Birmingham, – April 7, 2006 – Océ, a global leader in digital document management, has today announced the first customer signing for its Océ VarioPrint® 6250 cutsheet printer that is up to 70% faster than any competitor product in the market place.

 

Fast-expanding Resource Print Solutions has experienced significant growth in the production of mono pages during the last 12 months. A further 25% increase is forecast that will take total page impressions to around  45 million per year.

 

Resource Print Solutions, which was formed 10 years ago and employs over 40 people in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, has been an Océ customer since last October when it took three Océ VarioPrint® 2110 machines and an Océ CPS (Colour Production System) 900 machine. It has a turnover of more than £4million and its core business is blue chip companies and private and public sector bodies.

 

Océ’s VarioPrint® 6250, which is designed for high-end commercial and corporate printing markets, produces 250 duplex A4/letter or 132 duplex A3/ledger prints per minute, making it at least 70% faster than all other high volume, cutsheet duplex processes when printing on larger formats.

 

Resource Print Solutions’ Managing Director Phil Thomson and Operations Director David Woodcock expressed first interest in the Océ VarioPrint 6250 when the product was formally launched on March 27 at Océ OpenHouse 2006 – Europe’s largest annual digital printing exhibition – near Munich, Germany.

 

Said Thompson: “Through winning new business, we have seen our volumes grow dramatically over the 12 months and are delighted what Océ has done. We now need to look further ahead and are confident that the Océ VarioPrint 6250 is the answer to our current and future needs. – it’s key to the marketplace and we feel this is the way forward.

 

“Taking on an Océ VarioPrint 6250 will give us up to 80% more extra capacity, which we will need to cater for our growth projections where only 20% of our mono printing is single-sided.”

 

According to Océ market studies, over 80% of the jobs produced on high volume cutsheet systems are double-sided prints. But all existing systems are designed for simplex printing. To produce double-sided prints, each sheet must be fed through the printing process twice. The Océ VarioPrint 6250 uses Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology to press toner images into both sides of the paper simultaneously. This results in perfect print registration and offset-like quality.

 

The results for users will be higher print productivity, greater operational efficiency and lower printing costs. Gemini is Latin for 'twins' and is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Océ chose the name to underscore the new technological approach to double-sided printing.
 
Simon Wheeler, head of Océ UK Ltd’s Commercial Division, said: “Resource Print Solutions has seen the benefits of this high speed printer that has set a new benchmark in cutsheet printing and offers new opportunities to commercial digital print providers.  It will help build their business by increasing their capacity - producing more double-sided output in less time and offering a higher level of service to their customers.

 

Further information from Colin Harding, telephone 00 44 7730 435400

 

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About Océ
Dutch based Océ is one of the world's leading companies in the area of document management. In advanced research centres and high-tech production facilities the company develops products and services for the efficient and effective exchange of information.
These comprise products for the reproduction, presentation, distribution and management of documents.
The range of products and services offered by Océ is characterised by its recognised high quality, which is based on reliability, productivity, durability, ease of use and environmental friendliness.

 

Océ's products and services are mainly offered direct via the company's own sales and service organisations; a limited number of them are also distributed via third parties.
Océ focuses on professional user environments, particularly on those in which high document volumes are processed.
In 2005 Océ achieved pro forma revenues of EUR 3.1 billion and has around 24.000 employees worldwide.
For more information on Océ, visit  www.oce.com