Inkjet & Digital Printing
Océ ColorStream innovation continues with introduction of fifth color station
Thursday 02. April 2009 - Customers can adapt speed and cost according to color use
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced a fifth color station for the award-winning Océ ColorStream family of full color, web-fed production printers. Customers can now print 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 and full-color output with an additional Océ CustomTone spot color – in a single system. The innovative digital Océ press automatically adapts speed and costs according to the applications color use. Océ launched the fifth color printing capability at the Hunkeler Innovation Days last month in Luzern, Switzerland.
With its Océ CustomTone capabilities, the Océ ColorStream family is ideal for applications that require a specific color for logos or other branding purposes. These custom colors often fall outside the CMYK color gamut. Now customers can easily include special corporate colors in full color financial statements, marketing collateral, direct mail and other critical color documents.
Customers benefit from from more flexibility and greater affordability
With this unique feature, Océ strengthens its commitment to Job Appropriate Color output by giving customers more flexibility and affordability for their color applications. With Océ CustomTone — the largest custom color program on the market — specific corporate colors can be developed and produced with the highest accuracy and operational flexibility. A simple exchange of the Océ Quick Change Developer Station allows the easy introduction of an infinite number of Océ CustomTone choices.
Beside CMYK and CustomTone printing, the flexibility of the Océ ColorStream series allows use of the printer for custom color storage. This gives customers the equivalent of a 2/2 printer, but with the ability to store up to eight additional colors (plus black) in the printer, and choose from these without swapping toner stations. Fewer change outs result in less operator intervention and less downtime for greater productivity. The fifth color station is available on Océ ColorStream printers from March 2009 onwards.
About the Océ ColorStream series
The Océ ColorStream web-fed digital press delivers full process color at 172 ipm, with the additional Océ CustomTone at 136 ipm, for the most challenging Graphic Arts, Direct Mail and other color applications. Dot modulation enriches applications with crisp graphics and smooth gradations. The press prints on all kinds of popular media, including lightweight paper, news print, coated and uncoated stocks. The Océ ColorStream printer recently won a prestigious iF Design award from the International Forum Design Institute for design excellence. For over 50 years, the iF Product Design Awards have recognized products for outstanding innovation and outstanding standards. Evaluation criteria include quality, workmanship, materials, innovation, environmental compatibility, ergonomics and safety. The latest iF awards were presented on March 3 at the Cebit Fair in Hannover, Germany.