Venlo, The Netherlands, - Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, is looking forward to welcoming the international decision makers and printing community experts to the Océ Production Printing Summit 2011. This event takes place at the Océ Leadership and Technology Hub in Poing near Munich from 7-10 June 2011. The Summit highlights the next generation of digital high-speed color printing solutions and showcase variable data printing in transaction and TransPromo, premium direct mail, loyalty program applications and security printing. Future-proof graphic arts applications such as publishing-on-demand, digital newspapers, magazines, hybrid catalogs and manuals suggest promising growth paths and are presented together with manroland, the global leader in webfed offset.

State-of-the-art in digital high-performance printing
On a total of 6000 m² of exhibition floor space, Océ and its industry partners present advanced solutions covering the complete production process, including prepress, printing, and finishing. Against a backdrop of business and technology lectures, the Océ Production Printing Summit also presents visitors with detailed information on the recently-announced strategic alliance between manroland and Océ. The companies have joined forces and developed an application-related combination of print data management, digital and offset printing, integrated workflow solutions and post-processing.

At the Summit, visitors are able to learn more about the smooth and cost-effective transition from monochrome to color. The event provides a clear focus on how to make the most of sophisticated Océ PRISMA tools for the individualization and automation of printed communications.

"The Océ Production Printing Summit offers decision makers not only the right technology platform but also the chance to network with international industry experts on challenging business topics such as the migration from monochrome to color and high-speed variable data printing," says Sebastian Landesberger, Executive Vice President, Océ Production Printing. "The value-added print chain in conventional printing is undergoing a change, as for example hybrid products become more and more popular. With our inkjet technologies, we demonstrate a combination of top quality and maximum individualization as well as their value proposition for state-of-the-art print communication."

Océ JetStream 1400 and 3000: Productivity boost of proven Océ JetStream series
A major growth factor of digital printing is the transition from offset to digital in key applications. Océ is committed to supporting its customers in taking this step and has designed two new models to complement the existing JetStream product family with higher printing speeds. This is a key factor for business success as production windows are becoming more narrow. The new Océ JetStream 1400 and 3000 inkjet printers are based on the key technologies of the field-proven Océ JetStream series and are both on display for the first time at the Océ Production Printing Summit.

The Océ JetStream 1400 offers full-width duplex printing in a single cabinet with speeds of 100 mpm producing 1350 A4 images per minute. This compact printer facilitates access to the production color arena for customers with limited floor space.

The Océ JetStream 3000 is the new top model of JetStream printers and allows an extraordinary speed of 200 mpm or 2,700 A4 images per minute at 20.3" paper width. It excels with its ultra-high monthly digital print volume. Both new Océ JetStream models come with 1200 dpi perceived image quality based on the proven 600 dpi 2-bit dot modulation.

The Summit will also feature Océ's latest inkjet innovation, the Océ ColorStream 3500 printer, enabling a shift from monochrome to full color with unparalleled cost efficiency. Also on show at the event are the highly successful toner-based Océ VarioStream 8000, Océ VarioStream 7120 and the Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex technologies. The digital high-performance show will be rounded off with production cutsheet solutions for digital monochrome and color printing such as the Océ VarioPrint 6000 and the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP printing systems.

Océ and manroland showcase their strategic alliance for heavy-duty printing
One of the leading offset printing systems manufacturers, manroland, and Océ Printing Systems, the global market leader in digital continuous feed printing systems, complement each other perfectly for the benefit of their customers. manroland is well established in the graphic arts industry and has profound expertise in the development and manufacturing of high-productivity offset systems. Océ develops and produces digital high-performance printing systems and has substantial knowledge in generating and converting digital print data as well as in production automation.

"We are showing how inkjet printing systems supplement industrial offset printing," explains Gerd Finkbeiner, CEO of manroland. "In our role as frontrunners, we and Océ have ambitious aims. We want successful customers who participate in the dynamic growth of digital print production – and we are committed to supplying them with solutions that are at the same time groundbreaking and future-proof." Visitors to the Summit are being given cutting-edge information about manroland and Océ and are inspired by the alliance's joint ideas for new inkjet-based digital printing solutions for the graphic arts industry.

Océ again market leader in digital production color continuous feed
InfoTrends, an industry leader in market intelligence for the printing community, recently ranked Océ once more in the top position in the combined US and Western European geographies. The institute reports that in 2010, Océ expanded its leading position to 30% in the production color continuous feed market segment. This places Océ in the top position for the second year in a row. Océ offers the broadest product range for continuous feed in the industry, productive and flexible workflow solutions, extremely reliable service plus an upgrade strategy that protects the investments of its customers.

According to InfoTrends, Océ also captured the number one position in the black & white continuous feed printer market for the 15th consecutive year. The volume of documents printed in b & w is still very high. The b & w printer market remains a cornerstone of Océ's strategy and business.

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