Oce Introduces CrystalPoint Printing Technology
 TRUMBULL,
CT, May 8, 2008 - Oce, an international leader in digital document
management, today announced the launch of a fundamentally new printing
technology called Oce CrystalPoint. The first product based on this new
technology is the Oce ColorWave 600, also unveiled today in The Netherlands
and being debuted in the US at the
IRgA 2008
Annual Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV, May 13-15.
Highlights:
- Oce CrystalPoint technology combines toner and inkjet printing
- Print speed at least twice as fast as conventional inkjet systems
- New world standard in water fast image quality
- Paper costs reduced significantly due to plain paper usage
- Environmentally friendly with no emissions of ozone, odor or fine
powder
- Oce continues to grow its share of wide format color market
Best of both toner and inkjet printing
Oce CrystalPoint technology changes the way wide format prints are made
by combining the best of both toner and inkjet printing. The Oce
CrystalPoint process converts color Oce TonerPearls toner into a gel. This
toner gel is then jetted and crystallized onto any type of paper, producing
crisp, water fast high quality images with extremely accurate dot placement.
Color and black & white on inexpensive plain paper
The first printing system to utilize Oce CrystalPoint technology is the
Oce ColorWave 600. With the Oce ColorWave 600, customers can print both
color and black & white on lower cost untreated and recycled paper. Most
existing color wide format products require specially coated inkjet paper.
The Oce ColorWave 600 also prints an E-size sheet (12 square feet) in half a
minute, which enables wide format customers to print at least twice as fast
as conventional inkjet systems used by competitors. Prints dry instantly so
they can be handled immediately. Furthermore, there is no longer a
significant difference between color and black & white output with regard to
productivity and print quality. Color output enables construction and
engineering projects to move more quickly through regulatory and approval
processes, cutting costs and saving time.
"Unleashing a wave of innovation," says Oce CEO
"With the introduction of Oce CrystalPoint technology, we are unleashing
an important wave of innovation that’s changing the face of the wide format
printing industry," says Rokus van Iperen, CEO of Oce N.V. "We will deliver
high quality color on plain paper and recycled paper. Since the mid-90s, we
have been developing this groundbreaking technology. Oce has invested
approximately Euro 150 million in developing this technology and anticipates
for the coming 15 to 20 years it will be fundamental for developing new
generations of Oce color printing systems. Oce CrystalPoint technology
represents a major milestone for our company in a market segment we have led
since the 1920s. Customer trials with the Oce ColorWave 600 began in March
of 2008. Based on these trials, market demand for the product is already
very high."
"Provocative impact on the industry," says Industry Analyst
"Oce CrystalPoint technology creates an impressive new category that
appears uniquely and competitively to address the dynamic digital printing
markets in both the Wide Format Technical and Wide Format Graphics
segments," said Tim Greene, Director Wide Format & Jetting Technologies at
InfoTrends. "Because this new Oce platform is designed to significantly
address overall running costs, reduce environmental impact and improve both
productivity and workflow, we think it will have a serious and provocative
impact on the wide format printing industry."
Industry impact, growth opportunities
As a leader in wide format systems for the architectural, engineering and
construction (AEC) market, Oce CrystalPoint products and solutions will
provide more options for this growing digital print segment. Oce
CrystalPoint technology will also attract interest in the reprographics and
business graphics markets. This will bring Oce new growth potential and
another opportunity to expand its share of the wide format color market. In
Q1 2008, Oce worldwide generated 31% of its wide format sales from the color
market (Q1 2007: 25%). The market value for these printing systems within
wide format printing is estimated at more than $4.5 billion (based on wide
format market data sourced from InfoTrends).
Moving beyond initial applications
As well as the technical document market, Oce expects to take Oce
CrystalPoint technology beyond its initial applications. To achieve this, it
has set up an applications center at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, The
Netherlands. Oce is working with High Tech Campus companies to explore,
using Oce CrystalPoint technology, a range of high tech manufacturing
processes.
Durable in any setting
Oce ColorWave output is durable in the office and on construction sites.
In addition, users in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environments will
find the instantly dry and water fast Oce ColorWave prints beneficial in
developing city planning or coordinating emergency services. Mass market
retailers can rapidly produce high quality color signage with adjusted
prices or localized promotions that optimize sales opportunities.
No ozone, odor or fine powder
Oce CrystalPoint technology offers significant environmental benefits.
The solid Oce TonerPearls used in toner gel jetting release no ozone, odor
or fine powder. This makes Oce CrystalPoint technology ultra-low when it
comes to emissions. Furthermore, because it prints an even semi-gloss finish
on uncoated paper, the technology reduces the use of paper coatings that
impact the environment.
About Oce
Oce N.V. is a leading international provider of digital document
management technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on
Oce’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 Oce
digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive
in the world. Oce also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting
and outsourcing solutions.
Oce employs around 24,000 people, with 2007 revenues of approximately
$4.6 billion, operates in more than 90 countries and maintains research and
manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada,
Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore. Oce
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 Oce’s worldwide business in 2007, and employment is
currently 11,000.
For more information about Oce, visit
www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult
www.oce.com.
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