OKI Data Americas announces its participation in the Business Digital 2012 Tradeshow and Conference, taking place August 14-16, 2012 at the Espacio Riesco Convention and Exhibition Center in Santiago, Chile. There, Datanet will be exhibiting the revolutionary proColor Series of commercial grade digital color printers designed specifically for the graphic arts and production market within booth, 17C. Through Datanet, OKI proColor products will be made available to the South American market, expanding both companies’ reach within their respective customer bases.

In addition to Datanet’s exhibition of the proColor Series, Tod Ratcliffe, Director of Graphic Arts and Production at OKI Data Americas, will deliver a keynote presentation entitled, “Changes in Label Printing in the Digital Era.” The presentation will focus on the benefits of a digital printing environment and how customers can adapt to these changes at a reasonable price without sacrificing quality. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. CLT in the Espacio Riesco Convention Center.

The OKI proColor Series is an original and comprehensive line of high definition color printers that offers innovative digital printing solutions to the marketplace. These printers deliver professional, production-quality color output and color accuracy powered by embedded EFI Fiery and PANTONE support on select models. Different products and configurations offer specialized media flexibility including envelopes, continuous feed and variable data. All are revolutionizing digital printing at their respective price-points. Datanet will be demonstrating the following OKI proColor products within booth 17C:

• OKI pro900DP Digital Envelope Press – The OKI pro900DP Digital Envelope Press produces brilliant, consistent production color and customized output – including envelopes. Its HD color printing capabilities make for a breathtaking output – even on ordinary paper. The pro900DP features embedded an EFI Fiery System 8e Controller with SmartRIP technology for fast, automated color workflow and job management, plus color consistency and accuracy.

• OKI pro510DW Digital Web Press – The OKI pro510DW Digital Web Press provides fast, customized continuous web printing with exceptional color quality for short runs. It provides easy operation in both continuous and cut sheet modes, and produces HD color printing for breathtaking output – even on ordinary paper. The pro510DW is a digital label printer that produces full–color labels and supports variable data printing. With an optional rewinder for pre-die-cut and unconverted roll label stock, the pro510DW prints full-color tags and labels at speeds of up to 30'/9.14m per min.

• OKI pro930 Digital Color Printer – The OKI pro930 digital color printer delivers exceptional color output and accurate color matching every time with PANTONE® calibration, embedded EFI Fiery controller and SmartRIP technology for fast, automated color workflow. This new alternative for high-quality, short run color printing has variable data capabilities and provides HD color printing for breathtaking output.

“OKI is pleased to collaborate with our South American distribution partner, Datanet, on the Business Digital 2012 Tradeshow and Conference, and showcase our innovative printing capabilities before an international audience,” said Rich Egert, General Manager of the Strategic Technology Provider Business Group for OKI Data Americas. “OKI’s proColor™ Series offers a comprehensive line of commercial grade digital color printers for the graphic arts and production industry. We look forward to demonstrating these to show attendees and expanding our footprint within the South American market.”

Datanet, an OKI partner for more than a decade, is a company based in Chile that specializes in printers and related solutions, delivering single-function and multifunction products to both Chile and Peru. Datanet clients range from large private companies to public institutions of all sizes, and the company is committed to providing the most efficient and affordable solutions in order to meet and exceed the needs of its customers.

Business Digital 2012 is attended by professionals within the graphic arts and production market specializing in printing, design, packaging, labels, newspapers, large format and direct marketing. The event features professional workshops, conferences and seminars by renowned speakers, allowing attendees to network with experts within the graphic communication industry.

All OKI products are built on parent company OKI Data Corporation’s history of leadership and innovation. Most of OKI’s color printing solutions feature Single Pass Color as well as proprietary digital LED and HD Color technologies. These technologies allow OKI Data Americas to manufacture products that require fewer moving parts for increased reliability and outstanding color output quality.