Océ has unveiled the VarioPrint 6250, a digital cut sheet production printer able to produce 250 duplex A4 sheets per minute in a single pass which, claims Océ, makes it the world’s fastest digital black and white production printer. Speaking from IPEX where the Océ VarioPrint 6250 has been on show, marketing manager of Océ Digital Document Systems in Australia, Tim Saleeba, says the printer has established a new productivity benchmark.

“More than 80 per cent of the jobs produced on high volume cutsheet systems are double-sided prints,” says Saleeba.

“However, all existing systems are designed for simplex printing. To produce double-sided prints, each sheet must be fed through the printing process twice.

“The Océ VarioPrint 6250 uses new Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology to press toner images into both sides of the paper instantaneously. This results in perfect print registration and offset-like quality.

“The printer is designed for high-end commercial and corporate printing markets. Its speed - 250 duplex A4/letter or 132 duplex A3/ledger prints per minute - makes it at least 70 per cent faster than all other high volume, cutsheet duplex processes when printing on larger formats.

Océ VarioPrint 6250 is fully modular at every stage, from file submission to document delivery.

Key components are the Océ Smart Imager Controller, which brings high performance, multi-tasking capabilities, high RIP speed and open architecture to a company’s IT infrastructure.

Online finishing options include bookmakers, set finishers and a high-capacity stacker. Océ will also offer the state-of-the-art Watkiss PowerSquareTM 200 bookmaker.

The integrated DFA interface of the Océ VarioPrint 6250 enables direct connection to many third-party finishing systems for perfect binding, cover binding, folding and punching.

The Océ VarioPrint 6250 is fully supported by the Océ PRISMA software suite, designed to promote high workflow efficiency and seamless integration in third-party printing environments.