TRUMBULL, Conn., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce, a Canon Group
Company and an international leader in digital document management,
today announced the launch of the new Oce JetStream® 5500
full-color inkjet printing system, part of the Oce JetStream
wide series. This innovative printer is the fastest inkjet press in
the Oce portfolio. The incredible productivity and low running
costs of the Oce JetStream 5500 printing system accelerate the
transition from traditional offset printing to profitable
high-quality digital inkjet printing.
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The Ultimate Combination in Productivity and Print Image
Quality
The Oce JetStream 5500 full-color inkjet printing
system produces 5,452 letter images per minute on a 30-inch wide
web. This solution combines the ultimate in productivity and print
image quality. Using the industry-proven Oce DigiDot® inkjet
drop-on-demand and multi-level technology, an excellent image
quality of 600 x 480 dpi is produced at 833 feet per minute.
Moreover, the premium 1200 dpi perceived image quality is produced
at 656 feet per minute.
"The speed of the Oce JetStream 5500 printing system is
unparalleled, but what's even more amazing is the print quality,"
said Kris Albee, Director, Product
Marketing, Production Printing Systems division of Oce North America, a Canon Group company.
"The dot placement and dot accuracy at these speeds are
fantastic. It delivers superior color imaging and productivity
every time."
New and Exciting Business Opportunities for Book, Newspaper
and Transaction Printing
The Oce JetStream 5500
full-color inkjet press is the ideal solution for book, newspaper
and transaction printing. For example, trade books in the 6-inch x
9-inch format can be printed 4-up, allowing for maximum
productivity. This reduces the cost per book produced and strongly
drives the economies of scale in favor of the print provider.
"This is a real game changer for the book publishing and
newspaper markets," said Scott
Robertz, Oce product marketing manager, Production Printing
Systems division of Oce North
America, a Canon Group company. "Never before have
publishers been assured of such continuously high-quality images
delivered at lightning fast speed. It dramatically accelerates the
transition from offset to digital printing."
Driving Performance at Maximum Speed
The Oce
PRISMAproduction® Software Suite output management system solution
for digital webfed production printers, coupled with the Oce SRA®
MP controller with its unrivalled performance, drives variable data
at an uninterrupted production speed of 833 feet per minute on a
30-inch wide web. An especially exciting feature for the book and
newspaper printing industry is the support of the native PDF
(Adobe® PDF Print Engine 2.5) format, which is embedded in the IPDS
datastream and is ripped directly on the printer controller,
eliminating the costly and time-consuming intermediate process.
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 Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading
provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital
imaging solutions. With approximately $45.6
billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc.
(NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents registered in 2011*
and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in
2012. In 2012, for the ninth consecutive year, Canon U.S.A. has received the PCMag.com Readers'
Choice Award for Service and Reliability. Committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, Canon U.S.A. provides 100 percent U.S.-based
consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news
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*Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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