Digital, large
format color technology prints up to 15 times faster than conventional inkjet
Highlights
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Breakthrough productivity for digital, large format color printing
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Prints up to 500 A0 color prints per hour which is up to 15 times
faster than conventional inkjet
(A0 is approx 33” x 47”)
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Combines productive hardware and workflow from Oce with high-speed
Memjet inkjet technology
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Six addressable media rolls with intelligent switching and up to
1200 meter capacity
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Print CAD, GIS and Graphics in color with unmatched productivity
VENLO, The Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Oce and Memjet
today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop a fundamentally
new, large format color printer that is set to change the large format digital
printing landscape.
The first concept for this joint initiative called Project Velocity
is being displaying during Drupa 2012. It offers game-changing digital
technology that prints up to 15 times faster than conventional inkjet systems –
speeds never believed possible during Drupa 2008 for large format applications.
Now print providers have a powerful digital option for large format, high
volume color printing. They can use this technology to enter new markets,
expand their services and generate new revenues.
Velocity combines Oce's expertise in productive printing and
workflow for large format environments with Memjet's high-speed, digital color
printing technology. Imagine printing 100 A0 posters in just 12 minutes on
Velocity – versus 3 hours on a traditional inkjet system. Or printing 250 A0
posters on Velocity in the 20-30 minutes it takes to set up an offset run, with
the added benefit of variable content.
Velocity is on display and will be demonstrated hourly in the Canon
Europe Ltd. Drupa stand, Hall 8A, C06-1. Oce intends to obtain feedback from
print professionals to incorporate in further development efforts. The
presentation of Velocity is the result of more than three years of joint
engineering and product development between Oce and Memjet.
Demonstrates Oce strategy – fast and relevant innovation
Erik van Eldik, Vice President Wide Format Printing Systems at Oce
says, "Velocity is the result of our collaborative approach to innovation.
The market has long waited for a productive color solution for the high volume
segment. We selected Memjet as a technology partner because of the value that
their impressive technology adds to the highly regarded productivity and
reliability of our wide format systems. We focused on complementing our
innovation assets and know-how with Memjet technology to create a product that
the market was demanding as quickly as possible."
"Today represents another milestone for Memjet as we drive
forward in our mission to bring fast, affordable color to markets
worldwide," says Len Lauer, Memjet president and CEO. "The Oce
partnership is significant, underscoring the performance that Memjet technology
and components deliver. We are extremely excited and proud to partner with Oce,
who is a leader in the market. Their wide format experience, excellent product
development, sales and marketing expertise, and worldwide brand and
distribution make them the ideal partner for Memjet in the wide format
segment."
Breakthrough productivity for large format, digital color printing
The Velocity concept is a highly productive large format, digital
color printing system. The 106 centimeter (42 inches) wide print path can
produce up to 500 A0s per hour at 1600 x 800 dpi.
Some lead customers have already shown interest in participating in
trade trials with Velocity, and Oce expects to identify others during Drupa.
Based on market feedback from leading print professionals on Drupa Oce will
determine if and when Velocity will move to production and commercialization
phase. In the second half of 2012 Oce expects to come back with more concrete
information. All pricing and availability will be determined according to a
definitive product.
Tim Greene of InfoTrends says, "Velocity takes advantage of
Oce's strengths such as paper handling for production environments, production
workflow in the technical market and controller technology, and wraps them
around Memjet's revolutionary technology and components. A partnership of this
magnitude is very important to the global wide format market. It is set to
change the competitive landscape overnight and how super-fast wide format print
can -- and will -- be leveraged by printers and their customers."
Memjet's high-speed, color printing technology
Memjet represents an entirely new category of technology that makes
possible high-quality color printing at never-before seen speeds and
affordability. Memjet does this by putting more than 70,000 ink nozzles on a
single printhead – 17 times the density of traditional inkjet printheads.
Memjet's printhead is 222.8mm (8.77 inches) wide. The design allows
Memjet-powered printers to deliver more than 700 million drops of ink per
second on a page. Memjet wide format technology combines five Memjet printheads
to operate as one, firing more than 3 billion drops of ink per second.
Oce award-winning productivity and workflow
Velocity uses the highly accurate, six-roll media input technology
from the successful Oce ColorWave® 650 printer. The media input automatically
switches between different rolls and media widths, providing a total capacity
of 1,200 meters. The Oce Double Decker Pro stacker, currently available on the
Oce PlotWave® 900 printer, is used to deliver the highest possible
productivity. It has a dual tray system which allows unloading and printing to
occur at the same time, which effectively allows the system to print 1200
meters of output without interruption. The Velocity concept features an
intuitive touch screen control panel from the Oce VarioPrint® 6000 series
printer. It uses the Oce PowerM controller, color image processing and workflow
components of the Oce ColorWave 650 family to further enhance and accelerate
production. This concept also supports a true Adobe™ PDF workflow.
About Oce
Oce is one of the leading providers of document management and printing
for professionals. The Oce 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. Oce is
also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the
Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Oce customers.
The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands,
Oce is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people
worldwide. Oce North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional
business units in Chicago, IL and Boca Raton, FL. For more information visit www.oce.com.
Oce and Canon: Stronger together
In 2010 Oce 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 198,000
employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totalled USD 45.6 billion. Visit
the Canon Inc. website at www.canon.com.
About Memjet
Memjet is the global leader in color printing
technologies that provide remarkable speeds and affordability. The company
supplies technologies and components to OEM partners across the printing
industry. Memjet maintains its corporate office in San Diego, and has offices
in Dublin, Sydney, Taipei, Singapore and Boise, Idaho. The company is privately
held. For more information, please visit www.memjet.com
or follow us on Twitter @memjet.
Oce, Oce ColorWave 650, Oce PlotWave 900 and Oce VarioPrint 6000 are
registered trademarks of Oce-Technologies B.V. Adobe is a registered trademark
of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Contacts for Oce:
Nick Gale
, Oce Media Relations,
+31 77 359 5628,
nick.gale@oce.com
Contacts for Memjet:
Jeff Bean
Memjet
, +1-(760)-484-0505,
jeff.bean@memjet.com
USA, LATAM & APAC
Debra Benson
, Illume Public Relations
, +1-(310)-595-0646,
debra@illumepr.com
EMEA
Hayley Myles,
Liberty Communications
, +44 (0)207 751 4444,
Memjet@libertycomms.com
Source: PR Newswire
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