Inkjet & Digital Printing

Lightning Source Adds Color to POD with Oce ColorStream 3500 Inkjet Printing System

Tuesday 09. October 2012 - Print-on-demand provider leverages system to launch one-book-at-a-time color solution.

Oce, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced that print provider Ingram Content Group has installed the Oce ColorStream 3500 inkjet printing system in its print-on-demand unit, Lightning Source.
The new system has opened up new opportunities for Tennessee-based Lightning Source, allowing a whole new range of book titles to be quickly printed and distributed around the world.
“By combining Ingram’s leading print-on-demand solutions with the newest inkjet technology from Oce, Lightning Source is the first to develop an affordable one-book-at-a-time color solution,” said Jeff Royer, Vice President of Manufacturing, Lightning Source Inc. “It broadens the scope of print-on-demand to more titles, and drives sales and cost savings for publishers.”
High-speed color inkjet printing offers a real opportunity for publishers looking for more efficiency in book manufacturing as well as digital book printers that want to expand their offerings and grow their business,” said Francis A. McMahon, Vice President, Marketing, Production Printing Systems division of Oce North America, a Canon Group company. “With the Oce ColorStream 3500 system, Lightning Source is extending their capabilities and delivering more options to book publishers through high-speed, full-color inkjet printing.”
“We are pleased to work with Oce in this significant development effort,” said Royer. “It will ultimately help more books reach more readers worldwide, which is one of our primary goals at Ingram.”