Canon and Océ introduce native IPDS support for imagePRESS C7010VPS series

First full colour IPDS controller for cutsheet production systems introduced at Océ Production Printing Summit

Venlo, The Netherlands, 07 June 2011 - Océ, an international leader in digital document management, and Canon, world leader in imaging solutions, will showcase the Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS series with the new Océ PRISMAsync version 1.3 supporting native IPDS at the Océ Production Printing Summit from June 7-10 at Océ Printing Systems in Poing, Germany.

Migration from black & white to full colour in established digital printing segments

Within the last couple of years, the industry has witnessed a significantly growing share of colour in established digital printing markets like transaction and direct mail. Driven by the adoption of TransPromo documents and the introduction of new high speed continuous feed digital colour printers, the transactional print market is expected to undergo a shift towards full colour production over the next 5-10 years. “And there is clearly a demand for cutsheet solutions as well, used as proofing system or back-up for continuous feed systems for very short runs,” says Jan Verschaeren, Executive Vice President, Océ Document Printing. “This helps transaction print and direct mail houses to shorten preparation times and take on high margin short-runs.”

Integration into legacy workflows is key

Transaction and direct mail environments demand delicate data handling and complete integration into existing AFP workflows. Real-time feedback between host and printer is vital for data security ─ the entry ticket for a real transactional print solution.

Convergence printing - a new way to generate business

Transactional print providers, direct mail houses and commercial printers can benefit from expanding their services with the hybrid print approach enabled by the Océ PRISMA®sync controller. Due to cyclical print volumes, transactional printers are occasionally idle. To boost utilisation, applications beyond transaction printing can be produced on the Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS series. Examples include printroom jobs and outsourced collaterals. This is enabled by on-the-fly switching from transaction printing mode (IPDS) to document printing mode (PS/PDF).

Full colour cutsheet production print systems with native IPDS matches customer demand

The newest release of the Océ PRISMAsync colour controller with native IPDS support for the imagePRESS C7010VPS series enables users to benefit from secure and productive cutsheet print solutions for high cutsheet print volumes. Fully integrated into the Océ transaction workflow, the cutsheet system is a solid proposition for continuous feed users looking for a cost-efficient solution to validate the production run, to produce high quality financial reports such as security deposit reports and special/mixed media applications and reprints.

Field upgradable transaction print option

Native IPDS support is a field-upgradable option on the Océ PRISMAsync controller to all three members of the Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS series; the imagePRESS C7010VPS itself, the C6010VPS and the C6010S. While first customer installations with the IPDS option are planned for late 2011, users can now fully benefit from the imagePRESS systems for ‘document printing’ applications in a PostScript/PDF workflow and extend their systems with the transaction print mode at a later stage.

Co-development by Océ and Canon

The IPDS extension on the Océ PRISMAsync controller has been developed jointly by Canon and Océ research & development (R&D) centers in Japan, the Netherlands and Germany. This joint R&D effort combines Canon’s proven digital press technology with Océ PRISMAsync operation management, the industry-leading IPDS workflow also at the heart of Océ’s SRA controller family for continuous feed systems as well as the Océ PRISMAproduction output management system. The Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS series supports all required features in transaction printing environments such as full error recovery with automated job recovery.

This development underlines the ambition of Canon and Océ to become the global leader in the printing industry by expanding the transaction portfolio to toner-based full colour cutsheet printing systems.

Contact information

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Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
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Email nick.gale@oce.com