Award winning image quality now accessible for lower volume users TRUMBULL, Conn., Aug. 7
TRUMBULL, Conn., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce, an international leader in
digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced that the
Oce Arizona(R) 200 GT UV curable flatbed printer is available for order in the
United States. The Oce Arizona 200 GT printer delivers the same award-winning
image quality as the Oce Arizona 250 GT printer but is configured for light
production environments, making it accessible to print shops and sign makers
with lower volume demands. It produces near-photographic image quality with
the flexibility of printing onto both rigid substrates and roll-based,
flexible media.
Proven platform, fully upgradeable
The Oce Arizona 200 GT printer is based on the Oce Arizona 250 GT platform
that combines a true flatbed architecture with a separate, dedicated
roll-to-roll system. It can print onto rigid media up to 49 inches wide x 98
inches long x 1.89 inches thick. By adding the Roll Media Option, users can
print onto flexible media up to 87 inches wide in an automated and unattended
manner.
Like the award-winning Oce Arizona 250 GT printer, the Oce Arizona 200 GT
uses Oce VariaDot(TM) imaging technology and four-color (CMYK) UV curable inks
to produce near-photographic image quality at a true production print speed
(sellable prints) of 101 ft2 per hour. The availability of this new, more
accessible Oce Arizona model enables smaller companies to adopt this
exceptional Oce printing technology. As production volumes grow, customers
can field-upgrade their Oce Arizona 200 GT printer to an Oce Arizona 250 GT
printer and realize production print speeds of up to 172 ft2 per hour.
Oce VariaDot Imaging Technology for stunning image quality
The Oce Arizona 200 GT printer uses Oce VariaDot imaging technology, the
next evolution of piezoelectric inkjet technology that enables a print head to
produce dots of variable size versus print heads using fixed-droplet
technology. Oce VariaDot technology creates these variable dots by dispensing
ink droplets that vary in volume from six to 42 picoliters. The ability to
vary the drop size to as little as 6 picoliters produces sharp images with
smoother gradients and quarter-tones. The ability to jet larger droplets up
to 42 picoliters produces dense, uniform solid colors. The result is
near-photographic image quality with sharpness only before seen at resolutions
of 1,440 dpi or higher.
In addition to superior image quality, Oce VariaDot imaging technology
with four color inks uses significantly less ink compared to six color
printers with fixed-droplet inkjet technology. The resulting lower ink
consumption results in ink savings of up to 35 percent over fixed-droplet, six
color printers, making it one of the most economical printers to use for sign
and display applications.
True flatbed, true flexible media printer
The Oce Arizona 200 GT is a true flatbed system that uses vacuum pressure
to hold media stationary on a flat surface, ensuring accurate registration
even on multiple imaging passes. Full bleeds can be printed, saving time and
labor costs in finishing. No minimum print size means only the necessary
materials are used with no substrate waste. Unlike all other flatbed or
rigid-capable printers, the Oce Arizona 200 GT prints along the long axis of
rigid media to optimize throughput -- the fewer the number of printing passes
over the media, the higher the average productivity.
The Roll Media Option can be added at any time, giving customers the
ability to print onto flexible media including vinyl, self-adhesive vinyl,
scrim banner, textiles, paper and blue backed paper without compromising the
rigid printing workflow. Once a rigid print is finished, the print head
assembly is moved to a position over the flexible media and begins printing,
while the rigid material is swapped out and the new board is placed on the
vacuum table and prepared for printing. When the flexible media printing is
completed, the print head assembly moves back to the table to resume printing
on the rigid media. The roll media can be dismounted at any time without
disturbing the rigid printing function, and there is no down time to
reconfigure the system to change from one print mode to the other.
The modularity of this system protects the customer's initial investment
because the Roll Media Option can be added in the field at any time without
cost penalty. The Roll Media Option can support roll-based stock from 35.4
inches to 86.6 inches wide with a maximum print width of 86.2 inches.
Availability
The Oce Arizona 200 GT printer and the Roll Media Option are available now
for order in the United States. For other geographies, please contact your
local Oce office. To drive the Oce Arizona 200 GT printer, ONYX(R)
ProductionHouse(TM) Oce Edition software is available as an option.
Oce Display Graphics Systems
Oce Display Graphics Systems is a leading provider of professional, wide
format solutions for indoor and outdoor color display graphics applications.
Oce solutions are specifically designed to enhance the revenue and profit
opportunities for service providers by combining hardware with workflow
software and the expertise to help companies expand into digital wide format
color. From extremely high-quality photo laser printers to outdoor-durable
systems, Oce offers a total solution including hardware, software, services
and financing. Customers benefit in working with a full-service partner they
can count on to help their businesses grow.
About Oce
Oce N.V. is a leading international provider of digital document
management technology and services. The company's solutions are based on
Oce's advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over
internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally
and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Oce digital
printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the
world. Oce also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and
outsourcing solutions.
Oce employs around 24,000 people, with 2007 revenues of approximately
$4.6 billion, operates in more than 90 countries and maintains research and
manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany,
France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore. Oce North America
is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional business units in Chicago,
IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; Coventry, RI; and
Vancouver, BC. North American revenues represented approximately half of
Oce's worldwide business in 2007, and employment is currently 11,000. For
more information about Oce, visit http://www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S.,
consult http://www.oce.com.
"Oce" and the Oce logo are registered trademarks, and "Oce VariaDot" is a
trademark, of Oce-Technologies B.V. "ONYX" is a registered trademark and
"ProductionHouse" is a trademark of ONYX Graphics, Inc. All product and
company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property of
their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.
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