Wide Format Imaging

Océ displayed its wide-format print and print management solutions designed to help architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) users leverage the value of color and streamline their daily print operations during Autodesk University 2009, December 1–3 in Las Vegas, NV. These solutions include the Océ PlotWave 300, Océ Repro Desk Studio, and a range of color print systems that make it easy to integrate the clarity and effectiveness of color into daily CAD workflow.

"Even with incremental improvements in the economy, the AEC industry is still under pressure to improve productivity and cost effectiveness," said Sal Sheikh, vice president, marketing, Océ Wide Format Printing division of Océ North America. "The Océ solutions on display at Autodesk University support AEC firms as they rethink traditional ways of moving from concept to construction. These solutions deliver economical wide format monochrome and color CAD printing and seamless print management to better enable users to finish projects on time, under budget and with reduced risk."

The Océ PlotWave 300 all-in-one large-format monochrome print/copy/scan system is ideal for lower volume monochrome print users. The system incorporates Océ Radiant Fusing technology and includes benefits such as no warm-up time, half the energy use of comparable systems, and virtually no ozone emissions—all while maintaining superior image quality for even the most complex documents. The Océ PlotWave 300 printer's eco-friendly design aids AEC users as they strive to meet their design and construction sustainability goals.

The Océ PlotWave 300 system does not need extra tables, paper racks or ventilation so it can easily fit into tiny spaces. Designed with simplicity in mind, the system includes features such as a built-in USB flash drive for printing and scanning at the system, an output delivery tray on the top of the machine, air separation to prevent prints from curling, and a scroll and click panel and smart buttons that make it easy to use for both experienced and new walk-up users. The system is constructed of solid, hard-wearing materials designed to make it last longer than comparable systems—perfect for AEC users looking to keep equipment costs in check.

With its energy efficiency, quiet operation, instant print-ready functionality, simple operation, space-saving design and ability to withstand the workload of multiple users, the Océ PlotWave 300 system is ideally configured to address the needs of decentralized print users.

Océ Repro Desk Studio software allows end users to build, preview, and submit print jobs to a wide variety of printers—whether from Océ or other brands, wide- or small-format, color or black & white, local or remote—all with the same user interface. It also allows jobs to be submitted to local printers or even to an external print provider. Specific workflow rules can be created for the automatic distribution of jobs to the most suitable printers, for example by document format, use of color or size of the print job. Jobs can be created from multiple documents using the free Océ Client Tools print submission software. Individual documents can then be previewed before printing with true WYSIWYP functionality—What You See Is What You Print—that shows exactly how they will print on the selected printer, allowing accurate checking of document contents and print settings.