 systems at up to 1,273 pages a minute. Unique Océ Quick Change Developer Stations make color and MICR toner changes quick and easy, in addition to offering more capabilities in one fast system.
The Océ VarioStream 8000 family is now available worldwide.
About Océ
Océ N.V. is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on Océ’s advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.
Océ employs around 24,000 people, with 2007 annual revenues of approximately $4.6 billion, operates in approximately one hundred countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania. Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues represented approximately half of Océ’s worldwide business in 2007, and employment is currently 11,000. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.
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