Océ has announced that the first imagePRESS C7010VPS series colour printers have been sold and installed at customer sites.

GVO, a Dutch commercial printer specialising in the publication of books and academic literature such as theses, course material and marketing collateral, is the first customer.

The imagePRESS C7010VPS series is the first digital production press developed jointly by Canon and Océ, combining Canon image quality and productivity with the workflow efficiency and processing power of Océ PRISMA®sync operation management.

Based in the eastern Dutch city of Ede, near Arnhem, GVO vice president Hans Arns has added an imagePRESS C6010VPS to his machine fleet in order to switch offset volume to digital. GVO is already producing twice as much volume on the imagePRESS C6010VPS than estimated prior to purchase.

GVO installed the new imagePRESS C6010VPS alongside the black & white high volume Océ VarioPrint® 6250 production printer connected to Océ PRISMAprepare make ready software.

“We’re seeing an increase in the number of short-run publications and running them on an offset press presents challenges,” Arns said. “We needed a colour production device that could handle the printing of covers, inserts and complete short-run brochures.

“We also wanted the same way of working for colour and black & white and were excited at the way the new digital production press could be integrated with the Océ VarioPrint 6250 and Océ PRISMAprepare software. The imagePRESS C6010VPS was exactly what we were looking for.”

Since the launch of this innovative digital production press at Graphispag in Barcelona, On Demand in Washington in March and PrintEx11 in  Melbourne in May, 15 Océ graphic arts and corporate customers in five European countries have ordered an imagePRESS C7010VPS series printer. Installation has already taken place at five customer sites.

Sales are set to grow rapidly as customers increasingly recognize benefits of buying from the Canon and Océ combination.

“Customers tell us that the compelling combination of Canon and Océ is taking colour production printing and workflow efficiency to the next level,” says Nick Klitsie, Vice President Business Group Office and Printroom at Océ.

“This new digital colour press offers customers the unique benefits of a printer that combines Canon’s proven digital colour press technology with Océ PRISMAsync workflow innovation. We are glad that GVO acknowledges the excellent productivity on heavier media, offset-like image quality and the improved production efficiency with an ease of use unusual in this industry.”

David Preskett, European Professional Print Director at Canon Europe, agrees. “By incorporating Océ PRISMAsync into our existing range, we are now able to offer our customers even more capabilities and flexibility than ever before. This joint innovation shows how the leading technologies from Canon and Océ can deliver our customers real productivity benefits and help them make the leap towards new areas of business.”

The jointly developed product signifies an important milestone in the voyage of Canon and Océ along the road to integration. It is evidence of the existing synergies in research and development and offers customers access to leading industry technology. This new joint production enables Canon and Océ to demonstrate that they are stronger together and aim to become the global leader in the printing industry.



GVO vice president Hans Arns stands before his new imagePRESS C6010VPS digital production press: a compelling combination of Canon quality and productivity with Océ workflow efficiency and processing power.