Océ releases world’s first single footprint wide format colour all in one

Océ has announced the launch of the world’s first single footprint multifunctional device, able to print, copy and scan wide format documents in both colour and black & white.

Dubbed the Océ ColorWave 300, the new system offers companies the ability to combine two different purchases into one, delivering significant cost savings, as well as enabling the release of valuable floor space, otherwise occupied by a second machine.

Olya Yemchenko, Océ's Product Manager

Companies involved in technical document printing: architects, engineers, construction firms and commercial printers, providing wide format plan printing services to their customers, now have an ideal alternative to conventional wide format toner based systems.

Product Manager for the Océ ColorWave 300 for Océ-Australia Limited, Olya Yemchenko, says that it is the first system with a truly integrated scanner so businesses can print, copy, scan and control all functions from one user panel with only one IP address to maintain.

“Océ Image Logic and Océ Dynamic Switching facilitate the printing of complex GIS drawings or copying detailed B&W CAD documents,” she says.

The Océ ColorWave 300 has an inbuilt powerful controller, allowing it to swiftly handle all file formats – HP-Gl/2, PDF, DWF, JPEG – without sacrificing speed.

The total physical floor space of the hardware - printer, scanner and delivery tray - is 1.5 square meters. Just as importantly, the operational floor space that users need to operate the system, for loading new media rolls, adding ink or stacking copies and prints has also been taken into account.

Yemchenko says Océ has developed the lowest operational floor space in the industry for a color system.

While the Océ ColorWave 300 directly addresses the needs of plan print users, Yemchenko says that Océ sees a wider market for the product. Customers handling technical documents are looking for compact, low volume systems they can put anywhere.

“Commercial printers are increasingly expanding their product offering to include new services such as plan printing. The ColorWave 300 is an attractive option for reprographers who can produce wide format B&W and colour output on a single system. Furthermore, users can scan to and print directly from a USB device at the printer. This is ideal for walk up customers needing a job done quickly,” she says.

The Océ ColorWave 300 is immediately available in following the official global release of the new system. Océ expects the first Océ ColorWave 300 product to be installed in Australia within the first quarter of 2010.

The Océ ColorWave 300

The system offers true 600 x 600 dpi output on stock as light as 56gsm and up to 175gsm. Paper capacity is up to 120 m per roll, with two rolls as standard. Output sizes are: width 279 mm - 914 mm. length 210 mm - 45 m. Media: Uncoated papers, recycled papers, coated papers, transparent papers, photo papers and films.

Yemchenko says Océ believes markets will remain challenging throughout 2010.

“In order to further strengthen the company’s competitive position and drive sales under difficult market conditions, the company will continue to introduce innovative products such as the Océ ColorWave 300 printing system. We believe customers are likely to invest specifically in systems and services that directly add value to their business,” she says.

Océ Australia
http://www.oce.com.au/