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Canon and Océ announce joint approach to China’s print market
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Canon and Océ launch new products in China: Canon imagePRESS C7010VP production color printer, Océ JetStream 1000 high-speed inkjet press
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manroland and Océ's global strategic alliance extended to China
Canon China, a leading technology provider in the printing domain, and Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that they will join forces in China. Canon and Océ start selectively selling, distributing and servicing each others products in the areas of production printing, wide format printing and signage printing. Following this announcement, Canon and Océ will aim to become the No. 1 in the professional and graphics printing industry.
Canon currently holds an approximately 90% stake in Océ and going forward Canon and Océ will work closely aligned to leverage each others strengths in technology and distribution in the Chinese market place.
"Canon China has again grown beyond the expectation in 2010," said Hideki Ozawa, President, Canon Asia Marketing Group and CEO, Canon China. "Our strategy is to become together with Océ the No. 1 printing company in China in the professional digital printing arena." Canon China registered a nearly 40% growth in the year 2010 and is targeting 30% sales growth this year.
"Océ is the market leader in China in high-speed transaction printing and we hold leading positions in wide format and display graphics printing", said Wilbert Verheyen, Managing Director, Océ China. "We are very excited to now be part of the Canon group. Going forward, Océ will keep its customer focus with a need for high-end production printing, wide format printing and display graphics. Océ's expertise in these areas combined with Canon's marketing power will accelerate our successful growth in China. The commercial printing and graphic arts industry are key for us. In this respect, I am proud to announce the launch in China of some exciting technology like the Océ JetStream® 1000 inkjet press, shown for the first time in China at Print China, and Océ ColorWave® 600 Poster Printer as well as that today marks the kick off of the strategic alliance with manroland in China."
Canon imagePRESS C7010VP
The imagePRESS C7010VP has been designed to dramatically increase productivity and enhance image quality. Engineering improvements have been made in a wide range of areas including: new registration patch detector, new automatic registration process, new airflow around the developing unit, new temperature and humidity sensor, new cleaning mechanism in the fixing unit, new toner density stabilizing technology.
“Today marks the launch of the imagePRESS C7010VP in the Chinese market. This new color production press is the latest in the lineup of the highly successful imagePRESS Series. We expect the high productivity of this new model to bring even greater profitability to our customers in China,” said Satoshi Yahata, Senior Director Business Imaging Solutions, Canon China. With the imagePRESS C7000VP, we already have several units in China exceeding 6 million A3 pages on a single unit. With the new imagePRESS C7010VP, I expect the Return on Investment for our customers will be even better.“
Océ JetStream inkjet series
Océ offers a future-proof concept for enterprises that are aiming for growth in the mailing business, transaction printing, TransPromo or newspaper and book printing for applications where speed and outstanding quality are make-or-break issues. During Print China, the Océ JetStream 1000 will be introduced to the emerging Chinese print market. The Océ JetStream 1000 offers the unique combination of single cabinet full width duplex printing, the capability to print up to 6 colors and the smallest inkjet footprint in the industry. The compact design with two print engines in one cabinet allows for a space saving installation and offers an unbeatable productivity to compactness ratio. The Océ JetStream 1000 produces full color output at a speed of 75 meters per minute resulting in 1010 A4 impressions per minute for monthly print volumes of up to 24 million impressions. This makes the Océ JetStream 1000 the entry level solution into the Océ JetStream family and into the high volume full color inkjet market.
The Océ JetStream family of ultra-high speed web-fed color printers utilizes Océ DigiDot®, the latest innovation in piezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet technology. By varying the size of the droplets of ink from 7 pl to 12 pl., Océ JetStream technology supports a broad range of media. Moreover, Multibit dot modulation result in dazzling image quality, smooth continuous-tone transitions, brilliant colors and coverage that surpass competitive systems in its class. The Océ JetStream family offers excellent quality full-color output at speeds up to 3,030 A4 pages per minute and a volume up to 80 million A4 impressions per month.
"As the global market leader in continuous feed production color printing, we are very proud to bring the Océ JetStream family of ultra-high speed web-fed color inkjet printers to the Chinese market," said Sebastian Landesberger, Executive Vice President Production Printing, Océ. "The commercial printing and graphic arts market in China is one of the largest in the world and we look forward to working with innovative printing companies in China that want to unlock the potential of high-speed digital printing to complement their offset printing operations. In this respect we welcome the new regulation issued by the government's GAPP regarding digital printing, which will for example open up the market for digital book-on-demand printing."
Océ and manroland AG
Started in 2011, manroland and Océ are the first on the market to offer total digital printing solutions aimed at the graphic arts industry – all of these being solutions that will include consulting, systems, services and materials provided by a single source. The companies supply solutions that cover all of the manufacturing steps within the graphic arts industry by combining print data management and digital and offset printing as well as post processing. The main beneficiaries of the cooperation are printing operations: These can select optimum future-oriented technology and workflow solutions after being jointly advised by manroland and Océ. Both companies complement each other ideally and are thus able to obtain competitive advantages from this cooperation. manroland makes its entry into digital printing and can build up its own digital printing competence step-by-step. Océ receives access to new customer segments and will therefore have the opportunity to considerably extend its customer offering in the graphic arts industry.
Leading in webfed offset printing, manroland possesses profound expertise in the development and manufacturing of high-productivity offset technologies as well as in the associated post processing and finishing systems. Océ, as the No. 1 in digital full color continuous feed printing, has experience in the fields of system integration, workflow management, and variable high-performance data printing. Until now, customers were forced to merge these differing technologies themselves. Therefore solutions that were ideal both from the technological and business perspective were not possible. manroland provides Océ access to the graphic arts industry through its distribution network.
Océ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in financial 2010 amounted to approximately €2.7 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information visit www.oce.com.
In 2010 Océ joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 197,000 employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than USD 45 billion. For more information visit www.canon.com.
Canon Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes copying machines, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. Now with over 197,000 employees worldwide, Canon has manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Canon’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2010 amounted to more than USD 45 billion. For more information visit www.canon.com.