Bookmaking System automates digital print applications.
Press Release Summary:
Combining stitching, folding, spine forming, and long-edge trimming functions, BLM500 can produce square-spined books from as little as 8 pages up to 200 pages or 10 mm thick. Range of finished books can be produced from single workflow, with minimal or no operator intervention, and automated settings accommodate different book sizes and thicknesses. Oce software and printer accessories lend additional capabilities to promote printing efficiency.
Original Press Release:
Oce Introduces Unique 200-Page Square Spine BLM500 Book Maker
BOSTON, April 17 -- Oce (NASDAQ:OCENY), a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, announced it will introduce the Oce BLM500 book maker. Customers can acquire the digital components they need for profitable book publishing workflow from just one vendor, simplifying acquisition and support. Attached to an Oce cut-sheet printer, the BLM500 provides state-of-the-art online finishing. Print operations gain the assurance of a high-quality book maker that enhances the productivity of their Oce cut-sheet systems. The Oce BLM500 expands the functionality of Oce cut-sheet printers like the Oce VarioPrint(R) 6000 series, Oce VarioPrint 2000 and 3000 Titanium models and the Oce VarioPrint 2090.
A single BLM500 combines stitching, folding, spine forming and long-edge trimming to produce high quality square-spined books up to 200 pages or 10 mm thick, double the capability of previous technologies. A wide range of finished books can be produced from a single workflow with little or no operator intervention.
"Oce is committed to leading the industry in delivering digital book printing and high-end document production solutions. We strive to connect customers with best-in-breed finishing options to build premium book making workflows. We will be the first to market a book maker that can finish booklets up to 50 sheets or 200 pages with a square spine," said Eric de Goeijen, Vice President, Marketing, Oce North America. "With the introduction of the BLM500, we can help ensure print operations have all the tools they need to maximize opportunities and profits in the evolving digital printing market."
Oce has simplified the complex preparation for booklet printing by offering advanced functionality like impositioning, spine caption and creep correction in its Oce PRISMA(TM) for Printroom software suite. With Oce PRISMAproduction(TM) software, book-making workflow gains greater efficiency and productivity. It helps users route print streams, optimize resources and monitor performance. As a result, customers can drive more efficient performance, increase their service offering and revenue opportunities, and reduce costs.
The Oce BLM500 is generally available September 2007 from Oce.
About the Oce BLM500 Book Maker
The Oce BLM500 is a complete bookmaking system for digital print applications and a fast, cost-effective alternative to perfect binding or tape binding. Automated settings accommodate different book sizes and thicknesses. The maximum book thickness of 10mm is double that of alternative conventional book making machines, making it suited for higher paginations or thicker stocks. No other system offers the flexibility of eight to 200 page books on one system. It requires less capital outlay since one machine will finish virtually all production.
The finished books have the square spined appearance of perfect bound volumes, with the security of a stitched spine. Books lie flat so they are easy to pack and stack. There's no risk of loose pages, and users can print on spines. Alignment and quality remain consistent with no operator attention required. The compact footprint takes up significantly less space than other book finishing equipment.
About Oce
Oce N.V. (NASDAQ:OCENY) is a leading 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 2006 annual revenues of approximately $4 billion, operates in approximately one hundred countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania. 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 were approximately $1.7 billion for fiscal 2006, and employment is currently 11,000. For more information about Oce, visit www.oceusa.com/. Outside the U.S., consult http://www.oce.com/.
"Oce PRISMA" and "Oce PRISMAproduction" are trademarks of Oce-Technologies B.V. "Oce VarioPrint", "Oce" and the Oce logo are registered trademarks of Oce-Technologies B.V. All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property of their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.
CONTACT: Carro Ford Weston, +1-859-737-2816, carrof@earthlink.net, for Oce
