Birmingham, UK –12 April 2011 – Market-leader Océ is linking human artistic flair to the combined power of the worldwide web and world-leading printing systems in a unique offering on its stand at Sign & Digital UK at the NEC in Birmingham from 12-14 April 2011
As part of its pledge to have significant customer interaction, visitors to Océ’s stand D10 at the show in Halls 17 and 18 will be making their mark on a special graffiti wall with a design that will then be produced using instant poster power.
An artist will provide the final touches so that the ‘works of art’ can be created into a poster and then printed off immediately using Océ’s award-winning ColorWave™ 600 super-fast wide-format system that was launched to the world three years ago.
It is based on pioneering technology called Océ CrystalPoint™ where resin balls, instead of ink, are converted into a gel that is then jetted and crystallised on to the paper. The printing system also benefits from no emissions of ozone, odour or fine powder and does not use liquids or inks.
It takes just 34 seconds to print A0-size full colour sheets on all kinds of medias, ranging from uncoated and recycled papers through to specialties such as Tyvek for maximum durability.
At Sign and Digital UK, Océ’s not-to-be missed stand also includes live demonstrations on the Océ Arizona 550XT and Océ 350 GT systems, both part of the Océ Arizona family, the world’s best-selling UV flatbed printers for the display graphics market. Both are powered by ONYX® Workflow Software X10 Océ Edition market-leading RIP software.
Once again, Océ,an international leader in digital document management and delivery, is partnering Zünd Plotting Systems (UK) Ltd, the UK distributor for Zünd Systems Technik AG, the Swiss manufacturer of digital flatbed cutters. The two companies are displaying the Zünd G3 L2500 digital cutting system.
Products from Océ Imaging Supplies will also be demonstrating its offerings from the largest media compatibility database on the internet. Details from http://www.mediaguide.oce.com/
And each day at the show there will also be a daily prize draw for a £500 Océ Media Voucher. To enter, just register on the Océ stand, either by scanning your badge or leave a business card.
Dominic Fahy, Océ UK’s Business Group Director, Display Graphics and Imaging Supplies, said: “There is going to be a lot of interest and amusement in watching the graffiti take shape, particularly as everybody has an artistic streak in them somewhere. Combining this with the power of the worldwide web and instant poster power through our Océ ColorWave is yet another example of how the display graphics market can benefit from our pioneering technologies and systems.”
Visit Océ on stand D10, Hall 17-18 at the NEC, Birmingham from 12-14 April 2011
Further information from Colin Harding, of Shaw Communications,
01344 761208, 07730 435400,colin.harding@shawcommunications.co.uk
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.