Venlo, The Netherlands, 07 May 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the launch of the Océ Arizona® 300 GT printer, a new UV curable flatbed printer that delivers the same exceptional image quality as the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer but is configured for light production environments. This configuration makes it accessible to print shops and sign makers with lower volume demands. The Océ Arizona 300 GT produces near-photographic image quality with the flexibility of printing onto both rigid substrates and roll-based, flexible media.
Quality printing and productivity with a clear upgrade path
Like the award-winning Océ Arizona 350 GT printer, the Océ Arizona 300 GT printer uses Océ VariaDotTM imaging technology and four-color (CMYK) UV curable inks. The system can produce near-photographic image quality at a true production print speed (sellable prints) of 12.3 square meters (133 square feet) per hour. The availability of this new, more affordable Océ Arizona model enables smaller companies to adopt proven Océ printing technology.
“The Océ Arizona 300 GT is a new entry level model in the Océ Arizona Series of printers. It includes the same stunning image quality and media flexibility as other Océ Arizona models, and offers investment protection with an upgrade path to accommodate our customers’ business needs as they grow,” said Gido van Praag, President and CEO of Océ Display Graphics Systems.
As production volumes grow, customers can field-upgrade their Océ Arizona 300 GT printer to an Océ Arizona 350 GT model and realize production print speeds of up to 22.2 square meters (239 square feet) per hour. Upgrading to the Océ Arizona 350 GT model also gives customers the ability to add the White Ink Option for under-printing on non-white media or objects, over-printing for backlit applications on transparent media and/or printing white as a spot color.
With its accommodating upgrade path, the new Océ Arizona 300 GT printer demonstrates Océ’s commitment to protecting the capital investment its customers make in display graphics products.
Media flexibility for a range of applications
The Océ Arizona 300 GT printer combines a true flatbed architecture with a separate, dedicated roll-to-roll media handling system. It can print onto rigid media up to 1.25 m wide x 2.5 m long x 48 mm thick (49.2” wide x 98.4” long x 1.89” thick). By adding the Roll Media Option, users can print onto flexible media up to 2.2 m (86.6”) wide in an automated and unattended manner, such as for overnight operation.
The Océ Arizona 300 GT printer joins the popular Océ Arizona Series of UV curable, flatbed printers that also includes the Océ Arizona 350 XT extra-large flatbed printer with White Ink Option and the Océ Arizona 350 GT production printer with White Ink Option. All three models share the same robust architecture and deliberate design that offer the Océ values of quality, reliability, productivity and user-friendliness.
Océ Arizona award-winning quality on show at FESPA Digital
Océ VariaDot imaging technology, an integral component of every Océ Arizona Series printer, produces near-photographic image quality with sharpness only before seen at resolutions of 1,440 dpi or higher. Visitors to the FESPA Digital Europe 2009 exhibition in Amsterdam, May 12-14, are invited to stop by the Océ stand C105 (Hall 1) to view the Océ Arizona print quality on display in the Océ Arizona 350 XT printer.
About Océ
Océ is one of the world's leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ 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. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the world’s Fortune 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, Océ is active in around 100 countries and employs some 23,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in 2008 amounted to € 2.9 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information on Océ, visit www.oce.com.
For further information, please contact:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Tel. +31 77 359 5628
e-mail: nick.gale@oce.com
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