‘Océ OpenHouse is the only show where there’s enough time to find out about all the innovations in the industry, and where all the relevant partners and companies are present,’ was how one visitor commended the event. Sloganed ‘Beyond the Ordinary’, this year’s Océ OpenHouse presented a total of 63 printing lines running real-life applications, and Océ teamed up with over 60 industry partners to show integrated solutions from Océ Digital Document Systems (DDS) and Wide Format Printing Systems (WFPS). Océ OpenHouse visitors – chiefly professionals and decision makers from commercial printing, banking, telecommunications, public utilities and public administration – saw advanced, fully integrated solutions offering best-in-class investment security, modularity and application choice. Some significant business deals were struck even before the event was over – one with a major US financial service provider, another with the Dutch digital print provider Document Services, and another with Egypt Post.

 

Océ has also expanded the international Océ Quality Centre network, a seal of approval awarded to leading-edge commercial printers worldwide who use Océ’s innovative digital presses and offer a varied portfolio of services. Eight print providers in Denmark, the UK, Italy and Switzerland are strengthening their partnership with Océ in this way, and at the recent OpenHouse these new members were officially welcomed into the Océ Quality Centre network.

 

Océ has also entered a promising strategic distribution partnership with Founder Group in China, and the partners signed the agreement for this partnership at the Océ OpenHouse. Founder’s sales organisation will sell Océ’s digital printers in the high volume printing and graphic arts markets in China, giving Océ products better access to this fast-growing market.

 

Special highlights on the show floor were the innovations in the Océ VarioPrint 6000, VarioStream 9000 and Arizona® product families, each of which were featured in presentations and live demos at the booths.