Unprecedented Growth A European first for an award-winning book manufacturer
Phenomenal
growth in digital book production has triggered another major
technology investment by award-winning book manufacturer and short-run
pioneer . The Cornwall, UK-based book producer is
celebrating another milestone as Europes first confirmed site for the
worlds fastest cut-sheet printer, the
system. One of the worlds prominent companies in the book printing
business, TJI, has acquired the new system to cope with rocketing
demand for digital books.
A big leap forward "This is
another big leap forward for us and will keep us at the forefront of
book manufacturing," says Angus Clark, TJIs CEO. "For us, digital is
the biggest growth market and we expect that it will increase from 16%
to 25% of our current turnover within two or three years. Things for us
will continue to be far more digital. Digital book manufacturing will
continue to increase at a phenomenal rate just as litho production will
go down in the years to come.
The average book run at TJIs
overall is now around 1,200 to 1,300 copies, down from 1,600 to 1,700
in the 1990s. Everybody can see that print runs are going down
overall. notes Clark. As digital develops we see the crossover point
getting closer and we will have to question whether we need to be in
litho at all. However, if I didnt print litho, digital quality which
is improving all the time would have to be even better.
Unique technology and more environmental benefits Océ
offers better digital technology and more environmental benefits than
any of its competitors," he adds. "Its unique printing technology is
extremely environmentally friendly and means the printer uses less
power, fewer consumables and makes less noise, without compromising
quality. We are delighted, as will our customers be with the results!
A big swing in the market "The
introduction of the Océ VarioPrint 6320 printing system has taken the
market by storm," notes Jan Verschaeren, Océs Executive
Vice-President, Document Printing. Since launching this duplex
technology little more than three years ago, there has been nothing
comparable and it is being used for all kinds of applications from
banks and other financial institutions, to commercial printers and, of
course book printers such as TJ International.
Across Europe
and further afield we are witnessing a big swing in the market with
established publishers printing for distribution, not printing for
warehouses," he continues. "That is why there is so much growth in the
digital book market. The pressure that all printers are under from
customers is to find ways of publishing for the whole life cycle of a
title. This means from the point of getting a finished file of a book
that might never go out of existence because you never know when one
copy might be needed again in the future.
About Océ
Océ is a leading international provider of digital document management
technology and services. The companys solutions are based on Océs
advanced software 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.
Océ employs around 22,000 people, with 2008 revenues of approximately
$4.3 billion, operates in around 100 countries and maintains research
and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States,
Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and
Singapore. Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with
additional business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton,
FL; Salt Lake City, UT and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues
represented approximately half of Océs worldwide business in 2008, and
employment is approximately 10,000. For more information about Océ,
visit . Outside the U.S., consult .