The graphic arts industry is undergoing significant changes: e-commerce, new media and globalisation, shorter runs, just-in-time delivery and customised content. The opportunity for commercial printers: use digital technology to differentiate, with value-added products and services, by improving service quality and delivery times. Océ's flexible, modular solutions add value to every stage of a printer's business process.

Commercial printers request highly productive print production lines to deliver high-quality products in short runs and with customised content efficiently with fast turnarounds. The digital high-volume presses Océ VarioStream and Océ VarioPrint, as well as the Océ CPS700 digital colour press, are optimised for productivity. With seamlessly integrated paper handling and finishing equipment from industry-leading partners, commercial printers can produce top quality products-comparable in look and feel to those produced with conventional methods.

Linking your business transaction workflow with your production processes is becoming essential-to cut costs and turnaround times. Océ BookStore software automates ordering to production to fulfilment, to ensure a steady stream of orders to production lines, whether working with digital or conventional offset presses. Linking BookStore to your back-office systems, such as accounting packages, it also creates the data needed for accounting and billing.

Digital print solutions can help make you more competitive in your vertical markets. But deciding on the right systems, services and software is no easy matter. Only careful planning and execution will ensure the competitive advantage you seek.
Océ Professional Services can help you analyse production workflow and potential benefits across the total value chain, integrate and customise systems to meet individual requirements and learn how to market new value-added products and services.