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Driving Productivity

The Océ VarioPrint 6250

The Keys to Breakthrough Print Performance

White Paper

Contents:

Executive Summary

Beyond the Triple Threat: Challenges Facing Print Shops

Strategy: Drive Productivity

Duplexing: the Fast Track to Exceptional Productivity

Scenario 1: the need for speed

Scenario 2: three hours uninterrupted

Scenario 3: a complex application

Powering Productivity with the Océ

VarioPrint®6250

Software Enables Smooth Integration and Interoperability

Scenario 4: breakthrough performance

Becoming More Productive—a Roadmap

Summary

Executive Summary

Intense competition. Demand for immediate results. The steady growth

of digital media. The print industry is in a state of flux and has been for

some time. But even as market consolidation continues and customers

use ink on paper in concert with alternate channels like email and the

Internet, print is an important medium that is here to stay. With

increasing competition for printed pages, how do commercial print shops

and in-plants compete, survive, or even thrive in the new world of print?

Clearly, print providers can no longer rely on the same old solutions to

handle the rising tide of new expectations and requests for increasingly

complex jobs. Personalization is becoming a requirement in more docu-

ments as business shifts from a market-centric to a customer-centric

model. Integrated marketing components are finding their way into

traditionally transactional documents. And customers are looking for

instant turnaround on everything from quotes and proofs to production,

reprints, and delivery.

Efficiency and productivity have taken center stage as critical require-

ments for success, and modern print providers must look beyond

traditional tools, services, and cost-cutting measures to ensure their place

in the future.

Driving

Productivity

In an increasingly multi-channel world, the

pressure is on to transition from existing prac-

tices and perspectives to newer ones that make it

easy to get, track, manage, produce, and deliver

work with greater productivity.

Most print providers do a good job of taking care of business on a day-

to-day basis. However, the difficulties of managing customer

requirements, meeting shrinking print windows, and adapting to change

leave little time to transform processes or capture new opportunities. Yet,

this is exactly what print providers must do to ensure long-term success.

The costs of inefficiencies in high operating expenses, lost opportunities,

customer defection, and diminishing returns are real. At the same time,

the rewards of replacing inefficient processes and equipment with

productive ones can be exponential.

This white paper explores the challenges print providers face and the

critical role that productivity plays in sustaining growth and generating a

competitive edge. It covers the elements of a productive print operation,

keys to productivity, strategies for improvement and advances in digital

printing technology that can position your print operation to run at

peak performance.

Staking a claim in an intensely competitive market is rife with chal-

lenges. Beyond the print professional’s triple threat—keeping the

competition at bay, growing volumes, and delivering more value—

commercial printers, quick print/copy shops, and in-plants share a

common list of challenges:

• Competition for printed pages as alternative media supple-

ment and in some cases capture traditional ink-and-paper

based applications

• Demand for faster turnaround time

• Requests for more jobs with shorter run lengths—driving the

transition from offset to digital

• Job and application convergence

• A requirement for more complex documents with more tabs

and inserts

• Increasing emphasis on Variable Digital Printing (VDP),

Print On Demand (POD) quality, and sophisticated

finishing

• Pressure on margins and budgets as costs rise and competi-

tion intensifies

• The need to hire, train, and retain a skilled workforce

• Need to grow volumes by providing a rich portfolio of value-

added services

• Productivity and efficiency deficits—printers must accelerate

productivity to survive

• Constant pressure to generate new business and improve

customer service

Beyond the Triple Threat:

Challenges Facing Modern

Print Operations

Keeping in-plant print room

business an “inside job”

We’ve talked about the universal challenges that affect

commercial print shops and in-plants. But what about the

unique issues that in-plants face serving internal corporate

customers? The typical in-plant operates on a limited

budget as a cost center on the enterprise balance sheet.

With aging equipment and limited resources, many find it

difficult to satisfy internal customers who require more

sophisticated capabilities and faster turnaround. A large

percentage of jobs are still submitted using the “sneaker

network,” on CD, or as paper hard copy.

Meanwhile, many in-plants struggle with requests for jobs

they do not have the technology to deliver, problems

meeting aggressive deadlines, and customer dissatisfac-

tion. These issues together lead to declining print volumes

and difficulty breaking even. Overcoming these challenges

requires print operations to expand service offerings,

accelerate turnaround, and increase service levels while

keeping a tight rein on the bottom line. While many cannot

afford complete overhauls, incremental improvements like

fast digital printers with expanded workflow capabilities

can provide the boost in-plants need to prevent internal

customers from defecting to outside competitors.

For both commercial print shops and in-plants, achieving sustainable

growth demands business process optimization, an expanded service

portfolio, and the ability to accept and turn around more work faster. In

other words, shifting the balance means becoming a trusted service

provider that can offer customers more business value and real solutions

to real problems. It means being willing to rethink the way you do busi-

ness. Offering more print-on-demand capabilities. And being able to

handle complex jobs with color inserts, tabs, covers, scanning, archiving

and professional finishing. For some operations, it may mean stream-

lining and even re-engineering processes and workflow.

In many cases, the best way to achieve these objectives is high-ROI

digital print and workflow solutions that enable you to capture more

printed pages with fewer resources. In a word, the key to surviving and

thriving is productivity. And those print operations that commit the

time, effort, and resources to maximize productivity will be rewarded

with outstanding business performance and positive financial results.

Productivity Defined

So what is productivity? What impact does it have on your business?

And how does your print operation measure up? More importantly, how

can you become more productive and leverage productivity to enhance

your business?

Random House defines productivity as “a generative source of contin-

uing activity.” Wall Street, the ultimate arbiter of economic

performance, sees it as “the efficiency with which output is produced

using a given set of inputs, generally measured by the ratio of output

to input. An increase in the ratio indicates an increase in productivity.

A decrease in the ratio indicates a decline in productivity.”

In the print arena, productivity can be defined as producing more

output using the same amount of resources—a.k.a. doing more

with less.

Strategy: Drive Productivity

Leapfrogging the commercial

print “catch-22”

Commercial print shops face their own set of issues.

Certainly there are exciting opportunities like variable data

printing, which drives higher margins—or web-to-print,

which makes it easier for customers to order printing. But

capitalizing on these opportunities means winning the

constant battle for market share in a mature and increas-

ingly consolidated industry. The byproducts of

consolidation are relentless competitive pressures, down-

ward price trends, and declining operating income.

To win, print shops must change the conversation from

one of print as a commodity to offering added value. To

differentiate their businesses they need to help customers

improve their communications effectiveness and attract

and retain more of their customers. Here’s the catch-22. To

grow revenues, print shops must offer value-added serv-

ices. To offer value-added services, they need advanced

digital technologies. And to fund infrastructure invest-

ments, they need service revenues. Chicken or egg, one

fact is clear. The end game is to entice customers to buy

more products and services—and the only sure way to get

there is with advanced imaging technologies.

A productive print operation is one that can accept and handle a

variety of jobs and turn them around quickly, efficiently, and with

professional quality. A productive print operation is equipped with

print engines, software, and finishing systems powerful enough to

handle a variety of files and jobs. It is staffed with people who know

how to get the job done. It can produce a wide range of jobs quickly at

the lowest possible cost. And it is agile enough to shift gears in an

instant, leveraging intelligent workflow to automate processes, ensure

accuracy, improve customer service and monitor and report on various

aspects of production.

On Becoming More Productive

Here’s the good news. Improved productivity is well within reach and

the right print infrastructure can help you achieve it with a minimum

of effort. The productivity puzzle comprises two interrelated pieces—

print engines and software—that enable a print operation to deliver

more value. While some print engine vendors lock customers into

proprietary hardware and software configurations, others offer workflow

software from dozens of independent companies. However, neither

approach delivers the productivity that print professionals need to

improve performance. Instead, productivity requires open integration

between hardware and software to deliver immediate and long-term

benefits. To become more productive, you need to:

• Optimize production processes and equipment to get more out of

the resources you have

• Transition to flexible digital equipment that supports the services

your customers want

• Implement workflow solutions that streamline processes and inte-

grate with your infrastructure

• Maximize speed and productivity to achieve peak performance

using powerful digital devices

• Implement systems that enable you to create more work faster,

accelerate turnaround, accommodate a wider range of jobs and

media, and offer more finishing solutions

When it comes to duplex production, the numbers tell an interesting

story. A large proportion of the jobs produced in commercial and in-

plant operations involve duplex applications.

Océ user research indicates that in produc-

tion environments, some 80 percent of

traditional publishing jobs printed on high-

volume cut sheet devices are printed on both

sides of the page.

These jobs include books, booklets, manuals, reports, letters, course

packs, and catalogs. All are duplex applications that have traditionally

been printed on simplex devices, by passing each page through the

device twice to print on both sides of the page. The result? Inconsistent

quality, more frequent misfeeds and jams during duplex runs, and diffi-

culty meeting deadlines. Compounding the problem, slower, single-pass

cut sheet devices are more costly to own and operate.

Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology.

A breakthrough in high-speed, duplex digital printing

Clearly, duplexing is a critical component of any print provider’s

productivity equation. But not all duplexing technologies are created

equal. Given the problems associated with printing duplex jobs on

simplex machines and the fact that most high-volume output is duplex,

wouldn’t it make sense to build a single duplex engine?

In fact, duplexing comes in two flavors—dual-pass duplexing on

simplex machines (the de facto standard until recently) and revolu-

tionary Océ Gemini Instant single-pass duplexing, an advance that

represents a watershed moment in professional printing. What’s the

difference between the two … and does it matter?

In answer to the first question—the difference is a quantum leap in

quality, productivity, and reliability. As for the second question, it

matters a lot if you care about reliability, throughput, or time to market.

Despite the fact that most jobs are produced in duplex on high-volume

systems, all other cut sheet digital systems have been designed for less

efficient single-sided printing. In these systems, paper must pass twice

through the print engine and fuse the image at least twice to produce

duplex sheets, creating reliability, speed, and productivity issues. Not so

with Océ single-pass duplexing, which enables print providers to

increase speed and productivity while eliminating overtime, freeing

employees to focus on other work.

Duplexing: the Fast Track to Exceptional Productivity

Consider the Océ VarioPrint® 6250—the world’s most productive

digital duplex cut sheet printing system with the Océ Gemini print

engine. This innovative new technology comprises two imaging

modules encased in a single engine that simultaneously prints both sides

of a sheet of paper to achieve near-perfect registration. The technology

also enables a 70 percent plus increase in output.

Because the images on both sides of the page are transferred and fused at

the same time, less stress is exerted on the substrate and reliability is

exceptional. The combination of single-pass duplex printing and a

fusing temperature well below that of competitive electro-photographic

methods further reduces paper stress and eliminates paper curl. The low

fusing temperature also helps with finishing, by maintaining adequate

levels of humidity within the paper to reduce the risk of jams. Bottom

line—with Océ single-pass duplexing, pneumatic paper feed technology,

a short, straight paper path and lower fusing temperatures, the Océ

VarioPrint 6250 can handle an impressive range of media.

Print providers benefit from high productivity, greater operational

efficiency and lower printing costs, for more efficient short-run

production of training manuals, technical documentation and other

essential business applications. Duplexed tabs, cost-effective color

inserts, and professional finishing capabilities, like fusion punch and

square fold booklet making, open up an even wider range of work.

Simultaneous duplexing is a revolutionary advance that completely changes the

existing duplex print paradigm. It not only accelerates speed and turnaround, but

also improves reliability and delivers numerous business benefits. More powerful

print engines reduce the total number of devices required as well as the time

required to get jobs out on schedule. At the same time, robust engineering

ensures system durability, which makes for a better long-term investment. And

the good news is that for Océ this is proven technology—Océ first introduced

simultaneous duplexing with its continuous feed Océ VarioStream®9000 series.

This innovative technology launched the next generation of break-

through performance, teaming single-pass duplex technology with the

addition of incremental color.

Harnessing faster speed, more reliable performance, and offset-class

quality, corporate and commercial users can reduce costs, increase prof-

itability, improve productivity, and enhance efficiency, while improving

volume-building opportunities and competitive strength. Simultaneous

duplexing can have a positive impact on business performance, enabling

every print provider to deliver breakthrough results.

Calculate the Productivity Difference

Productivity is more than a concept. It is a business differen-

tiator that can pay important dividends over the short run

and the long run. Productivity can mean the difference

between turning a job around on time and missing a critical

deadline. It can mean the difference between operating in the

black and floundering in the red. It can mean the difference

between advancing customer relationships and losing print

volumes. Productivity at its best combines people, processes,

and expertise to deliver more customer value. And the right

technology can make or break your business goals.

PrintMaster and the Océ VarioPrint 6250

Given a standard 10-hour day, and printing 132 duplex ledger-size prints

per minute (7,920 duplex prints per hour), PrintMaster can now output

79,200 prints per day—generating more than a 70 percent productivity

increase over the older equipment running at 77 prints per minute. As a

result, PrintMaster can produce its current volume of work in just 7.1

hours and expand its output capacity with just one Océ VarioPrint 6250.

Customers’ jobs are always completed on schedule with offset-like

quality and PrintMaster still has production capacity to accept more

work and drive top- and bottom-line growth.

Scenario 1 - the need for speed

Consider this scenario. PrintMaster is a commercial print shop that has served a loyal roster of customers for 20

years. However, the PrintMaster team began to notice that customers were bringing in more complex jobs and

wanting them faster. They also discovered that with their existing Xerox DocuTech® 6180, they couldn’t always get

the job done on time. PrintMaster looked to Océ and its VarioPrint 6250 to meet its business needs.

Device

Xerox

DocuTech

6180

Océ

VarioPrint

6250

Ledger size

duplex prints

per minute

77 prints per

minute

132 prints per

minute

Ledger size

prints per hour

4,620 prints per

hour

7,920 prints per

hour

Prints produced

in a 10-hour day

46,200 prints

per day

79,200 prints

per day

Production

capacity

Cannot meet

print window

requirements

without additional

equipment

Is more than 70

percent more

productive

SITUATION:

You have a recurring job that comes in once a month to produce book

blocks for pharmaceutical catalogs.

THE JOB:

The book blocks must be printed with a finished size of 8.5˝ x 11˝

ON A XEROX DOCUTECH 6180:

In its maximum configuration, the DocuTech 6180 can hold 5,200

sheets of ledger-size paper. Given the fact that you purchased more

drawers wouldn’t it be nice if you could use them all for this print job?

What’s more, printing at a snail’s pace of 2,310 sheets per hour, limited

drawer capacity and speed on ledger-size paper, the DocuTech 6180

will run out of paper in two and a quarter hours.

ON THE OCÉ VARIOPRINT 6250:

In its maximum configuration of 12 drawers, the Océ VarioPrint 6250

can run 13,800 sheets of any size paper up to 12.6 x 19.2 inches in

each drawer—whether they are interposed or not, providing additional

built-in flexibility. Adding high capacity stackers that can hold up to

12,000 sheets automatically delivers finished stacks for every 3,000

sheets output, the Océ VarioPrint 6250 delivers productivity above and

beyond the requirements of the job.

THE RESULT:

Running uninterrupted for the same three hours as the Xerox

DocuTech 6180 (if it were possible), the Océ VarioPrint 6250 delivers

twice as much output—11,730 vs. 6,930 sheets. Your accelerated print

window just gave you more time. Coffee anyone?

Scenario 2 - three hours uninterrupted

All Uninterrupted Printing is Not Created Equal

Run two digital cut sheet printers uninterrupted for three hours and you’d expect the output to be about equal,

right? Not so. Factor in speed and input and output capacity and the numbers tell a dramatically different story.

Traditional Dual-Pass Duplexing

•Requires media to be turned in the printer paper path and

fused twice to print the second side of a duplex document

•In most cases, completed sheets per minute when

duplexing decrease by 40-50 percent

•More susceptible to inexact registration due to excessive

paper movement that occurs when imaging the front

image separately from the back

•More prone to paper shrinkage with two passes

•Inconsistent quality because of electrostatic imaging

process and degradation of quality-critical components

like corona wires and developer

•Complex paper paths limit the variety of media that can be

run without frequent paper jams.

•Engine speed slows down for multiple tray pulls and work-

flows that require duplexing with simplex tabs and

different paper sizes, substantially reducing overall

performance and throughput

•Not every drawer supports every form size

•Xerographic-based imaging systems require scheduled

maintenance cycles and yield lower recommended

monthly volumes

•Constant preventive maintenance cycles require that

backup systems be available during servicing or produc-

tivity will be negatively impacted

•High fusing temperatures causes stress on the paper,

paper curl and difficulties in finishing, negatively

impacting printer performance

•Many legacy and even some new systems rely on propri-

etary file formats for image and/or job ticket files

•Difficulty in fully integrating with other internal or external

software and/or hardware solutions

Océ Simultaneous Duplexing

•High-speed performance at 250 letter-size prints per minute;

160 legal prints per minute and 132 duplex ledger-size prints

per minute

•Up to 70 percent faster than other devices

•Gemini Instant Duplex technology delivers the best paper regis-

tration in the industry at .5mm and front–to-back image

registration of .1mm

•Offset-like quality

•Quality consistency over long print runs with Océ Copy Press

•No developer, no fuser oil or toner waste bottle

•Standard resolution of 1,200 dpi, and 141 lpi halftone screen for

crisp lines and sharp graphics

•Uninterrupted printing for four hours

•No engine slowdown when running heavy media types (tabs,

card stock)

•Leading capacity for ledger and oversize media

•Up to 12 input drawers, each supporting all paper sizes

•Load-while-print, unload-while-print, rip-while-print, so there's

no need to interrupt print runs

•Interposing from all drawers with no slowdown in speed

•Built for high reliability and low maintenance

•Heavy-duty design minimizes stress on parts

•Eliminates paper stress, curl, and jams

•Supports heavy duty cycles (7.5 million)

•No paper turnover when duplexing

•No need for high fuser temperature or multiple fuser passing

•Open performance and smooth interoperability

•Integrates with Océ PRISMA™ and Xerox workflows

•Simple preparation with Océ PRISMAprepare™

•Support for Xerox DigiPath™ and Freeflow™ with DPlink™, an

integrated software module for the Océ VarioPrint 6250

controller or Océ DPconnect™ a software module for Océ

PRISMAproduction™ servers

•Support for Xerox Digipath RDO file format Océ DPconvert™

•Can replace or work alongside Xerox devices without changing

workflows

How does the Océ VarioPrint 6250 compare to the Xerox DocuTech 6180? Consider this quick view of the merits of revolutionary

Océ simultaneous duplexing vs. dual-pass duplexing

Speed

Quality

Performance

Efficiency

Integration

Performance

SITUATION: A customer comes into your shop at 4:00 PM with a

request for 1,000 copies of a technical manual with multiple tabs and

inserts, including front and back covers—due before 9:00 AM the next day.

THE JOB: The manual—which must go out with a new software

release—is a 220-page booklet that has nine inserts including front

and back covers, tabs, and other inserts. The customer wants 1,000

copies of the manual for a total of 220,000 pages. Completing the job

productively requires a printer with a minimum of 10 input drawers

or the operator must pre-collate the media to work with fewer drawer

pull options.

ON THE XEROX DOCUTECH 6180:

The customer would completely miss the print window, because at

180 images per minute (or 90 sheets) the job would take 20.4 hours to

complete. What’s more, the Xerox DocuTech 6180 isn’t designed for

this level of complexity, because it is limited to six drawers, even with an

interposer. From a productivity standpoint, some of the inserts would

have to be presorted to work with only six drawers.

ON THE OCÉ VARIOPRINT 6250:

Designed-in flexibility enables the Océ VarioPrint 6250 to easily handle

an application of this complexity. Any of its drawers can function as

interposers, so the operator can load each application element in its own

input drawer. In addition, there are still two drawers to spare—that’s

two drawers you could load with additional base stock to further

increase productivity. At a speed of 250 duplex prints per minute, the

Océ VarioPrint 6250 can complete the job in 14.7 hours in the first

pass—without any additional equipment or intervention The customer

is at the front door bright and early the next morning, delighted with

the quality and turnaround.

THE RESULT:

Given the requirements of the job, in a direct face-off with the Xerox

DocuTech 6180, the Océ VarioPrint 6250 is 30 percent more produc-

tive. Only the Océ VarioPrint 6250 can meet the customer’s

requirements and deliver the application with hours to spare!

Here is another typical scenario. You have a growing commercial printshop that serves some of the area's premier

technology companies producing training and installation manuals. One of your biggest customers needs a manual

produced in record time—a complex application with post-process color interposing, covers, tabs and inserts.

Compare the difference when the manual is printed on a simplex machine and a simultaneous duplex machine.

Device

Xerox DocuTech

6180

Océ VarioPrint

6250

Letter size duplex chapter pages

and 9" tabs

180 duplex prints or 90 sheets per

minute, best case (doesn't take into

account the fact that duplex chapter

pages, simplex printing of tabs and

multiple tray pulls could slow print

speed by up to 15 percent)

250 duplex prints or 125 sheets per

minute. No loss of speed due to

input paper pulls or duplex tab

printing

Letter size duplex

chapter pages and

9" tabs

10,800 prints per

hour or 5,400 sheets

per hour

15,000 prints per

hour or 7,500 sheets

per hour

Total hours to

complete the job

20.4 hours

14.7 hours

Scenario 3 - a complex application

“The design of the Océ VarioPrint 6250

represents a major market development. It

combines Océ expertise in feeding and finishing

with an innovative use of print engine tech-

nology. The duplex approach to the print engine

reduces the overall cost of the device. It lowers not

only the capital cost, but also lessens service

requirements since the paper does not need to

recirculate for duplexing.”

Jim Hamilton, Director, InfoTrends Research

Fast, versatile, cut sheet devices provide capabilities ideal for in-plants

and commercial print shops, including the ability to run multiple

substrates and insert pages in a job during production. But many of

these jobs have been too costly to produce on older cut-sheet devices

because of speed or substrate limitations. Today, a faster, more versatile

digital press with state-of-the-art paper handling options and simulta-

neous duplexing can deliver an affordable, comprehensive cut-sheet

solution for a wide range of documents.

Incorporating advanced technology like Océ Gemini Instant Duplex

puts the Océ VarioPrint 6250 in a class by itself when it comes to

productivity. Unlike other devices, it is designed from the ground up as

a duplex printer capable of printing up to 250 letter-, 160 legal-, and

132 ledger-size duplex prints per minute, making it up to 70 percent

more productive than any other device in its class.

Certainly, duplexing is an essential capability for jobs like short-run

books, booklets, manuals, reports, and technical documentation.

But there are other applications that can help drive growth if print

providers can support them—specifically duplex tabs, inserts, and

professional finishing capabilities—all of which are readily supported by

the Océ VarioPrint 6250 system.

The Océ VarioPrint 6250 is designed for non-stop throughput and

superior paper handling too. This means that it supports custom paper

sizes, coated media, duplex tabs, inserts, and preprinted paper stock—

opening up a world of application and revenue-generating

opportunities. As for throughput, it comes standard with four drawers,

each with a capacity of 4,600 sheets. With a maximum configuration of

three paper input modules (12 paper drawers total), operators can load

up to 13,800 sheets of any size at once to print unattended and uninter-

rupted for up to four hours. All input drawers can serve as interposers,

inserting media via a separate cold paper path, eliminating the added

expense and need for dedicated inserter/interposer modules. And

because operators can load paper while the machine is running, it can

print up to 15,840 letter-size (7,920 ledger size) prints per hour with

minimal intervention.

Adding an optional output module of 6,000 sheets—for a total of

12,000 sheets—further increases throughput. Indeed, the Océ

VarioPrint 6250 has the largest paper input/output capacity for larger

media sizes and supports letter, ledger, oversized and custom size media.

All of this capacity generates productivity increases that enable operators

and print professionals to turn their attention to more pressing business

issues. What’s more, no adjustments are needed because the stacker can

stack any sheet size, in any order.

As for finishing, an integrated finishing interface smoothly connects to

third-party products for more application variety and enhanced back-

end productivity. Users can choose options for stacking, set finishing,

professional square-bound booklet making, perfect/cover binding,

folding, and punching.

Powering Productivity with

the Océ VarioPrint 6250

“

By enhancing the economics, speed and

productivity of duplex printing, Océ is

changing the balance of power in production

class monochrome printing.”

Andy Plata, Publisher OutputLinks

Of course, robust print engines are just half the productivity equation.

The other is workflow software. Rather than being limited by dated

proprietary software that only runs a certain brand of printers, scalable

print management software delivers a range of benefits while protecting

investments in equipment and software. It supports print engines from

multiple vendors, with job splitting among different machines to balance

loads and capitalize on existing assets. It employs tools architected to

work together from the ground up to support the entire document life-

cycle from creation through production and distribution. And it

simplifies training, eases installation, streamlines day-to-day operations,

and enhances accuracy and reliability. As a result, it’s easy to expand oper-

ations to accommodate both planned and unanticipated changes.

Océ PRISMA™, the industry-leading workflow solution is an integrated

family of adaptive workflow management software that makes work flow

faster and more efficiently in concert with the systems and processes

already in place. Océ PRISMA combines with Océ printers to drive

greater efficiency, automation, and control into the production workflow.

Océ PRISMA job submission and pre-press solutions simplify job accept-

ance and ticketing and automate time-consuming make-ready tasks. Océ

PRISMA integration tools drive interoperability between Océ and Xerox

workflows, allowing Xerox DigiPath or FreeFlow applications to be sent

to Océ printers without modification, enabling operations to use existing

applications without disruption.

Duplex Print Engines Plus

Flexible Software Equal Productivity

The Océ VarioPrint 6250 does more than help print providers accept

and turn around more print jobs with increasingly complex require-

ments. It’s also engineered to make the best use of people and resources

while minimizing the time and expense of maintenance. Using this

highly productive system, corporate and commercial print professionals

can produce more double-sided output in less time, offer higher levels of

service, and decrease their equipment investments, saving costs and

maintenance time by replacing multiple slower units with one Océ

VarioPrint 6250. When a powerful duplex print engine is supported by

scalable servers and workflow/print management software that can accept

and run a broad range of applications, and PDLs, performance makes a

giant digital leap. This combined approach delivers higher levels of

productivity for all types of print providers.

Software Enables Smooth

Integration and Interoperability

SITUATION:

It’s Monday morning at 9:00 AM and one of your best customers comes

in with a high-priority job that must be finished and delivered at 4:00

PM. Your mission? To print, finish, and deliver 500 copies of a 200-page

booklet—100,000 pages—this afternoon.

THE JOB:

The PPO Physician’s Guide booklet must be printed and saddle-stitched

to a finished size of 8.5˝ x 11 ˝, using 16 lb. bond, ledger sized paper

stock and a 28 lb. bond pre-printed color cover. Lighter paper stocks were

chosen to reduce mailing weight and associated costs.

ON A XEROX DOCUTECH 6180:

Printing 77 ledger-size images per minute or 154 duplex letter-size pages

two-across, the DocuTech 6180 would complete the job in 10.8

hours—completely missing the deadline. Furthermore, the system can’t

satisfy the finishing requirement, leaving only one alternative—perfect

binding, which would save time, but add unnecessary cost.

ON THE OCÉ VARIOPRINT 6250:

Printing 264 letter-size duplex prints per minute two-across on ledger-

size paper, the Océ VarioPrint 6250 would complete the job in 6.3

hours, in a single shift, well within the print window. With an inline

Watkiss square-fold solution, the system can square-fold and face-trim

the booklet at rated speed, producing a professionally finished book—

more than 70 percent faster. Need it today? Consider it done.

THE RESULT:

Given the requirements of the job, the Océ VarioPrint 6250 is at

minimum 30 percent more productive than the Xerox DocuTech 6180.

Scenario 4 - breakthrough performance

How Breakthrough Performance Plays Out on the Print Room Floor

Running multi-page books and booklets is bread-and-butter work for many print-for-pay and in-plant

operations. Consider the difference the Océ VarioPrint 6250 system’s simultaneous duplexing capability

makes in this typical application.

Device

Xerox DocuTech

6180

Océ VarioPrint

6250

Prints per minute

154 two across, letter duplex on

ledger-size paper

264 two across, letter duplex on

ledger-size paper

Prints per hour

9,240

15,840

Total hours to

print job

10.8 hours

6.3 hours

This capability

Speed

Throughput

Ease of use

Reliability

Integration

Delivers these benefits

• Print providers can do more in less time, use less equipment, fewer employees

• Higher level of service and a shorter time to market

• Non-stop productivity for up to four hours

• Operators can change paper, toner while printing or between jobs

• Generous input/output capacity

• Largest paper capacity for larger media

• Monthly duty cycles up to 6,000,000 prints per month

• Extremely easy to learn and use

• Reduces training requirements

• Requires fewer people to support the system

• Intuitive operator panel indicates when to reload toner, media, etc.

• Intuitive job scheduler and planner

• Easy paper loading with Océ Paper Logic

• Low-maintenance design creates less wear and tear on machine parts

• Designed for jam-proof, long-term durability

• Backed by best-in-class service

• Direct duplex press, double-sheet detection, no static and corona-units

• No developer = no print quality changes

• Self-cleaning cycles = no wasted toner

• Stacker needs no operator size changes Don’t have to open the machine to replace tonerIntegration

• Support for PostScript, PDF and PCL page description languages

• Connectivity with Xerox DigiPath via Océ PRISMA software suite

Five productivity elements set the Océ VarioPrint 6250 apart from other devices:

Becoming More Productive … a Roadmap

Add powerful duplexing digital technology to your print operation and

you’re well on your way to breakthrough performance. The question is

how does your print operation measure up? How do you leverage

breakthrough performance to kick your operation into high gear? Start

by identifying your goals and the technology available to meet them.

Determine your strengths and weakness and understand the gaps

between the two. Devise a simple plan of attack to analyze existing

assets and processes, introduce new technologies, and position your

shop to capitalize on the resulting benefits. Ready to get started? Here’s

a short list of what to consider and do.

• Analyze the number and types of jobs you produce, costs

and production requirements, turnaround requirements,

overtime hours, downtime of existing equipment

• Assess your existing processes and practices and identify areas

of inefficiency

• Understand the types of requirements, services, and

capabilities your customers are looking for today or will

want tomorrow. Think variable data printing, tabs, inserts,

and finishing.

• Determine what you need to change or add to improve

productivity

• Look at the equipment you have. If it’s analog, consider tran-

sitioning to digital equipment. If it’s an aging digital print

engine, figure out how to lower TCO and raise ROI by

replacing it with one or two high-powered duplexing

machines that can deliver more productivity for less

• Implement them with document management/workflow

software that automates manual processes and makes it easier

for customers to do business with you

• Train employees to use the systems and processes to their

potential

Summary

In summary, as long as market pressures like consolidation, demands for

immediate response and the erosion of print pages to alternate media

continue, accelerated speed and productivity are essential to every opera-

tion’s success. Applying old solutions and outdated technology to solve

new problems and meet new requirements simply won’t work.

Securing sustainable growth means adopting innovative technologies

like simultaneous duplexing, implementing digital tools like Océ

PRISMA workflow software, and leveraging a technological advantage

to offer customers more services with the responsiveness they expect.

Driving success means driving productivity, which improves customer

satisfaction and loyalty. For commercial print shops this means being

able to achieve breakthrough business performance to open up new

opportunities to grow volumes and expand services. They can produce

more work in less time, expand their service portfolios with high-

demand capabilities that were not practical before, and increase profit

margins by decreasing costs and lowering overhead.

For in-plant print rooms, driving success means having the resources

and horsepower to prevent internal customers from diverting volumes to

departmental MFPs or external providers. It means being able to accel-

erate turnaround, support increasingly complex jobs, and demonstrate

greater value by changing perceptions and transitioning from internal

cost centers to value-added service providers.

In both environments, it’s all about productivity. And the Océ trifecta—

revolutionary Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology, the breakthrough

Océ VarioPrint 6250 digital duplex printer, and scalable Océ PRISMA

workflow software—are built to empower print providers to think and

perform with breakthrough results. Print On!

To learn more, visit www.oceusa.com/breakthrough or call

1.800.523.5444 today.

Printing for Professionals

Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology

and services. The company’s solutions are based on advanced Océ soft-

ware 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 Océ digital

printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the

world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and

outsourcing solutions.

Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce

of around 24,500 people and pro forma annualized revenues of nearly

$3.7 billion, active in approximately eighty countries, maintains research

and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States,

Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania.

Océ’s North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major

business units in Trumbull, CT; Chicago; New York City; Boca Raton,

FL; Salt Lake City; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. North American

revenues were $1.7 billion for fiscal 2005, and employment is currently

11,000. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com.

Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.

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