Graphic Arts

A world premiere: "niiu" – individualised newspapers produced on Océ JetStream 2200

The European and North American newspaper market faces new challenges. Circulations are declining and advertising income is falling. With this in mind, newspaper publishers are attempting to develop new product and business models that combine web and print. These include individualised newspapers. Much has been written about this concept over the last two years, but the first practical implementation is now taking place in Berlin with the "niiu" product.

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Lightning Source redefines books on demand

At any given moment, thousands of people order books online for next-day or two-day delivery. What they don’t know is that their books aren’t picked from a traditional physical inventory in a warehouse. Instead, they’re printed on demand, often in quantities of one, and delivered by Lightning Source, Inc.

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Océ at CPI Antony Rowe

"In essence, our Eastbourne site had experienced significant, double-figure growth since the first two machines were installed in 2007", says Martin Collyer, General Manager of CPI Antony Rowe 

If in Eastbourne at any time, one’s eye may catch the light reflecting off a wall-mounted plaque belonging to digital book printer CPI Antony Rowe. Closer inspection will reveal it hangs there to mark the company’s achievement of printing its millionth run of a single book and was presented in January 2010 by its supplier partner Océ.

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Stroma - Pioneering the digital newspaper market

Market leader heads for next stage of expansion Digital newspapers have created new opportunities for publishers.The production and distribution of international editions at remote locations was a technology pioneered by Océ. But it was London-based Stroma that started the journey, becoming the first member of a Digital Newspaper Network – Océ DNN – that is now spanning the globe. Based on a partnership built on trust and mutual respect, and membership of the acclaimed Océ Quality Centre seal of approval and commitment to business development, the next stage of expansion for the digital printer is well and truly under way.

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The KnowledgePoint Group

Océ Prisma Production is the underlying application that manages the Océ workflow and Océ system integrators worked with KnowledgePoint's IT department to dovetail perfectly with the existing applications. Seamless integration was critical but Océ made certain the solution integrated with KnowledgePoint's customer focussed tools, as they want it to be as close to automation as possible. Currently they have two Océ VarioPrint6250 systems, 12 competitive systems including two high volume colour systems and wide format equipment.

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TJ International

“Océ offers better digital technology and more environmental benefits than any competitors”

“Digital is by far the biggest growth for book production. This is the future”

“Nobody else matched Océ’s capabilities”

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Labute

“We started wide format printing with Océ but the relationship soon spread to the small format side of the business. The partnership is still going strong nearly 25 years later” - Ian Hawkes, CEO, Labute Group Ltd

“The Business Development Programme from Océ supported our drive to radically change our business, distinguishing us from our competitors. I would recommend this programme to any commercial printer.” - Dave Jones, Managing Director, Labute Group Ltd

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Cpod re-define the art of short run book production

Cpod is a dedicated on-demand, short run digital book printing company. Operating a three shift, 24 hour routine, Cpod
meets the demands of both publishers, distributors, and self publishers. So what is the appeal of Cpod to the bookselling chain? The simple answer is that Cpod understands this marketplace like no other; it prints short run work only; and it does so with a higher quality, and a faster speed than anybody else!

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